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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-899 (2026)

Decree of dissolution

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(a) If after a hearing the court determines that one or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in section 33-896 exist, it may enter a decree dissolving the corporation and specifying the effective date of the dissolution, and the clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the decree to the Secretary of the State, who shall file it.

(b) After entering the decree of dissolution, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the corporation's business and affairs in accordance with section 33-884 and the notification of claimants in accordance with sections 33-886 and 33-887.

(P.A. 94-186, S. 176, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 127, 254; P.A. 09-55, S. 26.)

History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that the entry of a decree dissolving the corporation is discretionary in the case of the grounds specified in Subsec. (a) of Sec. 33-896 and mandatory in the case of the grounds specified in Subsec. (b) of Sec. 33-896, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 09-55 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re grounds specified in Sec. 33-896(a) and (b) dissolution.

Where there is a continuing failure to hold annual meetings, and there appears to be no chance of breaking the deadlock between the parties, it is proper to dissolve the corporation. 55 CA 272.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Chance v. Norwalk Fast Oil, Inc., 739 A.2d 1275 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999).
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Chance v. Norwalk Fast Oil, Inc., 739 A.2d 1275 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 4× “2 The trial court declared, pursuant to General Statutes § 33-899, 3 that the corporation be dissolved as of April 15, 1998, and ordered that the winding-up and liquidation of the corporation’s affairs be done pursuant to General Statutes § 33-884.”
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