{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-510","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5–510","heading":"","body":"(a) Except for an electric or transportation cooperative, a person may not use the term “cooperative” as part of his corporate or business name unless he has complied with the provisions of this subtitle.\n(b) A foreign corporation organized under and complying with the cooperative law of the place where it was organized may use the term “cooperative” in this State if it:\n(1) Complies with the laws of this State applicable to foreign corporations; and\n(2) Does business as a cooperative.\n(c) Every cooperative shall use the term “cooperative” as part of or affixed to its corporate name.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=5-510","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"9550d6903c3f0a4b7ee3a7d9a3e04dcb1e10aba267ece7b09b633b860a73dfe3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-509","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-511"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}