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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. A holder of or subscriber for shares of a corporation is under no obligation to the corporation or its creditors with respect to such shares other than the obligation to pay to the corporation the full consideration of which such shares were issued or to be issued. As such, a shareholder is not personally liable for the acts or debts of the corporation.
2. Any person becoming an assignee or transferee of shares or of a subscription for shares in good faith and without knowledge or notice that the full consideration therefore has not been paid shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its creditors for any unpaid portion of such consideration.
3. A personal representative, conservator, guardian, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or a receiver is not personally liable to the corporation as a holder of or subscriber for shares of a corporation but the estate and funds in said person's hands are liable.
4. No pledgee or other holder of shares as collateral security is personally liable as a shareholder.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 10. Corporations § 10-19.1-69. Liability of subscribers and shareholders with respect to shares - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-10-corporations/nd-cent-code-sect-10-19-1-69/
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