Section 293-A:16.22 Annual Report for Secretary of State.
(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, except corporations making returns to the insurance commissioner, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth:
(1) The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
(2) The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state.
(3) The address of its principal office.
(4) The names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers.
(5) A brief description of the nature of its business.
(6) The signature of an officer, director, or any other person authorized by the board of directors to execute the annual report.
(b) Information in the annual report shall be current as of January 1 of the year the report is due.
(c) The first annual report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business; provided, however, that a foreign corporation that has received its certificate of authority at any time between December 1 of the preceding year and April 1, or a domestic corporation which has received its certificate of incorporation during the same period shall not be required to file an annual report during that year. Subsequent annual reports shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following calendar years.
(d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the secretary of state within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed.
Source. 1992, 255:1. 1993, 344:16, eff. July 1, 1993. 1998, 106:2, eff. Aug. 1, 1998.