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Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1801 (2026)

Methods of dissolution.

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BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT


Act 284 of 1972


450.1801 Methods of dissolution.

Sec. 801.

    (1) A corporation may be dissolved in any of the following ways:

    (a) Automatically by expiration of a period of duration to which the corporation is limited by its articles of incorporation.

    (b) By action of the incorporators or directors under section 803.

    (c) By action of the board and the shareholders under section 804.

    (d) Pursuant to an agreement under section 488, effected by filing a certificate under section 805.

    (e) By a judgment of the circuit court in an action brought under this act or otherwise.

    (f) Automatically, under section 922, for failure to file an annual report or pay the filing fee.

    (2) A corporation whose assets have been wholly disposed of under court order in receivership or bankruptcy proceedings may be summarily dissolved by order of the court having jurisdiction of the proceedings. A copy of the order shall be filed by the clerk of the court with the administrator.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 24, 1997

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: In Re Dissolution of Esquire Prods. Int'l, Inc., 377 N.W.2d 356 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
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In Re Dissolution of Esquire Prods. Int'l, Inc., 377 N.W.2d 356 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “” (Emphasis added.) Subrule (E) of this part parallels MCL 450.”
Jonathon Drake v. Plum Hollow Lanes Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “Specifically, MCL 450.1801 addresses methods of corporate dissolution.”
Venkata Krishna Nallaballi v. Eswari Achanta (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “If GMGT in fact wound up its affairs in 2012, then, as discussed below, I would conclude that Suneetha’s claims against Achanta and GMGT brought in 2014 were barred.”
Armada Oil & Gas Co. Varmada Oil & Gas Warren Petro Mart Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “MCL 450.1801(1)(f) provides that a corporation may be dissolved “[a]utomatically, under [MCL 450.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1801(1) — 1 case
Jonathon Drake v. Plum Hollow Lanes Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Specifically, MCL 450.1801 addresses methods of corporate dissolution.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1801(1)(c) — 1 case
Jonathon Drake v. Plum Hollow Lanes Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “Specifically, MCL 450.1801 addresses methods of corporate dissolution.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1801(1)(f) — 1 case
Armada Oil & Gas Co. Varmada Oil & Gas Warren Petro Mart Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “MCL 450.1801(1)(f) provides that a corporation may be dissolved “[a]utomatically, under [MCL 450.”
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