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New York · New York General Associations Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22

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N.Y. General Associations Law § 2, Definitions, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1107482
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§ 2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. The term "joint stock association" includes every unincorporated joint stock association, company or enterprise having written articles of association and capital stock divided into shares, but does not include a corporation or a business trust. 2. The term "business trust" means any association operating a business under a written instrument or declaration of trust, the beneficial interest under which is divided into shares represented by certificates. 3. The term "stockholder" means every member of a joint stock association. 4. The term "association," as used in article four of this chapter, means a joint stock association or a business trust as defined in this section.