New Jersey § 15A:12-7 Dissolution upon expiration of period of duration

New Jersey Statutes

§ 15A:12-7 — Dissolution upon expiration of period of duration

New Jersey § 15A:12-7

Title 15ACORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 15A:12-7 (2026).

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A corporation shall not be dissolved when the period of duration stated in its certificate of incorporation expires until a plan of dissolution pursuant to subsection a. of section 15A:12-8 has been adopted and an original and a copy of a certificate of dissolution containing the information required by section 15A:12-10 executed on behalf of the corporation has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Upon written demand to the corporation by any trustee or member, a corporation whose duration has expired shall, within 60 days of the demand, file an original and a copy of a certificate of dissolution in the office of the Secretary of State unless within that time it amends its certificate of incorporation to extend its duration, as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of 

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A corporation shall not be dissolved when the period of duration stated in its certificate of incorporation expires until a plan of dissolution pursuant to subsection a. of section 15A:12-8 has been adopted and an original and a copy of a certificate of dissolution containing the information required by section 15A:12-10 executed on behalf of the corporation has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Upon written demand to the corporation by any trustee or member, a corporation whose duration has expired shall, within 60 days of the demand, file an original and a copy of a certificate of dissolution in the office of the Secretary of State unless within that time it amends its certificate of incorporation to extend its duration, as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 15A:9-1. The Secretary of State shall forward the copy to the Attorney General. L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:12-7, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.