§ 27 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document - Vermont Statutes

§ 1.27. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document

(a) A certificate attached to a copy of a document bearing the secretary of state's signature (which may be in facsimile) and the seal of this state or a certificate as to the nonexistence of records relating to a corporation is conclusive evidence as to whether or not the original is on file with the secretary of state.

(b) A certificate by the secretary of state that a diligent search has failed to locate documents claimed to be filed with the secretary of state shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the records in the custody of the secretary of state.

(c) The secretary of state's filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)