Tennessee § 43-38-528 Violations of articles, bylaws, member control agreements or marketing contracts - Surrender of financial rights - Surrender of voting rights

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§ 43-38-528 — Violations of articles, bylaws, member control agreements or marketing contracts - Surrender of financial rights - Surrender of voting rights

Tennessee § 43-38-528

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-38-528 (2026).

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(a)A member who knowingly, intentionally, or repeatedly violates a provision of the articles, bylaws, member control agreement or marketing contract with the cooperative, may be required by the board to surrender the financial rights of membership interest of any class owned by the member.

(b)The cooperative shall refund to the member for the surrendered financial rights of membership interest the lesser of the book value or market value of the financial right of the membership interest payable in not more than seven (7) years from the date of surrender, or the board may transfer all of any patron member's financial rights to a class of financial rights held by members who are not patron members, or to a certificate of interest that carries liquidation rights on par with membership inter

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(a) A member who knowingly, intentionally, or repeatedly violates a provision of the articles, bylaws, member control agreement or marketing contract with the cooperative, may be required by the board to surrender the financial rights of membership interest of any class owned by the member. (b) The cooperative shall refund to the member for the surrendered financial rights of membership interest the lesser of the book value or market value of the financial right of the membership interest payable in not more than seven (7) years from the date of surrender, or the board may transfer all of any patron member's financial rights to a class of financial rights held by members who are not patron members, or to a certificate of interest that carries liquidation rights on par with membership interests and is redeemed within seven (7) years after the transfer as provided in the certificate. (c) Membership interests required to be surrendered may be reissued or retired and cancelled by the board. (d) A member who knowingly, intentionally or repeatedly violates a provision of the articles, bylaws, member control agreement, or a marketing contract, may be required by the board to surrender voting power in the cooperative.