Utah § 3-1-23 - Use of term "cooperative" limited.
Full text of Utah Utah Code § 3-1-23 — Use of term "cooperative" limited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-1-23. Use of term "cooperative" limited.
No person, firm, corporation, or association, domestic or foreign, hereafter commencing business in this state shall use the word "cooperative" as a part of its corporate or business name unless it has complied with the provisions of this act or some other statute of this state relating to co-operative associations. A foreign association organized under and complying with the co-operative law of the state of such association's creation shall be entitled to use the term "cooperative" in this state if it has obtained the privilege of doing business in this state.
No Change Since 1953
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-1-23 ("Use of term "cooperative" limited.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. 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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