Procedure for judicial dissolution.
RCW 24.03A.938
in effect(1) It is not necessary to make directors or members parties to a proceeding to dissolve a nonprofit corporation unless relief is sought against them individually. (2) A person commencing a proceeding to dissolve a nonprofit corporation shall notify the attorney general of the proceeding in the form of a record if: (a) The corporation is recognized by the internal revenue service as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code; or (b) The person bringing the proceeding knows that the nonprofit corporation is a charitable corporation or has property held for charitable purposes. (3) The court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a nonprofit corporation may issue injunctions, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the activities of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.
(1) It is not necessary to make directors or members parties to a proceeding to dissolve a nonprofit corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
(2) A person commencing a proceeding to dissolve a nonprofit corporation shall notify the attorney general of the proceeding in the form of a record if:
(a) The corporation is recognized by the internal revenue service as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code; or
(b) The person bringing the proceeding knows that the nonprofit corporation is a charitable corporation or has property held for charitable purposes.
(3) The court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a nonprofit corporation may issue injunctions, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the activities of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=24.03A&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026