(1) A dissolved nonprofit corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any activities except as is appropriate to wind up and liquidate its affairs, including:
Collecting its assets;
Returning, transferring, or conveying assets held by the nonprofit corporation upon acondition requiring return, transfer, or conveyance, which condition occurs by reason of the dissolution, in accordance with such condition;
Transferring, subject to any contractual or legal requirements, its assets as providedin or authorized by its articles of incorporation or bylaws;
Discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities;
Doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its assets and affairs.
Upon dissolution of a nonprofit corporation exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of theinternal revenue code or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, the assets of such nonprofit corporation shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes under said section, or to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the district court for the county in this state in which the street address of the nonprofit corporation's principal office is located, or, if the nonprofit corporation has no principal office in this state, by the district court of the county in which the street address of its registered agent is located, or, if the nonprofit corporation has no registered agent, the district court of the city and county of Denver exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, that are formed and operated exclusively for such purposes.
Dissolution of a nonprofit corporation does not:
Transfer title to the nonprofit corporation's property;
Subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in article 128 of this title;
Change quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or members, changeprovisions for selection, resignation, or removal of its directors or officers, or both, or change provisions for amending its bylaws or its articles of incorporation;
Prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the nonprofit corporation in itsentity name; or
Abate or suspend a proceeding pending by or against the nonprofit corporation on theeffective date of dissolution.
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 2347, § 323, effective July 1, 2004.)
A dissolved nonprofit corporation may dispose of claims against it pursuant to sections 7-90-911 and 7-90-912.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 722, § 3, effective July 1, 1998. L. 2000: (3)(d) and (4) amended, p. 985, § 89, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) and (4) amended, p. 2347, § 323, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2006: (5) added, p. 883, § 83, effective July 1.