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RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES -- NONSTOCK, NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS

KRS tit. XXIII, ch. 273
in effect

Contents

section273.010. Repealed, 1968section273.020. Repealed, 1968section273.030. Repealed, 1968section273.040. Repealed, 1968section273.050. Repealed, 1968section273.060. Repealed, 1984section273.070. Incorporated college may establish adjunct schools and collegessection273.080. Power over adjunct school or collegesection273.090. Repealed, 1968section273.100. Religious society -- Appointment of trusteessection273.110. Trustees may sue or be suedsection273.120. Disposition of property in case of division in religious societysection273.130. Disposition of property in case of dissolution of religious societysection273.140. Sale of property held for charity for reinvestmentsection273.150. Board of incorporated cemetery to make annual reportsection273.155. Definitions for section -- Effect of donor-imposed restrictions on charitable organizations that accept contribution of property or money -- Right of action -- Declaration of rights -- Remediessection273.160. Repealed, 1968section273.161. Definitions for KRS 273.161 to 273.390section273.162. Noticesection273.163. Applicabilitysection273.167. Purposes for which nonprofit corporations may be organized under KRS 273.161 to 273.390section273.170. Repealed, 1968section273.171. General powerssection273.172. Powers of Secretary of Statesection273.173. Defense of ultra viressection273.177. Corporate namesection273.178. Repealed, 2011section273.179. Repealed, 2011section273.180. Repealed, 1968section273.181. Repealed, effective January 1, 1989section273.182. Registered office and registered agentsection273.183. Repealed, effective January 1, 1989section273.184. Repealed, 2011section273.185. Repealed, 2011section273.187. Memberssection273.190. Repealed, 1968section273.191. Bylawssection273.193. Meetings of memberssection273.195. Remote communicationsection273.197. Notice of members' meetingssection273.200. Repealed, 1968section273.201. Votingsection273.203. Quorumsection273.207. Board of directors -- Qualificationssection273.210. Repealed, 1968section273.211. Number and election or appointment of directors -- Classes -- Terms -- Removalsection273.213. Vacanciessection273.215. General standards for directorssection273.217. Quorum of directors -- Prohibition on director voting by proxysection273.219. Conflict-of-interest transactionsection273.220. Repealed, 1968section273.221. Committees of the board -- Advisory committeessection273.223. Place and notice of directors' meetingssection273.227. Officerssection273.228. Authority of officerssection273.229. Standards of conduct for officerssection273.230. Repealed, 1968section273.231. Removal of officerssection273.233. Books and recordssection273.237. Shares of stock and dividends prohibited -- Permissible expendituressection273.240. Repealed, 1968section273.241. Loans to directors and officers prohibitedsection273.243. Incorporatorssection273.247. Articles of incorporationsection273.248. Articles of incorporation -- Limitation of director liabilitysection273.250. Repealed, 1968section273.251. Repealed, effective January 1,1989section273.252. Filing requirementssection273.253. Incorporationsection273.257. Organization of corporationsection273.260. Repealed, 1968section273.261. Right to amend articles of incorporationsection273.263. Procedure to amend articles of incorporationsection273.267. Articles of amendmentsection273.270. Repealed, 1968section273.271. Repealed, effective January 1, 1989section273.273. Restated articles of incorporationsection273.277. Procedure for mergersection273.280. Repealed, 1968section273.281. Procedure for consolidationsection273.283. Approval of merger or consolidationsection273.287. Articles of merger or consolidationsection273.290. Repealed, 1968section273.291. Effect of merger or consolidationsection273.293. Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations and limited liability companiessection273.297. Sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, or pledge of assetssection273.300. Voluntary dissolutionsection273.302. Effect of dissolutionsection273.303. Distribution of assetssection273.307. Plan of distributionsection273.310. Revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedingssection273.313. Articles of dissolutionsection273.317. Repealed, effective January 1, 1989section273.318. Repealed, 2011section273.320. Involuntary dissolutionsection273.323. Notification to Attorney Generalsection273.327. Venue and processsection273.330. Jurisdiction of court to liquidate assets and affairs of corporationsection273.333. Procedure in liquidation of corporation by courtsection273.337. Qualifications of receiverssection273.340. Filing of claims in liquidation proceedingssection273.343. Discontinuance of liquidation proceedingssection273.347. Decree of involuntary dissolutionsection273.350. Repealed, 2012.Catchline at repeal: Filing of decree of dissolutionsection273.353. Deposits with State Treasurersection273.357. Survival of remedy after dissolutionsection273.360. Repealed, effective January 1, 1989section273.361. Application for certificate of authoritysection273.363. Repealed, 2011section273.364. Repealed, 2011section273.367. Repealed, effective January 1, 1989section273.368. Filing and recording feessection273.369. Repealed, 2011section273.370. Greater voting requirementssection273.373. Waiver of noticesection273.375. Director action without meetingsection273.377. Member action without meetingsection273.380. Unauthorized assumption of corporate powerssection273.382. Conversion of Chapter 271B corporation to corporation governed by KRS 273.161 to 273.387section273.383. Repealed, effective January 1,1989section273.387. Application of act to corporations in existence on June 30, 1968section273.390. Title of lawsection273.392. Repealed, effective July 15, 1994section273.400. Definition -- Internal Revenue Code -- Acts prohibited -- Policy of state regarding charitable trust -- Liability of trustee -- Powers of Attorney Generalsection273.401. Fire department membership charges and subscriber fees may be added to property tax bills -- Collection and distribution -- Collection fee for sheriffsection273.405. Community action agencies to be establishedsection273.410. Definitionssection273.415. Organization -- Separate organizations to provide specific services otherwise unavailablesection273.420. Repealed, 1982section273.425. Repealed, 1982section273.430. General powerssection273.435. Designation of community action agencysection273.437. Administering boardssection273.439. Powers of administering boardssection273.440. Repealed, 1982section273.441. Duties of community action agencysection273.442. Community action agency may participate in pilot project established in KRS 205.632section273.443. Use of federal fundssection273.445. Repealed 1982section273.446. Annual grants of block grant funds -- Allocation formula -- Use of funds -- Services to be provided -- Matching fund requirements -- Other fundssection273.448. Powers and duties of state administering agencysection273.450. Repealed, effective July 15, 1982section273.451. Reduction of agency's funds -- Notice -- Exception -- Mediation -- Access to evidence -- Appealsection273.453. Submission of block grant application to Legislative Research Commission -- Contents of applicationsection273.455. Repealed 1982section273.456. Repealed 1984section273.458. Repealed 1984section273.460. Repealed 1984section273.462. Repealed 1984section273.464. Repealed 1984section273.466. Repealed 1984section273.468. Repealed 1984section273.470. Entities organized for charitable purposes related to disasters -- Requirement for filing financial reports when contributions exceed $25,000 -- Filing requirements for other tax exempt organizations which solicited and received contributions exceeding $25,000 before June 25, 2013section273.510. Repealed, 2010section273.520. Repealed, 2010section273.530. Repealed, 2010section273.540. Repealed, 2010section273.550. Repealed, 2010section273.560. Repealed, 2010section273.570. Repealed, 2010section273.580. Repealed, 2010section273.590. Repealed, 2010section273.600. Definitions for KRS 273.600 to 273.645section273.605. Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional fundsection273.610. Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment -- Rules of constructionsection273.615. Delegation of management and investment functionssection273.620. Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment, or purposesection273.625. Reviewing compliance with KRS 273.600 to 273.645section273.630. Application of KRS 273.600 to 273.645 to existing institutional fundssection273.635. Relation of KRS 273.600 to 273.645 to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Actsection273.640. Uniformity of application and construction of the Kentucky Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Actsection273.645. Short title for KRS 273.600 to 273.645section273.990. Penaltiessection273.991. Additional penalties for violation of KRS 506.010, 506.030, 506.040, 521.020, or 521.050section273.1841. Repealed, 2011section273.1842. Statement of change of principal officesection273.2521. Repealed, 2011section273.2522. Repealed, 2011section273.2523. Repealed, 2011section273.2524. Repealed, 2011section273.2525. Repealed, 2011section273.2526. Repealed, 2011section273.2527. Repealed, 2011section273.2528. Repealed, 2011section273.2531. Incorporationsection273.3181. Repealed, 2011section273.3182. Repealed, 2011section273.3183. Repealed, 2011section273.3184. Permissibility of merger of subsequent reincorporation with reinstated prior corporation -- Effectsection273.3611. Repealed, 2011section273.3612. Repealed, 2011section273.3641. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporationsection273.3642. Repealed, 2011section273.3643. Repealed, 2011section273.3644. Repealed, 2011section273.3645. Repealed, 2011section273.3646. Repealed, 2011section273.3647. Repealed, 2011section273.3648. Repealed, 2011section273.3671. Annual report
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38571Fetched: 10/20/2026