(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.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 33-1-101. Short title.
Section 33-1-102. Reservation of power to amend or repeal.
Section 33-1-103. Designation of representation in magistrates' court; unauthorized practice of law.
Section 33-1-200. Filing requirements.
Section 33-1-220. Filing, service, and copying fees.
Section 33-1-230. Effective time and date of filing.
Section 33-1-240. Correcting filed document.
Section 33-1-250. Filing duty of Secretary of State.
Section 33-1-260. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document.
Section 33-1-270. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
Section 33-1-280. Certificate of existence.
Section 33-1-290. Penalty for signing false document.