§ 3174 Membership Certificate Requirements

• •If you join a group that doesn't sell shares (like a club or co-op), you have to pay the full membership fee.
• •Once you pay the full fee, the group must give you a membership certificate.
• •This rule is for groups that don’t work like companies with stocks.

You join a local food co-op that doesn’t sell shares, and you pay the full $50 membership fee.

The co-op must give you a certificate proving you’re a member.