33-4-203. Approval of articles -- commencement of corporate existence. (1) If the commissioner finds the proposed articles of incorporation to be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the United States or of this state, the commissioner shall make a certificate of the facts.
     (2) If the commissioner considers the name of the proposed corporation to be so similar to one already appropriated by another company or corporation as to be likely to mislead the public, the commissioner shall reject the name applied for and shall notify the incorporators of the rejection.
     (3) When the proposed articles of incorporation have been approved by the commissioner, the commissioner shall endorse the approval upon each set of the articles and forward three sets of articles to the incorporators. The incorporators shall file, with the required filing fee, one of the sets of articles with the secretary of state and one set certified by the secretary of state with the commissioner. The remaining set of articles must be made a part of the corporation's records.
     (4) The corporation has legal existence upon the approval of the articles by the commissioner and completion of the filings required in subsection (3), but it may not transact business as an insurer until it has obtained a certificate of authority as provided in 33-4-505.

     History: En. Sec. 476, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-4809; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 451, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 379, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 531, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 472, L. 1999.