75 IAC 8-2-6 Acceptance of foreign certificates of existence

Sec. 6. (a) A filing that provides a certificate of existence, or an equivalent document, may be refused by the secretary of state if the certificate or document is any of the following: (1) A document issued more than sixty (60) days before the filing is received by the secretary of state. (2) A document marked as expired by the issuing authority. (3) A document not issued by the official having custody of business records in the entity's jurisdiction of formation. (4) A document that does not reflect the exact name of the filing entity. (b) A foreign entity must include a certificate of existence or similar document from its jurisdiction of formation when filling the following: (1) An amendment that updates the name of the entity. (2) A foreign registration statement. (3) A reinstatement under IC 23-0.5-5-12.