South Carolina § 33-14-220 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

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§ 33-14-220. Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

(a) A corporation dissolved administratively under Section 33-14-210 may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of dissolution. The application must:

(1) recite the name of the corporation and the effective date of its administrative dissolution;

(2) state that the grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated;

(3) state that the corporation's name satisfies the requirements of Section 33-4-101; and

(4) contain a certificate from the South Carolina Department of Revenue reciting that all taxes, penalties, and interest owed by the corporation, whether assessed or not, have been paid.

(b) If the Secretary of State determines that the application contains the information required by subsection (a) and that the information is correct, he shall cancel the certificate of dissolution and prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites his determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the original of the certificate, and send a copy to the corporation.

(c) When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution and the corporation resumes carrying on its business as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.

HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-21-120 [1962 Code SECTION 12-22.12; 1962 (52) 1996; 1973 (58) 735; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 4(1)]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2; 1988 Act No. 659, SECTION 25; 1991 Act No. 3, SECTION 1; 1991 Act No. 109, SECTION 6; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 514.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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