North Carolina § 55D-13 Effective time and date of document

North Carolina Statutes

§ 55D-13 — Effective time and date of document

North Carolina § 55D-13

Ch. 55DFilings, Names, and Registered Agents for Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations, and Partnerships

Art. 2Submission of Documents to the Secretary of State for Filing

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55D-13 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and in G.S. 55D-14, a document accepted for filing is effective:

(1)At the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the filed document; or

(2)At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.

(b)A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at 11:59:59 P.M. on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the 90th day after the date it is filed.

(c)Except as provided in G.S. 55-2-03(b), 55A-2-03(b), and 57D-2-20(b), the fact that a

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and in G.S. 55D-14, a document accepted for filing is effective:
(1) At the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the filed document; or
(2) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.
(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at 11:59:59 P.M. on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the 90th day after the date it is filed.
(c) Except as provided in G.S. 55-2-03(b), 55A-2-03(b), and 57D-2-20(b), the fact that a document has become effective under this section does not determine its validity or invalidity or the correctness or incorrectness of the information contained in the document. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1967, c. 13, s. 1; c. 823, s. 16; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 1993, c. 552, s. 1; 2001-358, ss. 3(b), 4; 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6; 2013-157, s. 8.)