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SC Code § 33-49-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-80. Filing of papers by Secretary of State.

 Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution and certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits of compliance, as the case may be, when executed and acknowledged and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by the applicable provisions of this chapter shall be presented to the Secretary of State for filing in the records of his office. If the Secretary of State shall find that the articles presented conform to the requirements of this chapter, he shall, upon the payment of fees as in this chapter provided, file the articles so presented in the records of his office and upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution provided for therein shall be in effect.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1009; 1952 Code Section 12-1009; 1942 Code Section 8555-109; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-90. Transmission and filing certified copies of articles in clerks' offices.

 The Secretary of State immediately upon the filing in his office of any articles pursuant to this chapter shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the county clerk of the county in which the principal office of each cooperative or corporation affected by such incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution shall be located. Any such clerk, upon receipt of any such certified copy, shall file and index the same in the records of his office but the failure of the Secretary of State or of a clerk of a county to comply with the provisions of this section shall not invalidate such articles. In addition the Secretary of State shall forward to the clerk of court or register of mesne conveyance of any county in which such cooperative owns property affected a certified copy of any such document. The clerk of court or register of mesne conveyance shall file such document in an appropriate book or file to be provided for such purpose.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1010; 1952 Code Section 12-1010; 1942 Code Section 8555-109; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-100. Fees.

 The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for:  (1) Filing articles of incorporation, ten dollars;  (2) Filing articles of amendment, three dollars;  (3) Filing articles of consolidation or merger, five dollars;  (4) Filing articles of conversion, three dollars;  (5) Filing certificate of election to dissolve, three dollars;  (6) Filing articles of dissolution, five dollars; and  (7) Filing certificate of change of principal office, three dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1011; 1952 Code Section 12-1011; 1942 Code Section 8555-117; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-110. All papers shall be filed in quadruplicate.

 All papers filed in the office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be filed in quadruplicate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1012; 1952 Code Section 12-1012; 1942 Code Section 8555-117; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-120. Cooperatives and foreign corporations shall be subject to all taxes except income taxes.

 Each cooperative and each foreign corporation transacting business in this State pursuant to this chapter, beginning with taxes to be assessed on December 31, 1969, shall be subject to and pay property taxes levied by the State, any county, municipality, school district or any other taxing subdivision, and shall be subject to and pay such other taxes as may be imposed by law, but shall be exempt from income taxes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1013; 1952 Code Section 12-1013; 1942 Code Section 8555-118; 1939 (41) 240; 1969 (56) 740.
SC Code § 33-49-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-130. Construction of chapter.

 This chapter shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or things.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1007; 1952 Code Section 12-1007; 1942 Code Section 8555-122; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-140. Certain rights and agreements not affected.

 Nothing contained herein shall affect the service areas and agreements between suppliers, as they exist on the effective date of this act as referenced in Section 58-31-430. Further, nothing contained herein shall affect the powers or service rights of electric cooperatives as referenced in Section 58-27-620(6). Nothing contained herein shall authorize an electric supplier to replace another electric supplier's existing service, except as provided in Chapter 27 of Title 58.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 179, Section 3.
SC Code § 33-49-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-210. Purpose of organization under this chapter.

 Cooperative nonprofit membership corporations may be organized under this chapter for the purpose of supplying electric energy and promoting and extending the use thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1021; 1952 Code Section 12-1021; 1942 Code Section 8555-92; 1939 (41) 240; 2004 Act No. 179, Section 4.
SC Code § 33-49-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-220. Organizers.

 Five or more natural persons or two or more cooperatives may organize a cooperative in the manner hereinafter provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1022; 1952 Code Section 12-1022; 1942 Code Section 8555-95; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-230. Articles of incorporation.

 The articles of incorporation of a cooperative shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter, shall be signed and acknowledged by each of the incorporators and shall state:  (1) The name of the cooperative;  (2) The address of its principal office;  (3) The names and addresses of the incorporators;  (4) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute its first board of trustees; and  (5) Any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of its business and affairs.  Such articles of incorporation shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter.  It shall not be necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation of a cooperative the purpose for which it is organized or any of the corporate powers vested in a cooperative under this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1023; 1952 Code Section 12-1023; 1942 Code Section 8555-96; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-240. Name of cooperative.

 The name of each cooperative shall include the words "electric" and "cooperative" and the abbreviation "Inc."; provided, however, such limitation shall not apply if, from an affidavit made by the president or vice-president of a cooperative and filed with the Secretary of State, it shall appear that the cooperative desires to transact business in another state and is precluded therefrom by reason of its name. The name of a cooperative shall distinguish it from any other corporation organized under the laws of or authorized to transact business in this State. The words "electric" and "cooperative" shall not both be used in the name of any corporation organized under the laws of or authorized to transact business in this State, except a cooperative or a corporation transacting business in this State pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1024; 1952 Code Section 12-1024; 1942 Code Section 8555-94; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-255 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-255. Restrictions on interruption of electric service to residential customer for nonpayment of bill; exceptions.

 (A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, an electric cooperative must not interrupt electric service to any residential customer for nonpayment of a bill until twenty-five days have elapsed from the date of billing.  (B) An electric cooperative may interrupt electric service to a residential customer who has voluntarily enrolled in a prepay program if the prepay program allows the customer to monitor his consumption of electricity and his account balance on a daily basis and the balance of that customer's prepay account is zero, provided that the following conditions are met:  (1) at the time the residential customer enrolls in the prepay program, the residential customer is informed and agrees that his electric service may be interrupted when the balance of his prepay account reaches zero;  (2) electric service must not be interrupted before 10:00 a.m. on the next business day following an attempt by the electric cooperative to give the customer notice of the impending interruption by telephone or electronically; and  (3) service must not be interrupted except during hours when the electric cooperative is accepting cash payments. For purposes of this subsection, a business day is any day in which the electric cooperative, or an agent, is accepting cash payments.  (C) Nothing contained in this section must be construed so as to relieve an electric cooperative of the requirements of Act 313 of 2006.  (D) A person aggrieved by a violation of this section must make a complaint to the Office of Regulatory Staff for redress in accordance with applicable law. If the matter is not resolved after making a complaint to the Office of Regulatory Staff, the person may petition the courts of this State for redress.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 258, Section 4, eff June 11, 2010; 2019 Act No. 56 (H.3145), Section 3, eff January 1, 2020.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 56, Section 16, provides as follows:  "SECTION 16. Where the provisions of new or revised 1976 Code sections or subsections contained in this act conflict with provisions of the bylaws of an electric cooperative, the provisions of this act control and the cooperative, as permitted by Section 33-49-280, shall amend and conform its bylaw provisions accordingly."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 56, Section 3, in (B), made nonsubstantive changes; in (C), substituted "in this section must" for "herein shall" and rewrote (D), providing that complaints must be made to the Office of Regulatory Staff and then, if necessary, the courts.
SC Code § 33-49-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-260. Sale of assets.

 (a) A sale (which term shall include a sale, lease, exchange or any other disposition of assets, except a mortgage of or other security interest in the assets) of all, or substantially all, the property and assets, with or without the goodwill, of a cooperative may be made upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration, which may consist in whole or in part of money or property, real or personal, including shares of any other corporation, domestic or foreign, as shall be authorized in the following manner:  (1) The board of trustees shall adopt a resolution recommending such sale, and directing the submission thereof to a vote at a meeting of members, which may be either an annual or a special meeting.  (2) Written or printed notice shall be given to each member of record entitled to vote at such meeting within the time and in the manner provided for the giving of notice of meetings of members, and, whether the meeting be an annual or a special meeting, shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed sale.  (3) At such meeting the members may authorize such sale, and may fix, or may authorize the board of trustees to fix, any or all of the terms and conditions thereof and the consideration to be received by the cooperative therefor. Each member of the cooperative shall be entitled to vote thereon. Such authorization shall require the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of all the members of the cooperative.  (b) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of any cooperative may contain a provision prescribing for approval of any sale of assets a vote greater than, but in no event less than, that prescribed by subsection (a) of this section.  (c) After such authorization by a vote of the members, the board of trustees nevertheless, in its discretion, may abandon such sale of assets, subject to the rights of third parties under any contracts relating thereto, without further action or approval by members.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1035; 1952 Code Section 12-1035; 1942 Code Section 8555-111; 1939 (41) 240; 1970 (56) 1967.
SC Code § 33-49-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-270. Mortgage or pledge of assets.

 A mortgage or pledge of or other security interest in all or any part of the assets of a cooperative, whether or not in the usual and regular course of its business, may be made by authority of the board of trustees of the cooperative without authorization of the members, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws shall specifically so require.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1035.1; 1970 (56) 1967.
SC Code § 33-49-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-280. Bylaws.

 The original bylaws of a cooperative shall be adopted by its board of trustees. Thereafter bylaws shall be adopted, amended or repealed by its members. The bylaws shall set forth the rights and duties of members and trustees and may contain other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with this chapter or with its articles of incorporation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1026; 1952 Code Section 12-1026; 1942 Code Section 8555-97; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-410. Membership.

 No person who is not an incorporator shall become a member of a cooperative unless such person shall agree to use electric energy furnished by the cooperative when such electric energy shall be available through its facilities. The bylaws of a cooperative may provide that any person, including an incorporator, shall cease to be a member thereof if he shall fail or refuse to use electric energy made available by the cooperative or if electric energy shall not be made available to such person by the cooperative within a specified time after such person shall have become a member thereof. Membership in the cooperative shall not be transferable, except as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications and limitations in respect of membership.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1031; 1952 Code Section 12-1031; 1942 Code Section 8555-98; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-420. Meetings.

 An annual meeting of the members must be held at a time as provided in the bylaws. Special meetings of the members may be called by the board of trustees, by any three trustees, by not less than ten per cent of the members or by the president. Meetings of members must be held at a place as provided in the bylaws. In the absence of any such provision, all meetings must be held in the city or town in which the principal office of the cooperative is located.  Except as otherwise provided, written or printed notice stating the time and place of each meeting of members and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, must be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not less than ten nor more than forty-five days before the date of the meeting. However, for the annual meeting and for a special meeting where the stated purpose includes an election to be voted on by the general membership, at least thirty days notice of the meeting is required in order to permit early voting in the manner required by Section 33-49-440. For the purposes of calculating when notice should be given, the day of the meeting should not be included in the count.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1032; 1952 Code Section 12-1032; 1942 Code Section 8555-98; 1939 (41) 240; 2019 Act No. 56 (H.3145), Section 4, eff August 1, 2020.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 56, Section 16, provides as follows:  "SECTION 16. Where the provisions of new or revised 1976 Code sections or subsections contained in this act conflict with provisions of the bylaws of an electric cooperative, the provisions of this act control and the cooperative, as permitted by Section 33-49-280, shall amend and conform its bylaw provisions accordingly."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 56, Section 4, rewrote the section, revising the notice requirements for certain meetings.
SC Code § 33-49-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-430. Quorum.

 Five percent of all members present in person shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members unless the bylaws prescribe the presence of a greater percentage of the members for a quorum. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting a majority of those present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. A vote cast by a member at an early voting site counts for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the meeting where the election is to be held. Voting by proxy for any purpose is prohibited.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1033; 1952 Code Section 12-1033; 1942 Code Section 8555-98; 1939 (41) 240; 2019 Act No. 56 (H.3145), Section 5.A, eff August 1, 2020.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 56, Section 16, provides as follows:  "SECTION 16. Where the provisions of new or revised 1976 Code sections or subsections contained in this act conflict with provisions of the bylaws of an electric cooperative, the provisions of this act control and the cooperative, as permitted by Section 33-49-280, shall amend and conform its bylaw provisions accordingly."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 56, Section 5.A, in the first sentence, substituted "percent" for "per cent", and added the third and fourth sentences, allowing members casting early voting ballots to be counted for purposes of determining a quorum and prohibiting voting by proxy.
SC Code § 33-49-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-440. Voting.

 A member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting. Voting must be in person. For meetings that include the election of cooperative trustees, polling locations must be open for a minimum of four hours.  When at least one of the races for cooperative trustee is contested prior to the annual meeting, each cooperative must provide a method by which members of the cooperative may cast a ballot in an election for trustees on a day other than, and before, the annual meeting day. The method for this alternative early voting should allow for voting by cooperative members from the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and should include reasonable accommodations for elderly, disabled, or infirmed members as permitted by this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1034; 1952 Code Section 12-1034; 1942 Code Section 8555-98; 1939 (41) 240; 1989 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 56 (H.3145), Section 5.B, eff August 1, 2020.  Editor's Note  2019 Act No. 56, Section 16, provides as follows:  "SECTION 16. Where the provisions of new or revised 1976 Code sections or subsections contained in this act conflict with provisions of the bylaws of an electric cooperative, the provisions of this act control and the cooperative, as permitted by Section 33-49-280, shall amend and conform its bylaw provisions accordingly."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 56, Section 5.B, rewrote the section, requiring polling locations to be open for a minimum of four hours and permitting early voting for meetings at which trustees are to be elected.
SC Code § 33-49-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-450. Disposition of propositions presented by not less than ten per cent of members.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any proposition embodied in a petition signed by not less than ten per cent of the members of a cooperative, together with any document submitted with such petition to give effect to the proposition, shall be submitted to the members of a cooperative, either at a special meeting of the members held within forty-five days after the presentation of such petition or, if the date of the next annual meeting of members falls within ninety days after such presentation or if the petition so requests, at such annual meeting. The approval of the board of trustees shall not be required in respect of any proposition or document submitted to the members pursuant to this section and approved by them, but such proposition or document shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of this chapter. Any affidavit or affidavits required to be filed with any such document pursuant to applicable provisions of this chapter shall, in such case, be modified to show compliance with the provisions of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1036; 1952 Code Section 12-1036; 1942 Code Section 8555-107; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-470 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-470. Liability of members.

 The private property of the members of a cooperative shall be exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative, and no member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1038; 1952 Code Section 12-1038; 1942 Code Section 8555-112; 1939 (41) 240.