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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 271B.14-050 (2026)

Effect of dissolution

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(1) A dissolved corporation shall continue its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs, including:

(a) Collecting its assets;

(b) Disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind to its shareholders;

(c) Discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities, including as appropriate, entering into agreements with creditors for the satisfaction thereof;

(d) Distributing its remaining property among its shareholders according to their interests; and

(e) Doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.

(2) Dissolution of a corporation shall not:

(a) Transfer title to the corporation's property;

(b) Prevent transfer of its shares or securities, although the authorization to dissolve may provide for closing the corporation's share transfer records;

(c) Subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in Subtitle 8 of this chapter;

(d) Change quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or shareholders; change provisions for selection, resignation, or removal of its directors or officers or both; or change provisions for amending its bylaws;

(e) Prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name;

(f) Abate or suspend a proceeding pending by or against the corporation on the effective date of dissolution;

(g) Terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation;

(h) Alter the obligations and responsibilities of the corporation as prescribed by applicable federal or state law with regard to the filing or examination of all federal and state tax returns or the payment, assessment, or collection of any federal or state tax due with respect to those returns; or

(i) Abate or suspend KRS 271B.6-220. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 95, effective July 12, 2012. -- Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 68, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 68, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 141, effective January 1, 1989. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 183, provides, "The specific textual provisions of Sections 1 to 178 of this Act which reflect amendments made to those sections by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 137 shall be deemed effective as of June 26, 2007, and those provisions are hereby made expressly retroactive to that date, with the remainder of the text of those sections being unaffected by the provisions of this section."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: Pannell v. Shannon, 425 S.W.3d 58 (Ky. 2014).
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Pannell v. Shannon, 425 S.W.3d 58 (Ky. 2014). · cites it 2× “, shall not transfer title of corporate property), was amended in 2007 — the next regular session after Forleo — to add a provision stating that dissolution “shall not .”
Martin v. Pack's Inc., 358 S.W.3d 481 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 5× “Martin contends that the trial coui't erred by issuing summary judgment because he was shielded from personal liability pursuant to KRS 271B.14-050 and 271B.6-220(2). 4 With respect to KRS 271B.”
Colliver v. Stonewall Equestrian Estates Ass'n, 139 S.W.3d 521 (Ky. Ct. App. 2003). “KRS 271B.14-050. The Collivers have presented no contrary authority.”
Burkesville Hardwoods, LLC v. Coomer, No. 1:18-cv-00018 (W.D. Ky. Jan. 21, 2020). · cites it 3× “Kentucky statutes also extend the life of the corporation after administrative dissolution, stating “[a] corporation administratively dissolved continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and…”
Cent. States Se. & Sw. Areas Pension Fund v. Sheets Enter., Inc., No. 1:24-cv-02277 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 19, 2025). · cites it 2× “. dissolved ... the corporation continues its corporate existence.”
United States v. B & D Vending Inc, No. 03-6008 (6th Cir. Oct. 25, 2004). · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 271B.14-050 (Banks-Baldwin 1998) (“A dissolved corporation shall continue its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs .”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 271B.14-050(1)(c): 1 case
Cent. States Se. & Sw. Areas Pension Fund v. Sheets Enter., Inc., No. 1:24-cv-02277 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 19, 2025). “. dissolved ... the corporation continues its corporate existence.”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 271B.14-050(2)(a): 1 case
Burkesville Hardwoods, LLC v. Coomer, No. 1:18-cv-00018 (W.D. Ky. Jan. 21, 2020). “Kentucky statutes also extend the life of the corporation after administrative dissolution, stating “[a] corporation administratively dissolved continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and…”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 271B.14-050(2)(f): 1 case
Burkesville Hardwoods, LLC v. Coomer, No. 1:18-cv-00018 (W.D. Ky. Jan. 21, 2020). “Kentucky statutes also extend the life of the corporation after administrative dissolution, stating “[a] corporation administratively dissolved continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and…”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 271B.14-050(2)(i): 1 case
Pannell v. Shannon, 425 S.W.3d 58 (Ky. 2014). “, shall not transfer title of corporate property), was amended in 2007 — the next regular session after Forleo — to add a provision stating that dissolution “shall not .”
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