{"data":{"id":"us-me/13-m.r.s.-1744","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"13 M.R.S. §1744","heading":"Name; use of \"cooperative\"","body":"A person, firm, corporation or association, domestic or foreign, commencing business in this State after the effective date of this section may not use the word \"cooperative\" or \"co-op\" as a part of its corporate name unless it has complied with this subchapter or any other law of this State relating to cooperative associations.  A foreign association organized under and complying with the cooperative laws of the state in which it was created is entitled to use the term \"cooperative\" or \"co-op\" in this State if it has obtained the privilege of doing business or carrying on activities in this State.","path":["TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS","PART 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL","CHAPTER 85: COOPERATIVES","SUBCHAPTER 1-A: COOPERATIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OWNERSHIP"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/13/title13sec1744.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"1660f745ae6d5b46a94d63ca4c65cbf9668e19d82785658b055586f755d8a243","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/13-m.r.s.-1743","next":"us-me/13-m.r.s.-1745"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}