North Carolina Business reinstatement
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Apply to the Secretary of State with the corporation name, effective dissolution date, and a statement that the grounds for dissolution did not exist or have been eliminated.
Corporation / Steps
Apply to the Secretary of State with the corporation name, effective dissolution date, and a statement that the grounds for dissolution did not exist or have been eliminated.
Corporation / Fee
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00
LLC / Steps
Apply to the Secretary of State using the reinstatement procedures in G.S. 55-14-22 through 55-14-24.
LLC / Fee
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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LLCs
Steps
Apply to the Secretary of State using the reinstatement procedures in G.S. 55-14-22 through 55-14-24.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
An LLC administratively dissolved under this section may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement. The procedures for reinstatement and for the appeal of any denial of the LLC's application for reinstatement are the same as those applicable to a domestic corporation under G.S. 55-14-22, 55-14-23, and 55-14-24.
Official sourceCorporations
Steps
Apply to the Secretary of State with the corporation name, effective dissolution date, and a statement that the grounds for dissolution did not exist or have been eliminated.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Recite the name of the corporation and the effective date of its administrative dissolution; State that the ground or grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated;
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LLCs
Fee
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00Official source
Corporations
Fee
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00
Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00Official source
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Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Apply to the Secretary of State with the corporation name, effective dissolution date, and a statement that the grounds for dissolution did not exist or have been eliminated.
Apply to the Secretary of State with the corporation name, effective dissolution date, and a statement that the grounds for dissolution did not exist or have been eliminated.
Recite the name of the corporation and the effective date of its administrative dissolution; State that the ground or grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00
$100
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Apply to the Secretary of State using the reinstatement procedures in G.S. 55-14-22 through 55-14-24.
Apply to the Secretary of State using the reinstatement procedures in G.S. 55-14-22 through 55-14-24.
An LLC administratively dissolved under this section may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement. The procedures for reinstatement and for the appeal of any denial of the LLC's application for reinstatement are the same as those applicable to a domestic corporation under G.S. 55-14-22, 55-14-23, and 55-14-24.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00
$100
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 100.00Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Not yet verified: llcs: past-due reports and taxes, llcs: time limit, corporations: past-due reports and taxes, corporations: time limit — see the official agency.
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Official sources (4)
- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55/GS_55-14-22.html
- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_55/GS_55-1-22.html
- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_57D/GS_57D-6-06.html
- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_57D/GS_57D-1-22.html
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