{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-10-19.1-72.1","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 10-19.1-72.1","heading":"Court-ordered meeting of shareholders","body":"1.The district court of the county where the principal executive office of a corporation is located may order a meeting to be held:\na.On application of a shareholder or shareholders holding five percent or more of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote, if a meeting was not held within the earlier of:\n(1)Six months after the fiscal yearend of the corporation; or\n(2)Fifteen months after its last meeting; or\nb.On application of a voting shareholder who signed a demand for a special meeting valid under section 10-19.1-72 or a person entitled to call a special meeting if:\n(1)Notice of the special meeting was not given within thirty days after the date the demand was delivered to a corporate officer; or\n(2)The special meeting was not held in accordance with the notice.\n2.The court may:\na.Fix the time and place of the meeting;\nb.Specify a record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting;\nc.Prescribe the form and content of the meeting notice;\nd.Fix the quorum required for specific matters to be considered at the meeting or direct that the votes represented at the meeting constitute a quorum for action on those matters; and\ne.Enter other orders necessary to accomplish the purposes of the meeting.\n3.If the court orders a meeting it may also order the corporation to pay the costs of the shareholder, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred to obtain the order.","path":["Title 10 Corporations","Chapter 10-19.1 North Dakota Business Corporation Act"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t10c19-1.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"fc68d102b387a2b0b312c7030de9a78a81b3e4427437dce8a025d43fbb55aeb3","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-10-19.1-72","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-10-19.1-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}