Procedure for judicial dissolution.

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  • (1)
    • (a) A proceeding by the attorney general or director of the division to dissolve a nonprofit corporation shall be brought in:
      • (i) the district court of the county in this state where the nonprofit corporation's principal office is located; or
      • (ii) if the nonprofit corporation has no principal office in this state, in the district court in and for Salt Lake County.
    • (b) A proceeding brought by a party that is not listed in Subsection (1)(a) but is named in Section 16-6a-1414 shall be brought in:
      • (i) the district court of the county in this state where the nonprofit corporation's principal office is located; or
      • (ii) if it has no principal office in this state, in the district court of Salt Lake County.
  • (2) It is not necessary to make directors or members parties to a proceeding to dissolve a nonprofit corporation unless relief is sought against the directors or members individually.
  • (3) A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a nonprofit corporation may:
    • (a) issue injunctions;
    • (b) appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the court directs; or
    • (c) take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the activities of the nonprofit corporation until a full hearing can be held.




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