Section 15A:12-1 - Methods of dissolution

NJ Rev Stat § 15A:12-1 (2019) (N/A)
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15A:12-1. Methods of dissolution

a. A corporation may be dissolved in any one of the following ways:

(1) by action of the incorporators or trustees pursuant to section 15A:12-2;

(2) by action of the members pursuant to section 15A:12-3;

(3) by action of the board and the members pursuant to section 15A:12-4;

(4) by action of the board pursuant to section 15A:12-5;

(5) by action of the members pursuant to section 15A:12-6;

(6) by the filing of a certificate of dissolution pursuant to section 15A:12-7 upon expiration of any period of duration stated in the corporation's certificate of incorporation;

(7) by a judgment of the Superior Court in an action brought pursuant to section 15A:12-11, 15A:12-12, or 15A:14-2 or otherwise; or

(8) automatically by the Secretary of State revoking a certificate of incorporation as set forth in subsection c. of section 15A:4-5.

b. A corporation which has been dissolved in a proceeding pursuant to section 15A:12-11 or 15A:12-12, or which has been dissolved, or the certificate of incorporation of which has been revoked, for a cause or by a method not mentioned in this section, shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 14, to the extent that those provisions are compatible with a court-directed dissolution, or with the statute or common law proceeding pursuant to which the dissolution, or revocation is effected.

L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:12-1, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.