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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) A proceeding by the attorney general to dissolve a corporation shall be brought in the district court for the county in this state in which the street address of the corporation's principal office or the street address of its registered agent is located or, if the corporation has no principal office in this state and no registered agent, in the district court for the city and county of Denver. A proceeding brought by any other party named in section 7-114-301 shall be brought in the district court for the county in this state in which the street address of the corporation's principal office is located or, if it has no principal office in this state, in the district court for the county in which the street address of its registered agent is located, or, if the corporation has no registered agent, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.
(2) It is not necessary to make shareholders parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
(3) A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.
(4) Within ten days after the commencement of a proceeding to dissolve a corporation under section 7-114-301(2), the corporation shall send to all shareholders, other than the petitioner, a notice stating that the shareholders are entitled to avoid the dissolution of the corporation by electing to purchase the petitioner's shares under section 7-114-305 and accompanied by a copy of section 7-114-305.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 7. Corporations and Associations § 7-114-302. Procedure for judicial dissolution - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-7-corporations-and-associations/co-rev-st-sect-7-114-302/
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