LD 1539
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LR 1942
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address, a post office box alone is not sufficient to meet the
requirements of this paragraph;

 
F.__The name of each foreign corporation affected by the
change as provided in this subsection; and

 
G.__That a notice of the change has been sent to each of the
foreign corporations.

 
In lieu of bulk filing, the registered agent may file for each
such foreign corporation a separate statement containing the
information.

 
7.__Statement of change.__Filing by a foreign corporation of a
statement of a change of its registered agent, as provided in
subsection 4, constitutes both an appointment of the new
registered agent named in the statement of change and a
termination of the appointment of its former registered agent.

 
8.__Registered agent named in application for authority.__The
initial registered agent of a foreign corporation must be named
in the application for authority for that foreign corporation.__A
registered agent continues in office until a successor is chosen
and qualifies and the statement required by subsection 4 is filed
or until the resignation notice required by subsection 5 is
filed.

 
9.__Document filed to change registered agent. The document to
be filed by the Secretary of State, the effect of which is to
change the registered agent, must be signed by the person
designated in the document as the new registered agent or in
accordance with subsection 3 and section 121, subsection 5,
paragraph A, B or C.

 
Sec. B-119. 13-C MRSA §§1508 and 1509, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, are repealed.

 
Sec. B-120. 13-C MRSA §1521, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
2. Application of withdrawal; contents. A foreign
corporation authorized to transact business in this State may
file an application of withdrawal by delivering an application to
the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set
forth:

 
A. The name of the foreign corporation and, the name of the
state or country under whose law it is incorporated and the
date on which the foreign corporation was authorized to
transact business in this State;


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