Sec. 8. (a) A proceeding may not be brought by a creditor to reach or apply the liability, if any, of a member to the corporation unless:

(1) final judgment has been rendered in favor of the creditor against the corporation and execution has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-17-7-8

  • 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.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the corporation has been adjudged bankrupt or a receiver has been appointed with the power to collect debts that a receiver on demand of a creditor to bring a proceeding has refused to do; or

(3) the corporation has been dissolved leaving debts unpaid.

However, a proceeding may not be brought more than three (3) years after the happening of any of the events described in this subsection.

     (b) Creditors of the corporation, with or without reducing the creditor’s claims to judgment, may intervene in any creditor’s proceeding brought under subsection (a) to reach and apply unpaid amounts due the corporation. Members who owe amounts to the corporation may be joined in the proceeding.

As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.