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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The assets of a corporation in the process of dissolution shall be applied and distributed as follows:
A. all liabilities and obligations of the corporation shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefor;
B. assets held by the corporation upon condition requiring return, transfer or conveyance, which condition occurs by reason of the dissolution, shall be returned, transferred or conveyed in accordance with such requirements;
C. assets received and held by the corporation subject to limitations permitting their use only for charitable, religious, eleemosynary, benevolent, educational or similar purposes, but not held upon a condition requiring return, transfer or conveyance by reason of the dissolution, shall be transferred or conveyed to one or more nonprofit domestic or foreign corporations, nonprofit societies or nonprofit organizations engaged in activities substantially similar to those of the dissolving corporation, pursuant to a plan of distribution adopted as provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act;
D. other assets, if any, shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, but in no event may any member, former member, director, former director, officer or former officer receive directly or indirectly any distribution or portion of a distribution of any assets; and
E. any remaining assets may be distributed to such persons, nonprofit societies, nonprofit organizations or nonprofit domestic or foreign corporations whether for profit or nonprofit as may be specified in a plan of distribution adopted as provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 53. Corporations § 53-8-48. Distribution of assets - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-53-corporations/nm-st-sect-53-8-48/
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