Utah Code 16-6a-1402. Dissolution by directors and members

(1)	If a nonprofit corporation has members, dissolution of a nonprofit corporation may be authorized in the manner provided in Subsection (2).

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-6a-1402

Articles of incorporation: include :

(a)	amended articles of incorporation;

(b)	restated articles of incorporation;

(c)	articles of merger; and

(d)

a document of a similar import to the documents described in Subsections (3)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 16-6a-102

Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.

board of directors: means the body authorized to manage the affairs of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Utah Code 16-6a-102

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.

Member: includes :

(i)	"voting member"; and

(ii)

a shareholder in a water company. See Utah Code 16-6a-102

Notice: means the same as that term is defined in Section 16-6a-103. See Utah Code 16-6a-102

Vote: includes authorization by:

(a)	written ballot; and

(b)

written consent. See Utah Code 16-6a-102

Voting group: means all the members of one or more classes of members or directors that, under this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter. See Utah Code 16-6a-102

(2)

For a proposal to dissolve the nonprofit corporation to be authorized:

(a)	the board of directors shall adopt the proposal to dissolve;

(b)

the board of directors shall:

(i)	recommend the proposal to dissolve to the members; or

(ii)

(A)	determine that because of a conflict of interest or other special circumstance, it should make no recommendation; and

(B)	communicate the basis for its determination to the members; and

(c)	the members entitled to vote on the proposal to dissolve shall approve the proposal to dissolve as provided in Subsection (5).

(3)	The board of directors may condition the effectiveness of the dissolution, and the members may condition their approval of the dissolution, on any basis.

(4)

(a)	The nonprofit corporation shall give notice, in accordance with Section 16-6a-704, to each member entitled to vote on the proposal of the members’ meeting at which the proposal to dissolve will be voted on.

(b)

The notice required by Subsection (4)(a) shall:

(i)	state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposal to dissolve the nonprofit corporation; and

(ii)	contain or be accompanied by a copy of the proposal or a summary of the proposal.

(5)

The proposal to dissolve shall be approved by the votes required by Sections 16-6a-714 and 16-6a-715 by every voting group entitled to vote on the proposal to dissolve unless a greater vote is required by:

(a)	this chapter;

(b)	the articles of incorporation;

(c)	bylaws adopted by the members; or

(d)	the board of directors acting pursuant to Subsection (3).

(6)	The plan of dissolution shall indicate to whom the assets owned or held by the nonprofit corporation will be distributed after all creditors have been paid.

Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session

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