Anyone may apply to the division for a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation, a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation, or a certificate that sets forth any facts of record in the office of the division.
Terms Used In Utah Code 16-10a-128
Corporate name: means :
(a)
the name of a domestic corporation or a domestic nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation; or
(b)
the name of a foreign corporation or a foreign nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or document of similar import. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
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.
Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
domestic corporation: means a corporation for profit that:
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this state. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)
A certificate of existence or authorization sets forth:
(a)
the domestic corporation‘s corporate name or the foreign corporation’s corporate name registered in this state;
(b)
that:
(i)
the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state and the date of its incorporation; or
(ii)
the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;
(c)
that all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if:
(i)
payment is reflected in the records of the division; and
(ii)
nonpayment affects the existence or authorization of the domestic or foreign corporation;
(d)
that its most recent annual report required by Section 16-10a-1607 has been filed by the division;
(e)
that articles of dissolution have not been filed; and
(f)
other facts of record in the office of the division that may be requested by the applicant.
(3)
Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the division may be relied upon as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth in the certificate.
