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1.__Reinstatement after suspension.__A domestic limited liability company that was suspended before July 1, 2004 may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement and the reinstatement may be granted, if:

A.__The Secretary of State determines that the application contains the information required under section 608-C, subsection 1;

B.__The application for reinstatement is accompanied by the reinstatement fee set forth in section 751, subsection 7-A; and

C.__The application for reinstatement is received by the Secretary of State by June 30, 2010.

2.__Effect on domestic limited liability company failing to reinstate by June 30, 2010.__A domestic limited liability company that fails to meet the requirements of subsection 1 is administratively dissolved and may not reinstate.

3.__Protecting domestic limited liability company name after suspension.__The name of a domestic limited liability company that is suspended remains in the Secretary of State's record of limited liability company names and is protected for a period of 3 years following suspension.

Sec. 48. 31 MRSA §612, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 49. 31 MRSA §616 is enacted to read:

§616.__Certificate of existence; certificate of authority;

certificate of fact

1.__Application.__Any person may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of existence for a domestic limited liability company or a certificate of authority for a foreign limited liability company.

2.__Contents.__A certificate of existence or certificate of authority sets forth:

A.__The limited liability company's name used in this State;