35-1-932. Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders. (1) A corporation's board of directors may propose dissolution for submission to the shareholders.
     (2) For a proposal to dissolve to be adopted:
     (a) the board of directors shall recommend dissolution to the shareholders unless the board of directors determines that because of conflict of interest or other special circumstances it should make no recommendation and communicates the basis for its determination to the shareholders; and
     (b) the shareholders entitled to vote shall approve the proposal to dissolve as provided in subsection (5).
     (3) The board of directors may condition its submission of the proposal for dissolution on any basis.
     (4) The corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders' meeting in accordance with 35-1-520. The notice must also state that the purpose or one of the purposes of the meeting is to consider dissolving the corporation.
     (5) Unless the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors acting pursuant to subsection (3), requires a greater vote or a vote by voting groups to be adopted, the proposal to dissolve must be approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds, or a majority if authorized by subsection (6), of all the votes entitled to be cast on that proposal.
     (6) A majority of votes cast by the shareholders is sufficient to constitute approval by the corporation if a statement to that effect is included in the articles of incorporation but only if:
     (a) the statement is included in the articles of incorporation at the time the initial articles of incorporation were filed; or
     (b) the statement is included in an amendment to the articles of incorporation approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the amendment pursuant to 35-1-227.

     History: En. Sec. 148, Ch. 368, L. 1991.