(a) A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State if:
(1) The document contains an inaccuracy;
(2) The document was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged; or
(3) The electronic transmission was defective.
(b) A document is corrected:
(1) By preparing articles of correction that:
(A) Describe the document, including its filing date, or attach a copy of the document to the articles;
(B) Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and (C) Correct the inaccuracy or defect; 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: Provided, That articles of correction are effective when filed as to persons who have relied on the uncorrected document and have been adversely affected by the correction.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act
§31E-1-101a. Legislative Acknowledgment
§31E-1-102. Reservation of Powers
§31E-1-103. Construction of Chapter
§31E-1-120. Filing Requirements
§31E-1-122. Filing, Service and Copying Fees
§31E-1-123. Effective Time and Date of Document
§31E-1-124. Correcting Filed Document
§31E-1-125. Filing Duty of Secretary of State
§31E-1-126. Appeal From Secretary of State's Refusal to File Document
§31E-1-127. Evidentiary Effect of Copy of Filed Document
§31E-1-128. Certificate of Existence
§31E-1-129. Penalty for Signing False Document