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Title 11B: Nonprofit Corporations
Chapter 013: Distributions
§ 13.01. Prohibited distributions
Except as authorized by section 13.02 of this title, a corporation shall not make any distributions. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
§ 13.02. Authorized distributions
(a) A mutual benefit corporation may purchase its memberships if after the purchase is completed:
(1) the corporation would be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of its activities; and
(2) the corporation’s total assets would at least equal the sum of its total liabilities.
(b) A public benefit corporation and a mutual benefit corporation may make distributions upon dissolution in conformity with chapter 14 of this title. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)