(a) Any corporation formed under the provisions of chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto, may elect to be governed as a worker cooperative under the provisions of this chapter by so stating in its certificate of incorporation or certificate of amendment filed in accordance with chapter 601. A corporation so electing shall be governed by all provisions of chapter 601 other than sections 33-815 to 33-831, inclusive, and 33-855 to 33-872, inclusive, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) A worker cooperative may revoke its election under subsection (a) of this section by a vote of two-thirds of the members and through a certificate of amendment filed in accordance with section 33-800.
(c) A worker cooperative may include the word “cooperative” or “co-op” in its corporate name.
(P.A. 84-430, S. 3–5, 14; P.A. 96-271, S. 170, 254.)
History: P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (a) to replace references to “chapter 599” with “chapter 601” or “chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto” as appropriate, and replace reference to “sections 33-364 to 33-374, inclusive,” with “sections 33-815 to 33-831, inclusive, and 33-855 to 33-872, inclusive,” and amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to “section 33-360” with “section 33-800”, effective January 1, 1997.
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