Nevada § 86.491 - Events requiring dissolution and winding up of affairs; powers and duties of person winding up affairs; effect of certain events affecting member
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§ 86.491. Events requiring dissolution and winding up of affairs; powers and duties of person winding up affairs; effect of certain events affecting member
1. A limited-liability company must be dissolved and its affairs wound up: (a) At the time, if any, so specified in the articles of organization; (b) Upon the occurrence of an event so specified in the articles of organization or
operating agreement; (c) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement,
upon the affirmative vote or written agreement of all the members; (d) Upon entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the company pursuant to NRS 86.495 ; or (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, within 180 days, or such other period
provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement, after the company
ceases to have any members, but the company is not required to be so dissolved and
its affairs wound up if, within such period: (1) The personal representative of the last remaining member agrees in writing to
continue the company and the personal representative or its nominee or designee is
admitted as a member; or (2) Any person is admitted as a member pursuant to a provision of the operating agreement
providing for the admission of a person as a member after there is no longer a member
of the company. 2. The affairs of a series of a limited-liability company must be wound up: (a) At the time, if any, so specified in the articles of organization; (b) Upon the occurrence of an event so specified in the articles of organization or
the operating agreement; (c) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement,
upon the affirmative vote or written agreement of all the members associated with
the series; (d) Upon entry of a decree of judicial termination of the series pursuant to NRS 86.495 ; or (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, within 180 days, or such other period
provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement, after the series
ceases to have any associated members, but the affairs of the series are not required
to be so wound up if, within such period: (1) The personal representative of the last remaining member associated with the series
agrees in writing to continue the series and the personal representative or its nominee
or designee is admitted as a member associated with the series; or (2) Any person is admitted as a member associated with the series pursuant to a provision
of the operating agreement providing for the admission of a person as a member associated
with the series after there is no longer a member associated with the series. 3. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement,
upon: (a) The occurrence of an event requiring the affairs of a limited-liability company
to be wound up, a manager of the company who has not wrongfully terminated the company
or, if none, the members, or a person approved by all the members, may wind up the
affairs of the company, and the person or persons winding up the affairs of the company: (1) May take all actions necessary or proper to wind up the affairs of the company;
and (2) Shall distribute the assets of the company as provided in NRS 86.521 to the creditors of the company and the members of the company. (b) The occurrence of an event requiring the affairs of a series to be wound up, a
manager of the series who has not wrongfully terminated the series or, if none, the
members associated with a series, or a person approved by all those members, may wind
up the affairs of the series, and the person or persons winding up the affairs of
the series: (1) May take all actions necessary or proper to wind up the affairs of the series;
and (2) Shall distribute the assets of the series as provided in NRS 86.521 to the creditors of the series and the members associated with the series. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the articles of organization or the
operating agreement, the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy, dissolution
or dissociation of a member or any other event affecting a member, including, without
limitation, a sole member, does not: (a) Terminate the status of the person as a member; or (b) Cause the limited-liability company, or the series of the company with which the
member is associated, to be dissolved or its affairs to be wound up. 5. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or operating agreement,
upon the death of a natural person who is the sole member of a limited-liability company
or the sole member associated with a series, the status of the member, including the
member's interest, may pass to the heirs, successors and assigns of the member by
will or applicable law. The heir, successor or assign of the member's interest becomes a substituted member
pursuant to NRS 86.351 , subject to administration as provided by applicable law, without the permission
or consent of the heirs, successors or assigns or those administering the estate of
the deceased member.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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