(a) At any time after dissolution is authorized, the corporation may dissolve by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of dissolution setting forth:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-2A-14.03

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • certificate of incorporation: as used in this chapter is synonymous to the term "certificate of formation" used in Chapter 1. See Alabama Code 10A-2A-1.40
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) the name of the corporation;
(2) the date that dissolution was authorized;
(3) if dissolution was approved by the stockholders, a statement that the proposal to dissolve was duly approved by the stockholders in the manner required by this chapter and by the certificate of incorporation; and
(4) the unique identifying number or other designation as assigned by the Secretary of State.
(b) The certificate of dissolution shall take effect at the effective date determined in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1. A corporation is dissolved upon the effective date of its certificate of dissolution.
(c) For purposes of this Division A of this Article 14, “dissolved corporation” means a corporation whose certificate of dissolution has become effective and includes a successor entity to which the remaining assets of the corporation are transferred subject to its liabilities for purposes of liquidation.
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