§ 12:1-1431 — Procedure for judicial dissolution

A. Venue for a proceeding by the attorney general to dissolve a corporation lies in East Baton Rouge Parish. Venue for a proceeding brought by any other party named in R.S. 12:1-1430(A) lies in the parish where the corporation's principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is or was last located.
B. It is not necessary to make shareholders parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
C. A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation or to continue a dissolution under court supervision may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or liquidator with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.
D. Within ten days of the commencement of a proceeding to dissolve a corporation under R.S. 12:1-1430(A)(2), the corporation must send to all shareholders, other than the petitioner, a notice stating that the shareholders are entitled to avoid the dissolution of the corporation by electing to purchase the petitioner's shares under R.S. 12:1-1434 and accompanied by a copy of R.S. 12:1-1434.

Legislative History

Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.