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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 607
FLORIDA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

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607.1401 Dissolution by incorporators or directors.—If a corporation has not yet issued shares, its board of directors, or a majority of incorporators if it has no board of directors, may dissolve the corporation by delivering to the department for filing articles of dissolution that must set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The date of its incorporation;

(3) That none of the corporation’s shares have been issued;

(4) That no debt of the corporation remains unpaid;

(5) That the net assets of the corporation remaining after winding up, if any, have been distributed; and

(6) That a majority of the incorporators or directors authorized the dissolution.

History.—s. 121, ch. 89-154; s. 175, ch. 2019-90.

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Golden Door Jewelry Creations, Inc., a Corp., & Suisse Gold Assayer & Refinery, Inc., a Corp., Leach & Garner Co., Westway Metals Corp., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees, Capital Bank & Stern Metals, Inc., Plaintiffs-Intervenors v. Lloyds Underwriters Non-Marine Ass'n, an Ass'n Licensed to Underwrite Ins. in the State of Florida, & Peter Frederick Wright, Sanford Credini & Lawrence Sys., Inc., Defendants-Intervenors. Leach & Garner Co. v. Peter Frederick Wright, Golden Door Jewelry Creations, Inc., a Corp., & Suisse Gold Assayer & Refinery, Inc., a Corp., Leach & Garner Co., Westway Metals Corp., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, Capital Bank & Stern Metals, Inc., Plaintiffs-Intervenors v. Lloyds Underwriters Non-Marine Ass'n, an Ass'n Licensed to Underwrite Ins. in the State of Florida, & Peter Frederick Wright, Sanford Credini & Lawrence Sys., Inc., Defendants-Intervenors. Leach & Garner Co. v. Peter Frederick Wright, 117 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 1998).

Cited 29 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

this holding remains viable. See Fla. Stat. § 607.01401(9) (1993) (defining the term "employee" under

Acoustic Innovations, Inc. v. Schafer, 976 So. 2d 1139 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).

Cited 27 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 441631

nominee certificate on file with a corporation." § 607.01401(24), Fla. Stat. (2006) (defining "shareholder"

Michael Urfirer v. Robert Cornfeld, 408 F.3d 710 (11th Cir. 2005).

Cited 7 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 7778, 2005 WL 1039101

the beneficial owner of shares.” Fla. Stat. § 607.01401(24) (emphasis added). Before he fulfilled his

Cygnet Homes, Inc. v. Kaleny Ltd. of Florida, Inc., 681 So. 2d 826 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 10450, 1996 WL 583161

administrative, and investigatory action." § 607.01401(20), Fla. Stat. (1995). Appellant contends this

770 Ppr, LLC v. Tjcv Land Trust, 30 So. 3d 613 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 2945, 2010 WL 785864

Florida's Requirement of Certificate of Authority Section 607.01401(12), Florida Statutes (2009), defines a foreign

Golden Door Jewelry Creations, Inc. v. Lloyds Underwriters Non-Marine Ass'n, 117 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 1997).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1997 WL 384610

remains viable. See Fla. Stat. § 607.01401(9) (1993) (defining the term "employee” under

Banco Indus. De Venezuela C.A., Miami Agency v. De Saad, 68 So. 3d 895 (Fla. 2011).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 239, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1281, 2011 WL 2224820

under or subject to the provisions of this act." § 607.01401(5), Fla. Stat. In contrast, "`Foreign corporation'

Kreuzfeld A.G. v. Carnehammar, 138 F.R.D. 594 (S.D. Fla. 1991).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10127, 1991 WL 135938

“shareholder.” Recently enacted Florida Statute § 607.01401(23) defines “shareholder” or “stockholder” as

World Time Corp. of Am. v. Mizrachi, 702 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 13682, 1997 WL 756637

nominee certificate on file with a corporation." § 607.01401(23). The appellee fit within the statutory definition

DKJ, Inc. v. Swierski, 560 So. 2d 1388 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 3349, 1990 WL 62841

...Even if section 607.301 were applicable here, it would be DKJ’s burden to submit an affidavit negating the possibility that it continued to own property at the time of service of process. . Sections 607.297 and 607.301 have been repealed effective July 1, 1990. See Ch. 89-154, § 166, Laws of Fla.; see also § 607.1401, et seq., Fla.Stat....

Brendan Hurley, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Harry G. Veon v. Shirley Ann Veon (Fla. 5th DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

shareholders or members (i.e., owners). See § 607.01401(18), Fla. Stat. (2021); § 605.0102(17), Fla.

Gonzalez v. Assocs. Life Ins. Co., 641 So. 2d 895 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 5788, 1994 WL 259571

denied, 263 So.2d 831 (Fla.1972). See also § 607.01401(4), Fla.Stat. (1993) (under corporations statute

Nu Med Home Health Care, Inc. v. Hosp. Staffing Servs. Inc., 664 So. 2d 353 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 13021, 1995 WL 749618

held by each.” A shareholder is defined in section 607.01401(23), Florida Statutes (1993), as “one who

Catlin Specialty Ins. v. Cohen, 883 F. Supp. 2d 1182 (M.D. Fla. 2012).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2012 WL 3271806

which is to say that each is a “person” (Section 607.01401, Florida Statutes, defines “person” as both

Zolt Sabo v. Carnival Corp., 762 F.3d 1330 (11th Cir. 2014).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2014 A.M.C. 2493, 2014 WL 3906488, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 15398

subject to the provisions of this act.” Fla. Stat. § 607.01401(5) (emphasis added). 8 .

Dennis Durant v. Brian James, Progressive Cas. etc., 189 So. 3d 993 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 5168, 2016 WL 1295100

A director is not an employee of a company. § 607.01401(10), Fla. Stat. “A director may accept duties

Pain Reduction Concepts, Inc. v. Frisbie, 147 So. 3d 12 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 1749423, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6579

commercial delivery, and electronic transmission.” § 607.01401(7), Fla. Stat. (2009). “Notice” under chapter

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