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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 13-B, § 1202: Application for authority, 1977

A foreign corporation may apply for authority to carry on activities in this State by filing an application with required information and a recent certificate of existence.

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Application for authority

A foreign corporation may apply for authority to carry on activities in this State by filing an application with required information and a recent certificate of existence.

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A foreign corporation may apply for authority to carry on activities in this State by filing an application with required information and a recent certificate of existence.

1. Application. A foreign corporation may apply for authority to carry on activities in this State by executing and delivering for filing, as provided by sections 104 and 106, an application setting forth: A. The name of the corporation; [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] B. The jurisdiction of its incorporation; [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] C. The date of incorporation; [PL 1999, c. 594, §11 (AMD).] D. A statement of the purpose or purposes which it is authorized to pursue under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and a statement of the purpose or purposes which it seeks authority to pursue in this State if it does not ask authority to pursue all of the purposes authorized under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] E. The address of the registered or principal office of the corporation in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or the principal office wherever located; and [PL 1997, c. 376, §26 (AMD).] F. The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1. [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §15 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §15 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 2. Certificate of existence. The application of the corporation for authority must be accompanied by a certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated. The certificate of existence must have been made not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the application for filing. [PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §17 (AMD).]
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