Colorado § 7-90-305.5 - Statement of change.

§ 7-90-305.5. Statement of change.

(1) A person may amend, cancel, revoke, or otherwise change a filed document if circumstances occur after the filing of the filed document by the secretary of state that make it appropriate that the filed document be changed.

(2) A filed document is changed by causing to be delivered to the secretary of state, for filing pursuant to this part 3, a statement of change that:

(a) [Editor's note: This version of paragraph (a) is effective until ninety days following certification by the secretary of state. (See the editor's note following this section.)] States the entity name of the entity to which the document relates or, if the entity to which the document relates does not have an entity name, states the true name of the entity, or, in the case of a trade name, states the trade name and the name of the person transacting business or conducting activities under such name, or, in the case of a statement of trademark registration or any document relating to a statement of trademark registration, identifies the statement of trademark registration in a manner satisfactory to the secretary of state;

(a) [Editor's note: This version of paragraph (a) is effective ninety days following certification by the secretary of state. (See the editor's note following this section.)] States the entity name of the entity to which the document relates or, if the entity to which the document relates does not have an entity name, states the true name of the entity, or, in the case of a trade name, states the trade name and the name of the person transacting business or conducting activities under such name, or, in the case of a statement of trademark registration or any document relating to a statement of trademark registration, identifies the statement of trademark registration in a manner satisfactory to the secretary of state, or, in the case of a commercial registered agent, states the name of the commercial registered agent as reflected in the records of the secretary of state;

(b) Identifies the filed document to the satisfaction of the secretary of state;

(c) States the information, if any, contained in the filed document that is to be changed;

(d) States each such change;

(d.5) States each addition or deletion of information, if any; and

(e) Complies with all other requirements of this title applicable to the statement of change.

(3) If a person is specifically permitted or required by an organic statute other than this article to amend, cancel, revoke, or otherwise change a filed document, it may amend, cancel, revoke, or otherwise change such filed document only in accordance with such organic statute unless that organic statute or another organic statute other than this article also permits the amendment, cancellation, revocation, or other change to be effected by a statement of change pursuant to this section.

(4) A statement of change and the change it effects in a filed document become effective as provided in section 7-90-304.

Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2293, § 203, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1481, § 215, effective July 1. L. 2006: (2)(a) amended, p. 872, § 52, effective May 30; (2)(a) amended, p. 118, § 3, effective May 29, 2007. L. 2012: (2)(a) amended, (SB 12-123), ch. 171, p. 612, § 4, effective (see editor's note).

Editor's note: Section 10 of chapter 171, Session Laws of Colorado 2012, provides that the act amending subsection (2)(a) is effective ninety days following certification in writing by the secretary of state to the revisor of statutes that the secretary of state has implemented the necessary computer system changes to implement said subsection. As of publication date, the revisor of statutes had not received certification from the secretary of state.