New Jersey § 14a:12-1
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 14a:12-1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14a:12-1.
(1) A corporation may be dissolved in any one of the following ways (a) By the filing of a certificate of dissolution pursuant to section 14A:12-5.1 upon expiration of any period of duration stated in the corporation's certificate
of incorporation; (b) By action of the incorporators or directors pursuant to section 14A:12-2 ; (c) By action of the shareholders pursuant to section 14A:12-3 ; (d) By action of the board and the shareholders pursuant to section 14A:12-4 ; (e) By action of a shareholder or shareholders pursuant to section 14A:12-5 ; (f) By a judgment of the Superior Court in an action brought pursuant to section 14A:12-6 or 14A:12-7 , or otherwise; (g) Automatically by a proclamation of the Secretary of State repealing or revoking
a certificate of incorporation for nonpayment of taxes or for failure to file annual reports; (h) By action of a corporation without assets pursuant to section 14A:12-4.1 . (2) A corporation which has been dissolved in a proceeding pursuant to section 14A:12-6 or 14A:12-7 , or which has been dissolved, or whose charter has been forfeited or revoked, for
a cause or by a method not mentioned in this section, shall be subject to all the
provisions of this Chapter and of Chapter 14, 1 to the extent that such provisions are compatible with a court directed dissolution,
or with the statute or common-law proceeding pursuant to which such dissolution, forfeiture or revocation is effected. 1
N.J.S.A. § 14A:14-1 et seq.
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