Connecticut § 33-1170 - Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.
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§ 33-1170. Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.
Sec. 33-1170. Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors. A majority of the initial directors or, if the initial directors have not been appointed, two-thirds of the incorporators, of a corporation that has no member entitled to vote upon dissolution, and that has not commenced the activities for which it was incorporated, may dissolve the corporation by delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing a certificate of dissolution that sets forth: (1) The name of the corporation; (2) that the corporation has no member entitled to vote; (3) that the corporation has not commenced the activities for which it was incorporated; (4) that no debt of the corporation remains unpaid; (5) that the net assets of the corporation remaining after winding up have been distributed as required by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive; and (6) that a majority of the initial directors or, if the initial directors have not been appointed, two-thirds of the incorporators, authorize the dissolution.
(P.A. 96-256, S. 115, 209.)
History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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