Oregon Code § 65.554·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Authorized distributions.
Unless prohibited by the corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws:
(1) A mutual
benefit corporation may purchase the mutual benefit corporations memberships
and, under the circumstances indicated in ORS 65.147 and 65.171, a public
benefit corporation or religious corporation may purchase the public benefit
corporations or religious corporations memberships, if after the purchase is
completed:
(a) The
corporation would be able to pay the corporations debts as they become due in
the usual course of the corporations activities; and
(b) The
corporations total assets would at least equal the sum of the corporations
total liabilities.
(2) A corporation
may make distributions upon dissolution in conformity with ORS 65.621 to
65.674.
(3) A corporation
may make distributions to a member that is a religious corporation or public
benefit corporation or to a foreign nonprofit corporation that, if incorporated
in this state, would qualify as a religious corporation or public benefit corporation.
[1989 c.1010 §129; 2019 c.174 §87]
DISSOLUTION
(Voluntary Dissolution)
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 65.554
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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