14A:12-1. Methods of dissolution
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(1)A corporation may be dissolved in any one of the following ways
(a)By the filing of a certificate of dissolution pursuant to section 14A:12-5.1 upon expiration of any period of duration stated in the corporation's certificate of incorporation;
(b)By action of the incorporators or directors pursuant to section 14A:12-2;
(c)By action of the shareholders pursuant to section 14A:12-3;
(d)By action of the board and the shareholders pursuant to section 14A:12-4;
(e)By action of a shareholder or shareholders pursuant to section 14A:12-5;
(f)By a judgment of the Superior Court in an action brought pursuant to section 14A:12-6 or 14A:12-7, or otherwise;
(g)Automatically by a proclamation of the Secretary of State repealing or revoking a certificate of incorporation for nonpayment of taxes or for failure to file annual reports;
(h)By action of a corporation without assets pursuant to section 14A:12-4.1.
(2)A corporation which has been dissolved in a proceeding pursuant to section 14A:12-6 or 14A:12-7, or which has been dissolved, or whose charter has been forfeited or revoked, for a cause or by a method not mentioned in this section, shall be subject to all the provisions of this Chapter and of Chapter 14, to the extent that such provisions are compatible with a court directed dissolution, or with the statute or common-law proceeding pursuant to which such dissolution, forfeiture or revocation is effected.
L.1968, c.350; amended 1973,c.366,s.64; 1988,c.94,s.67.