# 6 Del. C. § 18-203: § Â 18-203. Cancellation of certificate > Delaware · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-203 ## Section - **Citation:** 6 Del. C. § 18-203 - **Heading:** § Â 18-203. Cancellation of certificate - **Jurisdiction:** Delaware - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Delaware Code / Title 6 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter II / Section 18-203 ## Text (a) A certificate of formation shall be canceled upon the dissolution and the completion of winding up of a limited liability company, or as provided in § 18-104(d), § 18-104 (i)(4), § 18-112 or § 18-1108 of this title, or upon the filing of a certificate of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger if the limited liability company is not the surviving or resulting entity in a merger or consolidation or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger if the limited liability company is not the surviving or resulting entity in a merger or consolidation, or upon the filing of a certificate of transfer or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of transfer, or upon the filing of a certificate of conversion to non-Delaware entity or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of conversion to non-Delaware entity or upon the filing of a certificate of division if the limited liability company is a dividing company that is not a surviving company or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of division if the limited liability company is a dividing company that is not a surviving company. A certificate of cancellation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State to accomplish the cancellation of a certificate of formation upon the dissolution and the completion of winding up of a limited liability company and shall set forth: (1) The name of the limited liability company; (2) The date of filing of its certificate of formation; (3) If the limited liability company has formed 1 or more registered series whose certificate of registered series has not been canceled prior to the filing of the certificate of cancellation, the name of each such registered series; (4) The future effective date or time (which shall be a date or time certain) of cancellation if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and (5) Any other information the person filing the certificate of cancellation determines. (b) A certificate of cancellation that is filed in the office of the Secretary of State prior to the dissolution or the completion of winding up of a limited liability company may be corrected or nullified as an erroneously executed certificate of cancellation by filing with the office of the Secretary of State a certificate of correction of such certificate of cancellation in accordance with § 18-211 of this title. (c) The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of good standing with respect to a limited liability company (or any registered series thereof) if its certificate of formation is canceled. ## Nearby sections - [6 Del. C. § 18-201 § Â 18-201. Certificate of formation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-201.md) - [6 Del. C. § 18-202 § Â 18-202. Amendment to certificate of formation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-202.md) - [6 Del. C. § 18-203 § Â 18-203. 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No statutory appraisal rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-210.md) - [6 Del. C. § 18-211 § Â 18-211. Certificate of correction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-211.md) - [6 Del. C. § 18-212 § Â 18-212. Domestication of non-United States entities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-212.md) - [6 Del. C. § 18-213 § Â 18-213. Transfer or continuance of domestic limited liability companies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-213.md) - [6 Del. C. § 18-214 § Â 18-214. Conversion of certain entities to a limited liability company.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-214.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T6_C18_SII_S18-203. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.