Ind. Code § 23-0.5-2-8
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Certificates of existence, registration, or fact; issuance
Official statutory text
Sec. 8. (a) On request of any person, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of existence for a domestic filing entity or a certificate of registration for a registered foreign entity.
(b) A certificate issued under subsection (a) must state:
(1) the domestic filing entity's name or the registered foreign entity's name used in Indiana;
(2) in the case of a domestic filing entity:
(A) that its public organic record has been filed and has taken effect;
(B) the date the public organic record became effective; and
(C) that the records of the secretary of state do not reflect that the entity has been dissolved;
(3) in the case of a registered foreign entity, that it is registered to do business in Indiana;
(4) that the most recent biennial report required by section 13 of this chapter has been delivered to the secretary of state for filing; and
(5) that a proceeding is not pending under IC 23-0.5-5-11 or IC 23-0.5-6-2.
(c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the secretary of state under subsection (a) may be relied on as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
(d) On the request from any person, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of fact for a domestic filing entity or registered foreign entity. A certificate issued under this subsection must set forth any facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.
As added by P.L.118-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.52-2018, SEC.4.
(b) A certificate issued under subsection (a) must state:
(1) the domestic filing entity's name or the registered foreign entity's name used in Indiana;
(2) in the case of a domestic filing entity:
(A) that its public organic record has been filed and has taken effect;
(B) the date the public organic record became effective; and
(C) that the records of the secretary of state do not reflect that the entity has been dissolved;
(3) in the case of a registered foreign entity, that it is registered to do business in Indiana;
(4) that the most recent biennial report required by section 13 of this chapter has been delivered to the secretary of state for filing; and
(5) that a proceeding is not pending under IC 23-0.5-5-11 or IC 23-0.5-6-2.
(c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the secretary of state under subsection (a) may be relied on as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
(d) On the request from any person, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of fact for a domestic filing entity or registered foreign entity. A certificate issued under this subsection must set forth any facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.
As added by P.L.118-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.52-2018, SEC.4.
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