Address of state corporation department:
State of Utah Department of Commerce
Division of Corporations & Commercial Code
PO Box 146705
Salt Lake City UT 84114-6705
Telephone: 801-530-4849
State web address: http://www.utah.gov/
State law reference: Utah Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 10a.
Title of filing: Articles of Incorporation.
Filing Fees: $52.
Other fees: None.
Name reservation: Reservable for renewable 120-day periods for $22. (Section 16-10a-402).
Name requirements: Corporation, Incorporated, Company, or abbreviation. (Section 16-10a-401).
Incorporator requirements: One or more persons or entities. (Section 16-10a-201).
Corporate purpose requirements: General “all purpose” clause (see instructions). (Section 16-10a-301).
Director requirements: Three (unless fewer than three shareholders, then same amount. May be nonresidents).
(Sections 16-10a-802, 16-10a-803). But the shareholders can agree that there will be no board of directors and the
corporation will be managed by shareholders instead. (Sections 16-10a-732, 16-10a-801).
Paid-in capital requirements: None.
Annual report requirement: Yes, annual renewal due to Division of Corporations & Commercial Code. (Section
16-10-1607). $12 filing fee.
Publication requirements: None.
Other provisions: Registered agent must sign Articles of Incorporation. (Section 16-10a-202). The state-provided
Articles of Incorporation form provides space to list optional information on the officers and directors of the corporation,
plus the principal address of the corporation.
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