2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 7 - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 7-1-101 — 7-137-301) › CORPORATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 7-101-101 — 7-137-301) › NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS (§§ 7-121-101 — 7-137-301) › Article 123 - PURPOSES AND POWERS (§§ 7-123-101 — 7-123-105) › Section 7-123-101 - Purposes and applicability

(1)
Every nonprofit corporation incorporated under articles
121
to
137
of this title has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business or activity unless a more limited purpose is stated in the articles of incorporation.
(2)
Where another statute of this state requires that corporations of a particular class be formed or incorporated exclusively under that statute, corporations of that class shall be formed or incorporated under such other statute. The corporation shall be subject to all limitations of the other statute.
(3)
Where another statute of this state requires nonprofit corporations of a particular class to be formed or incorporated under that statute and also under general nonprofit corporation statutes, such nonprofit corporations shall be formed or incorporated under such other statute and, in addition thereto, under articles
121
to
137
of this title to the extent general nonprofit corporation law is applicable.
(4)
Where another statute of this state permits nonprofit corporations of a particular class to be formed or incorporated either under that statute or under the general nonprofit corporation statutes, a nonprofit corporation of that class may at the election of its incorporators be formed or incorporated under articles
121
to
137
of this title. Unless the articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation indicate that it is formed or incorporated under another statute, the nonprofit corporation shall for all purposes be considered as formed and incorporated under articles
121
to
137
of this title.
(5)
Articles
121
to
137
of this title shall apply to nonprofit corporations of every class, whether or not included in the term "nonprofit corporation" as defined in section
7-121-401 (26)
, that are formed or incorporated under and governed by other statutes of this state to the extent that said articles are not inconsistent with such other statutes.
(6)
Articles
121
to
137
of this title shall apply to any nonprofit corporation formed prior to January 1, 1968, under article 40 or 50 of this title without shares or capital stock and for a purpose for which a nonprofit corporation might be formed under articles
121
to
137
of this title and that elects to accept said articles as provided therein.
(7)
Articles
121
to
137
of this title shall apply to any corporation having shares or capital stock and formed under article 40, 50, or 51 of this title, and each nonprofit corporation whether with or without shares or capital stock formed prior to January 1, 1968, under general law or created by special act of the general assembly for a purpose for which a nonprofit corporation may be formed under articles
121
to
137
of this title, but not otherwise entitled to the rights, privileges, immunities, and franchises provided by said articles that elects to accept said articles as provided therein.
(8)
A mutual ditch company may elect by a statement in its articles of incorporation that one or more of the provisions of the "Colorado Business Corporation Act", articles
101
to
117
of this title, apply to the mutual ditch company in lieu of one or more of the provisions of articles
121
to
137
of this title.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 663, § 3, effective 7/1/1998. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2336, § 285, effective 7/1/2004. L. 2006: (8) added, p. 882, § 80, effective July 1. L. 2007: (8) amended, p. 249, § 50, effective May 29.