(1) The Circuit Court for the county in which the principal office of the limited liability company is located, or, if none, in the county of the registered office, may dissolve a limited liability company in a proceeding by a member if it is established that it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business of the limited liability company in conformity with the operating agreement.
(2) If after a hearing the court determines that one (1) or more grounds for judicial dissolution exist, it may enter a decree of dissolution, and the clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the decree to the Secretary of State, who shall file it. The dissolution shall be effective upon the filing of the decree by the Secretary of State or a later date as is specified in the decree.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 275.290

  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Court: means every court having jurisdiction in the case. See Kentucky Statutes 275.015
  • Operating agreement: means any agreement, written or oral, among all of the members, as to the conduct of the business and affairs of a limited liability company. See Kentucky Statutes 275.015
  • Person: means an individual, a partnership, a domestic or foreign limited liability company, a trust, an estate, an association, a corporation, or any other legal entity. See Kentucky Statutes 275.015
  • Principal office: means the office, in or out of the Commonwealth, so designated in writing with the Secretary of State where the principal executive offices of a domestic or foreign limited liability company are located. See Kentucky Statutes 275.015
  • Proceeding: means civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigative action. See Kentucky Statutes 275.015
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Kentucky Statutes 275.015

(3) After entering the decree of dissolution, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the limited liability company’s business and affairs in accordance with KRS § 275.300 and the notification of claimants in accordance with KRS § 275.320 and KRS § 275.325.
(4) The effect of dissolution under this section shall be as provided in KRS § 275.300(2)
and (3).
(5) After dissolution pursuant to KRS § 275.285 or otherwise, upon application of a limited liability company, a member, or a creditor of the company, the appropriate court may order judicial supervision of the winding up of the company, including the appointment of a person to wind up the company’s activities, if:
(a) After a reasonable time, the company has not wound up its activities; or
(b) The applicant establishes other good cause.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 76, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 110, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 16, effective June 8, 2011. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 389, sec. 58, effective July 15, 1994.