New York Cooperative Corporations Law

Every section of the New York Cooperative Corporations Law, in order — 64 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 1 — Short title
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 2 — Declaration of policy
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 3 — Definitions
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 4 — Applicability
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 5 — Applicability of business corporation law to cooperative corporations
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 10 — Classes of corporations
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 11 — Five or more persons may form a corporation, under this chapter, by making, acknowledging and filing a certificate of incorporation which...
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 12 — Amendments to certificate of incorporation
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 13 — Purposes for which general cooperative corporations may be formed
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 14 — General powers
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 15 — Filing certificate
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 16 — By-laws
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 17 — Voluntary dissolution
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 18 — Jurisdiction of the supreme court
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 40 — Certificate of membership
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 41 — Representation of members
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 42 — Forfeiture of membership
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 43 — Resignation of members
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 44 — Voting by members
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 45 — Voting by delegates
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 46 — Proportionate voting
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 47 — Liability of members
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 60 — Directors; terms; election; duties
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 61 — Directors from districts
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 62 — Salaries
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 63 — Removal of directors
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 64 — Officers
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 65 — Officers and employees to be bonded
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 70 — Marketing contract
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 71 — Purchasing business of other corporations or persons
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 72 — Reserves, net margins, net retained proceeds, distributions, and patronage refunds
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 73 — Misdemeanor to spread false reports about the finances or management thereof
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 74 — Liability for damages for encouraging or permitting delivery of products in violation of marketing agreements
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 75 — Audit and annual report
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 76 — Foreign corporations
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 77 — Annual license fee
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 80 — Legislative findings
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 81 — Definitions
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 82 — Corporations organized under the business corporation law; election to be governed as worker cooperative
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 83 — Status as profit-making corporation
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 84 — Applicability of the business corporation law
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 85 — Applicability of the cooperative corporations law
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 86 — Revocation of election
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 87 — Corporate name
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 88 — Members; membership shares; fees; rights and responsibilities
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 89 — Voting shares; by-laws; amendment of certificate of incorporation
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 90 — Net retained proceeds or losses; distribution and payment
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 91 — Directors; officers
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 92 — Internal capital accounts; recall or redemption of shares; interest; collective reserve account
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 93 — Internal capital account cooperatives
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 94 — Conversion of membership shares and internal capital accounts upon revocation of election; consolidation or merger
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 110 — Declaration of policy
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 111 — Definitions
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 112 — Incorporation
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 113 — Reserves
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 120 — Organization
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 121 — Special powers
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 122 — Purchase of stock, assets or business of other corporations
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 123 — Credit and agency corporations; ownership of voting common stock; directors
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 130 — Constitutionality
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 131 — Laws repealed
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 132 — Existing actions
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 133 — Existing cooperative corporations or associations
• N.Y. Coop. Corp. Law § 134 — When to take effect