§ 57C-1-28. Certificate of existence. - North Carolina Statutes

§57C‑1‑28.  Certificate of existence.

(a)        Anyone may apply tothe Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domesticlimited liability company or a certificate of authorization for a foreignlimited liability company.

(b)        A certificate ofexistence or authorization sets forth:

(1)        The domestic limitedliability company's name or the foreign limited liability company's name usedin this State;

(2)        That (i) thedomestic limited liability company is duly formed under the law of this State,the date of its formation, and the period of its duration, or (ii) that theforeign limited liability company is authorized to transact business in thisState;

(3)        That the articles oforganization of a domestic limited liability company or the certificate ofauthority of a foreign limited liability company has not been suspended underG.S. 105‑230 for failure to pay a tax or fee or file a report or return,and that the limited liability company has not been administratively dissolvedfor failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter;

(4)        That articles ofdissolution have not been filed; and

(5)        Other facts ofrecord in the Office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by theapplicant.

(c)        Subject to anyqualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence orauthorization issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusiveevidence that the domestic or foreign limited liability company is in existenceor is authorized to transact business in this State. (1993,c. 354, s. 1.)