Nevada § 82.5237 - Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 82.5237 — Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 82.5237. Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 and NRS 82.183 , the Secretary of State shall reinstate a foreign nonprofit corporation which has

forfeited or which forfeits its right to transact business pursuant to the provisions

of NRS 82.523 to 82.524 , inclusive, and restore to the foreign nonprofit corporation its right to transact

business in this State, and to exercise its corporate privileges and immunities, if

it: (a) Files with the Secretary of State: (1) A list as provided in NRS 82.523 ; and (2) A declaration under penalty of perjury, on a form provided by the Secretary of

State, that the reinstatement is authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction in

this State or by the duly elected board of directors of the foreign nonprofit corporation

or, if the foreign nonprofit corporation does not have a board of directors, the equivalent

of such a board; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 231.14057 , pays to the Secretary of State: (1) The filing fee and penalty set forth in NRS 82.523 and 82.5235 for each year or portion thereof that its right to transact business was forfeited;

and (2) A fee of $100 for reinstatement. 2. When the Secretary of State reinstates the foreign nonprofit corporation, the Secretary

of State shall issue to the foreign nonprofit corporation a certificate of reinstatement

if the foreign nonprofit corporation: (a) Requests a certificate of reinstatement; and (b) Pays the fees as provided in subsection 7 of NRS 78.785 . 3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 231.14057 , the Secretary of State shall not order a reinstatement unless all delinquent fees

and penalties have been paid and the revocation of the right to transact business

occurred only by reason of failure to pay the fees and penalties. 4. If the right of a foreign nonprofit corporation to transact business in this State

has been forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and has remained forfeited

for a period of 5 consecutive years, the right to transact business must not be reinstated. 5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 82.5239 , a reinstatement pursuant to this section relates back to the date on which the foreign

nonprofit corporation forfeited its right to transact business under the provisions

of this chapter and reinstates the foreign nonprofit corporation's right to transact

business as if such right had at all times remained in full force and effect.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 82.5237 ("Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement") 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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