Pennsylvania § 5976 Judicial supervision of proceedings

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5976 — Judicial supervision of proceedings

Pennsylvania § 5976

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 59AMENDMENTS, SALE OF ASSETS

Subch.VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

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Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5976 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--A nonprofit corporation that has elected to proceed under section 5975 (relating to predissolution provision for liabilities), at any time during the winding up proceedings, may apply to the court to have the proceedings continued under the supervision of the court and thereafter the proceedings shall continue under the supervision of the court as provided in Subchapter G (relating to involuntary liquidation and dissolution).

(b)Distribution of property committed to charitable purposes.--If the assets of the corporation include any property committed to charitable purposes, the board of directors or other body shall apply to the court for an order pursuant to section 5547(b) (relating to nondiversion of certain property) specifying the disposition of the property.

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(a) General rule.--A nonprofit corporation that has elected to proceed under section 5975 (relating to predissolution provision for liabilities), at any time during the winding up proceedings, may apply to the court to have the proceedings continued under the supervision of the court and thereafter the proceedings shall continue under the supervision of the court as provided in Subchapter G (relating to involuntary liquidation and dissolution).

(b) Distribution of property committed to charitable purposes.--If the assets of the corporation include any property committed to charitable purposes, the board of directors or other body shall apply to the court for an order pursuant to section 5547(b) (relating to nondiversion of certain property) specifying the disposition of the property.

(c) Religious assets.--In entering a decree providing for the distribution of the assets of a corporation organized for the support of public worship, the court shall, by its decree, provide for the disposition of the assets of the corporation, either by:

(1) vesting title thereto in such other corporation as may, by its articles, be organized for the purpose of holding title to the real estate held for public worship, according to the formularies of the church or religious organization to which the dissolved corporation was in allegiance;

(2) authorizing the sale of such assets by a master or trustee appointed for that purpose and the vesting of the proceeds, upon the confirmation of such sale, in such body as may be directed by the court, to be held in trust for carrying out the intent and purpose of public worship; or

(3) vesting the title to such assets in any incorporated or unincorporated body designated by the petitioners for the same uses and trusts as the assets were theretofore held by the dissolved corporation.

Legislative History

(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days; July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days) 2013 Amendment.Act 67 amended subsec. (a). 1990 Amendment.Act 198 reenacted and amended the entire section.