(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application to the Secretary of State. The application must set forth:

(1) the name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this State, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of § 33-31-1506;

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 33-31-1503

  • 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.

(2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;

(3) the date of incorporation and period of duration;

(4) the street address, including zip code, of its principal office;

(5) the street address, including zip code, of its proposed registered office in this State and the name of its proposed registered agent at that office;

(6) the names and usual business addresses, including zip codes, of its current directors and officers;

(7) whether the foreign corporation has members; and

(8) whether the corporation, if it had been incorporated in this State, would be a public benefit, mutual benefit or religious corporation.

(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated within sixty days of the date that it is filed in this State.