Document ID: General_Provisions_ARTICLE_1._§_55A-1-28._ Certificate_of_existence.

Title: {"article_title": "ARTICLE 1.", "section_title": "§ 55A-1-28.  Certificate of existence.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

§ 55A-1-28.  Certificate of existence. (a)	Anyone may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation. (b)	A certificate of existence or authorization sets forth: (1)	The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's name used in this State; (2)	That the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this State, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or that the foreign corporation is authorized to conduct affairs in this State; (3)	That the articles of incorporation of a domestic corporation or the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation has not been suspended for failure to comply with the Revenue Act of this State and that the corporation has not been administratively dissolved for failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter; (4)	Repealed by Session Laws c. 539, s. 14. (5)	That articles of dissolution have not been filed; and (6)	Other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant. (c)	Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authorization issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to conduct affairs in this State. (1955, c. 1230; 1993, c. 398, s. 1; 1995, c. 539, s. 14.)