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NE Code § 21-2502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2502 - Registration of corporate name; procedure; term.

21-2502.  Registration of corporate name; procedure; term.(1) Any corporation which has done business under a corporate name in the State of Nebraska for a period of twenty-five years or more may register such name with the Secretary of State by filing in the office of the Secretary of State, in duplicate, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, an application for registration of that name setting forth the following information:(a) The name and street address of the corporation applying for such registration and the state of incorporation;(b) The date the name was first used anywhere and the date such name was first used in this state by the applicant; and(c) A statement that the applicant is the owner of the name and that no other person has the right to use such name in this state either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as might be calculated to deceive or to be mistaken therefor.(2) The application shall be signed by an officer of the corporation applying, whose signature shall be acknowledged before a notary public. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee of two hundred dollars payable to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall return a duplicate stamped copy with the date of filing to the applicant or the representative submitting the application for filing.(3) Registration of the corporate name under this section shall be effective for ten years from the date of registration and shall not be renewable by the registrant.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 2.
NE Code § 21-2503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2503 - Corporation dissolution; change of name; effect; continued use of name; not required.

21-2503.  Corporation dissolution; change of name; effect; continued use of name; not required.Any corporation may be dissolved or may change its name from the name registered in accordance with the Name Protection Act, and such dissolution or change of name shall not be deemed an abandonment of any name registered pursuant to such act. Continued use of a registered name shall not be a prerequisite to protection of a registered name under such act.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 3.
NE Code § 21-2504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2504 - Corporate name; registration; assignment; procedure.

21-2504.  Corporate name; registration; assignment; procedure.Any corporate name and its registration shall be assignable by instruments in writing duly executed. The instruments shall include the street address, city, and state of the assignee and shall be recorded with the Secretary of State, in duplicate, upon the payment of a fee of five dollars payable to the Secretary of State who, upon recording the assignment, shall return the duplicate copy, stamped with the date of filing, to the applicant or the representative submitting the assignment for filing.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 4.
NE Code § 21-2505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2505 - Names registered; Secretary of State; duties.

21-2505.  Names registered; Secretary of State; duties.The Secretary of State shall keep for public information a record of all names registered under the Name Protection Act.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 5.
NE Code § 21-2506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2506 - Secretary of State; cancel registration; when.

21-2506.  Secretary of State; cancel registration; when.The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register:(1) Any registration for which the Secretary of State receives a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;(2) All registrations granted under the Name Protection Act upon completion of the term of ten years from the date of registration;(3) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction finds:(a) That the registration was granted improperly; or(b) That the registration was obtained fraudulently; or(4) Any registration which a court of competent jurisdiction orders canceled on any ground.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 6.
NE Code § 21-2507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2507 - False or fraudulent registration; liability.

21-2507.  False or fraudulent registration; liability.Any person who for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person files or registers any name in the office of the Secretary of State under the Name Protection Act by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured in any court of competent jurisdiction.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 7.
NE Code § 21-2508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2508 - Wrongful use of registered name; liability; action to enjoin; other remedies.

21-2508.  Wrongful use of registered name; liability; action to enjoin; other remedies.Any person shall be liable in a civil action by the owner of a registered name for a wrongful use of such name, and any owner of a name registered under the Name Protection Act may enjoin the wrongful use of the registered name. Any court of competent jurisdiction may grant an injunction to restrain such use and may require the defendant to pay to such owner all profits derived from and all damages suffered by reason of such wrongful use. Proof of monetary damage, loss of profits, competition between the parties, or intent to deceive shall not be required. Costs shall be allowed to the prevailing party unless the court otherwise directs. The court, in its discretion, may award attorney's fees to the prevailing party if (1) the party complaining of the improper or unauthorized use of a registered name has brought an action which he or she knew to be groundless or (2) the party charged with the improper or unauthorized use of a registered name has willfully engaged in the improper or unauthorized use of the registered name. The relief provided in this section is in addition to remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under the common law or other statutes of this state.Source  Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 8.
NE Code § 21-2701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2701 - Terms, defined.

21-2701.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 21-2701 to 21-2703, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Private corporation shall mean a corporation organized under Chapter 21, with a purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone;(2) Public corporation shall mean this state; a political subdivision thereof; any municipality therein; any public agency of the state, of any political subdivision thereof, or of any municipality therein; or any other corporate instrumentality of this state, a political subdivision of this state or a municipality in this state; and(3) Act of Congress shall mean the Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, entitled An act to provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes, as amended, and commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zone Act of 1934.Source   Laws 1973, LB 387, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 21-20,145.
NE Code § 21-2702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2702 - Foreign trade zones; establishment, operation, and maintenance.

21-2702.  Foreign trade zones; establishment, operation, and maintenance.Any private corporation or public corporation shall have the power to apply to the proper authorities of the United States for a grant of the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining foreign trade zones and foreign trade subzones under the provisions of the Act of Congress and, when such grant is issued, to accept such grant and to establish, operate and maintain such foreign trade zones and foreign trade subzones and to do all things necessary and proper to carry into effect the establishment, operation and maintenance of such zones, all in accordance with the Act of Congress and other applicable law and rules and regulations.Source   Laws 1973, LB 387, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 21-20,146.
NE Code § 21-2703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2703 - Foreign trade zones; select and describe locations.

21-2703.  Foreign trade zones; select and describe locations.Any private corporation or public corporation may select and describe the location of the foreign trade zones or foreign trade subzones for which an application is made, and make such rules and regulations concerning the establishment, operation and maintenance of the foreign trade zones or foreign trade subzones as may be necessary to comply with the Act of Congress or as may be necessary to comply with the rules and regulations made in accordance with the Act of Congress.Source   Laws 1973, LB 387, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 21-20,147.
NE Code § 21-2802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2802 - Religious association; vesting of property; application; notice; transfer of property.

21-2802.  Religious association; vesting of property; application; notice; transfer of property.Upon the application to the district court for the county where such religious association was located, as provided in section 21-2801, by any officer, director, or trustee of the body in which such property is to vest as aforesaid, the court shall appoint a time for hearing the application. Three weeks' published and posted notice thereof shall be given, and any additional notice which the court may direct. Such notice shall direct all interested persons to appear on the date of such hearing and make their objections thereto, if any they have, and it shall be published in a newspaper published in whole or in part within such county or, if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper published within this state and of general circulation within such county, as directed by the court. The posted notice shall be in three prominent public places within the county where such property is located. If, upon hearing, it appears that a proper case exists under section 21-2801, the court shall adjudge and direct a transfer of such property to be made through a trustee appointed by it for that purpose. Affidavits of the publishing and posting of the notice may be filed in the proceedings, and they shall be evidence in all actions and proceedings in the courts of this state.Source   Laws 1967, c. 105, § 19, p. 334;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 21-1994.
NE Code § 21-2803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2803 - Religious association; affiliated with other association; withdrawal; use of name.

21-2803.  Religious association; affiliated with other association; withdrawal; use of name.Whenever any religious association, as defined in subdivision (1) or (2) of section 21-2801, shall have been affiliated with a conference, missionary society, state convention, or other body which is incorporated as the statewide cooperative agency of affiliated religious associations as defined in subdivision (1) or (2) of section 21-2801, and while so affiliated and with the assistance and cooperation of such statewide denominational cooperative agency has acquired property and caused title to the same to be vested in the name of such local association using in whole or in part the denominational designation of the denomination of such statewide denominational cooperative agency and thereafter, after a substantial change in the membership, such local religious association shall withdraw from and terminate its affiliation with the statewide denominational cooperative agency then such religious society, so far as title to the property acquired during such cooperation is concerned, shall be deemed to have ceased to exist or maintain its organization, within the meaning of section 21-2801, and shall not be thereafter entitled to use in the name of such religious association the characteristic denominational designation or other words calculated to induce the belief that it is in any way belonging to or affiliated with the denomination maintaining such a statewide cooperative agency.Source   Laws 1967, c. 105, § 20, p. 335;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 21-1995.
NE Code § 21-2901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2901 - Act, how cited.

21-2901.  Act, how cited.Sections 21-2901 to 21-29,134 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act.Source  Laws 2007, LB368, § 1;  Laws 2008, LB848, § 1.
NE Code § 21-2902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2902 - Legislative power to amend or repeal.

21-2902.  Legislative power to amend or repeal.The Legislature shall have the power to amend or repeal all or part of the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act at any time and all domestic and foreign limited cooperative associations subject to the act shall be governed by the amendment or repeal.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 2.
NE Code § 21-2904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2904 - Nature of limited cooperative association.

21-2904.  Nature of limited cooperative association.(1) A limited cooperative association is an entity distinct from its members.(2) A limited cooperative association may be organized under the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act for any lawful purpose, regardless of whether or not for profit, except for the purpose of being a financial institution which is subject to supervision by the Department of Banking and Finance under section 8-102 or which would be subject to supervision by the department if chartered by the State of Nebraska or the business of an insurer as described in section 44-102.(3) A limited cooperative association has a perpetual duration, unless otherwise set forth in its articles of organization or bylaws.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 4.
NE Code § 21-2905 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2905 - Powers.

21-2905.  Powers.(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act, a limited cooperative association has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its activities, including the power to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name and to maintain an action against a member for harm caused to the limited cooperative association by a violation of the articles of organization or bylaws of the limited cooperative association or violation of a duty to the limited cooperative association.(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection, a limited cooperative association shall not issue bonds, debentures, or other evidence of indebtedness to a member unless, prior to issuance, the association provides the member with a written disclosure statement that includes a conspicuous notice that the money is not insured or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and that the investment may lose value.(b) A limited cooperative association need not provide the written disclosure statement described in subdivision (a) of this subsection to any member that is described in subdivision (8) of section 8-1111.(c) Any extension of credit by a limited cooperative association to a member in connection with the sale of the association's goods or services shall not:(i) Exceed nine months from the date of such sale; or(ii) Be secured by real property, except that an extension of credit in default at the end of the original term may be extended or renewed for successive periods not exceeding nine months in length and may be secured by real property at the end of the original term or any extension or renewal thereof.(d) No new money may be advanced by an association in connection with the extension or renewal of an extension of credit granted under subdivision (2)(c) of this section.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 5.
NE Code § 21-2906 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2906 - Name.

21-2906.  Name.(1) The name of a limited cooperative association must contain the words "limited cooperative association" or their abbreviation.(2) The name of a limited cooperative association shall not be the same as or deceptively similar to:(a) The name of any entity organized or authorized to transact business in this state;(b) A name reserved or registered under section 21-2907 or 21-2908; and(c) A fictitious name approved for a foreign limited cooperative association authorized to transact business in this state.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 6.
NE Code § 21-2907 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2907 - Reservation of name.

21-2907.  Reservation of name.(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of the name of a limited cooperative association, including a fictitious name for a foreign limited cooperative association whose name is unavailable, by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application shall set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Secretary of State finds that the name applied for is available, it shall be reserved for the applicant's exclusive use for a nonrenewable one-hundred-twenty-day period.(2) The owner of a name reserved for a limited cooperative association may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the Secretary of State a signed notice of the transfer which states the name and address of the transferee.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 7.
NE Code § 21-2908 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2908 - Foreign limited cooperative association; name.

21-2908.  Foreign limited cooperative association; name.(1) A foreign limited cooperative association may register its name pursuant to section 21-2907 if the name is not the same as or deceptively similar to names that are unavailable under section 21-2906.(2) A foreign limited cooperative association may register its name, or its name with any addition required by section 21-29,106, by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing an application:(a) Setting forth its name, or its name with any addition required by section 21-29,106, the state or country of organization and date of its organization, and a brief description of the nature of the affairs in which it is engaged; and(b) Accompanied by a certificate of existence or authorization from the state or country of organization.(3) A foreign limited cooperative association whose registration is effective may qualify as a foreign limited cooperative association under its name or consent in a record to the use of its name by a limited cooperative association later organized under the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act or by a foreign limited cooperative association later authorized to transact business in this state. The registration of the name terminates when the limited cooperative association is organized or the foreign limited cooperative association qualifies or consents to the qualification of another foreign limited cooperative association under the registered name.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 8.
NE Code § 21-2909 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2909 - Use of terms or abbreviation.

21-2909.  Use of terms or abbreviation.The use of the terms "cooperative or nonstock cooperative" or an abbreviation of the terms under the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act is not a violation of the provisions restricting the use of the terms under the Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act or sections 21-1301 to 21-1339, however, use of the term "cooperative" by a limited cooperative association shall not be construed under any other law to qualify a limited cooperative association as a cooperative organized under the Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act or sections 21-1301 to 21-1339.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 9.Cross References  Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act, see section 21-1401.
NE Code § 21-2910 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2910 - Required information.

21-2910.  Required information.A limited cooperative association shall maintain in a record at its principal office the following information:(1) A current list showing the full name and last-known street address, mailing address, and term of office of each director and officer;(2) A copy of the initial articles of organization and all amendments to and restatement of the articles, together with signed copies of any powers of attorney under which any articles, amendments, or restatement has been signed;(3) A copy of the initial bylaws and all amendments to or restatement of the bylaws;(4) A copy of any filed articles of merger or consolidation;(5) A copy of any audited financial statements;(6) A copy of the minutes of meetings of members and records of all actions taken by members without a meeting for the three most recent years;(7) A current list showing the full name and last-known street and mailing addresses, separately identifying the patron members, in alphabetical order, and the investor members, in alphabetical order;(8) A copy of the minutes of directors' meetings and records of all actions taken by directors without a meeting for the three most recent years;(9) A record stating:(a) The amount of cash contributed and agreed to be contributed by each member;(b) A description and statement of the agreed value of other benefits contributed and agreed to be contributed by each member;(c) The times at which, or events on the happening of which, any additional contributions agreed to be made by each member are to be made; and(d) For a person that is both a patron member and an investor member, a specification of the interest the person owns in each capacity; and(10) A copy of all communications in a record to members as a group or to any class of members as a group for the three most recent years.Source  Laws 2007, LB368, § 10;  Laws 2008, LB848, § 3.
NE Code § 21-2911 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2911 - Business transactions of member with limited cooperative association.

21-2911.  Business transactions of member with limited cooperative association.A member may lend money to and transact other business with the limited cooperative association and has the same rights and obligations with respect to the loan or other transaction as a person that is not a member subject to the articles of organization or bylaws or a specific contract relating to the transaction.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 11.
NE Code § 21-2912 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 21 - Corporations and Other Companies|21-2912 - Dual capacity.

21-2912.  Dual capacity.A person may be both a patron member and an investor member. A person that is both a patron member and an investor member has the rights, powers, duties, and obligations provided by the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act and the articles of organization or bylaws in each of those capacities. When the person acts as a patron member, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under the act and the articles of organization or bylaws governing patron members. When the person acts as an investor member, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under the act and the articles of organization or bylaws governing investor members.Source Laws 2007, LB368, § 12.