Revised Code of Washington
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Chapter 23.95 RCW
UNIFORM BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE
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ARTICLE 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
23.95.100Short title.
23.95.105Definitions.
23.95.110Delivery of record.
23.95.115Rules and procedures.
ARTICLE 2
FILING
23.95.200Entity filing requirements.
23.95.205Forms.
23.95.210Effective date and time.
23.95.215Withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness.
23.95.220Correcting filed record.
23.95.225Duty of secretary of state to fileReview of refusal to file.
23.95.230Evidentiary effect of copy of filed record.
23.95.235Certificate of existence or registrationDefinitions.
23.95.240Execution of entity filing.
23.95.245Execution and filing pursuant to judicial order.
23.95.250Delivery by secretary of state.
23.95.255Initial or annual report for secretary of state.
23.95.260Fees.
23.95.265Waiver of penalty fees.
ARTICLE 3
NAME OF ENTITY
23.95.300Permitted names.
23.95.305Name requirements for certain types of entities.
23.95.310Reservation of name.
23.95.315Registration of name.
ARTICLE 4
REGISTERED AGENT OF ENTITY
23.95.400Definitions.
23.95.405Entities required to designate and maintain registered agent.
23.95.410Addresses in filing.
23.95.415Designation of registered agent.
23.95.420Listing of commercial registered agent.
23.95.425Termination of listing of commercial registered agent.
23.95.430Change of registered agent by entity.
23.95.435Change of name, address, type of entity, or jurisdiction of formation by noncommercial registered agent.
23.95.440Change of name, address, type of entity, or jurisdiction of formation by commercial registered agent.
23.95.445Resignation of registered agent.
23.95.450Service of process, notice, or demand on entity.
23.95.455Duties of registered agent.
23.95.460Jurisdiction and venue.
ARTICLE 5
FOREIGN ENTITIES
23.95.500Governing law.
23.95.505Registration to do business in this state.
23.95.510Foreign registration statement.
23.95.515Amendment of foreign registration statement.
23.95.520Activities not constituting doing business.
23.95.525Noncomplying name of foreign entity.
23.95.530Withdrawal of registration of registered foreign entity.
23.95.535Withdrawal deemed on conversion to domestic entity.
23.95.540Withdrawal on dissolution or conversion.
23.95.545Transfer of registration.
23.95.550Termination of registration.
23.95.555Action by attorney general.
ARTICLE 6
ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION
23.95.600Domestic entityDefinition.
23.95.605Grounds.
23.95.610Procedure and effect.
23.95.615Reinstatement.
23.95.620Judicial review of denial of reinstatement.
23.95.625Entity name not distinguishable from name of governmental entity.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
23.95.700Reservation of power to amend or repeal.
23.95.705Supplemental principles of law.
23.95.710Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
23.95.715Savings.