(a) A foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this State shall obtain an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of State if it changes either of the following:

(1) Its name.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 57D-7-04

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) The jurisdiction of its organization.

(b) A foreign LLC may apply for an amended certificate of authority by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing that sets forth the following:

(1) The name of the foreign LLC and if different the name provided in the foreign LLC’s certificate of authority that the foreign LLC is authorized to use to transact business in this State.

(2) The name of the jurisdiction under whose law it is organized.

(3) The date it was originally authorized to transact business in this State.

(4) A statement of the change or changes being made.

(c) Except for the content of the application, the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-7-03 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section. (2013-157, s. 2.)