607.0203

Incorporation.

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607.0203 Incorporation.—

(1) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence begins when the articles of incorporation are filed or on a date specified in the articles of incorporation, if such date is within 5 business days prior to the date of filing.

(2) The department’s filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or administratively dissolve the corporation.

History.—s. 18, ch. 89-154; s. 18, ch. 2019-90.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2023–2025 · leading case: Peyton v. Grant

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Peyton v. Grant (2025) flsd · cites it 3× “0201 (“One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the department for filing.”); id. § 607.”

Daren C. Daly (2023) flsb “87 Under Florida Statutes section 607.0203, All Paving, Inc.’s corporate existence began on that date.”

Daly v. Daly (2023) flsb “87 Under Florida Statutes section 607.0203, All Paving, Inc.’s corporate existence began on that date.”

Jose Ramon Montenegro v. Antonio Socorro (2025) fladistctapp “3 Further, appellants 3 See §§ 607.0203(1) and 605.0211(3), Fla. Stat.”

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Jose Ramon Montenegro v. Antonio Socorro (2025) fladistctapp “3 Further, appellants 3 See §§ 607.0203(1) and 605.0211(3), Fla. Stat.”

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