§ 57C-1-31. Interrogatories by Secretary of State.
§57C‑1‑31. Interrogatories by Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State maypropound to any foreign or domestic limited liability company that theSecretary of State has reason to believe is subject to the provisions of thisChapter, and to any manager thereof, such written interrogatories as may bereasonably necessary and proper to enable the Secretary of State to ascertainwhether the limited liability company is subject to the provisions of thisChapter or has complied with all of the provisions of this Chapter applicableto it. Subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, the interrogatoriesshall be answered within 30 days after the mailing thereof, or within suchadditional time as shall be fixed by the Secretary of State, and the answers theretoshall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under oath. If theinterrogatories are directed to an individual, they shall be answered by theindividual, and if directed to a foreign or domestic limited liability company,they shall be answered by any manager thereof. The Secretary of State shallcertify to the Attorney General for such action as the Attorney General maydeem appropriate, all interrogatories and answers thereto which disclose aviolation of any of the provisions of this Chapter requiring or permittingaction by the Attorney General. (1993, c. 354, s. 1.)