21-2003 Filing requirements.
21-2003. Filing requirements.(1) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section and ofany other provision of law that adds to or varies these requirements to beentitled to filing by the Secretary of State.(2) The Business Corporation Act shall require or permit filing thedocument in the office of the Secretary of State.(3) The document shall contain the information required by the act.It may contain other information as well.(4) The document shall be typewritten or printed.(5) The document shall be in the English language. A corporate nameshall not be required to be in English if written in English letters or Arabicor Roman numerals. The certificate of existence required of foreign corporationsshall not be required to be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticatedEnglish translation.(6) The document shall be executed:(a) By the chairperson of the board of directors of a domestic or foreigncorporation, by its president, or by another of its officers;(b) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not beenformed, by an incorporator; or(c) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or othercourt-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.(7) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneathor opposite his or her signature his or her name and the capacity in whichhe or she signs. The document may, but shall not be required to, contain (a)the corporate seal, (b) an attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary,and (c) an acknowledgment, verification, or proof.(8) If the Secretary of State has prescribed a mandatory form for thedocument under section 21-2004, the document shall be in or on the prescribedform.(9) The document shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filingand shall be accompanied by one exact or conformed copy, except as providedin sections 21-2033 and 21-20,176, the correct filing fee, and any tax, licensefee, or penalty required by law. SourceLaws 1995, LB 109, § 3; Laws 2009, LB528, § 1; Laws 2010, LB791, § 2.Effective Date: July 15, 2010 Cross ReferencesOccupation tax, see Chapter 21, article 3.