South Carolina Statutes
§ 33-45-20 — Restrictions on use of the term "cooperative".
South Carolina § 33-45-20
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 33CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Ch. 45COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS GENERALLY
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 33-45-20 (2026).
Text
No corporation or association organized or doing business for profit in this State after March 21, 1915, is entitled to use the term "cooperative" as part of its corporate or other business name or title unless it has complied with the provisions of this chapter or unless it is incorporated under Chapters 46 or 49 of this title or under Chapter 27 of Title 34. Any corporation or association violating the provisions of this section may be enjoined from doing business under such name at the instance of any stockholder of any association legally organized hereunder.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 12-802; 1952 Code SECTION 12-802; 1942 Code SECTION 8149; 1932 Code SECTION 8149; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4343; 1915 (29) 235; 1952 (47) 1950; 1994 Act No. 392, SECTION 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-45-10
Definitions.§ 33-45-100
Organization and election of directors.§ 33-45-120
Officers.§ 33-45-130
Calls for payment of subscriptions.§ 33-45-145
Amendment of articles of incorporation.§ 33-45-150
Powers of association.§ 33-45-160
Investment in other cooperative.§ 33-45-170
Membership in cotton cooperative.§ 33-45-180
Apportionment of earnings.§ 33-45-30
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