New York § 1001 - 1001Authorization of dissolution
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 1001 — 1001Authorization of dissolution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1001. 1001Authorization of dissolution
§ 1001. Authorization of dissolution. (a) A corporation may be dissolved under this article. Such dissolution shall be authorized at a meeting of shareholders by (i) for corporations the certificate of incorporation of which expressly provides such or corporations incorporated after the effective date of paragraph (b) of this section, a majority of the votes of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon or (ii) for other corporations, two-thirds of the votes of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, except, in either case, as otherwise provided under section 1002 (Dissolution under provision in certificate of incorporation). (b) Any corporation may adopt an amendment of the certificate of incorporation providing that such dissolution shall be authorized at a meeting of shareholders by a specified proportion of votes of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, provided that such proportion may not be less than a majority.
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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 1001 cover?
Section 1001 ("1001Authorization of dissolution") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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