LD 1539
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LR 1942
Item 1

 
Sec. B-114. 13-C MRSA §1504, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
B. Its registered or principal office wherever located; or

 
Sec. B-115. 13-C MRSA §1504, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is repealed and the
following enacted in its place:

 
2.__Requirements.__A foreign corporation must deliver an
amended application that sets forth:

 
A.__The name of the corporation;

 
B.__The jurisdiction of incorporation;

 
C.__The date on which the foreign corporation was authorized
to transact business in this State;

 
D.__If the corporate name has changed, the new corporate
name that meets the requirements of section 401;

 
E.__If the address of the principal office has changed, the
new address of the principal office wherever located,
including the street and mailing address if different; and

 
F.__If the state or country under whose law the foreign
corporation was incorporated has changed, the new state or
country under whose law it is now incorporated together with
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 it is now incorporated. The
certificate of existence must have been made not more than
90 days prior to the delivery of the application for filing.

 
Sec. B-116. 13-C MRSA §1506, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
1. Corporate name. If the corporate name of a foreign
corporation does not satisfy the requirements of section 401, the
foreign corporation may use a fictitious name as set forth in
section 404, subsection 2 to transact business in this State if
its real name is unavailable and it delivers to the Secretary of
State for filing a copy of the resolution of its board of
directors, certified by its secretary, adopting the fictitious
name.


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