Sec. 19. 13-C MRSA §1510, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

2. Method of service. A foreign corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary an officer of the foreign corporation at its principal office shown in its application for authority, in any subsequent communication received from the corporation stating the current mailing address of its principal office or in its most recent annual report if the foreign corporation:

A. Has no registered agent or its registered agent can not with reasonable diligence be served;

B. Has withdrawn from transacting business in this State under section 1521; or

C. Has had its authority revoked under section 1532.

Sec. 20. 13-C MRSA §1531, as amended by PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §130, is repealed.

Sec. 21. 13-C MRSA §1531-A is enacted to read:

§1531-A.__Grounds for revocation

Notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, the Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under section 1532 to revoke the authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State if:

1.__Nonpayment of fees or penalties.__The foreign corporation does not pay when they are due any fees or penalties imposed by this Title or other law;

2.__Failure to file annual report.__The foreign corporation does not deliver its annual report to the Secretary of State as required by section 1621;

3.__Failure to pay late filing penalty.__The foreign corporation does not pay the annual report late filing penalty as required by section 1622;

4.__Failure to maintain registered agent or registered office.__ The foreign corporation fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent or registered office in this State as required by section 1507;