§ 501A.101 Short title
§ 501A.102 Definitions
§ 501A.103 Requirements for signatures on documents
§ 501A.201 General filing requirements
§ 501A.201A Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge
§ 501A.202 Filing duty of secretary of state
§ 501A.203 Effective time and date of documents
§ 501A.204 Correcting filed documents
§ 501A.205 Fees
§ 501A.206 Forms
§ 501A.207 Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document
§ 501A.208 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
§ 501A.209 Certificate of existence
§ 501A.210 Penalty for signing false document
§ 501A.211 Secretary of state — powers
§ 501A.221 Certificate of authority
§ 501A.222 Cancellation of certificate of authority
§ 501A.231 Biennial report for secretary of state
§ 501A.301 Name
§ 501A.302 Reserved name
§ 501A.401 Registered office and registered agent
§ 501A.402 Change of registered office or registered agent
§ 501A.403 Resignation of registered agent — discontinuance of registered office — statement
§ 501A.404 Service on domestic cooperatives
§ 501A.405 Service on foreign cooperative
§ 501A.501 Organizational purpose
§ 501A.502 Organizers
§ 501A.503 Articles of organization
§ 501A.504 Amendment of articles
§ 501A.505 Existence
§ 501A.506 Bylaws
§ 501A.507 Cooperative records
§ 501A.601 Powers
§ 501A.602 Emergency powers
§ 501A.603 Agricultural commodities and products — marketing contracts
§ 501A.701 Board governs cooperative
§ 501A.702 Number of directors
§ 501A.703 Election of directors
§ 501A.704 Filling vacancies
§ 501A.705 Removal of directors
§ 501A.706 Board of directors’ meetings
§ 501A.707 Quorum
§ 501A.708 Action of board of directors
§ 501A.709 Action without a meeting
§ 501A.710 Audit committee
§ 501A.711 Committees
§ 501A.712 Standard of conduct
§ 501A.713 Director conflicts of interest
§ 501A.714 Limitation of liability of directors, officers, employees, members, and volunteers
§ 501A.715 Indemnification
§ 501A.716 Officers
§ 501A.801 Members
§ 501A.802 Member liability
§ 501A.803 Regular members’ meetings
§ 501A.804 Special members’ meetings
§ 501A.805 Certification of meeting notice
§ 501A.806 Quorum
§ 501A.807 Remote communications for members’ meetings
§ 501A.808 Action of members
§ 501A.809 Action without a meeting
§ 501A.810 Member voting rights
§ 501A.811 Patron member voting based on patronage
§ 501A.812 Voting rights
§ 501A.813 Voting by organizations and legal representatives
§ 501A.814 Proxies
§ 501A.815 Sale of property and assets
§ 501A.816 Vote of ownership interests held by cooperative
§ 501A.901 Membership interests
§ 501A.902 Assignment of financial rights
§ 501A.903 Nature of a membership interest and statement of interest owned
§ 501A.904 Certificated and uncertificated membership interests
§ 501A.905 Lost certificates — replacement
§ 501A.906 Restriction on transfer or registration of membership interests
§ 501A.1001 Authorization, form, and acceptance of contributions
§ 501A.1002 Restatement of value of previous contributions
§ 501A.1003 Contribution agreements
§ 501A.1004 Contribution rights agreements
§ 501A.1005 Allocations and distributions — profits, losses, cash, or other assets
§ 501A.1006 Allocations and distributions — net income
§ 501A.1007 Member control agreements
§ 501A.1008 Reversion of disbursements
§ 501A.1101 Merger and consolidation
§ 501A.1102 Merger of subsidiary
§ 501A.1103 Abandonment
§ 501A.1104 Conversion — amendment of organizational documents to be governed by this chapter
§ 501A.1201 Methods of dissolution
§ 501A.1202 Winding up
§ 501A.1203 Revocation of dissolution proceedings
§ 501A.1204 Statute of limitations
§ 501A.1205 Articles of dissolution
§ 501A.1206 Application for court-supervised voluntary dissolution
§ 501A.1207 Court-ordered remedies for dissolution
§ 501A.1208 Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution
§ 501A.1209 Receiver qualifications and powers
§ 501A.1210 Dissolution action by attorney general — administrative dissolution
§ 501A.1211 Filing claims in court-supervised dissolution proceedings
§ 501A.1212 Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings
§ 501A.1213 Court-supervised dissolution order
§ 501A.1214 Filing court’s dissolution order
§ 501A.1215 Barring of claims
§ 501A.1216 Right to sue or defend after dissolution

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Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 501A - Cooperative Associations Act

  • Address: means mailing address, including a zip code. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Alternative voting method: means a method of voting other than a written ballot, including voting by electronic, telephonic, internet, or other means that reasonably allows members the opportunity to vote. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Articles: means the articles of organization of a cooperative as originally filed or subsequently amended as provided in this chapter. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Association: means a business entity on a cooperative plan and organized under the laws of this state or another state or that is chartered to conduct business under the laws of another state. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the board of directors of a cooperative. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Business entity: means a person organized under statute or common law in this state or another jurisdiction for purposes of engaging in a commercial activity on a profit, cooperative, or not-for-profit basis, including but not limited to a corporation or entity taxed as a corporation under the Internal Revenue Code, nonprofit corporation, cooperative or cooperative association, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, investment company, joint stock company, joint stock association, or trust, including but not limited to a business trust. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Cooperative: means a business association organized under this chapter. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Domestic business entity: means a business entity organized under the laws of this state, including but not limited to a limited liability company as defined in section 489. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Domestic cooperative: means a cooperative association or other cooperative organized under this chapter or chapter 497, 498, 499, 499A, or 501. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Foreign business entity: means a business entity that is not a domestic business entity. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Foreign cooperative: means a foreign business entity organized to conduct business consistent with this chapter or chapter 497, 498, or 499. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Livestock: means the same as defined in section 717. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Member: means a person or entity reflected on the books of a cooperative as the owner of governance rights of a membership interest of the cooperative and includes patron and nonpatron members. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Member control agreement: means an instrument which controls the investment or governance of nonpatron members, which may be executed by the board and one or more nonpatron members and which may provide for their individual or collective rights to elect directors or to participate in the distribution or allocation of profits or losses. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Membership interest: includes patron membership interests and nonpatron membership interests. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Nonpatron member: means a member who holds a nonpatron membership interest. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Nonpatron membership interest: means a membership interest that does not require the holder to conduct patronage for or with the cooperative to receive financial rights or distributions. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • oath: includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "swear" includes "affirm". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Patron: means a person or entity who conducts patronage with the cooperative, regardless of whether the person is a member. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Patron member: means a member holding a patron membership interest. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Patron membership interest: means the membership interest requiring the holder to conduct patronage for or with the cooperative, as specified by the cooperative to receive financial rights or distributions. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Patronage: means business, transactions, or services done for or with the cooperative as defined by the cooperative. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • personal property: include money, goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Traditional cooperative: means a cooperative or cooperative association organized under chapter 497, 498, 499, 499A, or 501. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • undertaking: means a promise or security in any form. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1