LD 1539
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LR 1942
Item 1

 
Sec. B-124. 13-C MRSA §1601, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
A. Its articles or restated articles of incorporation and,
all amendments to them currently in effect and any notices
to shareholders referred to in section 121, subsection 10,
paragraph E regarding facts on which a filed document is
dependent;

 
Sec. B-125. 13-C MRSA §1602, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
5. Right of inspection. The right of inspection granted by
this section may not be abolished or limited, except as provided
in subsections 2 and 4, by a corporation's articles of
incorporation or bylaws.

 
Sec. B-126. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§1, ¶¶B and D, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
640, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, are amended to read:

 
B. The address of the registered office of the domestic or
foreign corporation in this State; the name of its clerk, if
a domestic corporation, or its registered agent in this
State, if a foreign corporation; and, if a foreign
corporation, the address of its registered or principal
office, wherever located. The address of a registered
office must include the street or rural route number, town
or city and state;

 
D. The name and business or residence address of the
president or chief executive officer, the treasurer, the
clerk or registered agent or chief financial officer and
directors or, if no directors, shareholders of the domestic
or foreign corporation, including the street or rural route
number, town or city and state.

 
Sec. B-127. 13-C MRSA §1621, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
4. Certificate of excuse. The Secretary of State, upon
application by any domestic corporation and satisfactory proof
that it has ceased to transact business and that it is not
indebted to this State for failure to file an annual report and
to pay any fees or penalties accrued, shall file a certificate of
the fact and shall give a duplicate certificate to the domestic
corporation, after which the corporation is excused from filing
annual reports with the Secretary of State, so as long as the
domestic corporation in fact transacts no business. The name of


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