Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2018. See also following repeal of this section, effective 1-1-2018.

1. (b) Application for a certificate of registration:

   1. (1) shall be made to the bureau in writing; and
   2. (2) must contain the name and address of the proposed corporation and such other information as may be required by a licensing authority.

2. (c) Upon receipt of the application, the licensing authority shall review the application and make such investigation of the proposed corporation as it considers necessary. If the licensing authority finds that:

   1. (1) the directors and shareholders are properly licensed in compliance with statute and the rules of the licensing authority; and

   2. (2) the corporation will be organized in compliance with statute and with the rules of the licensing authority;

      the licensing authority shall certify to the bureau that a certificate of registration should be issued. When the bureau has received approval from the appropriate licensing authorities, the bureau shall issue, upon payment of a registration fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), a certificate of registration.

3. (d) The incorporators shall present the certificate of registration to the secretary of state at the time the articles of incorporation are presented for filing.
4. (e) The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of incorporation within sixty (60) days after the date the articles of incorporation are filed, if he finds that the articles of incorporation conform to law.

5. (f) After the articles of incorporation are approved, the secretary of state shall:

   1. (1) place his endorsement on the certificate of registration; and
   2. (2) return to the incorporators the certificate of registration and the certificate of incorporation, along with all accompanying documents.
6. (g) The certificate of registration takes effect upon the issuance of the certificate of incorporation by the secretary of state, and remains in effect until January 31 following the date of incorporation.

Sec. 9. (a) The secretary of state may issue a certificate of incorporation under this article only if a certificate of registration has first been obtained as provided by this section.

As added by P.L.239-1983, SEC.1.