Nevada § 78.047 - Penalty for purporting to do business as corporation without filing articles of incorporation; enforcement; regulations
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§ 78.047. Penalty for purporting to do business as corporation without filing articles of incorporation; enforcement; regulations
1. Every person, other than a corporation organized and existing pursuant to the laws
of another state, territory, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United
States or a foreign country, who is purporting to do business in this State as a corporation
and who willfully fails or neglects to file with the Secretary of State articles of
incorporation is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000,
to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction. 2. When the Secretary of State is advised that a person is subject to the fine described
in subsection 1, the Secretary of State may, as soon as practicable, refer the matter
to the district attorney of the county in which the person's principal place of business
is located or the Attorney General, or both, for a determination of whether to institute
proceedings to recover the fine. The district attorney of the county in which the person's principal place of business
is located or the Attorney General may institute and prosecute the appropriate proceedings
to recover the fine. If the district attorney or the Attorney General prevails in a proceeding to recover
the fine described in subsection 1, the district attorney or the Attorney General
is entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding, including, without limitation,
the cost of any investigation and reasonable attorney's fees. 3. In the course of an investigation of a violation of this section, the Secretary
of State may require a person to answer any interrogatory submitted by the Secretary
of State that will assist in the investigation. 4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this
section.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 78.047 ("Penalty for purporting to do business as corporation without filing articles of incorporation; enforcement; regulations") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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