Sec. 13. Any company organized under this article shall not transact any business or incur any indebtedness until:

(a) one (1) of the triplicate copies of the articles of incorporation, bearing the approval of the department and the attorney general and the endorsement of the approval of the secretary of state, as provided in section 10 of this chapter has been filed for record with the county recorder of the county in which the principal office is located; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-6-13

  • 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
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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
(b) a certified copy of the permit for completion of organization, issued pursuant to section 11 of this chapter, shall be filed for record with the county recorder of the county in which the principal office is located, which certified copy shall be evidence only that the company has been authorized to proceed in the completion of its organization.

If a company transacts any business or incurs any indebtedness in violation of this section, the officers who participated in the transaction of business or incurring the indebtedness and the directors, except those who dissented from transacting the business or incurring the indebtedness and caused their dissent to be filed at the time in the principal office of the company or who, being absent, filed their dissent upon learning of the action, shall be severally liable for the debts or liabilities of the company so incurred or arising from transacting the business or incurring the indebtedness.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.73. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.23; P.L.136-2018, SEC.146.

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