950 C.M.R. 113.01 – Purpose

PART 1 - FILING REQUIREMENTS 113.01: Purpose 113.02: Definitions 113.03: Place to File 113.04: On-line Services 113.05: Division Hours 113.06: General Filing Requirements 113.07: Forms 113.08: Conformed Copy 113.09: Document Delivery 113.10: Effective Time and Date 113.11: Procedure upon Refusal to File 113.12: Articles of Correction 113.13: Fees and Methods of Payment 113.14: Computation of Time 113.15: Corporate Record Availability

PART 2 - INCORPORATION 113.16: Articles of Organization

PART 3 - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION IN THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 113.17: Changes to Supplemental Information Contained in Article VIII of the Articles of Organization

PART 4 - CORPORATE NAME 113.18: Reservation of a Name 113.19: Protest of Name, Hearing Procedure

PART 5 - OFFICE AND AGENT 113.20: Registered Office and Registered Agent 113.21: Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office by Corporation 113.22: Statement of Change of Registered Office by Registered Agent 113.23: Resignation of Registered Agent

PARTS 6 THROUGH 8: RESERVED

PART 9 - DOMESTICATION AND CONVERSION 113.24: Articles of Domestication 113.25: Articles of Charter Surrender 113.26: Articles of Non-profit Conversion 113.27: Articles of Charter Surrender upon Foreign Non-profit Conversion 113.28: Foreign Non-profit Domestication and Conversion 113.29: Articles of Entity Conversion of a Domestic Business Corporation to a Domestic Other Entity 113.30: Articles of Entity Conversion of a Domestic Other Entity to a Domestic Business Corporation 113.31: Articles of Entity Conversion of a Foreign Other Entity to a Domestic Business Corporation 113.32: Articles of Charter Surrender upon Conversion to a Foreign Other Entity 113.33: Requirement to File Annual Report

PART 10 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 113.34: Articles of Amendment 113.35: Restated Articles of Organization

PART 11 - MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE 113.36: Articles of Merger - Domestic Entities 113.37: Articles of Merger Involving a Foreign Corporation or Foreign Other Entity 113.38: Articles of Share Exchange Involving Domestic Corporations and Domestic Other Entities 113.39: Articles of Share Exchange Involving Domestic or Foreign Corporations or Foreign Other Entity

PARTS 12 AND 13: RESERVED

PART 14 - DISSOLUTION 113.40: Voluntary Dissolution of a Corporation Which Has Not Issued Shares or Has Not Commenced Business 113.41: Voluntary Dissolution 113.42: Requirement to File Annual Report 113.43: Protection of Name after Dissolution 113.44: Administrative Dissolution of Corporation 113.45: Procedure for Administrative Dissolution 113.46: Revocation of Dissolution 113.47: Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution

PART 15 - FOREIGN CORPORATIONS 113.48: Foreign Corporation Certificate of Registration 113.49: Certificate of Amendment 113.50: Name of Foreign Corporation 113.51: Withdrawal of Foreign Corporations 113.52: Withdrawal upon Conversion to a Nonfiling Entity 113.53: Transfer of Authority 113.54: Revocation of Authority to Transact Business in the Commonwealth 113.55: Procedure for Revocation 113.56: Reinstatement of Authority to Transact Business

PART 16 - RECORDS AND REPORTS 113.57: Annual Reports

PART 1- FILING REQUIREMENTS

(1) 950 CMR 113.00 describes the practices and procedures of the Secretary of the Commonwealth relative to M.G.L. c. 156D: The Massachusetts Business Corporation Act.
(2) The Corporations Division, which is under the supervision of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, administers the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws pertaining to certain corporations and related matters. The chief executive officer of the Corporations Division has the title, “Director of the Corporations Division”. The Director may, subject to the approval of the Secretary, make, amend and rescind such rules, forms and orders as are contemplated by the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws and as are necessary to carry out their purposes. The Director is empowered to hear, examine and investigate matters subject to the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws.
(3) From time to time, the Director may authorize exceptions to 950 CMR 113.00 with respect to any specific requirement provided that such exceptions to 950 CMR 113.00 are in conformity with the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws.