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The clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the decree to the Commission, which shall enter an order of involuntary dissolution.B\n\nAfter the order of involuntary dissolution has been entered, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the corporation&#8217;s business and affairs in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-906 and 13.1-907 and the notification of claimants in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-908, 13.1-908.1, and 13.1-908.2. When all of the assets of the corporation have been distributed, the court shall so advise the Commission, which shall enter an order of termination of corporate existence.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201249,"text":"If after a hearing the court determines that one or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in &#xA7; 13.1-909 exist, it may enter a decree directing that the corporation shall be dissolved. The clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the decree to the Commission, which shall enter an order of involuntary dissolution.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":201250,"text":"After the order of involuntary dissolution has been entered, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the corporation&#8217;s business and affairs in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-906 and 13.1-907 and the notification of claimants in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-908, 13.1-908.1, and 13.1-908.2. 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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 428; in 1985, chapter 522; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0925\">925<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56670,"section_number":"13.1-916","catch_line":"Reinstatement of a corporation that has ceased to exist","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-916\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78442,"section_number":"13.1-906","catch_line":"Effect of dissolution","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-906\/"},{"id":65762,"section_number":"13.1-907","catch_line":"Distribution and plan of distribution of assets","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-907\/"},{"id":66482,"section_number":"13.1-908","catch_line":"Known claims against dissolved corporation","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-908\/"},{"id":87141,"section_number":"13.1-908.1","catch_line":"Other claims against dissolved corporation","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-908.1\/"},{"id":83300,"section_number":"13.1-908.2","catch_line":"Court proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-908.2\/"},{"id":78820,"section_number":"13.1-909","catch_line":"Grounds for judicial dissolution","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-909\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54846,"identifier":"13.1-911","token":"13.1\/10\/13\/13.1-911","url":"\/13.1-911\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-911\/","token":"13.1\/10\/13\/13.1-911","dublin_core":{"Title":"Decree of dissolution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-911","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> If after a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> determines that one or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Grounds for judicial dissolution\" href=\"\/13.1-909\/\">13.1-909<\/a> exist, it may enter a <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> directing that the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> shall be dissolved. The clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">deliver<\/span> a certified copy of the <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, which shall enter an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of involuntary dissolution. <a id=\"paragraph-201249\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-911\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> After the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of involuntary dissolution has been entered, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall direct the winding up and <span class=\"dictionary\">liquidation<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span>&#8217;s business and affairs in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Effect of dissolution\" href=\"\/13.1-906\/\">13.1-906<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Distribution and plan of distribution of assets\" href=\"\/13.1-907\/\">13.1-907<\/a> and the notification of claimants in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Known claims against dissolved corporation\" href=\"\/13.1-908\/\">13.1-908<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Other claims against dissolved corporation\" href=\"\/13.1-908.1\/\">13.1-908.1<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Court proceedings\" href=\"\/13.1-908.2\/\">13.1-908.2<\/a>. When all of the <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> have been distributed, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall so advise the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, which shall enter an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of termination of corporate existence. <a id=\"paragraph-201250\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-911\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECREE OF DISSOLUTION (\u00a7 13.1-911)\n\nA. If after a hearing the court determines that one or more grounds for judicial\ndissolution described in &#xA7; 13.1-909 exist, it may enter a decree directing\nthat the corporation shall be dissolved. The clerk of the court shall deliver a\ncertified copy of the decree to the Commission, which shall enter an order of\ninvoluntary dissolution.\n\nB. After the order of involuntary dissolution has been entered, the court shall\ndirect the winding up and liquidation of the corporation&#8217;s business and\naffairs in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-906 and 13.1-907 and the\nnotification of claimants in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-908, 13.1-908.1,\nand 13.1-908.2. When all of the assets of the corporation have been distributed,\nthe court shall so advise the Commission, which shall enter an order of\ntermination of corporate existence.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13.1-262, 13.1-263; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 2007,\nc. 925.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}