Section 293-A:1.20 Filing Requirements. - New Hampshire Statutes

(a) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state.
   (b) All required documents shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
   (c) The document shall contain the information required by this chapter. It may contain other information as well.
   (d) The document shall be typewritten or printed.
   (e) The document shall be in the English language. A corporate name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate of existence required of foreign corporations need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.
   (f) Except as specifically provided in other sections of this chapter, the document shall be executed:
      (1) by the chairman of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation, by its president, or by another of its officers; or
      (2) if directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
      (3) if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
   (g) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. The document may but need not contain:
      (1) The corporate seal.
      (2) An attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary.
      (3) An acknowledgment, verification, or proof.
   (h) If the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory form for the document under RSA 293-A:1.21, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form.
   (i) The document shall be delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing and shall be accompanied by one exact or conformed copy, except as provided in RSA 293-A:5.03 and 293-A:15.09, the correct filing fee, and any franchise tax, license fee, or penalty required by this chapter or other law. Documents filed electronically need not be accompanied by an exact or conformed copy, but must be accompanied by the correct filing fee, and any franchise tax, license fee, or penalty required by this chapter or any similar chapter. Annual reports delivered for filing pursuant to RSA 293-A:16.22 need not be accompanied by an exact or conformed copy.

Source. 1992, 255:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. 1998, 106:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1998. 2004, 248:3, eff. July 1, 2004.