| | 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. |
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| | 4.__Final decision.__The court's final decision in an appeal | under this section may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. |
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| §1116.__Reinstatement of suspended corporate charter |
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| | 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: |
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| A.__The Secretary of State determines that the application | contains the information required under section 1114, | subsection 1; |
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| B.__The application for reinstatement is accompanied by the | reinstatement fee set forth in section 1401, subsection 35; | and |
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| C.__The application for reinstatement is received by the | Secretary of State by June 30, 2010. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 4. 13-B MRSA §1210, as amended by PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §20, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 5. 13-B MRSA §§1210-A to 1210-C are enacted to read: |
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| §1210-A.__Grounds for revocation |
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| | 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: |
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| | 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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