Tennessee § 43-38-401 - Amendment of articles — No vested property rights conferred.
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§ 43-38-401. Amendment of articles — No vested property rights conferred.
A cooperative may amend its articles at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles or to delete a provision not required in the articles. Whether a provision is required or permitted in the articles is determined as of the effective date of the amendment. A member of a cooperative does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the articles or bylaws, including provisions relating to management control, capital structure, distribution, entitlement or purpose or duration of the cooperative. Acts 2004, ch. 534, § 9.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-38-401 ("Amendment of articles — No vested property rights conferred.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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