{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-15-04","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-15-04","heading":"Amended certificate of authority.","body":"(a)\tA foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State must obtain an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of State if it changes:\n(1)\tIts corporate name;\n(2)\tThe period of its duration; or\n(3)\tThe state or country of its incorporation.\n(b) A foreign corporation may apply for an amended certificate of authority by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing that sets forth:\n(1)\tThe name of the foreign corporation and the name in which the corporation is authorized to transact business in North Carolina if different;\n(2)\tThe name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;\n(3)\tThe date it was originally authorized to transact business in this State;\n(4)\tA statement of the change or changes being made.\nExcept for the content of the application, the requirements of G.S. 55-15-03 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1024, s. 12.22.)","path":["Chapter 55. North Carolina Business Corporation Act.","Article 15. Foreign Corporations.","Part 1. Certificate of Authority."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55/GS_55-15-04.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:05:57Z","sha256":"5030fca1bf628d483bebf30363808640f03bb87cdc9b22c30597b40922acf1b6","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-15-03","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55-15-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}