Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter78 Private Corporations |
PENALTY FOR PURPORTING TO DO BUSINESS WITHOUT FILING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION |
NAC78.400. Activities subject to fine.
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1. The Secretary of State may refer the matter to the district attorney of the county in which a person’s principal place of business is located or the Attorney General, or both, for a determination of whether to institute proceedings to recover the fine set forth in NRS 78.047 if the person:
(a) Is purporting to be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of this State but has willfully failed to file with the Secretary of State articles of incorporation;
(b) Is doing business in this State as a corporation organized and existing under the laws of this State but has willfully failed to file with the Secretary of State articles of incorporation; or
(c) Is doing business in this State as a corporation organized and existing under the laws of this State while the corporation is in terminated status.
2. As used in this section, “terminated status” means any status in the records of the Office of the Secretary of State which indicates that a corporation no longer has the right to transact business in this State, including, without limitation, the status of “revoked,” “permanently revoked,” “dissolved,” “cancelled,” “terminated” or “withdrawn.”
(Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R070-11, eff. 5-30-2012; A by R080-13, 12-23-2013)