Colorado § 7-50-102 Affidavit of chairperson

Colorado Statutes

§ 7-50-102 — Affidavit of chairperson

Colorado § 7-50-102

Title 07Corporations

Art.Religious, Educational, and Benevolent Societies

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-50-102 (2026).

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(1)The chairperson or secretary of such meeting, within a reasonable time after the meeting, shall file in the office of the secretary of state an affidavit substantially in the following form: STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. County of ................................................) I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that at a meeting of the members of the (here insert the name used by the church, congregation, or society before the incorporation) held at .........., in the county of .........., and State of Colorado, on the ........ day of ........, A.D. 20...., the following persons (here insert the names) were elected, appointed, or selected as members of the governing board (under whatever title the organization designates said members, whose powers and duties are similar to thos

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(1) The chairperson or secretary of such
meeting, within a reasonable time after the meeting, shall file in the office of the
secretary of state an affidavit substantially in the following form:

STATE OF COLORADO )

) ss.

County of ................................................)

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that at a meeting of the members of the (here
insert the name used by the church, congregation, or society before the
incorporation) held at .........., in the county of .........., and State of Colorado, on the ........
day of ........, A.D. 20...., the following persons (here insert the names) were elected,
appointed, or selected as members of the governing board (under whatever title the
organization designates said members, whose powers and duties are similar to
those of trustees or directors of a corporation organized for profit), adopted as its
corporate name (here insert the name), and at said meeting this affiant acted as
chairperson (or secretary, as the fact may be).

...............................................

(Name of affiant)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ............. day of ........., A.D. 20....

(2) A fee that shall be determined and collected pursuant to section 24-21-104 (3), C.R.S., shall be charged for filing the affidavit of incorporation. When a true
copy of such affidavit is presented to the secretary of state, the secretary of state
shall certify it for a fee that shall be determined and collected pursuant to section
24-21-104 (3), C.R.S., as a true copy of the original affidavit on file in the records of
the secretary of state, showing the date the original affidavit was filed.

(3) A certified copy of such affidavit shall be recorded in the office of the
clerk and recorder of the county in which the corporation was organized and also in
every county in which the corporation owns real estate. The affidavit of
incorporation may also contain other provisions for the management and conduct of
the affairs of the corporation, creating, defining, limiting, and regulating the powers
of the corporation, the governing board, officers, and members thereof.

Legislative History

Source: G.L. � 230. L. 1879: p. 32, � 1. G.S. � 373. R.S. 08: � 1019. C.L. � 2385. L. 31: p. 249, � 24. CSA: C. 41, � 178. CRS 53: � 31-21-2. L. 55: p. 240, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 31-20-2. L. 83: (2) amended, p. 870, � 22, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) and (3) amended, p. 2212, � 40, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1405, � 21, effective July 1.