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SC Code § 33-1-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-210. Forms.

 (a) The Secretary of State may prescribe and furnish on request forms for:  (1) an application for a certificate of existence,  (2) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State,  (3) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal, and  (4) in conjunction with the Department of Revenue, the annual report. If the Secretary of State so requires, use of these forms is mandatory. The Secretary of State, through regulation, may prescribe a mandatory form in regard to any other forms required or permitted by Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title to be filed in his office. All such mandatory forms must comply with all statutory requirements contained in Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title.  (b) The Secretary of State may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title but their use is not mandatory.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 512.
SC Code § 33-1-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-230. Effective time and date of filing.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and Section 33-1-240(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:  (1) at the time for filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the original document; or  (2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.  (b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Section 33-1-60 [1962 Code Section 12-11.6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1964 (53) 1910; 1968 (55) 3046; 1970 (56) 1932; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], Section 33-7-30 [1962 Code Section 12-14.3; 1952 Code Section 12-58; 1942 Code Sections 7726, 7729; 1932 Code Sections 7726, 7729; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4301, 4304; Civ. C. '12 Sections 1883, 2834; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1880, 1883; 1896 (22) 92, 94; 1897 (22) 522; 1900 (23) 386; 1903 (24) 75; 1920 (31) 754; 1923 (33) 157; 1936 (39) 1337; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], and Section 33-7-50 [1962 Code Section 12-14.5; 1952 Code Sections 12-59, 12-60; 1942 Code Section 7730; 1932 Code Section 7730; Civ. C. '22 Section 4305; Civ. C. '12 Section 2838; Civ. C. '02 Section 1884; 1896 (22) 94; 1920 (31) 754; 1936 (39) 1320; 1960 (51) 1927; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-240. Correcting filed document.

 (a) A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State if the document (1) contains an incorrect statement or (2) was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged.  (b) A document is corrected:  (1) by preparing articles of correction that (i) describe the document (including its filing date) or attach a copy of it to the articles, (ii) specify the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective, and (iii) correct the incorrect statement or defective execution; and  (2) by delivering the articles to the Secretary of State for filing.  (c) Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-250. Filing duty of Secretary of State.

 (a) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of Section 33-1-200, the Secretary of State shall file it.  (b) The Secretary of State files a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing "Filed", together with his name and official title and the date and time of receipt, on both the original and document copy, together with a further endorsement that the document copy is a true copy of the original document. After filing a document, except as provided in Sections 33-5-103 and 33-15-200, the Secretary of State shall deliver the document copy to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative and the document copy must be retained as a part of the permanent records of the corporation.  (c) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, he shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within five days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for his refusal.  (d) The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. His filing or refusing to file a document does not:  (1) affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part;  (2) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document;  (3) create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-1-60 [1962 Code Section 12-11.6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1964 (53) 1910; 1968 (55) 3046; 1970 (56) 1932; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], and Section 33-7-40 [1962 Code Section 12-14.4; 1962 (52) 1996; 1976 Act No. 553, Section 2; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed 1788 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-260. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document.

 (a) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered to his office for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal within thirty days after the return of the document to the Circuit Court of Richland County. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of his refusal to file.  (b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.  (c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-270. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

 A certificate attached to a copy of a document filed by the Secretary of State, bearing his signature (which may be in facsimile) and the seal of this State, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of State and must be taken and received in all courts, public offices, official bodies, and in all proceedings as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.  HISTORY: Derived from 1972 Code Section 33-1-60 [1962 Code Section 12-11.6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1964 (53) 1910; 1968 (55) 3046; 1970 (56) 1932; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-280. 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 corporate name used in this State;  (2) that (i) 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 (ii) the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this State;  (3) that all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to the Secretary of State have been paid;  (4) that the Secretary of State has not mailed notice to the corporation pursuant to either Section 33-14-210 or 33-15-310 that the corporation is subject to being dissolved or its authority revoked;  (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 transact business in this State.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2; 1988 Act No. 659, Section 22.
SC Code § 33-1-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-290. Penalty for signing false document.

 (a) A person commits an offense if he signs a document he knows is false in any material respect (including an omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading) with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.  (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars.  (c) Any person who violates subsection (a) is liable to any person who is damaged thereby.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-25-60 [1962 Code Section 12-24:6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed 1988 Act 444, Section 4(1)]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-300. Powers.

 The Secretary of State has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of him by Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-25-20 [1962 Code Section 12-24.2; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed Act No. 444, Section 4(1)]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-1-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-410. Notice.

 (a) Notice under Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title must be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances.  (b) Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype, or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.  (c) Written notice by a domestic or foreign corporation to its shareholder, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder's address shown in the corporation's current record of shareholders; however, a notice to a shareholder of a public corporation of a meeting of shareholders which accompanies a proxy statement or information statement is effective when it is addressed and mailed or transmitted in any manner which satisfies the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring delivery of a proxy statement including, without limitation, rules regarding delivery to shareholders sharing an address and implied consent to such delivery.  (d) Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation (authorized to transact business in this State) may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.  (e) Except as provided in subsection (c), written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:  (1) when received;  (2) five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed;  (3) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.  (f) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.  (g) If Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent with this section or other provisions of Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title, those requirements govern.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2; 2004 Act No. 221, Section 10.
SC Code § 33-1-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 33-1-420. Number of shareholders.

 (a) For purposes of Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title, the following identified as a shareholder in a corporation's current record of shareholders constitutes one shareholder:  (1) three or fewer co-owners;  (2) a corporation, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity;  (3) the trustees, guardians, custodians, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, or account.  (b) For purposes of Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title, shareholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one shareholder if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-2-101 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 2 - Incorporation|Section 33-2-101. Incorporators.

 Any person may act as the incorporator of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State for filing.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-7-20 [1962 Code Section 12-14.2; 1952 Code Section 12-52; 1942 Code Sections 7726, 7729; 1932 Code Sections 7726, 7729; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4301, 4304; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2834, 2837; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1880, 1883; 1896 (22) 92, 94; 1897 (22) 522; 1900 (23) 386; 1903 (24) 75; 1920 (31) 754; 1923 (33) 157; 1936 (39) 1337; 1952 (47) 2173; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-2-103 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 2 - Incorporation|Section 33-2-103. Incorporation.

 (a) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed.  (b) The Secretary of State's filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the State to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-7-50 [1962 Code Section 12-14.5; 1952 Code Sections 12-59, 12-60; 1942 Code Section 7730; 1932 Code Section 7730; Civ. C. '22 Section 4305; Civ. C. '12 Section 2838; Civ. C. '02 Section 1884; 1896 (22) 94; 1920 (31) 754; 1936 (39) 1320; 1960 (51) 1927; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act. No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-2-104 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 2 - Incorporation|Section 33-2-104. Liability for preincorporation transactions.

 All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, when there has been no incorporation under Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting, provided that any person so acting while believing in good faith that the articles have been filed shall not have any liability under this section.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-7-60 [1962 Code Section 12-14.6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-2-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 2 - Incorporation|Section 33-2-105. Organization of corporation.

 (a) After incorporation:  (1) If initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting.  (2) If initial directors are not named in the articles, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators:  (i) to elect directors and complete the organization of the corporation; or  (ii) to elect a board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation.  (b) Action required or permitted by Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each incorporator.  (c) An organizational meeting may be held in or out of this State.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-7-70 [1962 Code Section 12-14.7; 1952 Code Section 12-52; 1942 Code Sections 7726, 7729; 1932 Code Sections 7726, 7729; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4301, 4304; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2834, 2837; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1880, 1883; 1896 (22) 92, 94; 1897 (22) 522; 1900 (23) 386; 1903 (24) 75; 1920 (31) 754; 1923 (33) 157; 1936 (39) 1337; 1952 (47) 2173; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-2-106 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 2 - Incorporation|Section 33-2-106. Bylaws.

 (a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.  (b) The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-11-10 [1962 Code Section 12-16.1; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed 1988 Act No. 444 Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-2-107 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 2 - Incorporation|Section 33-2-107. Emergency bylaws.

 (a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (d) of this section. The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the shareholders, may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including:  (1) procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors;  (2) quorum requirements for the meeting; and  (3) designation of additional or substitute directors.  (b) All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.  (c) Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws:  (1) binds the corporation; and  (2) may not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent.  (d) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation's directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-11-20 [1962 Code Section 12-16.2; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-3-101 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 3 - Purposes And Powers|Section 33-3-101. Purposes.

 (a) Every corporation incorporated under Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation.  (b) A corporation engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this State may incorporate under Chapters 1 through 20 of this Title only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-3-10 [1962 Code Section 12-12.1; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], and Section 33-7-10 [1962 Code Section 12-14.1; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-3-103 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 3 - Purposes And Powers|Section 33-3-103. Emergency powers.

 (a) In anticipation of or during an emergency defined in subsection (d), the board of directors of a corporation may:  (1) modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer, employee, or agent; and  (2) relocate the principal office, designate alternative principal offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers to do so.  (b) During an emergency defined in subsection (d), unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:  (1) Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication and radio.  (2) One or more officers of the corporation present at a meeting of the board of directors may be considered to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum.  (c) Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary business affairs of the corporation:  (1) binds the corporation; and  (2) may not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent.  (d) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation's directors cannot be assembled readily because of some catastrophic event.  HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code Section 33-11-20 [1962 Code Section 12-16.2; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2.