| | | 2. Contents. A certificate of existence or certificate of | | authority sets forth: |
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| | | A. The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign | | corporation's corporate name used in this State; |
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| | | B. That, if a domestic corporation, the corporation is duly | | incorporated under the laws of this State and the date of | | its incorporation; |
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| | | C. That, if a foreign corporation, the foreign corporation | | is authorized to transact business in this State, the date | | on which the corporation was authorized to transact business | | in this State and its jurisdiction of incorporation; |
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| | | D. That all fees and penalties owed to this State have been | | paid if: |
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| | | (1) Payment is reflected in the records of the | | Secretary of State; and |
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| | | (2) Nonpayment affects the existence or authorization | | of the domestic or foreign corporation; |
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| | | E. That the corporation's most recent annual report | | required by section 1621 has been delivered to the Secretary | | of State; |
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| | | F. That, if the corporation is a domestic corporation, | | articles of dissolution relating to that corporation have | | not been filed; and |
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| | | G. Other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of | | State that may be requested by the applicant under | | subsection 1. |
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| | | 3. Evidence of existence or authority. Subject to any | | qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of | | existence or certificate of authority issued by the Secretary of | | State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic | | or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to | | transact business in this State. |
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| | | Sec. B-39. 13-C MRSA §130, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4.__Certificate of fact.__In addition to a certificate | | authorized under subsection 2, the Secretary of State may issue a | | certificate attesting to any fact of record in the office of the | | Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant under | | subsection 1. |
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