CHAPTER 279. RURAL ELECTRIC AND RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS  


Electric Cooperatives
010. Definitions.
020. Who may incorporate.
030. Articles of incorporation -- What to contain.
040. Filing and approval of articles -- When corporation may begin business.
050. Amendments to articles.
060. Repealed, 2011. [Repealed]
070. Bylaws -- Adoption and contents.
080. Board of directors and officers.
090. Requirements for membership in corporation -- Rights and liabilities of members.
095. Nonprofit operation.
100. Common and preferred stock -- Ownership and transfer.
110. General powers of rural electric cooperative corporations.
120. Persons with whom corporation may do business -- Conditions for acquisition of new base load generating facility.
125. Transmission, distribution or sale of energy to municipally owned electric utility -- Exceptions.
130. Obligations, how issued, secured, purchased or redeemed.
140. Power of board of directors to encumber or dispose of property.
150. Other electric companies required to sell electric energy to cooperatives.
160. Repealed, 1972. [Repealed]
170. Consolidation of cooperatives.
180. Dissolution.
190. Fees for articles and amendments -- No recording taxes.
200. Taxes.
210. Jurisdiction of Public Service Commission -- Application of other laws.
220. Foreign cooperatives may extend lines into this state -- Conditions -- Limitation.
Telephone Cooperatives
310. Definitions for KRS 279.320 to 279.600.
320. Who may incorporate -- Purposes of incorporation.
330. Articles of incorporation.
340. Name.
350. Filing and approval of articles -- When corporation may begin business.
360. General powers of rural telephone cooperative corporations.
370. Bylaws -- Adoption and contents.
380. Board of trustees -- Officers.
390. Members and shareholders -- Requirements for membership.
400. Meeting of members -- Waiver of notice.
410. Amendment of articles of incorporation.
420. Change of location of principal offices.
430. Common and preferred stock -- Ownership and transfer.
440. Consolidation.
450. Merger.
460. Effect of consolidation or merger.
470. Conversion and combined consolidation and conversion of existing corporations.
480. Dissolution.
490. Fees for articles and amendments -- No recording taxes.
500. Nonprofit operation.
510. Obligations, how issued, secured, purchased or redeemed -- Power of board of trustees to encumber or dispose of property.
520. Recordation of mortgages -- Effect thereof.
530. Taxes.
540. Jurisdiction of Public Service Commission -- Application of other laws.
550. Securities act exemption.
560. Districts.
570. Foreign corporations.
580. Construction standards -- Safety.
590. Easements.
600. Effect and construction of KRS 279.310 to 279.590.
Penalties
990. Penalties.