Indiana Code 27-1-7-3. Principal office; change of location
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Sec. 3. Each corporation shall maintain an office or place of business in this state, to be known as the “Principal Office.” The post-office address of the principal office shall be stated in the original articles of incorporation at the time of incorporating. Thereafter, the location of the principal office, may be changed at any time or from time to time when authorized by the board of directors by:
(2) notifying each policyholder of the address and telephone number of the new location.
(1) filing with the department and secretary of state, on or before the day any change is to take effect, a certificate signed by the president or a vice-president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, and verified under oath, stating the change to be made and reciting that such change is made pursuant to authorization by the board of directors; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-7-3
- articles of incorporation: includes both the original articles of incorporation and any and all amendments thereto, except where the original articles of incorporation only are expressly referred to, and includes articles of merger, consolidation and reinsurance, and in case of corporations, heretofore organized, articles of reorganization filed in the office of the secretary of state, and all amendments thereto. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- corporation: as used in this chapter and IC 27-1-8, means any company organized or reorganized under the provisions of this article and any company organized or reorganized under the provisions of any statute of this state enacted prior to March 8, 1935. See Indiana Code 27-1-7-1
- Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- policyholder: means one who is a holder of a contract of insurance in an insurance company. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- principal office: means that office maintained by the corporation in this state, the address of which is required by the provisions of this article to be kept on file in the office of the department. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.81. As amended by P.L.94-1999, SEC.1.