16-7-1. Formation — Purposes. Corporations sole 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 hereinafter provided. No Change Since 1953
16-7-10. Death of bishop, trustee, not incorporated — Succession to property. In case of the death, resignation or removal of any such archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder or clergyman who at the time of his death, resignation or removal was holding the title to trust […]
16-7-11. Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates. The division shall charge and collect a fee determined by it pursuant to Section 63J-1-504 for: (1) filing articles of incorporation of a corporation sole and issuing a certificate of incorporation; (2) filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment; (3) issuing each additional certificate […]
16-7-12. Dissolution of corporation sole. (1) A corporation sole may be dissolved and its affairs wound up voluntarily by filing with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code articles of dissolution, fully executed and signed under penalty of perjury, by the chief officer of the corporation. If any corporation sole ceases to have assets, has […]
16-7-13. Merger and consolidation. (1) As long as the surviving corporation qualifies for tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), any corporation organized under this chapter may merge with one or more domestic or foreign corporations organized or authorized to do business in this state under this title, or with one or more […]
16-7-14. Restatement of articles of incorporation. (1) A corporation sole organized under this chapter may restate its articles of incorporation in the same manner allowed nonprofit corporations under Section 16-6a-1006. (2) (a) The restated articles shall be adopted on behalf of the corporation by the appropriate incorporator or the successor to an incorporator as described […]
16-7-15. Official representative — Registered office — Registered agent. (1) (a) A corporation sole altering, amending, or restating its articles of incorporation on or after May 3, 2004 shall continuously maintain with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code the name, title, and Utah street address of an official representative for the corporation sole. (b) […]
16-7-16. Prohibition on formation of corporation sole after May 3, 2004. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a corporation sole may not be formed or incorporated under this chapter after May 3, 2004. Enacted by Chapter 16, 2004 General Session
16-7-2. Articles of incorporation — Execution — Filing. Any person who is the archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, or clergyman of any church or religious society who has been duly chosen, elected, or appointed in conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations, or discipline of […]
16-7-3. Contents of articles of incorporation. The articles of incorporation shall specify: (1) The name of the corporation by which it shall be known. (2) The object of the corporation. (3) The estimated value of the property at the time of the making of articles of incorporation. (4) The title of the person making such […]
16-7-4. Certified copies of articles as evidence. The articles of incorporation or a certified copy of those filed and recorded with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code shall be evidence of the existence of such corporation. Amended by Chapter 66, 1984 General Session
16-7-5. Amendments of articles of incorporation. (1) A corporation sole formed under this chapter may alter or amend its articles of incorporation. (2) An amendment described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) be made by the corporation sole; (b) be executed by: (i) the person who executed the original articles of incorporation; or (ii) the successor […]
16-7-6. Powers of corporations sole. Upon making and filing articles of incorporation as herein provided 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 perpetual succession, and shall have […]
16-7-7. Right to act without authorization from members — Sale of property. Any corporation sole created under this chapter, and any such archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder or clergyman of the state of Utah, who holds the title to trust property for the use and […]
16-7-8. Execution of corporate instruments — Authority of agents — Revocation of authority. (1) All deeds and other instruments of writing shall be: (a) made in the name of the corporation; (b) signed by: (i) the person representing the corporation in the official capacity designated in the articles of incorporation; or (ii) a duly authorized […]
16-7-9. Succession in event of death, resignation, or removal of incumbent. (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 or clergyman, being at the time a corporation sole, or of his removal from office by the […]
