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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 15§ 12625 Corporate Involuntary Winding Up

§ 12625 Corporate Involuntary Winding Up

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§ 12625 Corporate Involuntary Winding Up

This law explains that when a court orders a company to be shut down, the company must stop most of its normal activities, the board runs the shutdown under court supervision, and the company must notify members and creditors about the winding‑up process.

Key Takeaways

  • •Winding up starts the moment a court order is entered.
  • •The corporation’s board runs the winding‑up unless the court appoints someone else.
  • •The company must stop regular activities except to preserve value or goodwill, and must notify members and creditors by mail.

Example

A small coffee shop gets a court order to close because it can't pay its debts. The shop's board must stop day‑to‑day operations, but can keep the business running just enough to preserve its value while it sells off equipment.

The court’s order starts the winding‑up process. The board sends written notice by mail to all members and any known creditors, telling them the shop is being wound up. The board then handles the closure under the court’s watch, unless the court picks someone else to do it.

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§ 12625 Corporate Involuntary Winding Up

(a) Involuntary proceedings for winding up a corporation commence when the order for winding up is entered under Section 12624. (b) When an involuntary proceeding for winding up has commenced, the board shall conduct the winding up of the affairs of the corporation, subject to the supervision of the court, unless other persons are appointed by the court, on good cause shown, to conduct the winding up. The directors or such other persons may, subject to any restrictions imposed by the court, exercise all their powers through the executive officers without any order of court. (c) When an involuntary proceeding for winding up has commenced, the corporation shall cease to conduct its activities except to the extent necessary for the beneficial winding up thereof and except during such period as the board may deem necessary to preserve the corporation’s goodwill or going-concern value, pending a sale or other disposition of its assets, or both, in whole or in part. The directors shall cause written notice of the commencement of the proceeding for involuntary winding up to be given by mail to all members and to all known creditors and claimants whose addresses appear on the records of the corporation, unless the order for winding up has been stayed by appeal therefrom or otherwise or the proceeding or the execution of the order has been enjoined. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

involuntary proceedingswinding upboardcourt supervisiongoodwillgoing-concern value

Related Statutes

  • § 6515 Corporate Involuntary Winding Up
  • § 8515 Involuntary Corporate Winding Up
  • § 1805 Corporate Involuntary Winding Up
  • § 6511 Corporate Dissolution Actions
  • § 6514 Corporate Dissolution Orders

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 12625.
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