Kansas § 17-6912 - Compromise or arrangement between corporation and stockholders or creditors

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§ 17-6912. Compromise or arrangement between corporation and stockholders or creditors

17-6912. Compromise or arrangement between corporation and stockholders or creditors. (a) Whenever the provision permitted by subsection (b)(2) of K.S.A. 17-6002 is included in the original articles of incorporation of any corporation, all persons who become creditors or stockholders thereof shall be deemed to have become such creditors or stockholders subject in all respects to that provision and the same shall be absolutely binding upon them. Whenever that provision is inserted in the articles of incorporation of any such corporation by an amendment of its articles all persons who become creditors or stockholders of such corporation after such amendment shall be deemed to have become such creditors or stockholders subject in all respects to that provision, and the same shall be absolutely binding upon them.(b) The district court may administer and enforce any compromise or arrangement made pursuant to the provision contained in subsection (b)(2) of K.S.A. 17-6002, and it may restrain pendente lite all actions and proceedings against any corporation with respect to which the court shall have begun the administration and enforcement of that provision. The court also may appoint a temporary receiver for such corporation, with such powers as it deems proper, and may make and enforce such rules as it deems necessary for the exercise of such jurisdiction.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 115; July 1.

Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 17-6912 ("Compromise or arrangement between corporation and stockholders or creditors") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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