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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 16§ 8613 Corporate Voluntary Dissolution Process

§ 8613 Corporate Voluntary Dissolution Process

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§ 8613 Corporate Voluntary Dissolution Process

Key Takeaways

  • •A company can decide to close down if the members or the board vote for it.
  • •After the decision to close, the board is in charge of finishing up the company's business.
  • •The company can't do its normal business anymore, except to wrap things up or sell its stuff.
  • •The board must tell all members (who didn't vote to close), creditors, and the Attorney General (if the company holds charitable assets) that the company is closing.

Example

A small local bakery decides to close because the owner wants to retire.

The owner and the board vote to close the bakery. The board then stops baking and selling bread but can still sell the bakery's ovens and mixers. They also have to send letters to all their suppliers and customers who had credit with the bakery to tell them the bakery is closing.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8613 Corporate Voluntary Dissolution Process

(a) Voluntary proceedings for winding up the corporation commence upon the adoption of the resolution required by Section 8610 by the members, by the board and members, or by the board alone, electing to wind up and dissolve. (b) When a voluntary proceeding for winding up has commenced, the board shall continue to act as a board and shall have full powers to wind up and settle its affairs, both before and after the filing of the certificate of dissolution. (c) When a voluntary 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, to the extent necessary to carry out its purposes, 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 board shall cause written notice of the commencement of the proceeding for voluntary winding up to be given by mail to all its members (except no notice need be given to the members who voted in favor of winding up and dissolving the corporation), to all known creditors and claimants whose addresses appear on the records of the corporation, and in the case of a corporation holding assets in charitable trust to the Attorney General. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 812, Sec. 13.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

corporationresolutiondissolutionadoptionclaimattorney generaldispositionauthority

Related Statutes

  • § 6615 Corporate Dissolution Certificate
  • § 8611 Charitable Corporation Dissolution Filing
  • § 9680 Religious Corporation Dissolution Rules
  • § 1155 Corporation Conversion Requirements
  • § 12465 Court Ordered Corporate Meetings

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 8613.
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