Nevada § 78.275 - Assessments on stock: Levy and collection; sale after default in payment
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 78.275 — Assessments on stock: Levy and collection; sale after default in payment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 78.275. Assessments on stock: Levy and collection; sale after default in payment
1. The directors may at such times and in such amount, as they may from time to time
deem the interest of the corporation to require, levy and collect assessments upon
the assessable stock of the corporation in the manner provided in this section. 2. Notice of each assessment must be given to the stockholders personally, or by publication
once a week for at least 4 weeks, in some newspaper published in the county in which
the principal office of the corporation is located or, if the principal office of
the corporation is not located in this State, in the county in which the corporation's
registered office is located, and in a newspaper published in the county wherein the
property of the corporation is situated if in this State. 3. If, after the notice has been given, any stockholder defaults in the payment of
the assessment upon the shares held by the stockholder, so many of those shares may
be sold as will be necessary for the payment of the assessment upon all the shares
held by the stockholder, together with all costs of advertising and expenses of sale. The sale of the shares must be made at the office of the corporation at public auction
to the highest bidder, after a notice thereof published for 4 weeks as directed in
this section, and a copy of the notice mailed to each delinquent stockholder if his
or her address is known 4 weeks before the sale. At the sale the person who offers to pay the assessment so due, together with the
expenses of advertising and sale, for the smallest number of shares, or portion of
a share, as the case may be, shall be deemed the highest bidder.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 78.275 cover?
Section 78.275 ("Assessments on stock: Levy and collection; sale after default in payment") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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