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SC Code § 33-49-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-850. Effect of consolidation or merger.

 The effect of consolidation or merger shall be as follows:  (1) The several cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, shall be a single cooperative which, in the case of a consolidation, shall be the new cooperative provided for in the articles of consolidation and, in the case of a merger, shall be that cooperative designated in the articles of merger as the surviving cooperative, and the separate existence of all cooperatives, parties to the consolidation or merger, except the new or surviving cooperative, shall cease;  (2) Such new or surviving cooperative shall have all the rights, privileges, immunities and powers and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of a cooperative organized under the provisions of this chapter and shall possess all the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, as well of a public as of a private nature, and all property, real and personal, applications for membership, all debts due on whatever account and all other choses in action of each of the consolidating or merging cooperatives, and, furthermore, all and every interest of, or belonging or due to, each of the cooperatives so consolidated or merged shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and vested in such new or surviving cooperative without further act or deed; and the title to any real estate, or any interest therein, under the laws of this State vested in any such cooperative shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of such consolidation or merger;  (3) Such new or surviving cooperative shall thenceforth be responsible and liable for all of the liabilities and obligations of each of the cooperatives so consolidated or merged and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against any of such cooperatives may be prosecuted as if such consolidation or merger had not taken place, but such new or surviving cooperative may be substituted in its place;  (4) Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of any of such cooperatives shall be impaired by such consolidation or merger; and  (5) In the case of a consolidation the articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new cooperative, and in the case of a merger the articles of incorporation of the surviving cooperative shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, that changes therein are provided for in the articles of merger.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1055; 1952 Code Section 12-1055; 1942 Code Section 8555-105; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1010. Dissolution before commencing business.

 A cooperative which has not commenced business may dissolve voluntarily by delivering to the Secretary of State articles of dissolution, executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by a majority of the incorporators, which shall state:  (1) The name of the cooperative;  (2) The address of its principal office;  (3) The date of its incorporation;  (4) That the cooperative has not commenced business;  (5) That the amount, if any, actually paid in on account of membership fees, less any part thereof disbursed for necessary expenses, has been returned to those entitled thereto and that all easements have been released to the grantors;  (6) That no debt of the cooperative remains unpaid; and  (7) That a majority of the incorporators elect that the cooperative be dissolved.  Such articles of dissolution shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1056; 1952 Code Section 12-1056; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1020. Dissolution after commencing business.

 A cooperative which has commenced business may dissolve voluntarily and wind up its affairs in the manner provided in this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1057; 1952 Code Section 12-1057; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1040. Certificate of dissolution and affidavit.

 Upon such approval a certificate of election to dissolve, in this article designated the "certificate," shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice-president and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The certificate shall state:  (1) The name of the cooperative;  (2) The address of its principal office;  (3) The names and addresses of its trustees; and  (4) The total number of members of the cooperative and the number of members who voted for and against the voluntary dissolution of the cooperative.  The president or vice-president executing the certificate shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of Section 33-49-1030 have been duly complied with.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1059; 1952 Code Section 12-1059; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1050. Filing of certificate and affidavit; effect thereof.

 Such certificate and affidavit shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter and thereupon the cooperative shall cease to carry on its business except in so far as may be necessary for the winding up thereof, but its corporate existence shall continue until articles of dissolution have been filed by the Secretary of State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1060; 1952 Code Section 12-1060; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1060. Notice of winding up.

 After the filing of the certificate and affidavit by the Secretary of State the board of trustees shall immediately cause notice of the winding up proceedings to be mailed to each known creditor and claimant and to be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal office of the cooperative is located.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1061; 1952 Code Section 12-1061; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1070. Power of board of trustees to wind up affairs.

 The board of trustees shall have full power to wind up and settle the affairs of the cooperative and shall proceed to collect the debts owing to the cooperative, convey and dispose of its property and assets, pay, satisfy and discharge its debts, obligations and liabilities and do all other things required to liquidate its business and affairs and, after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all its debts, obligations and liabilities, shall distribute the remainder of its property and assets among its members in proportion to the aggregate patronage of each such member during the seven years next preceding the date of such filing of the certificate or, if the cooperative shall not have been in existence for such period, during the period of its existence.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1062; 1952 Code Section 12-1062; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1080 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1080. Articles of dissolution.

 When all debts, liabilities and obligations of the cooperative have been paid and discharged or adequate provision shall have been made therefor and all the remaining property and assets of the cooperative shall have been distributed to the members pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-49-1070, the board of trustees shall authorize the execution of articles of dissolution, which shall thereupon be executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice-president and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. Such articles of dissolution shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:  (1) The name of the cooperative;  (2) The address of the principal office of the cooperative;  (3) That the cooperative has theretofore delivered to the Secretary of State a certificate of election to dissolve and the date on which the certificate was filed by the Secretary of State in the records of his office;  (4) That all debts, obligations and liabilities of the cooperative have been paid and discharged or that adequate provision has been made therefor;  (5) That all the remaining property and assets of the cooperative have been distributed among the members in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-49-1070; and  (6) That there are no actions or suits pending against the cooperative.  The president or vice-president executing the articles of dissolution shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this article have been duly complied with. Such articles of dissolution and affidavit accompanied by proof of the publication required in Section 33-49-1060 shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1063; 1952 Code Section 12-1063; 1942 Code Section 8555-108; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1210. Corporations permitted to convert into cooperatives.

 Any corporation organized under the laws of this State for the purpose, among others, of supplying electric energy in rural areas may be converted into a cooperative and become subject to this chapter with the same effect as if originally organized under this chapter by complying with the requirements of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1071; 1952 Code Section 12-1071; 1942 Code Section 8555-106; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1220. Articles of conversion.

 The proposition for the conversion of such corporation into a cooperative and the proposed articles of conversion to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of trustees or the board of directors, as the case may be, of such corporation. The proposed articles of conversion shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:  (1) The name of the corporation prior to its conversion into a cooperative;  (2) The address of the principal office of such corporation;  (3) The date of the filing of the articles of incorporation of such corporation in the office of the Secretary of State;  (4) The statute or statutes under which such corporation was organized;  (5) The name assumed by such corporation;  (6) A statement that such corporation elects to become a cooperative nonprofit membership corporation subject to this chapter;  (7) The manner and basis of converting either memberships in or shares of stock of such corporation into memberships therein after completion of the conversion; and  (8) Any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of such corporation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1072; 1952 Code Section 12-1072; 1942 Code Section 8555-106; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1230. Approval at membership meeting.

 The proposition for the conversion of such corporation into a cooperative and the proposed articles of conversion approved by the board of trustees or board of directors, as the case may be, of such corporation shall then be submitted to a vote of the members or stockholders, as the case may be, of such corporation at any duly held annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed conversion. The proposition for the conversion of such corporation into a cooperative and the proposed articles of conversion, with such amendments thereto as the members or stockholders of such corporation shall choose to make, shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds of those members of such corporation voting thereon at such meeting or, if such corporation is a stock corporation, upon the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two thirds of the capital stock of such corporation represented at such meeting.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1073; 1952 Code Section 12-1073; 1942 Code Section 8555-106; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1240. Execution of articles and affidavit; submission to Secretary of State.

 Upon such approval by the members or stockholders of such corporation, articles of conversion in the form approved by such members or stockholders shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of such corporation by its president or vice-president, and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice-president executing such articles of conversion on behalf of such corporation shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this article with respect to the approval of its trustees or directors and its members or stockholders of the proposition for the conversion of such corporation into a cooperative and such articles of conversion were duly complied with. Such articles of conversion and affidavit shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1074; 1952 Code Section 12-1074; 1942 Code Section 8555-106; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1310. Foreign rural electric cooperatives may do business in State.

 Any corporation organized on a nonprofit or a cooperative basis for the purpose of furnishing electric energy to persons in rural areas who are not receiving central station service and owning and operating electric transmission or distribution lines in a state adjacent to this State shall be permitted to extend its lines into and to transact business in this State without complying with any statute of this State pertaining to the qualification of foreign corporations for the transaction of business in this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1081; 1952 Code Section 12-1081; 1942 Code Section 8555-116; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1320. Designation of Secretary of State as agent to accept service of process.

 Any such foreign corporation, as a prerequisite to the extension of its lines into and the transaction of business in this State, shall by an instrument executed and acknowledged in its behalf by its president or vice-president under its corporate seal attested by its secretary designate the Secretary of State its agent to accept service of process in its behalf.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1082; 1952 Code Section 12-1082; 1942 Code Section 8555-116; 1939 (41) 240.
SC Code § 33-49-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1330. Suits; securing evidences of indebtedness.

 Any such foreign corporation may sue and be sued in the courts of this State to the same extent that a cooperative may sue or be sued in such courts. Any such foreign corporation may secure its notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust or other encumbrance upon any or all of its then owned or after-acquired real or personal property, assets or franchises located or to be located in this State and also upon the revenues and income thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1083; 1952 Code Section 12-1083; 1942 Code Section 8555-116; 1939 (41) 240.  Article 17  Termination of Electric Service Due to Nonpayment
SC Code § 33-49-1410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1410. Definitions.

 For purposes of this article:  (1) "Licensed health care provider" means a licensed medical doctor, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or advanced-practice registered nurse.  (2) "Special needs account member" means the account of a residential member:  (a) when the member can furnish to the electric cooperative a certificate on a form provided by the electric cooperative and signed by a licensed health care provider that states that termination of electric service would be dangerous to the health of the member or a person residing in the member's household at the premises to which electric service is rendered; or  (b) who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or dementia as certified by a licensed health care provider.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 313, Section 3, eff June 1, 2006; 2012 Act No. 122, Section 3, eff February 22, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment in subsection (2), added the subsection identifiers, added subsection (b) relating to Alzheimer's disease, and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 33-49-1420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1420. Termination procedures; contents.

 (A) Each electric cooperative must establish written procedures for termination of service due to nonpayment for a special needs account member at any time and for all residential members during weather conditions marked by extremely cold or hot temperatures. Each electric cooperative must submit its procedures to the Office of Regulatory Staff by November 1, 2006. Any subsequent revisions must be submitted semiannually by March first or September first.  (B) The procedures for termination must include the following:  (1) notification procedures so that the member is made aware of an impending termination and the time within which he must make arrangements for payment prior to termination;  (2) arrangements for a payment arrangement plan to enable a residential member, who has a satisfactory payment history as determined by the electric cooperative, to pay by installments where the member is unable to pay the full amount due for electric service;  (3) a procedure to advise members who are unable to pay the full amount due or who are not approved for a payment arrangement plan that they may contact local social service agencies to determine the availability of public or private assistance with the payment of electric bills;  (4) a schedule of termination that takes into account the availability of the acceptance of payment and the reconnection of service; and  (5) the standards for determining weather conditions marked by extremely cold or hot temperatures.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 313, Section 3, eff June 1, 2006.
SC Code § 33-49-1430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1430. Third-party notification system.

 Each electric cooperative must consider establishing and maintaining a third-party notification program to allow a residential member to designate a third party to be notified if the electric service is scheduled for termination.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 313, Section 3, eff June 1, 2006.
SC Code § 33-49-1440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1440. Disconnection when public safety emergency exists.

 Notwithstanding another provision of this article, an electric cooperative may disconnect a member when it is determined that a public safety emergency exists.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 313, Section 3, eff June 1, 2006.
SC Code § 33-49-1450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 49 - Electric Cooperatives|Section 33-49-1450. Private right of action; duty of care.

 This article does not create a new private right of action or a new duty of care. This article does not diminish, increase, affect, or evidence any duty of care existing under the laws of this State prior to the effective date of this article.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 313, Section 3, eff June 1, 2006.
SC Code § 33-53-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 53 - Business Trusts|Section 33-53-10. Recording and filing of instrument creating business trust.

 Every business trust created at common law in this State or doing business in this State under an express trust instrument by which property is held and managed by one or more trustees for the benefit and profit of such persons as may be or may become holders of transferable certificates evidencing beneficial interest in the trust estate shall record the trust instrument creating such trust and any amendment thereto with the register of deeds, or with the clerk of court in those counties where the office of register of deeds has been abolished, of the county in which it has its principal place of business in this State, and shall also file a verified copy of such instrument and any amendments thereto with the Secretary of State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 52-201; 1961 (52) 537.  Code Commissioner's Note  1997 Act No. 34, Section 1, directed the Code Commissioner to change all references to "Register of Mesne Conveyances" to "Register of Deeds" wherever appearing in the 1976 Code of Laws.
SC Code § 33-53-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 53 - Business Trusts|Section 33-53-20. Name in which real estate may be acquired, conveyed and mortgaged.

 Real estate may be acquired, conveyed and mortgaged by the trustees in the name given to or used by the business trust.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 52-202; 1961 (52) 537.
SC Code § 33-53-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 53 - Business Trusts|Section 33-53-30. Effect of rule against perpetuities.

 A business trust shall not be affected by any rule against perpetuities.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 52-203; 1961 (52) 537.