Chapter 55D - Filings, Names, and Registered Agents for Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations, and Partnerships.

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Chapter 55D
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Article 1 - General Provisions.
G.S. 55D-1
§ 55D-1. Applicable definitions.
G.S. 55D-2 through 55D-4
§§ 55D-2 through 55D-4: Reserved for future codification purposes.
G.S. 55D-5
§ 55D-5. Rule-making authority.
G.S. 55D-6 through 55D-9
§§ 55D-6 through 55D-9: Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 2 - Submission of Documents to the Secretary of State for Filing.
G.S. 55D-10
§ 55D-10. Filing requirements.
G.S. 55D-11
§ 55D-11. Expedited filings.
G.S. 55D-12
§ 55D-12. Advisory review of documents.
G.S. 55D-13
§ 55D-13. Effective time and date of document.
G.S. 55D-14
§ 55D-14. Correcting filed document.
G.S. 55D-15
§ 55D-15. Filing duty of Secretary of State.
G.S. 55D-16
§ 55D-16. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document.
G.S. 55D-17
§ 55D-17. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
G.S. 55D-18
§ 55D-18. Penalty for signing false document.
G.S. 55D-19
§ 55D-19: Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 3 - Names.
G.S. 55D-20
§ 55D-20. Name requirements.
G.S. 55D-21
§ 55D-21. Entity names on the records of the Secretary of State; availability.
G.S. 55D-22
§ 55D-22. Names of foreign entities.
G.S. 55D-23
§ 55D-23. Reserved name.
G.S. 55D-24
§ 55D-24. Registered name.
G.S. 55D-25
§ 55D-25. Reserved and registered names; powers of the Secretary of State.
G.S. 55D-26
§ 55D-26. Real property records.
G.S. 55D-27 through 55D-29
§§ 55D-27 through 55D-29: Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 4 - Registered Office and Registered Agent.
G.S. 55D-30
§ 55D-30. Registered office and registered agent required.
G.S. 55D-31
§ 55D-31. Change of registered office or registered agent.
G.S. 55D-32
§ 55D-32. Resignation of registered agent.
G.S. 55D-33
§ 55D-33. Service on entities.