South Carolina Statutes
§ 33-1-260 — Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document.
(a)If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered to his office for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal within thirty days after the return of the document to the Circuit Court of Richland County. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of his refusal to file.
(b)The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.
(c)The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-101
Short title.§ 33-1-102
Reservation of power to amend or repeal.§ 33-1-200
Filing requirements.§ 33-1-210
Forms.§ 33-1-220
Filing, service, and copying fees.§ 33-1-230
Effective time and date of filing.§ 33-1-240
Correcting filed document.§ 33-1-250
Filing duty of Secretary of State.§ 33-1-280
Certificate of existence.§ 33-1-290
Penalty for signing false document.§ 33-1-300
Powers.§ 33-1-400
Act definitions.