Forfeiture of Certificate of Authority and Charter for Nonuse
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Any association that does not commence business within one (1) year after the date upon which its corporate existence begins, or, in the case of any association existing on July 1, 1978, within one (1) year after July 1, 1978, shall forfeit its corporate existence, unless the commissioner, before the expiration of the one-year period, approved in writing the extension of time within which it may commence business, upon a written application stating the reasons for the delay; provided, that the foregoing one-year provision shall not apply to existing associations that are engaged in litigation or that are in the process of having their insurance of accounts finalized.
Upon forfeiture, the certificate of authority and the charter shall expire, and all action taken in connection with the incorporation thereof except the payment of the incorporation fee shall then be void.
Amounts credited on deposit accounts, less expenditures authorized by law, shall be returned pro rata to the respective holders of the accounts.