{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-425.27","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 425.27","heading":"Foreign corporations.","body":"Any corporation organized under the laws of another state on a nonprofit or a cooperative basis for the purpose of supplying electric energy in rural areas and owning and operating electric transmission or distribution lines in a state adjacent to this state, shall be allowed to transact business in this state and shall have the same rights, powers, and privileges as a cooperative organized under this chapter upon the filing with the Department of State of a certified copy of its charter or articles of incorporation and upon payment of the filing fee in this chapter provided.\nHistory.—s. 26, ch. 19138, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 6494(69); ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106.","path":["CHAPTER 425 RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0425/0425.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:49Z","sha256":"4e316edba98bdd4de7c155d9123287be20fb9ccb017cfa9c442067fa32a0ba19","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-425.26","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-425.28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}