{
  "_meta": {
    "code": "VS-08",
    "title": "Corporate Standing",
    "version": "1.0",
    "statute_primary": "805 ILCS 5/12.20",
    "statute_secondary": "765 ILCS 605/18.4",
    "diagnostic_question": "Is the association legally authorized to act — is it in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State?",
    "dsc_activations": ["DSC-01", "DSC-02", "DSC-04", "DSC-10"],
    "verification_sources": [
      {
        "label": "Illinois Secretary of State — Business Entity Search",
        "url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc",
        "instruction": "Search by association name. The result shows current standing status — Active, Dissolved, or Administratively Dissolved. Administrative dissolution occurs automatically when annual reports or fees are not filed. It does not require a court order and the association may not know it has occurred."
      },
      {
        "label": "Kane County Recorder of Deeds",
        "url": "https://www.kanecountyrecorder.com",
        "instruction": "A dissolved corporation may have recorded liens or legal actions after dissolution. Cross-reference the dissolution date against any recorded enforcement actions to establish whether they were taken without valid corporate authority."
      },
      {
        "label": "Illinois Compiled Statutes — 805 ILCS 5/12.20",
        "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2255",
        "instruction": "Section 12.20 governs administrative dissolution of Illinois corporations. A dissolved corporation has no authority to conduct business, incur obligations, or initiate legal proceedings."
      }
    ],
    "renderer_notes": "VS-08 is the most verifiable of all ten Vital Signs — the Secretary of State search returns a binary result. The diagnostic complexity is not in the verification but in the consequences: a dissolved corporation has no valid board, no valid lien authority, no valid assessment authority, and no valid basis for legal action. Every DSC category that depends on board authority is affected when VS-08 shows dissolution. The renderer should surface a cascade warning when dissolution is confirmed — listing every downstream DSC category affected. The homeowner perspective is an information record only. The professional record is where the verification and consequence analysis occurs."
  },

  "perspectives": {

    "homeowner": {
      "label": "Your Record",
      "access_state": "participant",
      "instruction": "Record what you know about your association's legal status as a corporation. Most homeowners have never checked this. If you have, record what you found. If you have not, record whether the association has ever communicated its corporate status to the membership.",
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "ho_corporate_status_communicated",
          "label": "Has the association ever communicated its corporate standing status to the membership — for example, confirming that annual reports have been filed with the Secretary of State?",
          "type": "select",
          "required": true,
          "options": [
            { "value": "yes_regular", "label": "Yes — corporate standing is reported at annual meetings" },
            { "value": "yes_once", "label": "Yes — mentioned once but not regularly communicated" },
            { "value": "no", "label": "No — corporate standing has never been mentioned" },
            { "value": "unknown", "label": "I do not know" }
          ],
          "diagnostic_flag": true,
          "flag_condition": "no",
          "flag_label": "Corporate standing never communicated to membership",
          "flag_note": "An association that does not communicate its corporate standing status to the membership may be unaware of its own dissolution. Administrative dissolution occurs automatically and silently — the association continues to act as if it has authority it no longer holds."
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_checked_sos",
          "label": "Have you ever searched the Illinois Secretary of State database to verify your association's corporate standing?",
          "type": "boolean",
          "required": true
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_sos_result",
          "label": "What did the Secretary of State search show?",
          "type": "select",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "ho_checked_sos", "value": true },
          "options": [
            { "value": "active", "label": "Active — in good standing" },
            { "value": "dissolved_administrative", "label": "Administratively dissolved" },
            { "value": "dissolved_voluntary", "label": "Voluntarily dissolved" },
            { "value": "not_found", "label": "Not found — no record under the association's name" },
            { "value": "unclear", "label": "Found but status unclear" }
          ],
          "diagnostic_flag": true,
          "flag_condition": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary", "not_found"],
          "flag_label": "Homeowner search shows dissolution or no record — corporate standing at issue"
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_dissolution_date_known",
          "label": "Do you know approximately when the dissolution occurred?",
          "type": "boolean",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "ho_sos_result", "value": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary"] }
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_dissolution_approximate_date",
          "label": "Approximate dissolution date",
          "type": "text",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "ho_dissolution_date_known", "value": true },
          "placeholder": "e.g. 2019, or 'sometime before 2020'"
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_actions_after_dissolution",
          "label": "Has the association taken enforcement actions — liens, legal proceedings, Special Assessments, collection actions — that may have occurred after a dissolution you have identified?",
          "type": "boolean",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "ho_sos_result", "value": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary"] },
          "diagnostic_flag": true,
          "flag_condition": true,
          "flag_label": "Enforcement actions taken after dissolution — authority at issue",
          "flag_note": "A dissolved corporation has no authority to initiate legal proceedings, record liens, or assess homeowners. Any such action taken after the dissolution date is potentially void. Record the dates of enforcement actions and compare against the dissolution date."
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_enforcement_timeline",
          "label": "List the enforcement actions and their approximate dates.",
          "type": "textarea",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "ho_actions_after_dissolution", "value": true },
          "placeholder": "Example: Lien recorded [date]. Legal action filed [date]. Special Assessment levied [date]. Association dissolved [date per SOS search]."
        },
        {
          "id": "ho_account",
          "label": "Your account — describe what happened in your own words.",
          "type": "textarea",
          "required": false,
          "placeholder": "No required format. No legal terminology needed. You do not need to be neutral. You need to be accurate."
        }
      ]
    },

    "professional": {
      "label": "Professional Record",
      "access_state": "professional",
      "instruction": "Verify corporate standing from the Secretary of State database. If dissolved, establish the dissolution date and cross-reference against all enforcement actions in the homeowner's record. Assess the validity of each action taken after the dissolution date. Upgrade or downgrade the homeowner record as warranted.",
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "pro_standing_verified",
          "label": "Corporate standing — verified from Secretary of State",
          "type": "select",
          "required": true,
          "options": [
            { "value": "active", "label": "Active — in good standing" },
            { "value": "dissolved_administrative", "label": "Administratively dissolved" },
            { "value": "dissolved_voluntary", "label": "Voluntarily dissolved" },
            { "value": "not_found", "label": "Not found under any searched name variant" },
            { "value": "reinstated", "label": "Previously dissolved — reinstated" }
          ],
          "diagnostic_flag": true,
          "flag_condition": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary", "not_found"],
          "flag_label": "Association dissolved or not found — no valid corporate authority"
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_dissolution_date",
          "label": "Dissolution date per Secretary of State record",
          "type": "date",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "pro_standing_verified", "value": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary"] }
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_reinstatement_date",
          "label": "Reinstatement date, if applicable",
          "type": "date",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "pro_standing_verified", "value": "reinstated" }
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_enforcement_after_dissolution",
          "label": "Have enforcement actions — liens, legal proceedings, assessments, collection actions — been taken after the dissolution date?",
          "type": "boolean",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "pro_standing_verified", "value": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary"] },
          "diagnostic_flag": true,
          "flag_condition": true,
          "flag_label": "Enforcement actions confirmed after dissolution date — validity at issue"
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_enforcement_timeline",
          "label": "List the enforcement actions, their dates, and their relationship to the dissolution date.",
          "type": "textarea",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "pro_enforcement_after_dissolution", "value": true },
          "placeholder": "For each action: type of action, date, and whether it precedes or follows the dissolution date. Note any actions recorded with the County Recorder after dissolution."
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_lien_validity",
          "label": "Are any recorded liens valid given the corporate standing at the time of recording?",
          "type": "select",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "pro_enforcement_after_dissolution", "value": true },
          "options": [
            { "value": "valid", "label": "Valid — recorded prior to dissolution" },
            { "value": "invalid", "label": "Invalid — recorded after dissolution" },
            { "value": "mixed", "label": "Mixed — some valid, some recorded after dissolution" },
            { "value": "not_applicable", "label": "No liens recorded" }
          ],
          "diagnostic_flag": true,
          "flag_condition": ["invalid", "mixed"],
          "flag_label": "Liens recorded after dissolution — enforceability at issue"
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_dsc_cascade",
          "label": "Which DSC categories are directly affected by the dissolution finding?",
          "type": "multiselect",
          "required": false,
          "depends_on": { "field": "pro_standing_verified", "value": ["dissolved_administrative", "dissolved_voluntary", "not_found"] },
          "options": [
            { "value": "DSC-01", "label": "DSC-01 Assessments — no valid assessment authority" },
            { "value": "DSC-02", "label": "DSC-02 Board Elections — no valid board" },
            { "value": "DSC-04", "label": "DSC-04 Board Authority — all board actions void" },
            { "value": "DSC-10", "label": "DSC-10 Foreclosure — no valid lien or foreclosure authority" }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_assessment",
          "label": "Professional assessment — upgrade, downgrade, or confirm the homeowner record.",
          "type": "select",
          "required": true,
          "options": [
            { "value": "confirmed", "label": "Confirmed — homeowner record is accurate" },
            { "value": "upgraded", "label": "Upgraded — condition is more significant than homeowner record indicates" },
            { "value": "downgraded", "label": "Downgraded — condition is less significant than homeowner record indicates" },
            { "value": "insufficient", "label": "Insufficient information — further verification required" }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "pro_notes",
          "label": "Professional notes",
          "type": "textarea",
          "required": false,
          "placeholder": "Include the SOS entity ID, dissolution date, any reinstatement history, and the specific statutory authority for the invalidity of post-dissolution actions."
        }
      ]
    },

    "public_record": {
      "label": "Public Record",
      "access_state": "operator",
      "instruction": "Enter the court or appellate ruling on any corporate standing, dissolution, or post-dissolution authority question. Immutable after submission except for corrections to spelling or citation format.",
      "immutable_after_submit": true,
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "pr_adjudicated_condition",
          "label": "Condition adjudicated",
          "type": "select",
          "required": true,
          "options": [
            { "value": "dissolution_confirmed", "label": "Administrative or voluntary dissolution confirmed" },
            { "value": "post_dissolution_action_void", "label": "Post-dissolution enforcement action void" },
            { "value": "lien_invalid", "label": "Lien recorded after dissolution — invalid" },
            { "value": "reinstatement_effect", "label": "Effect of reinstatement on prior actions" },
            { "value": "other", "label": "Other — describe in summary" }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "pr_case_citation",
          "label": "Case citation",
          "type": "text",
          "required": true,
          "placeholder": "e.g. Smith v. Elm Court Condominium Assoc., 2023 IL App (2d) 220145"
        },
        {
          "id": "pr_court",
          "label": "Court",
          "type": "text",
          "required": true,
          "placeholder": "e.g. Illinois Appellate Court, Second District"
        },
        {
          "id": "pr_ruling_date",
          "label": "Ruling date",
          "type": "date",
          "required": true
        },
        {
          "id": "pr_ruling_summary",
          "label": "Ruling summary — the court's finding in plain language.",
          "type": "textarea",
          "required": true,
          "placeholder": "Describe what the court determined and on what basis."
        }
      ]
    }
  },

  "spool": {
    "contract_version": "1.0",
    "addon": "vs01",
    "vs_code": "VS-08",
    "payload_fields": [
      "perspective",
      "association_address",
      "submitted_at",
      "standing",
      "fields"
    ],
    "notes": "VS-08 dissolution is the highest-impact single finding in the entire VS set. When pro_standing_verified returns dissolved_administrative, dissolved_voluntary, or not_found, the renderer spec must trigger a cascade warning across DSC-01, DSC-02, DSC-04, and DSC-10 simultaneously. The pro_dsc_cascade multiselect field allows the professional to confirm which categories are affected. This is the first VS schema to introduce a multiselect field type — the renderer spec must handle it."
  }
}