Colorado § 10-14-105 - Purposes and powers.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 10-14-105 — Purposes and powers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-14-105. Purposes and powers.
(1) A society shall operate for the benefit of members and their beneficiaries by:
(a) Providing benefits as specified in section 10-14-401; and
(b) Operating for one or more lawful social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic, or religious purposes for the benefit of its members, which may also be extended to others. Such purposes may be carried out directly by the society, or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations.
(2) Every society shall have the power to adopt governing documents for the government of the society, the admission of its members, and the management of its affairs. Each society shall have the power to change, alter, add to, or amend such governing documents and shall have such other powers as are necessary and incidental to carrying into effect the objects and purposes of the society.
Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 588, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 10-14-113 (1)(b) and (6) as they existed prior to 1993, and the former § 10-14-105 was relocated to § 10-14-401.
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Section 10-14-105 ("Purposes and powers.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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