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21-2801
Religious association; ceases to exist; vesting of property.

Whenever any religious association organized as follows:
(1) Unincorporated church, parish, congregation, or association which may or may not recognize some superior church authority,
(2) The single church, parish, or congregation which is incorporated as an entity and is legally independent of any superior denominational organization or authority, or
(3) The single church, parish, or congregation which is incorporated as a part of, and subject to the authority of some denominational organization having general supervision over it, ceases to exist or to maintain its organization, all its remaining real or personal property shall vest in, and be transferred, in the manner provided in section 21-2802, to the incorporated annual conference, presbytery, diocese, diocesan council, state convention, or other incorporated governing, supervising, or cooperative body of the same religious denomination within whose jurisdiction such association was located, or with which it was affiliated, it being intended that such property shall vest in and be transferred to the next highest governing, supervising, or cooperative corporate body of the same denomination, having its original corporate existence within this state; PROVIDED, that associations or corporations as defined in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section, which have been affiliated with or subject to superior church authority or denominational statewide cooperative agency or have used the name of such superior church or denominational statewide cooperative agency during the ownership of its property, becomes abandoned by their own act or as defined herein and where the governing law, constitution, articles of incorporation, or bylaws of such superior church authority or denominational statewide cooperative agency provides for reversion of such property to the superior church authority or denominational statewide cooperative agency or supervision of the disposition thereof, then, in case such local church is abandoned or ceases to exist or maintain its organization, in lieu of court proceedings, the superior church authority or denominational statewide cooperative agency may record a certified copy of that portion of its governing law, constitution, articles of incorporation, or bylaws in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate or other property is located and such provisions shall then be binding upon such property; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, that the trustees or officers of such abandoned local church may, within three months after such recording, file an action in the district court to test the validity of the provisions of such governing law of the superior church authority or denominational statewide cooperative agency. When any religious society as defined in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section shall have ceased to maintain periodic meetings for the purpose of worship or religious instruction for a period of two consecutive years, or if the governing body or congregation of the church votes to dissolve or votes to discontinue holding religious services, such society shall be deemed to have ceased to exist or to maintain its organization within the meaning of this section.

Source:
Laws 1967, c. 105, § 18, p. 333; R.S.1943, (1991), § 21-1993.

CHAPTER 84
CORPORATIONS SOLE
NRS 84.002 Definitions.
NRS 84.003 "Record" defined.
NRS 84.0035 "Sign" defined.
NRS 84.004 "Signature" defined.
NRS 84.006 "Street address" defined.
NRS 84.007 Form required for filing of records.
NRS 84.008 Filing of records written in language other than English.
NRS 84.009 Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State.
NRS 84.010 Purpose.
NRS 84.015 Filing fees; applicable law for miscellaneous fees.
NRS 84.020 Articles of incorporation: Authority to make and file.
NRS 84.030 Articles of incorporation: Required provisions.
NRS 84.040 Continual perpetual succession.
NRS 84.050 Powers.
NRS 84.060 Requirements for deeds and instruments.
NRS 84.070 Evidence of corporate existence.
NRS 84.080 Powers and duties of successors in office.
NRS 84.090 Fees. [Replaced in revision by NRS 84.015.]
NRS 84.100 Filing of documents written in language other than English. [Replaced in revision by NRS 84.008.]
NRS 84.110 Resident agent required; applicable law regarding resident agent and registered office; applicable law regarding annual list and defaulting corporations; fees.
NRS 84.120 Resident agent: Resignation; designation of successor after death, resignation or removal from State.
NRS 84.130 Defaulting corporations: Identification; penalty.
NRS 84.140 Defaulting corporations: Duties of Secretary of State; revocation of charter and forfeiture of right to transact business.
NRS 84.150 Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement.
NRS 84.002 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 84.003 to 84.006, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1609; A 2003, 3132)
NRS 84.003 "Record" defined. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3132)
NRS 84.0035 "Sign" defined. "Sign" means to affix a signature to a record.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3132)
NRS 84.004 "Signature" defined. "Signature" means a name, word, symbol or mark executed or otherwise adopted, or a record encrypted or similarly processed in whole or in part, by a person with the present intent to identify himself and adopt or accept a record. The term includes, without limitation, an electronic signature as defined in NRS 719.100.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1609; A 2001, 101, 2724; 2003, 3132)
NRS 84.006 "Street address" defined. "Street address" of a resident agent means the actual physical location in this state at which a resident agent is available for service of process.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1609)
NRS 84.007 Form required for filing of records.
1. Each record filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter must be on or accompanied by a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
2. The Secretary of State may refuse to file a record which does not comply with subsection 1 or which does not contain all the information required by statute for filing the record.
3. If the provisions of the form prescribed by the Secretary of State conflict with the provisions of any record that is submitted for filing with the form:
(a) The provisions of the form control for all purposes with respect to the information that is required by statute to appear in the record in order for the record to be filed; and
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the record, the provisions of the record control in every other situation.
4. The Secretary of State may by regulation provide for the electronic filing of records with the Office of the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 56)
NRS 84.008 Filing of records written in language other than English. No record which is written in a language other than English may be filed or submitted for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless it is accompanied by a verified translation of that record into the English language.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1123; A 2003, 3133)-(Substituted in revision for NRS 84.100)
NRS 84.009 Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State.
1. A corporation sole may correct a record filed with the Office of the Secretary of State with respect to the corporation sole if the record contains an inaccurate description of an action of the corporation sole or if the record was defectively signed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged.
2. To correct a record, the corporation sole must:
(a) Prepare a certificate of correction which:
(1) States the name of the corporation sole;
(2) Describes the record, including, without limitation, its filing date;
(3) Specifies the inaccuracy or defect;
(4) Sets forth the inaccurate or defective portion of the record in an accurate or corrected form; and
(5) Is signed by an archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent or other presiding officer or clergyman of a church, religious society or denomination, who has been chosen, elected or appointed in conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations or discipline of the church, religious society or denomination, and in whom is vested the legal title to the property held for the purpose, use or benefit of the church or religious society or denomination.
(b) Deliver the certificate to the Secretary of State for filing.
(c) Pay a filing fee of $25 to the Secretary of State.

3. A certificate of correction is effective on the effective date of the record it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the certificate is effective when filed.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 56)
NRS 84.010 Purpose. Corporations may be formed for acquiring, holding or disposing of church or religious society property, for the benefit of religion, for works of charity, and for public worship, in the manner provided in this chapter.
[1:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2681; NCL § 3223]

NRS 84.015 Filing fees; applicable law for miscellaneous fees.
1. The fee for filing articles of incorporation, amendments to or restatements of articles of incorporation and records for dissolution is $50 for each record.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the fees set forth in NRS 78.785 apply to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1008; A 1995, 1125; 2003, 3132; 2003, 20th Special Session, 57)-(Substituted in revision for NRS 84.090)
NRS 84.020 Articles of incorporation: Authority to make and file. An archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, other presiding officer or clergyman of a church or religious society or denomination, who has been chosen, elected or appointed in conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations or discipline of the church or religious society or denomination, and in whom is vested the legal title to property held for the purposes, use or benefit of the church or religious society or denomination, may make and sign written articles of incorporation, in duplicate, and file one copy of the articles, together with a certificate of acceptance of appointment signed by the resident agent of the corporation, in the Office of the Secretary of State and retain possession of the other.
[2:55:1915; A 1949, 283; 1943 NCL § 3224]-(NRS A 1993, 1008; 1995, 1125; 1999, 1609; 2001, 101; 2003, 3132)
NRS 84.030 Articles of incorporation: Required provisions. The articles of incorporation must specify:
1. The name of the corporation, which must be the name of the person making and subscribing the articles and the title of his office in the church or religious society, naming it if desired, and followed by the words "and his successors, a corporation sole," or the title of his office in the church or religious society, naming it if desired, and followed by the words "and his successors, a corporation sole."
2. The object of the corporation.
3. The title of the person making the articles, and the manner in which any vacancy occurring in the incumbency of an archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, other presiding officer or clergyman is required by the rules, regulations or discipline of such church, society or denomination to be filled.
4. The name of the natural person or corporation designated as the corporation's resident agent, the street address for the service of process, and the mailing address if different from the street address.
[3:55:1915; A 1917, 22; 1949, 283; 1943 NCL § 3225]-(NRS A 1991, 1292; 1993, 1009)

NRS 84.040 Continual perpetual succession. Upon making and filing for record articles of incorporation as provided in this chapter, the person subscribing the same, and his successor in office by the name or title specified in the articles, shall thereafter be deemed, and is hereby created, a body politic and a corporation sole, with continual perpetual succession.
[Part 4:55:1915; A 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 3226]
NRS 84.050 Powers. A corporation sole shall have power:
1. To acquire and possess, by donation, gift, bequest, devise or purchase, and to hold and maintain property, real, personal and mixed, and to grant, sell, convey, rent or otherwise dispose of the same as may be necessary to carry on or promote the objects of the corporation.
2. To borrow money and to give promissory notes or other written obligation therefor, and to secure the payment thereof by mortgage or other lien, upon real or personal property.
3. To buy, sell, lease, mortgage and in every way deal in real and personal property in the same manner that a natural person may, and without the order of any court.
4. To receive bequests and devises for its own use or upon trusts to the same extent as natural persons may.
5. To appoint attorneys-in-fact.
6. To contract and be contracted with, in the same manner as a natural person.
7. To sue and be sued, plead and be pleaded in all courts of justice.
8. To have and use a common seal by which all deeds and acts of the corporation may be authenticated.

[Part 4:55:1915; A 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 3226] + [5:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2682; NCL § 3227]
NRS 84.060 Requirements for deeds and instruments. All deeds and other instruments in writing must be made in the name of the corporation and signed by the person representing the corporation.
[6:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2682; NCL § 3228]-(NRS A 1999, 1609)
NRS 84.070 Evidence of corporate existence. The articles of incorporation, or a certified copy of those filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State, shall be evidence of the existence of such corporation.
[7:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2682; NCL § 3229]

NRS 84.080 Powers and duties of successors in office.
1. In the event of the death or resignation of any such archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, or other presiding officer or clergyman, or of his removal from such office by the person or body having the authority to remove him when the person is at the time a corporation sole, his successor in office, as such corporation sole, is vested with the title to all property held by his predecessor, as such corporation sole, with like power and authority over the property and is subject to all the legal liabilities and obligations with reference thereto.
2. The successor shall record in the office of the county recorder of each county wherein any of the real property is situated a certified copy of his commission, certificate or letter of election or appointment.

[8:55:1915; A 1949, 283; 1943 NCL § 3230]-(NRS A 2001, 1751)
NRS 84.090 Fees. [Replaced in revision by NRS 84.015.]
NRS 84.100 Filing of documents written in language other than English. [Replaced in revision by NRS 84.008.]
NRS 84.110 Resident agent required; applicable law regarding resident agent and registered office; applicable law regarding annual list and defaulting corporations; fees.

1. Every corporation sole must have a resident agent in the manner provided in NRS 78.090 and 78.095, subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 78.097 and NRS 78.110. The resident agent shall comply with the provisions of those sections.
2. A corporation sole that fails to file a certificate of acceptance signed by the new resident agent within 30 days after the death, resignation or removal of its former resident agent shall be deemed in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 84.130 and 84.140.
3. A corporation sole is subject to the provisions of NRS 78.150 to 78.185, inclusive, except that:
(a) The fee for filing a list is $25;
(b) The penalty added for default is $50; and
(c) The fee for reinstatement is $100.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1123; A 2003, 3133; 2003, 20th Special Session, 57)

NRS 84.120 Resident agent: Resignation; designation of successor after death, resignation or removal from State.
1. A resident agent who wishes to resign shall:
(a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent of the corporation for the service of process; and
(b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.
ÊA resignation is not effective until the signed statement is filed with the Secretary of State.
2. The statement of resignation may contain a statement of the affected corporation sole appointing a successor resident agent for that corporation. A certificate of acceptance signed by the new resident agent, stating the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, mailing address of the new resident agent, must accompany the statement appointing a successor resident agent.
3. Upon the filing of the statement of resignation with the Secretary of State, the capacity of the resigning person as resident agent terminates. If the statement of resignation contains no statement by the corporation sole appointing a successor resident agent, the resigning resident agent shall immediately give written notice, by mail, to the corporation of the filing of the statement and its effect. The notice must be addressed to the person in whom is vested the legal title to property specified in NRS 84.020.
4. If a resident agent dies, resigns or removes from the State, the corporation sole, within 30 days thereafter, shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance signed by the new resident agent. The certificate must set forth the full name and complete street address of the new resident agent for the service of process, and may have a separate mailing address, such as a post office box, which may be different from the street address.
5. A corporation sole that fails to file a certificate of acceptance signed by the new resident agent within 30 days after the death, resignation or removal of its former resident agent shall be deemed in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 84.130 and 84.140.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1124; A 1999, 1609; 2003, 3133; 2003, 20th Special Session, 57)

NRS 84.130 Defaulting corporations: Identification; penalty.
1. Each corporation sole that is required to make the filings and pay the fees prescribed in this chapter but refuses or neglects to do so within the time provided is in default.
2. For default, there must be added to the amount of the fee a penalty of $5. The fee and penalty must be collected as provided in this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1123)
NRS 84.140 Defaulting corporations: Duties of Secretary of State; revocation of charter and forfeiture of right to transact business.
1. The Secretary of State shall notify, by providing written notice to its resident agent, each corporation sole deemed in default pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The notice:
(a) Must include a statement indicating the amount of the filing fee, penalties incurred and costs remaining unpaid.
(b) At the request of the resident agent, may be provided electronically.
2. On the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, the charter of the corporation sole is revoked and its right to transact business is forfeited.
3. The Secretary of State shall compile a complete list containing the names of all corporations sole whose right to transact business has been forfeited.
4. The Secretary of State shall forthwith notify, by providing written notice to its resident agent, each corporation specified in subsection 3 of the forfeiture of its charter. The written notice:
(a) Must include a statement indicating the amount of the filing fee, penalties incurred and costs remaining unpaid.
(b) At the request of the resident agent, may be provided electronically.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1123; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 58)
NRS 84.150 Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Secretary of State shall reinstate any corporation sole which has forfeited its right to transact business under the provisions of this chapter and restore the right to carry on business in this state and exercise its corporate privileges and immunities, if it:
(a) Files with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance of appointment signed by the resident agent of the corporation; and
(b) Pays to the Secretary of State:
(1) The filing fees and penalties set forth in this chapter for each year or portion thereof during which its charter has been revoked; and
(2) A fee of $25 for reinstatement.
2. When the Secretary of State reinstates the corporation to its former rights, he shall:
(a) Immediately issue and deliver to the corporation a certificate of reinstatement authorizing it to transact business, as if the fees had been paid when due; and
(b) Upon demand, issue to the corporation a certified copy of the certificate of reinstatement.
3. The Secretary of State shall not order a reinstatement unless all delinquent fees and penalties have been paid, and the revocation of its charter occurred only by reason of its failure to pay the fees and penalties.
4. If a corporate charter has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and has remained revoked for 10 consecutive years, the charter must not be reinstated.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1124; A 2003, 3133)

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