Indiana § 8-1-17-2.1 Not-for-profit corporations formed under Acts 1935, c. 157; amended
articles of incorporation

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§ 8-1-17-2.1 — Not-for-profit corporations formed under Acts 1935, c. 157; amended articles of incorporation

Indiana § 8-1-17-2.1

Art. 1UTILITIES GENERALLY

Ch. 17Telephones─Rural Telephone Cooperative Act

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(a)If the requirements of subsection (b) are met, a local cooperative telephone corporation formed under Acts 1935, c.157 is considered to be a communications cooperative corporation formed under this chapter and is subject to its requirements and not the requirements of IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17.

(b)A local cooperative telephone corporation described in subsection (a) shall amend its articles of incorporation in accordance with IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17 to conform to the requirements of this chapter and shall submit a copy of its amended articles to the commission for approval. After examining the articles, the commission shall approve the amended articles if they conform to the requirements of this chapter. The commis

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1. (a) If the requirements of subsection (b) are
met, a local cooperative telephone corporation formed under Acts
1935, c.157 is considered to be a communications cooperative
corporation formed under this chapter and is subject to its requirements
and not the requirements of IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal August 1,
1991) or IC 23-17.
(b) A local cooperative telephone corporation described in
subsection (a) shall amend its articles of incorporation in accordance
with IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17 to
conform to the requirements of this chapter and shall submit a copy of
its amended articles to the commission for approval. After examining
the articles, the commission shall approve the amended articles if they
conform to the requirements of this chapter. The commission may
approve the amended articles without conducting a hearing. The
secretary of state may not issue a certificate of amendment before the
commission approves the amended articles under this subsection.
(c) The certificate of public convenience and necessity or certificate
of territorial authority previously issued to a local cooperative
telephone corporation described in subsection (a) shall serve as the
certificate required under section 6 of this chapter (before its repeal
July 1, 2009).
(d) Subsection (a) applies to a local telephone cooperative
corporation as of the date the secretary of state issues a certificate of
amendment under IC 23-7-1.1-26 (before its repeal August 1, 1991) or
IC 23-17-17.
(e) The local cooperative telephone corporation shall record the
amended articles of incorporation in the county where the local
cooperative telephone corporation has its principal office.