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11 V.S.A. § 15.09
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 15 - Foreign Corporations|§ 15.09. Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation

§ 15.09. Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation|(a) The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign as agent by signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing the original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.(b) After filing the statement, the Secretary of State shall attach the filing receipt to one copy and mail the copy and receipt to the registered office if not discontinued. The Secretary of State shall mail the other copy to the foreign corporation at its principal office address shown in its most recent biennial report.(c) The agency is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the 31st day after the date on which the statement was filed. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 15.10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 15 - Foreign Corporations|§ 15.10. Service on foreign corporation

§ 15.10. Service on foreign corporation|(a) The registered agent of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State is the corporation's agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the foreign corporation.(b) A foreign corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the foreign corporation at its principal office shown in its application for a certificate of authority or in its most recent biennial report filed under section 16.22 of this title if the foreign corporation:  (1) has no registered agent or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served; (2) has withdrawn from transacting business in this State under section 15.20 of this title; or (3) has had its certificate of authority revoked under section 15.31 of this title.   (c) Service is perfected under subsection (b) of this section at the earliest of:  (1) the date the foreign corporation receives the mail; (2) the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the foreign corporation; or (3) five days after its deposit in the U.S. mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.   (d) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a foreign corporation. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 15.20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 15 - Foreign Corporations|§ 15.20. Withdrawal of foreign corporation

§ 15.20. Withdrawal of foreign corporation|(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may not withdraw from this State until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Secretary of State.(b) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth:  (1) the name of the foreign corporation and the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (2) that it is not transacting business in this State and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in this State; (3) that it revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to do business in this State; (4) a mailing address to which the Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process served on him or her under subdivision (3) of this subsection; and (5) a commitment to notify the Secretary of State in the future of any change in the mailing address.   (c) After the withdrawal of the corporation is effective, service of process on the Secretary of State under this section is service on the foreign corporation. Upon receipt of process, the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the process to the foreign corporation at the post office address set forth in its application for withdrawal, or otherwise perfect service under section 15.10 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 15.32
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 15 - Foreign Corporations|§ 15.32. Appeal from revocation

§ 15.32. Appeal from revocation|(a) A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State's revocation of its certificate of authority to the Superior Court within 30 days after service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under section 15.10 of this title. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the Court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the Secretary of State's certificate of revocation.(b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.(c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.01. Corporate records

§ 16.01. Corporate records|(a) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized by subsection 8.25(d) of this title.(b) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.(c) A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the name and address of all members, in alphabetical order by class showing the number of votes each member is entitled to vote.(d) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form, including electronic form, capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.(e) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office (or, if none in this State, then the registered office):  (1) its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect; (2) its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect; (3) resolutions adopted by its board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or any class or category of members; (4) the minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three years; (5) all written or electronic communications to members generally within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years under section 16.20 of this title; (6) a list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers; and (7) its most recent biennial report delivered to the Secretary of State under section 16.22 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 2009, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. April 15, 2010.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.02. Inspection of records by members

§ 16.02. Inspection of records by members|(a) Subject to subsection 16.03(c) of this title, a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in subsection 16.01(e) of this title if the member gives the corporation written notice at least five business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy.(b) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and gives the corporation written notice at least five business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy:  (1) excerpts from any records required to be maintained under subsection 16.01(a) of this title, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection 16.02(a) of this title; (2) accounting records of the corporation; and (3) subject to section 16.05 of this title, the membership list.   (c) A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (b) of this section only if:  (1) the member's demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose; (2) the member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the member desires to inspect; and (3) the records are directly connected with this purpose.   (d) This section does not affect:  (1) the right of a member to inspect records under section 7.20 of this title or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or (2) the power of a court, independently of this title, to compel the production of corporate records for examination. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.03
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.03. Scope of inspection right

§ 16.03. Scope of inspection right|(a) A member's agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.(b) The right to copy records under section 16.02 of this title includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies on computer diskette, or made by photographic, xerographic, or other means.(c) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge for labor and materials necessary to provide copies of any document for a member. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of such copies.(d) The corporation may comply with a member's demand to inspect the record of members under subdivision 16.02(b)(3) of this title by providing the member with a list of its members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member's demand. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.04
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.04. Court-ordered inspection

§ 16.04. Court-ordered inspection|(a) If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with subsection 16.02(a) of this title to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the Superior Court in the county where the corporation's principal office (or, if none in this State, then the registered office) is located may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the member.(b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other record, the member who complies with subsections 16.02(b) and (c) of this title may apply to the Superior Court in the county where the corporation's principal office (or, if none in this State, the registered office) is located for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.(c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the member's costs (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the member to inspect the records demanded.(d) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.05
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.05. Limitations on use of membership list

§ 16.05. Limitations on use of membership list|(a) Without consent of the board, a membership list or any part thereof may not be obtained or used by any person for any purpose unrelated to a member's interest as a member. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent of the board a membership list or any part thereof may not be:  (1) used to solicit money or property unless such money or property will be used solely to solicit the votes of the members in an election to be held by the corporation; (2) used for any commercial purpose; or (3) sold to or purchased by any person.   (b) A corporation may use its membership list for solicitation of money or property for its own purposes. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.20. Financial statements for members

§ 16.20. Financial statements for members|(a) A corporation upon written demand from a member shall furnish that member its latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and statement of operations for the year. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.(b) If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's financial accounting records:  (1) stating the president's or other person's reasonable belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (2) describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.21. Report of indemnification to members

§ 16.21. Report of indemnification to members|If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under section 8.51, 8.52, 8.53, or 8.54 of this title in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the members with or before the notice of the next meeting of members. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 16.22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 16 - Records and Reports|§ 16.22. Biennial report for Secretary of State

§ 16.22. Biennial report for Secretary of State|(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State, shall deliver to the Secretary of State a biennial report on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State that sets forth:  (1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (2) the address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at the office in this State; (3) the address of its principal office; (4) the names and business or residence addresses of its directors and principal officers; and (5) a brief description of the nature of its activities.   (b) The information in the biennial report must be current on the date the biennial report is executed on behalf of the corporation.(c) The first biennial report must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 following each succeeding two calendar years.(d) If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the Secretary of State within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 17.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 17 - Applicability|§ 17.01. Application to existing domestic corporations

§ 17.01. Application to existing domestic corporations|The provisions of this title shall apply to all existing corporations organized under any general or special act of this State providing for the organization of corporations for a purpose or purposes for which a corporation might be organized under this title. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 1997, No. 10, § 1.)
11 V.S.A. § 17.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 17 - Applicability|§ 17.02. Application to qualified foreign corporations

§ 17.02. Application to qualified foreign corporations|A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State on the effective date of this chapter is subject to this chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this chapter. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 17.03
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 17 - Applicability|§ 17.03. Savings provisions

§ 17.03. Savings provisions|(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the repeal of a statute by this chapter does not affect:  (1) the operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal; (2) any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under the statute before its repeal; (3) any violation of the statute or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred because of the violation before its repeal; (4) any proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution commenced under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed; or (5) any meeting of members or directors or action by written consent noticed or any action taken before its repeal as a result of a meeting of members or directors or action by written consent.   (b) If a penalty or punishment imposed for violation of a statute repealed by this chapter is reduced by this chapter, the penalty or punishment if not already imposed shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 17.04
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 17 - Applicability|§ 17.04. Severability

§ 17.04. Severability|If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provision or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are severable. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 17.05
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11B - Nonprofit Corporations|Chapter 17 - Applicability|§ 17.05. Public benefit and mutual benefit corporations

§ 17.05. Public benefit and mutual benefit corporations|Each domestic corporation existing on the effective date of this chapter that is or becomes subject to this chapter shall be classified as a public benefit or a mutual benefit corporation as follows:  (1) any corporation classified by statute as a public benefit corporation or a mutual benefit corporation is the type of corporation so classified by statute; (2) any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1) of this section but which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation; (3) any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, but which is organized for a public or charitable purpose and which upon dissolution must distribute its assets to the United States, a state, or a person which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation; and (4) any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section is a mutual benefit corporation. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
11 V.S.A. § 101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11C - Mutual Benefit Enterprises|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 101. Short title

§ 101. Short title|This title may be cited as the Mutual Benefit Enterprise Act. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)
11 V.S.A. § 103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11C - Mutual Benefit Enterprises|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 103. Mutual benefit enterprise subject to amendment or repeal

§ 103. Mutual benefit enterprise subject to amendment or repeal|A mutual benefit enterprise governed by this title is subject to any amendment or repeal. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)
11 V.S.A. § 104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11C - Mutual Benefit Enterprises|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 104. Nature of mutual benefit enterprise

§ 104. Nature of mutual benefit enterprise|(a) A mutual benefit enterprise organized under this title is an autonomous, unincorporated association of persons united to meet their mutual interests through a jointly owned enterprise primarily controlled by those persons, which permits combining:  (1) ownership, financing, and receipt of benefits by the members for whose interests the enterprise is formed; and (2) separate investments in the enterprise by members who may receive returns on their investments and a share of control.   (b) The fact that a mutual benefit enterprise does not have one or more of the characteristics described in subsection (a) of this section does not alone prevent the enterprise from being formed under and governed by this title nor does it alone provide a basis for an action against the enterprise. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)
11 V.S.A. § 105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11C - Mutual Benefit Enterprises|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 105. Purpose and duration of mutual benefit enterprise

§ 105. Purpose and duration of mutual benefit enterprise|(a) A mutual benefit enterprise is an entity distinct from its members.(b) A mutual benefit enterprise may be organized for any lawful purpose, whether or not for profit.(c) Unless the articles of organization state a term for a mutual benefit enterprise's existence, the enterprise has perpetual duration. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)
11 V.S.A. § 106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 11C - Mutual Benefit Enterprises|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 106. Powers

§ 106. Powers|A mutual benefit enterprise may sue and be sued in its own name and do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its activities. An enterprise may maintain an action against a member for harm caused to the enterprise by the member's violation of a duty to the enterprise or of the organic laws or organic rules. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)