Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 602

  • Investor member: means a member that has made a contribution to a mutual benefit enterprise and:

  • Member: means a person that is admitted as a patron member or investor member or both in a mutual benefit enterprise. See
  • Mutual benefit enterprise: means an enterprise organized under this title. See
  • Organic rules: means the articles of organization and bylaws of a mutual benefit enterprise. See
  • Patron member: means a member that has made a contribution to a mutual benefit enterprise and:

  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; cooperative; estate; trust; partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company; mutual benefit enterprise; joint venture; association; public corporation; government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; or any other legal or commercial entity. See

§ 602. Patron and investor member‘s interests

(a) Unless the organic rules establish investor members’ interests, a member‘s interest is a patron member‘s interest.

(b) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, if a mutual benefit enterprise has investor members, while a person is a member of the enterprise, the person:

(1) if admitted as a patron member, remains a patron member;

(2) if admitted as an investor member, remains an investor member; and

(3) if admitted as a patron member and an investor member remains a patron and an investor member if not dissociated in one of the capacities. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)