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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The circuit courts may revoke the authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state:
(a) In a proceeding by the Attorney General if it is established that:
(A) The corporation obtained its authority to transact business in this state through fraud;
(B) The corporation has exceeded or abused the authority conferred upon it by law;
(C) The corporation would have been a public benefit corporation had it been incorporated in this state and its corporate assets are being misapplied or wasted;
(D) The corporation would have been a public benefit corporation had it been incorporated in this state and it is no longer able to carry out its purposes;
(E) An incorporator, director, officer or agent of the corporation signed a document knowing it was false in any material respect with the intent that the document be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing; or
(F) The corporation has fraudulently solicited money or has fraudulently used the money solicited.
(b) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a foreign corporation that would have been a religious corporation had it been incorporated in this state, in a proceeding by 50 members or members holding five percent or more of the voting power, whichever is less, or by a director or any person specified in the articles, if it is established that:
(A) The directors are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs, and the members, if any, are unable to break the deadlock;
(B) The directors or those in control of the corporation have acted, are acting, or will act in a manner that is illegal, oppressive or fraudulent;
(C) The members are deadlocked in voting power and have failed, for a period that includes at least two consecutive annual meeting dates, to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired;
(D) The corporate assets are being misapplied or wasted; or
(E) The corporation is a foreign corporation that would have been a public benefit or religious corporation had it been incorporated in this state, and is no longer able to carry out its purposes.
(c) In a proceeding by a creditor if it is established that:
(A) The creditor's claim has been reduced to judgment, the execution on the judgment returned unsatisfied, and the corporation is insolvent; or
(B) The corporation has admitted in writing that the creditor's claim is due and owing and the corporation is insolvent.
(2) Prior to revoking a corporation's authority, the court shall consider whether:
(a) There are reasonable alternatives to revocation of authority;
(b) Revocation of authority is in the public interest, if the corporation is a foreign corporation that would have been a public benefit corporation had it been incorporated in this state; or
(c) Revocation of authority is the best way to protect the interests of members, if the corporation is a foreign corporation that would have been a mutual benefit corporation had it been incorporated in this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Corporations and Partnerships § 65.751 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-7-corporations-and-partnerships/or-rev-st-sect-65-751/
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