Property Held in Trust or Otherwise Dedicated to Charitable Purpose Not to Be Diverted From Its Purpose — Financial Benefit in Connection With Disposition Prohibited — Notice Required of Transactions Not in Usual and Regular Course of Activities
Property Held in Trust or Otherwise Dedicated to Charitable Purpose Not to Be Diverted From Its Purpose — Financial Benefit in Connection With Disposition Prohibited — Notice Required of Transactions Not in Usual and Regular Course of Activities
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Property held in trust or otherwise dedicated to a charitable purpose may not be diverted from its purpose by a transaction described in § 48-62-101 or § 48-62-102 unless the corporation complies with subsection (c) to the extent required by and pursuant to the law of this state on cy pres or otherwise dealing with the nondiversion of charitable assets.
A person who is a member or otherwise affiliated with a public benefit corporation may not receive a direct or indirect financial benefit in connection with a disposition of assets unless the person is a public benefit corporation or an unincorporated entity that has a charitable purpose. This subsection (b) does not apply to the receipt of reasonable compensation for services rendered.
A public benefit corporation must give written notice to the attorney general and reporter at least forty-five (45) days before it sells, leases, exchanges or otherwise disposes of all, or substantially all, of its property in a transaction not in the usual and regular course of its activities unless the corporation obtains an appropriate order from the court of competent jurisdiction.