Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 604
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 604
- Member: means a person that is admitted as a patron member or investor member or both in a mutual benefit enterprise. See
- Mutual benefit enterprise: means an enterprise organized under this title. See
- 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.
- Organic rules: means the articles of organization and bylaws of a mutual benefit enterprise. See
§ 604. Security interest and set-off
(a) A member or transferee may create an enforceable security interest in its financial rights in a mutual benefit enterprise.
(b) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a member may not create an enforceable security interest in the member’s governance rights in a mutual benefit enterprise.
(c) The organic rules may provide that a mutual benefit enterprise has a security interest in the financial rights of a member to secure payment of any indebtedness or other obligation of the member to the enterprise. A security interest provided for in the organic rules is enforceable under and governed by 9A V.S.A. § article 9.
(d) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a member may not compel the mutual benefit enterprise to offset financial rights against any indebtedness or obligation owed to the enterprise. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)