Exhibit 3.224
AGENT'S STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE
OF A SOUTH CAROLINA OR FOREIGN CORPORATION
Pursuant to Section 33-5-102 and 33-15-108 of the 1976 South Carolina Code, as
amended, the undersigned registered agent submits the following information for
the purpose of changing the registered office address of the following
corporation in the State of South Carolina.
1. The name of the corporation is
EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
2. The state of incorporation is
SOUTH CAROLINA
3. The date of incorporation or qualification in South Carolina is
6/25/1999
4. The street address of the current registered office in South Carolina is
2019 PARK ST
COLUMBIA, SC 29201
5. The street address to which the registered office is to be changed is
5000 Thurmond Mall Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29201
6. The name of the current registered agent is
Corporation Service Company
7. The address of the registered office and the address of the business
office of the registered agent, as changed, will be identical.
8. The above named corporation has been notified of the change.
Dated: August 30, 2002
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
/s/ John H. Pelletier
John H. Pelletier
Assistant Vice President
State of South Carolina
Department of Revenue
301 Gervais Street, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214
May 11, 2000
File: 20232620-5
Office of Secretary of State
Capital Complex
1205 Pendleton St Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
SUBJECT: EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC
Dear Mr. Miles:
Upon review, it has been determined that the charter of the above referenced
corporation was erroneously cancelled on 4/19/00, and it is, therefore,
respectfully requested that you reinstate the charter of said corporation.
Yours Truly,
SC Department of Revenue
Office Services Division
/s/ Sue Strickland
Sue Strickland
Corporate Section
(803) 898-5705
ITDC14
(Revised 01-96)
cc: EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC
1717 MAIN ST., STE. 5200
DALLAS, TX 75201
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
DECLARATION OF DISSOLUTION BY FORFEITURE
Date of Dissolution APR 19, 2000
EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC 20232620-5
1717 MAIN ST STE 5200
DALLAS, TX 75201
Whereas, Section 33-14-200, of the 1976 Code of Laws of S.C., as amended,
provides for the dissolution of a corporation by forfeiture if the corporation
has failed to:
(1) File its annual report on or before the date on which such report is
due, or
(2) Pay its franchise tax or income tax on or before the date on which
such tax is due and payable, or
(3) Appoint and maintain a registered agent in this State, or
(4) Notify the office of The Secretary of State of a change in its
registered agent or registered office, or
(5) The corporation's period of duration stated in its Articles of
Incorporation expires.
AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS FROM THE RECORDS IN THIS OFFICE, AFTER DUE NOTICE,
THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CORPORATION HAS FAILED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF NOS. 1
AND/OR 2 ABOVE SET FORTH.
NOW THEREFORE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SAID ACT, THE CHARTER IS HEREBY
DECLARED FORFEITED AND DISSOLVED THIS DATE.
Inquiries concerning this administrative dissolution should be directed to
the SC Department of Revenue, Corporate Section, Columbia, SC 29214-0100.
/s/ Jim Miles
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Jim Miles
Secretary of State
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
EMCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
The undersigned, an individual, does hereby act as incorporator in
adopting the following Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of organizing a
corporation for profit, pursuant to the provisions of the South Carolina
Business Corporation Act of 1988.
FIRST: The corporate name for the corporation (hereinafter called
the "corporation") is EmCare of South Carolina, Inc.
SECOND: The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue
is 1000, all of which are of a par value of $0.01 dollars each and are of the
same class and are to be Common shares.
THIRD: The street address of the initial registered office of the
corporation in the State of South Carolina is 2019 Park Street, Columbia, South
Carolina 29201.
The name of the initial registered agent of the corporation at the
said registered office is Corporation Service Company.
FOURTH: The name and the address of the incorporator are:
NAME ADDRESS
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David W. Singley, Jr. 1717 Main Street, Suite 5200,
Dallas, TX 75201
FIFTH: The purposes for which the corporation is organized are as
follows: To manage emergency room services.
SIXTH: The corporation elects not to have preemptive rights.
SEVENTH: The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
the provisions of the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988, as the
same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it
shall have power to indemnify under said provisions from and against any and all
of the expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said
provisions, and the indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under
any Bylaw, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both
as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
EIGHTH: Whenever any provision of the South Carolina Business
Corporation Act of 1988 shall otherwise require for the approval of any
specified corporate action the authorization of at least two-thirds of the votes
entitled to be cast thereon, any such corporate
action shall be approved by at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
thereon, and whenever the corporation shall have one or more voting groups which
are denied voting power under the Articles of Incorporation, but the
authorization of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast thereon
within each such voting group entitled to vote thereon as a separate voting
group is otherwise required for the approval of any specified corporate action
under the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988, any such corporate
action shall be approved by each such voting group by at least a majority of the
votes entitled to be cast by that voting group. The provisions of this Article
shall be subject to the minimum voting requirements prescribed by the provisions
of Sections 33-7-250 and 33-7-260 of the South Carolina Business Corporation Act
of 1988.
NINTH: Shareholders shall not have a right to cumulate their votes
for directors.
TENTH: The duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.
ELEVENTH: The signature of the incorporator is set forth
hereinafter.
Signed on June 23, 1999.
/s/ David W. Singley, Jr.
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David W. Singley, Jr., Incorporator