TITLE 30

CORPORATIONS

CHAPTER 20

IDAHO BENEFIT CORPORATION ACT

30-2005.  TERMINATION OF STATUS. (1)  A benefit corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this chapter by amending its articles of incorporation to delete the provision adopting benefit corporation status. In order to be effective, the amendment must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.

(2)  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a plan of merger, conversion or share exchange would have the effect of terminating the status of a business corporation as a benefit corporation, the plan must be adopted by at least the minimum status vote in order to be effective.

(b)  Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply in the case of a corporation that is a party to a merger if the shareholders of the corporation are not entitled to vote on the merger pursuant to section 30-29-1105, Idaho Code.

(3)  Any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a benefit corporation, unless the transaction is in the usual and regular course of business, shall not be effective unless the transaction is approved by at least the minimum status vote.

History:

[30-2005, added 2015, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 675; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 8, p. 106.]