Washington § 30A.08.050 - Approved articles to be filed and recorded — Organization complete.

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§ 30A.08.050. Approved articles to be filed and recorded — Organization complete.

In case of approval the director shall forthwith give notice thereof to the proposed incorporators and file one of the triplicate articles of incorporation in his or her own office, and shall transmit another triplicate to the secretary of state, and the last to the incorporators. Upon receipt from the proposed incorporators of the same fees as are required for filing and recording other articles of incorporation the secretary of state shall file such articles and record the same. Upon the filing of articles of incorporation approved as aforesaid by the director, with the secretary of state, all persons named therein and their successors shall become and be a corporation, which shall have the powers and be subject to the duties and obligations prescribed by this title, and whose existence shall continue from the date of the filing of such articles until terminated pursuant to law; but such corporation shall not transact any business except as is necessarily preliminary to its organization until it has received a certificate of authority as provided herein.
[ 1994 c 92 s 46; 1986 c 279 s 19; 1981 c 302 s 16; 1957 c 248 s 2; 1955 c 33 s 30.08.050. Prior: 1929 c 72 s 3, part; 1923 c 115 s 5, part; 1917 c 80 s 22, part; RRS s 3229, part. Formerly RCW 30.08.050.]

Notes

Severability—1981 c 302: See note following RCW 19.76.100.

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