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Ind. Code § 23-1-45-5

Continuance of corporate existence; winding up affairs; effect of dissolution

Known as the Indiana Business Corporation Law

The act spans §§ 23-1-17-1 to 23-1-55-3 (253 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Superior Boat Works, Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in In Re Superior Boat Works, Inc. (August 2010)

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.29.

Sec. 5. (a) A dissolved corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs, including:

(1) collecting its assets;

(2) disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind to its shareholders;

(3) discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities;

(4) distributing its remaining property among its shareholders according to their interests; and

(5) doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.

(b) Dissolution of a corporation does not:

(1) transfer title to the corporation's property;

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

(3) subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in IC 23-1-33 through IC 23-1-37;

(4) change:

(A) quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or shareholders;

(B) provisions for selection, resignation, or removal of its directors, or officers, or both; or

(C) provisions for amending its bylaws;

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

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

(7) terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.