| | | C.__The assumed or fictitious name the limited liability | | company intends to terminate. |
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| | | Sec. C-25. 31 MRSA §606, as amended by PL 1995, c. 514, §§4 and 5, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. C-26. 31 MRSA §606-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §606-A.__Registered name of foreign limited liability company |
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| | | 1.__Register limited liability company name.__A foreign | | limited liability company may register its limited liability | | company name if the name is distinguishable on the records of the | | Secretary of State pursuant to section 603-A. |
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| | | 2.__Application.__To register its limited liability company | | name, a foreign limited liability company must execute and | | deliver to the Secretary of State for filing an application that: |
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| | | A.__Sets forth its limited liability company name, the state | | or country and date of its organization, the address of its | | principal office wherever located and a brief description of | | the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and |
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| | | B.__Is 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 | | limited liability company records in the state or country | | under whose law the foreign limited liability company is | | organized. The certificate of existence must have been made | | not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the | | application for filing. |
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| | | 3.__Applicant's exclusive use.__A limited liability company | | name is registered for a foreign limited liability company's | | exclusive use upon the effective date of the application under | | subsection 2 until the end of the calendar year in which the | | application was filed. |
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| | | 4.__Renewal of registered name.__A foreign limited liability | | company whose registration under this section is effective may | | renew it for a successive year by delivering for filing to the | | Secretary of State between October 1st and December 31st a | | renewal application that complies with the requirements of | | subsection 2. The renewal application, when filed, renews the | | registration for the following calendar year. |
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| | | 5.__Qualify as foreign limited liability company.__A foreign | | limited liability company whose registration under this section | | is effective may, after the registration is effective, qualify as |
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