Montana § 32-4-203 - Certificate Of Incorporation
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 32-4-203 — Certificate Of Incorporation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-4-203. Certificate Of Incorporation
Certificate of incorporation. Before the articles of incorporation may become effective, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate that verifies that a copy of the articles containing the required statement of facts has been filed in the secretary of state's office. Upon issuance of the certificate, the persons signing the articles, their associates, and their successors and assigns become a body politic and corporate, by the name specified in the articles of incorporation, subject to amendment and dissolution as provided in this chapter. The incorporators have the authority to and shall perform the acts and things as required by the provisions of this chapter, as set forth in 32-4-201 .
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Section 32-4-203 ("Certificate Of Incorporation") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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