Title 47 — CORPORATIONS

The secretary of state shall have the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable him to administer chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, efficiently and to perform the duties therein imposed upon him. Source: SL 1965, ch 24 , § 91.

47-28-11 Interrogatories by secretary of state to determine compliance with statutes. 47-28-12 Answer to interrogatories--Time for answer--Extension of time--Proper party to answer. 47-28-13 Withholding filing of documents pending answer--Certification of certain answers to attor…

The secretary of state may propound to any corporation, domestic or foreign, subject to the provisions of chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, and to any officer or director thereof, such interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable him to ascertain whether…

Interrogatories propounded pursuant to § 47-28-11 shall be answered within thirty days after the mailing thereof, or within such additional time as shall be fixed by the secretary of state, and the answers thereto shall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under …

The secretary of state need not file any document to which interrogatories propounded pursuant to § 47-28-11 relate until such interrogatories be answered as provided in § 47-28-12 , and not then if the answers thereto disclose that such document is not in conformity with the pro…

Interrogatories propounded by the secretary of state and the answers thereto shall not be open to public inspection nor shall the secretary of state disclose any facts or information obtained therefrom except insofar as his official duty may require the same to be made public or …

Each corporation, domestic or foreign, that fails or refuses to answer truthfully and fully within the time prescribed by this chapter interrogatories propounded by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, is subject to a civil fine in any amount …

Each director and officer of a corporation, domestic or foreign, who fails or refuses within the time prescribed by this chapter to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories propounded to him by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or who si…

All reports required by chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State shall be made on forms which shall be prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state. Forms for all other documents to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of S…

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, filings with the Office of Secretary of State may be made by electronic transmission if and to the extent permitted by the Office of Secretary of State. Source: SL 2016, ch 221 , § 3.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, filings with the Office of Secretary of State may specify delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective…

If the secretary of state shall fail to approve any articles of incorporation, amendment, merger, consolidation, or dissolution, or any other document required by chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, to be approved by the secretary of state before the same shall be filed in his o…

From disapproval of any articles or document described in § 47-28-2 , the person or corporation delivering the same to the secretary of state may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the registered office of such corporation is, or is proposed to be, situated by fi…

If the secretary of state shall revoke the certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state of any foreign corporation, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 47-27 , such foreign corporations may, in the manner provided by § 47-28-3 , appeal to the circuit court for the …

Appeals from all final orders and judgments entered by the circuit court under § 47-28-3 or 47-28-4 in review of any ruling or decision of the secretary of state may be taken as in other civil actions. Source: SL 1965, ch 24 , § 92.

The secretary of state shall charge and collect fees for: (1) Filing articles of incorporation and issuing a certificate of incorporation, thirty dollars; (2) Filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment, fifteen dollars; (3) Filing articles of merger or co…

The secretary of state shall charge and collect, at the time of any service of process on the secretary of state as resident agent of a corporation, thirty dollars, which amount may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the suit or action causing the service to be made if…

The secretary of state shall charge and collect for furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a corporation, two dollars per page, and fifteen dollars for the certificate and affixing the seal. Source: SL 1965, ch 24 , § 86 (1); SL 1997, ch 141…

All certificates issued by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of chapters 47-22 to 47-28 , inclusive, and all copies of documents filed in his office in accordance with the provisions of said chapters when certified by him, shall be taken and received in all…