Corporations Code - CORP - CORP § 2205.5

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(a) A domestic corporation, as defined in Section 167, may be subject to administrative dissolution pursuant to this section if, as of January 1, 2019, or at any time thereafter, the corporation’s corporate powers, rights, and privileges are, and have been, suspended by the Franc

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(a)
A domestic corporation, as defined in Section 167, may be subject to administrative dissolution pursuant to this section if, as of January 1, 2019, or at any time thereafter, the corporation’s corporate powers, rights, and privileges are, and have been, suspended by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 23301) of Chapter 2 of Part 11 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for a period of not less than 60 continuous months.
(b)
Prior to administrative dissolution of the corporation, the corporation shall be notified of the pending administrative dissolution as follows:
(1)
The Franchise Tax Board shall mail written notice to the last
known address of the corporation.
(2)
If the corporation does not have a valid address in the records of the Franchise Tax Board, the notice provided in subdivision (d) shall be deemed sufficient notice prior to administrative dissolution.
(c)
The Franchise Tax Board shall transmit to the Secretary of State the names and Secretary of State file numbers of the corporations subject to administrative dissolution pursuant to this section.
(d)
The Secretary of State shall provide 60 days’ notice of the pending administrative dissolution on its Internet Web site by listing the corporation’s name and the Secretary of State’s file number. The Secretary of State shall also, in conjunction with the information above, provide instructions for a corporation to submit a written objection of the pending administrative dissolution
to the Franchise Tax Board, before the expiration of the 60 day’s notice.
(e)
(1)
A corporation may provide the Franchise Tax Board with a written objection to the administrative dissolution.
(2)
The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Secretary of State if a written objection has been received.
(f)
If a written objection to the administrative dissolution is not received by the Franchise Tax Board during the 60-day period described in subdivision (d), the corporation shall be administratively dissolved pursuant to this section. The certificate of dissolution of the Secretary of State shall be prima facie evidence of the administrative dissolution.
(g)
(1)
If the written objection of a corporation to the
administrative dissolution has been received by the Franchise Tax Board before the expiration of the 60-day period described in subdivision (d), that corporation shall have an additional 90 days from the date the written objection is received by the Franchise Tax Board to file returns, pay or otherwise satisfy all accrued taxes, penalties, and interest, file a current Statement of Information with the Secretary of State, fulfill any other requirements to be eligible, and apply for revivor.
(2)
(A)
If the conditions in paragraph (1) are satisfied, the administrative dissolution shall be canceled.
(B)
If the conditions in paragraph (1) are not satisfied, the corporation shall be administratively dissolved pursuant to this section as of the later of the date that is 90 days after the receipt of the written objection or after the period in paragraph (3), if so
extended.
(3)
The Franchise Tax Board may extend the 90-day period in paragraph (1), but for no more than one period of 90 days.
(h)
Upon administrative dissolution pursuant to this section, the corporation’s liabilities for qualified taxes, interest, and penalties, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 23310 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, if any, shall be abated. Any actions taken by the Franchise Tax Board to collect the abated liability shall be released, withdrawn, or otherwise terminated by the Franchise Tax Board and no subsequent administrative or civil action shall be taken or brought to collect all or part of that amount.
(i)
If the corporation is administratively dissolved pursuant to this section, the liability to creditors, if any, is not discharged. The liability of the directors,
shareholders, transferees, or other persons related to the administratively dissolved corporation is not discharged.
(j)
The administrative dissolution of a corporation pursuant to this section shall not diminish or adversely affect the ability of the Attorney General to enforce liabilities as otherwise provided by law.
(k)
No administrative appeal, writ, or other judicial action may be taken based on the Franchise Tax Board’s or the Secretary of State’s actions pursuant to this section, except pursuant to subdivision (h) if related to repayment of amounts erroneously received after administrative dissolution has occurred.
(l)
Upon administrative dissolution, the corporate rights, powers, and privileges of the corporation shall cease.

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  (a) A domestic corporation, as defined in Section 167, may be subject to administrative dissolution pursuant to this section if, as of January 1, 2019, or at any time thereafter, the corporation’s corporate powers, rights, and privileges are, and have been, suspended by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Article 7 (…

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  administrative dissolution has been received by the Franchise Tax Board before the expiration of the 60-day period described in subdivision (d), that corporation shall have an additional 90 days from the date the written objection is received by the Franchise Tax Board to file returns, pay or otherwise satisfy all acc…