Florida Statute 607.124 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 607
FLORIDA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

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F.S. 607.0124

607.0124 Correcting filed document; withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness.—

(1) A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the department if:

(a) The document contains an inaccuracy;

(b) The document contains false, misleading, or fraudulent information;

(d) The electronic transmission of the document to the department was defective.

(2) A document is corrected:

(a) By preparing articles of correction that:

1. Describe the document (including its filing date) or attach a copy of the document to the articles of correction;

2. Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and

3. Correct the inaccuracy or defect; and

(b) By delivering the articles of correction to the department for filing, signed in accordance with s. 607.0120.

(3) Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.

(4) Articles of correction may not contain a delayed effective date for the correction.

(5) Unless otherwise provided for in s. 607.1107(2), s. 607.11923(3), or s. 607.11934(3), a filing delivered to the department may be withdrawn before it takes effect by delivering a withdrawal statement to the department for filing.

(a) A withdrawal statement must:

1. Be signed by each person who signed the filing being withdrawn, except as otherwise agreed to by such persons;

2. Identify the filing to be withdrawn; and

3. If not signed by all persons who signed the filing being withdrawn, state that the filing is withdrawn in accordance with the agreement of all persons who signed the filing.

(b) On the filing by the department of a withdrawal statement, the action or transaction evidenced by the original filing does not take effect.

(6) Articles of correction that are filed to correct false, misleading, or fraudulent information are not subject to a fee of the department if the articles of correction are delivered to the department within 15 days after the notification of filing sent pursuant to s. 607.0125(2).

History.—s. 7, ch. 89-154; s. 4, ch. 93-281; s. 15, ch. 99-218; s. 4, ch. 2003-283; s. 3, ch. 2018-58; s. 7, ch. 2019-90.

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International Insurance Co., a Corporation v. Alfred M. Johns, James W. McFadden Thomas v. Ogletree, Richard W. Sherman, and G. Paul Whorton

874 F.2d 1447, 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 8140, 1989 WL 52414

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 7, 1989 | Docket: 820028

Cited 93 times | Published

effectuate PIP and the Johns’ agreement. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 607.124(l)(a) (West 1977). Moreover, even if shareholder

International Insurance v. Johns

685 F. Supp. 1230, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4139, 1988 WL 45705

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 9, 1988 | Docket: 1495594

Cited 8 times | Published

795, 798 (Fla. 2d DCA 1962); cf. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 607.124(2) (West 1977). Plaintiff contends that as many

OLD PORT COVE PROP. v. Ecclestone

500 So. 2d 331, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 183

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 1986 | Docket: 1689514

Cited 2 times | Published

at the time it is authorized." Fla.Corp.Code, § 607.124(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (1985). Thus, to uphold the

First National Bank of Northwest Florida v. Thurman (In Re Thurman)

121 B.R. 888, 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 2516, 1990 WL 188692

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 31, 1990 | Docket: 1588291

Cited 1 times | Published

Florida Statutes § 607.0832(1) (1990), (formerly § 607.124(1)): (1) No contract or other transaction between

BUTTERWORTH EX REL. BUTTERWORTH v. Anclote Manor Hosp., Inc.

566 So. 2d 296, 1990 WL 114674

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 8, 1990 | Docket: 548042

Published

held that the sale was not in compliance with section 607.124(1)(c), Florida Statutes (1983). The court then

Beville v. Freeman

483 So. 2d 813, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 502, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6461

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 19, 1986 | Docket: 64617540

Published

by the shareholders or is fair and reasonable. § 607.124(l)(b), (c), Florida Statutes (1983). In the instant