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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. A corporation may be dissolved involuntarily by a decree of a court in this state in an action filed by the attorney general when it is established that:
a. The articles and certificate of incorporation were procured through fraud;
b. The corporation was incorporated for a purpose not permitted by section 10-19.1-08;
c. The corporation failed to comply with the requirements of sections 10-19.1-02 through 10-19.1-24 essential to incorporation under or election to become governed by this chapter;
d. The corporation has failed for thirty days to appoint and maintain a registered agent in this state as provided in chapter 10-01.1;
e. The corporation has failed for thirty days after change of its registered office or registered agent to file in the office of the secretary of state a statement of such change as provided in chapter 10-01.1; or
f. The corporation has acted, or failed to act, in a manner that constitutes surrender or abandonment of the corporate franchise, privileges, or enterprise.
2. An action may not be commenced under this section until thirty days after notice to the corporation by the attorney general of the reason for the filing of the action. If the reason for filing the action is an act that the corporation has done, or omitted to do, and the act or omission may be corrected by an amendment of the articles or bylaws or by performance of or abstention from the act, the attorney general shall give the corporation thirty additional days in which to effect the correction before filing the action.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 10. Corporations § 10-19.1-118. Action by attorney general - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-10-corporations/nd-cent-code-sect-10-19-1-118/
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