{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-1-21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-1-21","heading":"Forms.","body":"(a)\tThe Secretary of State may promulgate and furnish on request forms for:\n(1)\tAn application for a certificate of existence;\n(2)\tA foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this State;\n(3)\tA foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal;\n(4)\tDesignation of Principal Office Address; and\n(5)\tCorporation's Statement of Change of Principal Office.\nIf the Secretary of State so requires, use of these forms is mandatory.\n(b)\tThe Secretary of State may promulgate and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this Chapter but their use is not mandatory. (1955, c. 1230; 1993, c. 398, s. 1; 1995, c. 539, s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 55A North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act.","Part 2. Filing Documents."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55A/GS_55A-1-21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:02Z","sha256":"32b64e8ad90d94c0fbc17f82109f3386ea0e5d12b8ec792ab1bb9ae617307cb4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-1-20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-1-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}