Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156B sec. 113 – Action to recover penalties and forfeitures; venue; injunction
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Section 113. Penalties or forfeitures incurred by any corporation which omits to cause to be duly filed any certificate or report required by section thirty-eight, fifty-three or one hundred and nine may be recovered in an action brought in Suffolk county in the name of the commonwealth, or they may be recovered by an information in equity in the name of the attorney general at the relation of the state secretary, brought in the supreme judicial court in Suffolk county. Upon such information, the court may issue an injunction restraining the further prosecution of the business of the corporation until such penalties or forfeitures, with interest and costs, have been paid and until such certificate or report has been filed.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156B sec. 113
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.