Colorado § 7-134-302 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.
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§ 7-134-302. Procedure for judicial dissolution.
(1) (a) A proceeding by the attorney general to dissolve a nonprofit corporation must be brought:
(I) In the district court for the county in this state in which the street address of the nonprofit corporation's principal office or the street address of its registered agent is located;
(II) If the nonprofit corporation has no principal office in this state and no registered agent, in the district court for the city and county of Denver; or
(III) If the dissolution is based on a fraudulent filing with the secretary of state, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.
(b) If subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply, a proceeding brought by any other party named in section 7-134-301 must be brought:
(I) In the district court for the county in this state in which the street address of the nonprofit corporation's principal office is located;
(II) If the nonprofit corporation has no principal office in this state, in the district court for the county in which the street address of its registered agent is located; or
(III) If the nonprofit corporation has no registered agent, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.
(2) It is not necessary to make directors or members parties to a proceeding to dissolve a nonprofit corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
(3) A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a nonprofit corporation may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the activities of the nonprofit corporation until a full hearing can be held.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 729, § 3, effective July 1, 1998. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 2349, § 328, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2026: (1) amended, (HB 26-1088), ch. 226, p. 1316, § 7, effective August 12.
Editor's note: Section 9(2) of chapter 226 (HB 26-1088), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to complaints filed on or after August 12, 2026.
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