Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 3-515
Director; trustee upon forfeiture
Effective Oct 1, 2017Added by Acts 1975, c. 506. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 593, § 2; Acts 2017, c. 674, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.State of Maryland
- (a) When the charter of a Maryland corporation has been forfeited, until a court appoints a receiver, the directors of the corporation shall manage its assets for purposes of liquidation.
(b) Unless and until articles of revival are filed, the directors shall:
- (1) Collect and distribute the assets, applying them to the payment, satisfaction, and discharge of existing debts and obligations of the corporation, including necessary expenses of liquidation; and
- (2) Distribute the remaining assets among the stockholders.
(c) The directors may:
- (1) Carry out the contracts of the corporation;
- (2) Sell all or any part of the assets of the corporation at public or private sale;
- (3) Sue or be sued in the name of the corporation; and
- (4) Do all other acts consistent with law and the charter of the corporation necessary or proper to liquidate the corporation and wind up its affairs.
- (d) Forfeiture of the charter of a corporation does not subject a director of the corporation to a standard of conduct other than the standard of conduct set forth in § 2-405.1 of this article.
Added by Acts 1975, c. 506. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 593, § 2; Acts 2017, c. 674, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.