(a) A cooperative administratively dissolved under § 43-38-1004 may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement following administrative dissolution. The application must:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-38-1005

  • 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.
  • Cooperative: means an association organized under this title conducting business on a cooperative plan as provided under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Recite the name of the cooperative at the date of its administrative dissolution;
(2) State that the ground or grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated; and
(3) State a cooperative name that satisfies the requirements of § 43-38-105.
(b)

(1) If the secretary of state determines that the application contains the information required by subsection (a) and that the information is correct, the secretary of state shall cancel the certificate of dissolution and prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites the secretary of state’s determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the original of the certificate, and serve a copy on the cooperative in accordance with § 43-38-110.
(2) If the cooperative name in subdivision (a)(3) is different than the cooperative name in subdivision (a)(1), the application of reinstatement shall constitute an amendment to the articles insofar as it pertains to the cooperative’s name.
(c) When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution and the cooperative shall resume carrying on its business as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.