Delaware § 285 Dissolution or forfeiture of charter by decree of court; filing

Delaware Statutes

§ 285 — Dissolution or forfeiture of charter by decree of court; filing

Delaware § 285

Title8

Ch. 1GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

Subch.Sale of Assets, Dissolution and Winding Up

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Del. Code tit. 8, § 285 (2026).

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Whenever any corporation is dissolved or its charter forfeited by decree or judgment of the Court of Chancery, the decree or judgment shall be forthwith filed by the Register in Chancery of the county in which the decree or judgment was entered, in the office of the Secretary of State, and a note thereof shall be made by the Secretary of State on the corporation’s charter or certificate of incorporation and on the index thereof.

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Whenever any corporation is dissolved or its charter forfeited by decree or judgment of the Court of Chancery, the decree or judgment shall be forthwith filed by the Register in Chancery of the county in which the decree or judgment was entered, in the office of the Secretary of State, and a note thereof shall be made by the Secretary of State on the corporation’s charter or certificate of incorporation and on the index thereof.