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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 17§ 6716 Corporate Asset Dissolution Rules

§ 6716 Corporate Asset Dissolution Rules

Corporations Code·California
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§ 6716 Corporate Asset Dissolution Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •When a company closes, its stuff (like money, buildings, etc.) must be given out or sold following the company's own rules or any trust agreements.
  • •Usually, a court has to approve how the company's stuff is given out, and the state's lawyer (Attorney General) must be involved.
  • •The court approval isn't needed if the Attorney General says in writing that they don’t have a problem with how the stuff is being given out.
  • •Some special types of companies don’t have to follow these court or Attorney General rules.

Example

A small local bakery decides to close down because the owner is retiring.

The bakery’s leftover money and equipment must be sold or given away following the bakery’s own rules. The owner can’t just keep everything. Usually, a court would have to approve this, and the state’s lawyer would check to make sure it’s fair. But if the state’s lawyer writes a note saying it’s okay, the bakery doesn’t need to go to court.

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

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§ 6716 Corporate Asset Dissolution Rules

After complying with the provisions of Section 6713: (a) Except as provided in Section 6715, all of a corporation’s assets shall be disposed of on dissolution in conformity with its articles or bylaws subject to complying with the provisions of any trust under which such assets are held. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the disposition required in subdivision (a) shall be made by decree of the superior court of the proper county in proceedings to which the Attorney General is a party. The decree shall be made upon petition therefor by the Attorney General or, upon 30 days’ notice to the Attorney General, by any person concerned in the dissolution. (c) The disposition required in subdivision (a) may be made without the decree of the superior court, subject to the rights of persons concerned in the dissolution, if the Attorney General makes a written waiver of objections to the disposition. (d) Subdivisions (b) and (c) shall not be applicable to any corporation as described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 6615. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 442, Sec. 13. (AB 1211) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

dissolutionassetsarticles or bylawssuperior court decreeAttorney Generalwritten waiver

Related Statutes

  • § 8716 Charitable Trust Asset Disposition
  • § 12656 Corporate Asset Distribution Dissolution
  • § 8717 Corporate Asset Distribution Rules
  • § 6715 Corporate Asset Return Conditions
  • § 12655 Return Of Condition Assets

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 6716.
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