Rhode Island § 7-6-54 - Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act

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§ 7-6-54. Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-54

§ 7-6-54. Articles of dissolution.

If voluntary dissolution proceedings have not been revoked, then when all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the corporation have been paid and discharged, or adequate provision has been made for them, and all of the remaining property and assets of the corporation have been transferred, conveyed, or distributed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, articles of dissolution shall be executed in duplicate by the corporation by its president or a vice president, and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, and shall set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) If there are members entitled to vote on the dissolution:

(i) A statement setting forth the date of the meeting of members at which the resolution to dissolve was adopted, that a quorum was present at the meeting, and that the resolution received at least a majority of the votes that members present at the meeting or represented by proxy were entitled to cast; or

(ii) A statement that the resolution was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote on it;

(3) If there are no members, or no members entitled to vote on the dissolution, a statement of the fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the resolution to dissolve was adopted, and a statement of the fact that the resolution received the vote of a majority of the directors in office;

(4) That all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the corporation have been paid and discharged or that adequate provision has been made for their payment;

(5) A copy of the plan of distribution as adopted by the corporation, or a statement that no plan was adopted;

(6) That all the remaining property and assets of the corporation have been transferred, conveyed, or distributed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

(7) That there are no suits pending against the corporation in any court, or that adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order, or decree that may be entered against it in any pending suit.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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