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...(A) Upon the winding up of a series, payment or adequate provision for payment shall be made to creditors of the series, including, to the extent permitted by law, members who are associated with the series and who are also creditors of the series, in satisfaction of liabilities of the series. (B) After a series complies with division (A) of this section, any surplus shall be distributed as follows: (1) First, to...

...ic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).

...A limited liability company formed and existing under this chapter may conduct its activities and affairs, carry on its operations, and have and exercise the powers granted by this chapter in any state, foreign country, or other jurisdiction.

...On and after February 11, 2022, this chapter shall govern all limited liability companies, including every foreign limited liability company that files an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company on or after February 11, 2022, every foreign limited liability company that registers a name in this state on or after February 11, 2022, every foreign limited liability company that has registered...

...Unless expressly stated to the contrary in this chapter, all amendments of this chapter shall apply to limited liability companies and members and agents whether or not existing as such at the time of the enactment of any such amendment.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural cooperative" means a cooperative to which all of the following apply: (1) The cooperative engages in any activity in connection with the propagation, raising, producing, harvesting, storing, drying, handling, processing, or marketing of agricultural products; procuring equipment and supplies or providing services for producers and others; bargaining; and any activity...

...(D) This chapter shall be known as the "Ohio Cooperative Law."

...Each association incorporated under this chapter shall have the following powers: (A) It may make contracts, incur liabilities, and borrow money; issue capital stock and other equity interests and issue certificates therefor; acquire property; and dispose of, mortgage, pledge, lease, or otherwise use in any manner, any of its property, or any interest in its property, wherever situated. (B) It may invest its funds,...

...r enterprise. The indemnification described in division (A)(1) of this section shall be for expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding described in division (A)(1) of this section. (2) With respect to any noncriminal action or proceeding, the indemnification described in divisi...

...(A) The name of any association organized under this chapter shall include the word or abbreviation "cooperative," "coop," "co-operative," "co-op," "association," "assn.," "company," "co.," "incorporated," "inc.," "corporation," or "corp." (B) No corporation or other person organized or applying to do business in this state shall use the word or abbreviation "cooperative," "coop," "co-operative," or "co-op" as a par...

... designation shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state for the administration of this chapter and shall conform with section 1702.06 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The articles of incorporation of an association shall set forth all of the following: (1) The name of the association; (2) The association's purposes, as permitted by this chapter. It is sufficient to state in the articles that the association may engage in any activity within the purposes for which associations may be organized under this chapter. (3) The county and municipal corporation or township where the...

...les shall be filed in the manner prescribed for an amendment of the articles. (D) Except as provided in the articles of incorporation, the board may adopt an amendment to the articles of incorporation without a member vote in any of the following cases: (1) To change the principal place of business of the association; (2) To designate and determine the rights and restrictions of a series within a class of capital ...

...(A)(1) Unless the board provides that division (A)(3) of this section applies to an amendment to the articles of incorporation, a holder of stock other than membership stock or patronage stock who is affected by a proposed amendment to the articles shall be entitled to cast one vote on the amendment regardless of the par or stated value of the stock, the number of shares, or the number of affected classes of stock he...

...(A) A copy of the association's articles of incorporation or amended articles filed in the office of the secretary of state, and certified by the secretary of state, is conclusive evidence, except as against the state, that the association has been incorporated under the laws of this state; and a copy certified by the secretary of state of any certificate of amendment or other certificate is prima-facie evidence of s...

...lation or dissolution, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state for the administration of this chapter, an application for reinstatement and the required appointment of a statutory agent, and by paying a filing fee of ten dollars. (B) Upon reinstatement of an association's articles of incorporation, the rights, privileges, and franchises, including all real or personal property rights and credits and all cont...

...(A) For filing articles of incorporation or a certificate of amendment of articles or a certificate of merger, consolidation, division, or dissolution, and with respect to the issuance of shares of stock, an association organized under this chapter shall pay to the secretary of state the fees imposed by section 111.16 of the Revised Code. In the case of a certificate of division, the filing fee shall be the same as f...

...(A) An association may pay dividends annually on its capital stock. All its other net income from business with or for members and other eligible patrons, less reserves which shall be provided for in the bylaws or other written agreements, shall be distributed to its members and other eligible patrons on the basis of patronage as provided in the bylaws or other written agreements. Any receipts or dividends from subsi...

...Each association shall adopt for its governance and management, bylaws that are consistent with the powers granted by this chapter and the articles of incorporation of the association. The bylaws may provide for any of the following: (A) The time, place, and manner of calling and conducting the association's meetings; (B) The number of members constituting a quorum. If voting by any method other than personal appea...

...(A) The initial bylaws may be adopted by the association's directors who are to serve until the first member meeting. After the initial bylaws are adopted, bylaws may be adopted and amended only by the members unless the articles or bylaws provide that the board, by a two-thirds vote of the entire board, may adopt or amend the bylaws or any specified bylaw. (B) Any bylaw adopted or amended by the board shall be rep...

...(A) Each member entitled to vote shall have one vote, except that the articles or bylaws of the association may permit the following: (1) Voting by members in accordance with the amount of business done with or through the association. (2) Voting by delegates, including a voting system that provides any one or a combination of the following: (a) That a delegate may cast only one vote; (b) That a delegate may cast...

...(A) An association shall have two or more members. However, an association may have one member if that member is a cooperative that has two or more members. (B) Each association shall hold an annual meeting of its members. The board may call a special meeting of the members at any time. Any meeting of the members may be held at one time or in a series of meetings at one or more locations. (C) Twenty per cent of th...

... members. (B) A record of action described in division (A) of this section without a meeting shall be included in the records of the association in the same manner as minutes of meetings of the association's members, affected stockholders, board, or committee of the board. (C) Any certificate with respect to the authorization or taking of any action without a meeting that is required to be filed in the office of th...

...(A) Whenever notice is required by this chapter to be given to any person, the notice may be given personally, by mail, or by electronic or telephonic transmittal. If mailed, the notice is given when it is deposited in the United States mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at the person's address as it appears on the records of the association. If notice is sent by electronic or telephonic transmittal,...

...(A) Except where this chapter or an association's articles of incorporation or bylaws require that action be otherwise authorized or taken, all of the authority of an association shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board. The board shall consist of not less than five directors, elected by and from the members, unless the number of members is less than five, in which case, the number of directors may e...