(a)A corporation may be dissolved involuntarily by a decree of the circuit court of the county in which its principal place of business is located or, if it has no principal place of business, in the county wherein its registered office is situated, otherwise in Pulaski County Circuit Court, in an action filed in the name of the state by the Attorney General when it is established that:
(1)The corporation procured its articles of incorporation through fraud; or (2) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred on it by law or has continued to transact business beyond the scope of the purpose expressed in its articles of incorporation; or (3) The corporation has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter in respect to the designation and mainten
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(a) A corporation may be dissolved involuntarily by a decree of the circuit court of the county in which its principal place of business is located or, if it has no principal place of business, in the county wherein its registered office is situated, otherwise in Pulaski County Circuit Court, in an action filed in the name of the state by the Attorney General when it is established that: (1) The corporation procured its articles of incorporation through fraud; or (2) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred on it by law or has continued to transact business beyond the scope of the purpose expressed in its articles of incorporation; or (3) The corporation has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter in respect to the designation and maintenance in this state of a registered agent or registered office or in respect to any change of its registered agent or registered office; or (4) A misrepresentation has been made of any material matter in any application, certificate, affidavit, or other document submitted by the corporation pursuant to this chapter. (b) (1) If the writ of summons, which shall be returnable in thirty (30) days, issued on the complaint in the action is returned by the sheriff unserved because no registered agent or other person eligible to receive service can be found in his or her jurisdiction, then upon the filing of the writ of summons with the clerk of the court, bearing the sheriff's return, the clerk shall issue and publish against the defendant corporation, for the time and in the manner prescribed by Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure; and he or she shall appoint an attorney ad litem as provided by law. (2) The Attorney General shall also cause a copy of the warning order and the complaint to be mailed to the defendant corporation at its registered office as shown on the records of the Secretary of State at least twenty (20) days prior to the trial of such suit or the entry of decree therein; and the certificate of the Attorney General as to the mailing shall be prima facie evidence thereof. (3) Compliance with the jurisdictional requirements will confer on the court jurisdiction to decree the dissolution of the corporation. (c) The court will cause certified copies of the decree of dissolution to be filed with the Secretary of State and the county clerk of the county, if other than Pulaski County, in which the corporation's registered office is located. No fee shall be charged by either of the officials for the filing.