47-26-22. Power of court in liquidation proceedings--Actions by member or director.
Courts of equity shall have full power to liquidate the assets and affairs of a corporation in an action by a member or director when it is made to appear:
(1)That the directors are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs and that irreparable injury to the corporation is being suffered or is threatened by reason thereof, and either that the members are unable to break the deadlock or there are no members having voting rights; or
(2)That the acts of the directors or those in control of the corporation are illegal, oppressive, or fraudulent; or
(3)That the members entitled to vote in the election of directors are deadlocked in voting power and have failed for at least two years to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired or would have expired upon the election of their successors; or
(4)That the corporate assets are being misapplied or wasted; or
(5)That the corporation is unable to carry out its purposes.
Source: SL 1965, ch 24, ยง56 (1).
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 26 - Nonprofit Corporations--Dissolution And Liquidation
Section 47-26-1 - Procedure for dissolution.
Section 47-26-3 - Dissolution by board of directors in corporation without members entitled to vote.
Section 47-26-5 - Manner of distribution of assets--Particular assets--Remaining assets.
Section 47-26-6 - Plan for distribution of assets--Adoption of plan.
Section 47-26-6.1 - Notice to attorney general.
Section 47-26-7 - Membership vote on plan--Meeting--Notice of meeting--Two-thirds vote required.
Section 47-26-8 - Adoption of plan by corporation having no members entitled to vote.
Section 47-26-9 - Articles of dissolution--Time for adoption--Contents.
Section 47-26-11 - Cessation of corporate existence--Exceptions.
Section 47-26-12 - Revocation of dissolution action--Procedure.
Section 47-26-14 - Revocation in corporation having no members entitled to vote.
Section 47-26-15 - Effect of adoption of revocation resolution.
Section 47-26-19 - Venue of attorney general's action--Service of process.
Section 47-26-20 - Service by publication--Contents of publication--Newspaper of publication.
Section 47-26-22 - Power of court in liquidation proceedings--Actions by member or director.
Section 47-26-23 - Power of court in liquidation proceedings--Action by creditor.
Section 47-26-24 - Power of court in liquidation proceedings--Application by corporation.
Section 47-26-25 - Power of court in liquidation proceedings--Action by attorney general.
Section 47-26-26 - Venue of actions.
Section 47-26-27 - Proper parties to action.
Section 47-26-28 - Preservation of corporate assets--Injunctions and receivers.
Section 47-26-31 - Expenses of liquidation--Compensation of receiver--Attorneys' fees.
Section 47-26-32 - Capacity of receiver to sue and be sued--Jurisdiction of court.
Section 47-26-33 - Qualifications of receiver--Bond.
Section 47-26-35 - Discontinuance of liquidation proceedings--Redelivery of assets to corporation.
Section 47-26-36 - Decree of involuntary dissolution--Cessation of corporate existence.
Section 47-26-37 - Copy of decree filed with secretary of state--Fee.
Section 47-26-40 - Dissolution by expiration of period of duration--Extension of period of duration.