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2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 80 - Foreign Corporations
NRS 80.007 - Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State; cancellation of filings.

Universal Citation:
NV Rev Stat § 80.007 (2020)
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1. A foreign corporation may correct a record filed in the Office of the Secretary of State if the record contains an incorrect statement or was defectively signed, attested, sealed or verified.

2. To correct a record, the corporation must:

(a) Prepare a certificate of correction which:

(1) States the name of the corporation;

(2) Describes the record, including, without limitation, its filing date;

(3) Specifies the inaccuracy or defect;

(4) Sets forth the inaccurate or defective portion of the record in an accurate or corrected form; and

(5) Is signed by an officer of the corporation or, if no stock has been issued by the corporation, by the incorporator or a director of the corporation, or by some other person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the certificate.

(b) Deliver the certificate to the Secretary of State for filing.

(c) Pay a filing fee of $175 to the Secretary of State.

3. A certificate of correction is effective on the effective date of the record it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the certificate is effective when filed.

4. If a foreign corporation has made a filing with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State has not processed the filing and placed the filing into the public record, the foreign corporation may cancel the filing by:

(a) Filing a statement of cancellation with the Secretary of State; and

(b) Paying the required fee pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 78.785.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 708; A 1999, 1595; 2003, 3111; 2003, 20th Special Session, 41; 2009, 2829; 2013, 843)

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