Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
8 Del. C. § 313
Revival of certificate of incorporation or charter of exempt corporations
# (a)
Every exempt corporation whose certificate of incorporation or charter has become forfeited, pursuant to § 136(b) of this title for failure to obtain a registered agent, or inoperative and void, by operation of § 510 of this title for failure to file annual franchise tax reports required, and for failure to pay taxes or penalties from which it would have been exempt if the reports had been filed, shall be deemed to have filed all the reports and be relieved of all the taxes and penalties, upon satisfactory proof submitted to the Secretary of State of its right to be classified as an exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(b) of this title, and upon filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of revival in manner and form as required by § 312 of this title.
# (b)
Upon the filing by the corporation of the proof of classification as required by subsection (a) of this section, the filing of the certificate of revival and payment of the required filing fees, the corporation shall be revived with the same force and effect as provided in § 312(e) of this title for other corporations.
# (c)
As used in this section, the term “exempt corporation” shall have the meaning given to it in § 501(b) of this title. Nothing contained in this section relieves any exempt corporation from filing the annual report required by § 502 of this title.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 56 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 26; 58 Del. Laws, c. 450, § 8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 587, § 31; 77 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 65; 78 Del. Laws, c. 96, §§ 10-12; 80 Del. Laws, c. 265, § 14; 81 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 12; 82 Del. Laws, c. 45, § 18
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In this title (40 sections)
- 8-281 · Payment and distribution to claimants and stockholders
- 8-282 · Liability of stockholders of dissolved corporations
- 8-283 · Jurisdiction
- 8-284 · Revocation or forfeiture of charter; proceedings
- 8-285 · Dissolution or forfeiture of charter by decree of court; filing
- 8-291 · Receivers for insolvent corporations; appointment and powers
- 8-292 · Title to property; filing order of appointment; exception
- 8-293 · Notices to stockholders and creditors
- 8-294 · Receivers or trustees; inventory; list of debts and report
- 8-295 · Creditors’ proofs of claims; when barred; notice
- 8-296 · Adjudication of claims; appeal
- 8-297 · Sale of perishable or deteriorating property
- 8-298 · Compensation, costs and expenses of receiver or trustee
- 8-299 · Substitution of trustee or receiver as party; abatement of…
- 8-300 · Employee’s lien for wages when corporation insolvent
- 8-301 · Discontinuance of liquidation
- 8-302 · Compromise or arrangement between corporation and creditors or…
- 8-303 · Proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code of the United…
- 8-311 · Revocation of voluntary dissolution; restoration of expired…
- 8-312 · Revival of certificate of incorporation
- 8-313 · Revival of certificate of incorporation or charter of exempt…
- 8-314 · Status of corporation
- 8-321 · Service of process on corporations
- 8-322 · Failure of corporation to obey order of court; appointment of…
- 8-323 · Failure of corporation to obey writ of mandamus; quo warranto…
- 8-324 · Attachment of shares of stock or any option, right or interest…
- 8-325 · Actions against officers, directors or stockholders to enforce…
- 8-326 · Action by officer, director or stockholder against corporation…
- 8-327 · Stockholder’s derivative action; allegation of stock ownership
- 8-328 · Effect of liability of corporation on impairment of certain…
- 8-329 · Defective organization of corporation as defense
- 8-330 · Usury; pleading by corporation
- 8-341 · Law applicable to close corporation
- 8-342 · Close corporation defined; contents of certificate of…
- 8-343 · Formation of a close corporation
- 8-344 · Election of existing corporation to become a close corporation
- 8-345 · Limitations on continuation of close corporation status
- 8-346 · Voluntary termination of close corporation status by amendment…
- 8-347 · Issuance or transfer of stock of a close corporation in breach…
- 8-348 · Involuntary termination of close corporation status; proceeding…