(1) A corporation may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State, other than an annual report, if the document contains an incorrect statement or was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged.
(2) A corporation shall correct a document by delivering articles of correction to the Office of the Secretary of State. The articles shall include the following:
(a) A description of the document, including its filing date, or a copy of the document.
(b) The incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect, or a description of the manner in which the execution, attestation, seal, verification or acknowledgment is defective.
(c) A correction of the incorrect statement or defective execution, attestation, seal, verification or acknowledgment.
(3) Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed. [1987 c.94 §140]
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