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§ 5-17-20 — Dividends

Alabama § 5-17-20
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 5Banks and Financial Institutions
Ch. 17Credit Unions
Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 5-17-20 (2026).

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The directors may declare a dividend from net earnings as the bylaws may provide.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1927, No. 597, p. 696; Code 1940, T. 28, §298; Acts 1971, No. 2294, p. 3698; Acts 1978, No. 469, p. 492, §11.)

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