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DC Code § 29-102.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.06. Duty of Mayor to file; review of refusal to file

(a) The Mayor shall file an entity filing delivered to the Mayor for filing which satisfies this title. The duty of the Mayor under this section is ministerial. (b) When the Mayor files an entity filing, the Mayor shall record it as filed on the date and at the time of its delivery. After filing an entity filing, the Mayor shall deliver to the person that submitted the filing a copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing. (c) If the Mayor refuses to file an entity filing, the Mayor shall return the entity filing or notify the person that submitted the filing not later than 15 business days after the filing is delivered, together with a brief explanation in a record of the reason for the refusal. If an entity files a corrected entity filing within 60 days of the date the document was initially rejected for filing, it shall not be required to pay a filing fee. If the entity files a corrected entity filing after that date, it shall be required to pay the applicable filing fee. (d) If the Mayor refuses to file an entity filing, the person that submitted the filing may seek review of the refusal by the Superior Court under the following procedures: (1) The review proceeding shall be commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing of the filing and by attaching to the petition the filing and the explanation of the Mayor of the refusal to file. (2) The court may summarily order the Mayor to file the filing or take other action the court considers appropriate. (3) The final decision of the court may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. (e) The filing of or refusal to file an entity filing shall not: (1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the filing in whole or in part; (2) Affect the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the filing; or (3) Create a presumption that the filing is valid or invalid or that information contained in the filing is correct or incorrect.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(8), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-102.03. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “this title” for “§ 29-102.01” in (a); and in (b) substituted “at the time” for “time” and “person that submitted the filing” for “domestic or foreign entity or its representative”. Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.07. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed record

A certification from the Mayor accompanying a copy of a filed record shall be conclusive evidence that the copy is an accurate representation of the original record on file with the Mayor.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-102.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.08. Certificate of good standing or registration

(a) On request of any person, the Mayor shall issue a certificate of good standing for a domestic filing entity or a certificate of registration for a registered foreign entity. (b) A certificate under subsection (a) of this section shall state: (1) The domestic filing entity’s name or the registered foreign entity’s name used in the District; (2) In the case of a domestic filing entity: (A) That its public organic record has been filed and has taken effect; (B) The date the public organic record became effective; and (C) The period of the entity’s duration if the records of the Mayor reflect that its period of duration is less than perpetual; (3) In the case of a registered foreign entity, that it is registered to do business in the District; (4) That all fees and penalties owed to the District for entity filings collected through the Mayor have been paid if: (A) Payment is reflected in the records of the Mayor; and (B) Nonpayment affects the good standing or registration of the domestic or foreign entity; (5) That the entity’s most recent biennial report required by § 29-102.11 has been delivered for filing to the Mayor; (6) That the records of the Mayor do not reflect that the entity has been dissolved; and (7) That a dissolution proceeding under § 29-106.02 is not pending. (c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the Mayor under subsection (a) of this section may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic filing entity is in existence or the registered foreign entity is registered to do business in the District.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(9), 59 DCR 13171.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 rewrote the section. Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.09. Signing of entity filing

(a) Signing an entity filing shall be an affirmation under the penalties for making false statements that the facts stated in the filing are true in all material respects. (b) Whenever this title requires a particular individual to sign an entity filing and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the filing may be signed by a personal representative of the individual on behalf of the individual. (c) A person that signs a record as an agent or legal representative thereby affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record. (d) If a person required by this title to sign or deliver a record to the Mayor for filing under this title does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the Superior Court to order: (1) The person to sign the record; (2) The person to deliver the record to the Mayor for filing; or (3) The Mayor to file the record unsigned. (e) If the petitioner under subsection (d) of this section is not the entity to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the entity a party to the action. (f) A record filed under subsection (d)(3) of this section is effective without being signed. (g) If a record delivered to the Mayor for filing under this title and filed by the Mayor contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers a loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from a person that signed the record or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf and knew at the time the record was signed that the information was inaccurate.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(10), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-104.04 and § 29-104.07. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “of entity filing” for “constitutes affirmation” in the section heading; added the (a) designation; and added (b) through (g). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.10. Delivery by Mayor

Except as otherwise provided by § 29-106.02 or by law other than this title, the Mayor may deliver any record to a person by delivering it to the person that submitted it, to the address of the person’s registered agent, to the principal office address of the person, or to another address the person provides to the Mayor for delivery, or by delivering the record or notice by means of electronic transmission.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(11), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-610.04. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 added “or by delivering the record or notice by means of electronic transmission delivery.” Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.12. Fees

 *NOTE: This section has been amended by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  (a) The Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall adopt rules, to establish or revise fees for entity filings authorized to be delivered to the Mayor for filing under this title and for copying and certifying a copy of any entity filing under this title. (b) There shall be no fee for filing a registered agent’s statement of resignation. (c) The withdrawal under § 29-102.04 of a filed record before it is effective or the correction of a filed record under § 29-102.05 shall not entitle the person on whose behalf the record was filed to a refund of the filing fee. (d) The rules proposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. (e) The Mayor may implement fee forgiveness programs by rulemaking to encourage entities to come into compliance with the entity filing requirements of [this subchapter].  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-305, § 2(d), 60 DCR 2735; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 6024, 68 DCR 008602.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-102.13. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-305 substituted “deemed approved” for “deemed disapproved” in (d). Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6024 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 206 of Coronavirus Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-405, Aug. 19, 2020, 67 DCR 10235).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 206 of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-328, June 8, 2020, 67 DCR 7598).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 206 of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-326, May 27, 2020, 67 DCR 7045).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 204 of COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-247, Mar. 17, 2020, 67 DCR 3093).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 206 of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-130, Oct. 9, 2020, 67 DCR 8622).
DC Code § 29-102.13 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.13. Establishment of Corporate Recordation Fund; disposition of entity filing fees

(a) There is established the Corporate Recordation Fund (“Fund”), which shall be classified as a proprietary fund and a type of enterprise fund for the purposes of § 47-373(1). The Fund shall be credited with all fees: (1) That are identified in § 29-102.12 that are collected for Chapters 10, 12, and 13; (2) That are identified as expedited fees and the fees collected for the enforcement of Chapters 10, 12, and 13; and (3) Collected for the processing of corporate filings, including renewals, fines, and option service fees. (b) Revenue credited to the Fund shall be expended by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs as designated by an appropriations act of Congress for the purposes of maintaining and upgrading the corporate filing system, including copying fees, automation upgrades, personnel costs, and supplies. (c) Fees and charges payable to the Mayor shall be paid at the time of presenting a document for filing or making a request for information for which a fee or charge is payable. (d) Overpayments and duplicate and erroneous payments shall be refunded. A mere change of purpose after the payment of money, as when a party desires to withdraw a filing, shall not entitle a party to a refund. (e) Except noted under subsection (d) of this section, all other fees shall be deemed processing fees and shall be nonrefundable. (f) The Mayor may cancel a processed filing due to nonpayment.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-305, § 2(c), 60 DCR 2735.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 47-2855.05. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-305 substituted “10, 12, and 13” for “10 and 12” in (a)(1) and (a)(2).
DC Code § 29-103.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter III - Name of Entity|§ 29-103.01. Permitted names

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d) of this section, the name of a domestic entity, and the name under which a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership may register to do business in the District, shall be distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from any: (1) Name of another domestic filing entity or limited liability partnership; (2) Name of a foreign entity that is registered to do business in the District under subchapter V of this chapter; (3) Name that is reserved under § 29-103.03; (4) Name that is registered under § 29-103.04; or (5) Assumed name registered under subchapter I-C of Chapter 28 of Title 47. (b) An entity may consent in a record to the use of its name by another registered entity, but the consenting entity must, in a form satisfactory to the Mayor, change its name so that it is distinguishable from any name in any category of names in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, in determining whether a name is the same as or not distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from the name of another entity, words, phrases, or abbreviations indicating the type of entity, such as “corporation”, “corp.”, “incorporated”, “Inc.”, “professional corporation”, “PC”, “professional association”, “PA”, “Limited”, “Ltd.”, “limited partnership”, “LP”, “limited liability partnership”, “LLP”, “registered limited liability partnership”, “RLLP”, “limited liability limited partnership”, “LLLP”, “registered limited liability limited partnership”, “RLLLP”, “limited liability company”, or “LLC”, shall not be taken into account. (d) An entity may consent in a record to the use of a name that is not distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from its name except for the addition of a word, phrase, or abbreviation indicating the type of entity described in subsection (c) of this section. In such a case, the entity need not change its name pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. (e) An entity name shall not contain the words “bank”, “banking”, “credit union”, “insurance”, or words of similar import, without the prior approval of the Mayor. (f) An entity name shall not be the same as, or so deceptively similar to, the name of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or the District of Columbia so as to mislead the public or cause confusion.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(13), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-103.04, § 29-105.03, § 29-105.06, § 29-105.10, § 29-106.03, § 29-302.02, § 29-402.02, § 29-407.04, § 29-610.01, § 29-610.05, § 29-702.01, § 29-802.01, § 29-802.06, § 29-1003.02, and § 29-1202.01. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 rewrote the section. Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-103.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter III - Name of Entity|§ 29-103.03. Reservation of name

(a) A person may reserve the exclusive use of an entity name by delivering an application to the Mayor for filing. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the Mayor finds that the entity name applied for is available, the Mayor shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a 120-day period. (b) The owner of a reserved entity name may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the Mayor a signed notice in a record of the transfer which states the name and address of the transferee.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-103.01 and § 47-2855.02.
DC Code § 29-103.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter III - Name of Entity|§ 29-103.04. Registration of name

(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership not registered to do business in the District under subchapter VI of this chapter may register its name, or an alternate name required by § 29-105.06, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Mayor from the names that are not available under § 29-103.01. (b) To register its name or an alternate name required by § 29-105.06, a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership shall deliver to the Mayor for filing an application setting forth its name, or its name with any addition required by § 29-105.06, and the jurisdiction and date of its formation. If the Mayor finds that the name applied for is available, the Mayor shall register the name for the applicant’s exclusive use. (c) The registration of a name under this section shall be effective for one year after the date of registration. (d) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may renew the registration for successive one-year periods by delivering, not earlier than 3 months before the expiration of the registration, to the Mayor for filing a renewal application that complies with this section. When filed, the renewal application renews the registration for a succeeding one-year period. (e) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership with an effective name registration may register as a foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership under its registered name, or may consent in a signed record to the use of that name by another entity.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(15), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-103.01 and § 47-2855.02. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “registration” for “filing” in (c); substituted “registration” for “registration year” in (d); and rewrote (e). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-104.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter IV - Registered Agent|§ 29-104.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Designation of agent” means a statement designating a registered agent, that is delivered to the Mayor for filing under § 29-104.11 by a nonregistered foreign entity or domestic nonfiling entity. (2) “Registered agent filing” means: (A) The public organic record of a domestic filing entity; (B) A statement of qualification of a domestic limited liability partnership; (C) A foreign registration statement filed pursuant to § 29-105.03; or (D) An designation of a registered agent. (3) “Represented entity” means a: (A) Domestic filing entity; (B) Domestic or limited liability partnership; (C) Registered foreign entity; (D) Domestic or foreign unincorporated nonprofit association for which a designation of an agent is in effect; (E) Domestic nonfiling entity for which a designation of an agent has been filed; or (F) Nonregistered foreign entity for which a designation of an agent has been filed.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(16), 59 DCR 13171.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 rewrote the section. Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-104.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter IV - Registered Agent|§ 29-104.02. Entities required to designate and maintain registered agent

The following shall designate and maintain a registered agent in the District: (1) A domestic filing entity; (2) A domestic limited liability partnership; and (3) A registered foreign entity.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(17), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-105.11. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 deleted “that does not maintain a place of business in the District” following “partnership” in (2); and substituted “registered” for “qualified” in (3). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-104.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter IV - Registered Agent|§ 29-104.03. Addresses in filings

If a provision of this subchapter other than § 29-104.10(a)(4) requires that a record state an address, the record shall state a: (1) Street address in the District; and (2) Mailing address in the District, if different from the address described in paragraph (1) of this section.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)