§ 57C‑2‑23.  Annual report for Secretary of State.

(a)        Requirement and Content. – Each domestic limited liability company other than a professional limited liability company governed by G.S. 57C‑2‑01(c) and each foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State must file an annual report with the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary and in the manner required by the Secretary. The annual report must specify the year to which the report applies and must set out the information listed in this subsection. The information must be current as of the date the company completes the report. If the information in the company's most recent annual report has not changed, the company may certify on its annual report that the information has not changed in lieu of restating the information.

The following information must be included on an annual report of a limited liability company:

(1)        The name of the limited liability or foreign limited liability company and the state or country under whose law it is formed.

(2)        The street address, and the mailing address if different from the street address, of the registered office, the county in which the registered office is located, and the name of its registered agent at that office in this State, and a statement of any change of the registered office or registered agent, or both.

(3)        The address and telephone number of its principal office.

(4)        The names and business addresses of its managers or, if the limited liability company has never had members, its organizers.

(5)        A brief description of the nature of its business.

(b)        Repealed by Session Laws 2010‑31, s. 31.4(b), effective June 30, 2010.

(c)        Notice and Due Date. – The Secretary of State must notify limited liability companies of the annual report filing requirement. The first annual report of a limited liability company is due by April 15th of the year following the calendar year in which the company files its articles of organization with the Secretary of State. Each subsequent annual report is due by April 15.

(d)       Incomplete Report. –  If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign limited liability company in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the Secretary of State within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed.

(e)        Amendments. – Amendments to any previously filed annual report may be filed with the Secretary of State at any time for the purpose of correcting, updating, or augmenting the information contained in the annual report.  (1993, c. 354, s. 1; 1997‑475, s. 6.7; 2001‑387, ss. 59, 59A; 2010‑31, s. 31.4(b).)