Chapter 62 Cooperatives

General Provisions

§ 62.005		Short title
§ 62.015		Definitions

(Filing Documents)

§ 62.025		Filing requirements
§ 62.030		Filing, service, copying and certification fees
§ 62.035		Effective time and date of document
§ 62.040		Correcting filed document
§ 62.045		Forms
§ 62.050		Filing duty of Secretary of State
§ 62.055		Appeal from Secretary of States refusal to file document
§ 62.060		Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

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Substantive Provisions

§ 62.115		Purposes for which cooperatives may be organized
§ 62.125		General powers
§ 62.128		Reserved name
§ 62.131		Cooperative name
§ 62.135		Bylaws
§ 62.145		Membership
§ 62.155		Registered office and registered agent
§ 62.165		Actions in excess of authority

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Indemnification Of Directors

§ 62.462		Definitions for ORS 62.462 to 62.482
§ 62.464		Authority to indemnify director
§ 62.466		Mandatory indemnification of director
§ 62.468		Advance for expenses
§ 62.472		Court-ordered indemnification
§ 62.474		Determination and authorization of indemnification
§ 62.476		Indemnification of officers, employees and agents
§ 62.478		Insurance

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Formation Of Cooperatives

§ 62.511		Incorporators
§ 62.513		Contents of articles of incorporation
§ 62.515		Organization meeting of directors

Amendment Of Articles

§ 62.555		Right to amend articles of incorporation
§ 62.560		Shareholder voting on amendments to articles
§ 62.565		Articles of amendment
§ 62.570		Restated articles

Conversions And Mergers

§ 62.605		Definitions for ORS 62.605 to 62.623
§ 62.607		Conversion
§ 62.609		Action on plan of conversion
§ 62.611		Articles of conversion
§ 62.613		Effect of conversion
§ 62.617		Merger
§ 62.619		Action on plan of merger
§ 62.621		Articles of merger

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Dissolution

§ 62.655		Voluntary dissolution by act of cooperative
§ 62.665		Procedure for dissolution
§ 62.670		Revocation of voluntary dissolution
§ 62.675		Effect of revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings
§ 62.680		Articles of dissolution
§ 62.685		Effect of filing articles of dissolution
§ 62.690		Administrative dissolution
§ 62.695		Jurisdiction of court to dissolve cooperative and liquidate assets and business of cooperative

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Foreign Cooperatives

§ 62.755		Admission of foreign cooperatives
§ 62.760		Registration of name of foreign cooperative

Employee Cooperatives

§ 62.765		Definitions for ORS 62.765 to 62.792
§ 62.768		Election to be governed as employee cooperative
§ 62.771		Revocation of election to be governed as employee cooperative
§ 62.774		Qualifications of members
§ 62.777		Membership powers
§ 62.780		Apportionment of net earnings or losses
§ 62.783		Internal capital accounts
§ 62.786		Internal capital account cooperative

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Manufactured Dwelling Park Cooperatives

§ 62.800		Short title
§ 62.803		Definitions for ORS 62.800 to 62.815
§ 62.806		Election as nonprofit cooperative
§ 62.809		Requirements for membership in cooperative
§ 62.811		Recordation of cooperative documents
§ 62.812		Distribution of cooperative assets upon dissolution
§ 62.813		Lienholders rights
§ 62.815		Prohibited actions

Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 62.825		Powers of Secretary of State
§ 62.850		Use of term cooperative
§ 62.855		Application of chapter
§ 62.860		Effect of amendment or repeal of Oregon Cooperative Corporation Act
§ 62.865		Effect of repeal of prior statutes
§ 62.870		Notice to members of agricultural cooperative

§ 62.175		Capital stock
§ 62.185		Certificates of stock
§ 62.195		Voting by shareholders
§ 62.205		Subscription agreement for shares or agreement to pay a membership fee
§ 62.215		Limitation of liability of members and shareholders
§ 62.225		Dividends on capital stock
§ 62.235		Recall, exchange or redemption of stock or other evidence of equity by cooperative
§ 62.245		Missing certificates or evidence of interest in cooperative
§ 62.255		Meetings of members
§ 62.265		Voting by members
§ 62.275		Quorum of members
§ 62.280		Board of directors
§ 62.283		Standard of conduct for directors
§ 62.284		Director conflict of interest
§ 62.285		Meetings of board of directors
§ 62.286		Loans to or guarantees for directors
§ 62.287		Directors meeting by conference telephone or similar communications equipment
§ 62.290		Executive committee
§ 62.295		Officers
§ 62.300		Compensation and benefits to directors, officers and employees
§ 62.305		Taking action without meeting
§ 62.315		Waiver of notice
§ 62.325		Voting requirements of articles
§ 62.335		Action brought in right of cooperative by member or shareholder
§ 62.355		Cooperative contracts
§ 62.360		Recording cooperative contracts
§ 62.365		Relief against breach or threatened breach of contract
§ 62.370		Civil action for inducing breach of contract with cooperative or spreading false reports about cooperative
§ 62.415		Apportionment and distribution of net proceeds or savings or net losses
§ 62.425		Unclaimed distribution, redemptions or payments
§ 62.430		Payments in name of deceased owner of capital credits or retains in cooperative
§ 62.435		Sale or other disposition of entire assets
§ 62.440		Books and records
§ 62.455		Annual report

§ 62.702		Procedure for dissolution of cooperative by court
§ 62.704		Judgment of dissolution issued by court
§ 62.708		Effect of dissolution
§ 62.712		Disposition of known claims against dissolved cooperative
§ 62.714		Notice of dissolution
§ 62.720		Presumption of abandonment

§ 62.789		Procedure for revocation of election
§ 62.792		Short title