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3.__Court action.__The court may summarily order the Secretary
of State to reinstate an administratively dissolved corporation
or may take other action the court considers appropriate.

 
4.__Final decision.__The court's final decision in an appeal
under this section may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.

 
§1116.__Reinstatement of suspended corporate charter

 
1.__Reinstatement after charter suspension.__A corporation
whose charter 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 1114,
subsection 1;

 
B.__The application for reinstatement is accompanied by the
reinstatement fee set forth in section 1401, subsection 35;
and

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

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

 
3.__Protecting corporate name after suspension.__The name of a
corporation whose charter is suspended remains in the Secretary
of State's record of corporate names and is protected for a
period of 3 years following its suspension.

 
Sec. 4. 13-B MRSA §1210, as amended by PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §20,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 5. 13-B MRSA §§1210-A to 1210-C are enacted to read:

 
§1210-A.__Grounds for revocation

 
Notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375,
the Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under section
1210-B to revoke the authority of a foreign corporation
authorized to carry on activities 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 Act or other law;


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