Vermont § 13107 - Failure to commence business

§ 13107. Failure to commence business

• (a) As to any mutual or cooperative financial institution that fails to commence business
  as a financial institution within two years after receiving a certificate of general
  good under section 13102 of this title, its certificate of general good and its right to do business shall lapse. (b) Notwithstanding the time limitation in subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner
  may extend the period in which business shall be commenced for a period not to exceed
  six months upon written application by the institution setting forth the reasons for
  the extension, filed before the expiration of the time period established by subsection
  (a) of this section. If an extension is granted by the Commissioner, the Commissioner
  shall notify the Secretary of State. (c) Upon the expiration of the time periods set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this
  section, the contributors of initial capital deposits of such institution shall be
  entitled to the return of any amounts that they have paid to the institution and all
  expenses incurred in the organization shall be borne by the original organizers who
  were named in the application for permission to organize. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)