North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 55D Filings, Names, and Registered Agents for Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations, and Partnerships

Article 1 - General Provisions.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-1. Applicable definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) "Corporation" or "domestic corporation" is defined in G.S. 55-1-40(4). (2) "Deliver" is defined in G.S. 55-1-40(5)....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-2 through 55D-4. Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-5. Rule-making authority
The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement the Secretary of State's responsibilities under this Chapter. (2001-358, s. 1; 2001-387, s. 173; 2001-413,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-6 through 55D-9. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 2 - Submission of Documents to the Secretary of State for Filing.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-10. Filing requirements
(a) To be entitled to filing by the Secretary of State under Chapter 55, 55A, 55B, 57D, or 59 of the General Statutes, a...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-11. Expedited filings
A person submitting a document for filing may request an expedited filing only at the time the document is submitted. The Secretary of State...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-12. Advisory review of documents
Upon request, the Secretary of State shall review a document prior to its submission for filing to determine whether it satisfies applicable filing requirements....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-13. Effective time and date of document
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and in G.S. 55D-14, a document accepted for filing is effective: (1) At the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-14. Correcting filed document
(a) A person on whose behalf a document was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State may correct that document if it...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-15. Filing duty of Secretary of State
(a) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of this Chapter and of Chapter...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-16. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document
(a) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered to the Secretary of State's office for filing, the person on whose...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-17. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
A certificate attached to a copy of a document filed by the Secretary of State, bearing the Secretary of State's signature and the seal...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-18. Penalty for signing false document
(a) A person commits an offense if the person signs a document the person knows is false in any material respect with intent that...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-19. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 3 - Names.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-20. Name requirements
(a) In addition to the requirements of any other applicable section of the General Statutes: (1) The name of a corporation must contain the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-21. Entity names on the records of the Secretary of State; availability
(a) The following entities are subject to this section: (1) Domestic corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and registered limited liability partnerships....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-22. Names of foreign entities
(a) If the name of a foreign corporation, foreign nonprofit corporation, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, or foreign limited liability partnership does...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-23. Reserved name
(a) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name for an entity, including a fictitious name for a foreign corporation, foreign nonprofit...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-24. Registered name
(a) A foreign corporation, foreign nonprofit corporation, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, or foreign limited liability partnership may register its name, or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-25. Reserved and registered names; powers of the Secretary of State
The Secretary of State may revoke any reservation or registration of a name if the Secretary of State: (1) Gives written notice by registered...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-26. Real property records
(a) A certificate issued by the Secretary of State as described in subsection (b) of this section must be recorded when: (1) The name...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-27 through 55D-29. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 4 - Registered Office and Registered Agent.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-30. Registered office and registered agent required
(a) Each domestic corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, and limited liability partnership, each foreign limited liability partnership maintaining a statement of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-31. Change of registered office or registered agent
(a) An entity required to maintain a registered office and registered agent under G.S. 55D-30 may change its registered office or registered agent by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-32. Resignation of registered agent
(a) The registered agent of an entity may resign by signing and filing with the Secretary of State a statement of resignation which may...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-33. Service on entities
(a) Service of process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served on an entity may be served on the registered...

Last modified: March 23, 2014