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2018 Georgia Code 14-3-1403 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Section 3. Nonprofit Corporations, 14-3-101 through 14-3-1703.

ARTICLE 14 DISSOLUTION

14-3-1403. Plan of dissolution.

  1. A plan of dissolution providing for the distribution of assets shall be adopted by a corporation in the process of dissolution.
  2. The plan of dissolution shall provide for distribution of assets as follows:
    1. All liabilities and obligations of the corporation shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provisions shall be made therefor;
    2. 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;
    3. 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 toone or more domestic or foreign corporations, trusts, societies, or organizations engaged in activities substantially similar to those of the dissolving corporation;
    4. Other assets, if any, shall be distributed in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws to the extent that the articles of incorporation or bylaws determine the distributive rights of members, or any class or classes of members, or provide for distribution to others; and
    5. Any remaining assets may be distributed to such persons, trusts, societies, organizations, or domestic or foreign corporations as may be provided in the plan of dissolution.
  3. A corporation described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 14-3-1302 shall comply with the following additional requirements:
    1. It shall give the Attorney General written notice of its intent to dissolve at or before the time it delivers articles of dissolution to the Secretary of State;
    2. It shall not transfer or convey any assets as part of the dissolution process until 30 days after it has given the written notice to the Attorney General required by paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
    3. When all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation have been transferred or conveyed, it shall deliver to the Attorney General a list showing those (other than creditors) to whom the assets were transferred or conveyed. The list shall indicate the address of each person (other than creditors) who received assets and indicate what assets each received.

(Code 1981, §14-3-1403, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)

COMMENT

This section is based on sections 14-3-212 and 14-3-213 of former law and has no counterpart in the Model Act or the Business Code. It requires adoption of a plan of dissolution that provides for distribution of the corporation's assets according to specified rules. Subsection (c) is based on the Model Act. It requires charitable-type corporations to notify the Attorney General of its intent to dissolve, wait 30 days after the notice is given before transferring any assets as part of the dissolution process, and inform the Attorney General of the identity and address of those to whom assets were transferred, other than creditors.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 14-3-1403 From Courtlistener.com

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Shorter College v. Baptist Convention of Georgia

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-05-23

Citation: 614 S.E.2d 37, 279 Ga. 466, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 2099, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 382

Snippet: transferred to a similar business under OCGA§ 14-3-1403 (b) (3).4 Therefore, the nonprofit’s business