North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 55-1-20 - Filing requirements.

55-1-20. Filing requirements.
(a) A document required or permitted by this Chapter to be filed by the Secretary of State must be filed under Chapter 55D of the General Statutes.
(b) A document submitted on behalf of a domestic or foreign corporation must be executed:
(1) By the chair of its board of directors, by its president, or by another of its officers;
(2) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
(3) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
(c) through (i). Reserved.
(j) Repealed by Session Laws 2002-159, s. 15 effective October 11, 2002. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1967, c. 13, s. 1; c. 823, s. 16; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1024, s. 12.1(a); 1991, c. 645, s. 15; 1999-369, s. 1.1; 2001-358, ss. 3(a), 6(a); 2001-387, ss. 1, 155, 173; 2001-413, s. 6; 2002-159, s. 15.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 55 - North Carolina Business Corporation Act

Article 1 - General Provisions.

§ 55-1-01 - Short title.

§ 55-1-02 - Reservation of power to amend or repeal.

§ 55-1-20 - Filing requirements.

§ 55-1-21 - Forms.

§ 55-1-22 - Filing, service, and copying fees.

§ 55-1-22.1 - through 55-1-27Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-22.2 - 55-1-22.1 through 55-1-27Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-23 - 55-1-22.1 through 55-1-27Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-24 - 55-1-22.1 through 55-1-27Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-25 - 55-1-22.1 through 55-1-27Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-26 - 55-1-22.1 through 55-1-27Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-27 - 55-1-22.1 through Transferred to §§ 55D-11 through 55D-17 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-28 - Certificate of existence.

§ 55-1-29 - Transferred to § 55D-18 by Session Laws 2001-358, s3(b).

§ 55-1-30 - Powers.

§ 55-1-31 - Interrogatories by Secretary of State.

§ 55-1-32 - Penalties imposed upon corporations, officers, and directors for failure to answer interrogatories.

§ 55-1-33 - Information disclosed by interrogatories.

§ 55-1-40 - Chapter definitions.

§ 55-1-41 - Notice.

§ 55-1-42 - Number of shareholders.

§ 55-1-50 - Electronic transactions.

§ 55-1-60 - Definitions.

§ 55-1-61 - Defective corporate actions.

§ 55-1-62 - Ratification of defective corporate actions.

§ 55-1-63 - Action on ratification.

§ 55-1-64 - Notice requirements.

§ 55-1-65 - Effect of ratification.

§ 55-1-66 - Filings.

§ 55-1-67 - Judicial proceedings regarding validity of corporate actions.