North Carolina § 55A-16-23 - Principal office address.
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§ 55A-16-23. Principal office address.
Any corporation that does not designate the street address and the mailing address, if different from the street address, of the corporation's principal office and the county of location in an annual report or its articles of incorporation shall file a Designation of Principal Office Address form with the Secretary of State that contains that information. A corporation may change its principal office by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a Corporation's Statement of Change of Principal Office form that sets forth: The street address, and the mailing address if different from the street address, of the corporation's current principal office and the county in which it is located; and The street address, and the mailing address if different from the street address, of the new principal office and the county in which it is located. History (1995, c. 539, s. 21; 2001-358, s. 48(d); 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2001-358, s. 53, provided that the act, which recodified G.S. 55A-5-02.1 as this section, was effective October 1, 2001, and applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date. Section 173 of Session Laws 2001-387 changed the effective date of Session Laws 2001-358 from October 1, 2001, to January 1, 2002. Section 6 of Session Laws 2001-413, effective September 14, 2001, added a sentence to s. 175(a) of Session Laws 2001-387, making s. 173 of that act effective when it became law (August 26, 2001). As a result of these changes, the amendment by Session Laws 2001-358 is effective January 1, 2002, and applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2001-358, s. 48(d), effective January 1, 2002, and applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date, recodified G.S. 55A-5-02.1 as this section.
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