Oregon Statutes 60.051 – Incorporation
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(1) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed by the Secretary of State.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 60.051
- Articles of incorporation: means the articles described in ORS § 60. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
- 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.
- 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: means a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory action. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
(2) The Secretary of State’s filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation. [1987 c.52 § 17]