Tennessee § 45-4-1201 - Corporation created — Articles of incorporation.
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§ 45-4-1201. Corporation created — Articles of incorporation.
There is created the volunteer corporate credit union, a nonprofit membership public corporation, sometimes referred to as “the corporation” in this part. The corporation shall begin operations at any time within three (3) months after March 26, 1981, upon the adoption of articles of incorporation by the duly authorized representatives of not less than fifteen (15) credit unions chartered and existing under the laws of Tennessee. The articles of incorporation shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the commissioner of financial institutions, and shall be recorded in the register's office of Hamilton County. Acts 1981, ch. 76, § 1; 1983, ch. 94, § 1; impl. am. 1983, ch. 216, §§ 1-9. Compiler's Notes. Miscellaneous provisions concerning credit unions, formerly compiled as §§ 45-4-1201 — 45-4-1204 , have been transferred to §§ 45-4-1901 — 45-4-1904 , respectively. Cross-References. Investment in volunteer corporate credit union, § 45-4-501 . Law Reviews. Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1983 (N. L. Resener, J. A. Whitson, K. J. Miller), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 785 (1983).
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