35-2-214. Incorporation. (1) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed by the secretary of state.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-214

  • articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Montana Code 35-2-114
  • filing: means filed in the office of the secretary of state. See Montana Code 35-2-114
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Proceeding: includes a civil suit and a criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Montana Code 35-2-114
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under 35-2-439(2) for custody of the minutes of the directors' and members' meetings and for authenticating the records of the corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)The secretary of state’s filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators have satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.