{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-15-04","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-15-04","heading":"Amended certificate of authority.","body":"(a)\tA foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this State shall 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)\tA 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 conduct affairs 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 conduct affairs in this State; and\n(4)\tA statement of the change or changes being made.\nExcept for the content of the application, the requirements of G.S. 55A-15-03 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section. (1955, c. 1230; 1993, c. 398, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 55A North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act.","Article 15. Foreign Corporations.","Part 1. Certificate of Authority."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55A/GS_55A-15-04.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:02Z","sha256":"8aad43a859bea3b7eba386b7a1c4d7c099d17b36b040a13a79cf9c1eeb223a62","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-15-03","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-55a-15-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}