§31E-14-1402. Consequences of Conducting Affairs Without Authority
(a) A foreign corporation conducting affairs in this state without a certificate of authority may not maintain a proceeding in any circuit court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. (b) The successor to a foreign corporation that conducted affairs in this state without a certificate of authority and the assignee of […]
§31E-14-1403. Application for Certificate of Authority
(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth: (1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that […]
§31E-14-1404. Amended Certificate of Authority
(a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state must obtain an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of State if it changes: (1) Its corporate name;
§31E-14-1405. Effect of Certificate of Authority
(a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to conduct affairs in this state subject to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter. (b) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same rights and has the same privileges […]
§31E-14-1406. Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation
(a) If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of section four hundred one, article four of this chapter, the foreign corporation to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state: (1) May add the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," or "limited," or the abbreviation "corp.," […]
§31E-13-1331. Procedure for Judicial Dissolution
(a) It is not necessary to make members or directors parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually. (b) A circuit court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the circuit court […]
§31E-13-1332. Receivership or Custodianship
(a) A circuit court in a judicial proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may appoint one or more receivers to wind up and liquidate, or one or more custodians to manage, the activities and affairs of the corporation. The circuit court shall hold a hearing, after notifying all parties to the proceeding and any interested […]
§31E-13-1333. Decree of Dissolution
(a) If after a hearing the circuit court determines that one or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in section one thousand three hundred thirty of this article exist, it may enter a decree dissolving the corporation and specifying the effective date of the dissolution, and the clerk of the circuit court shall deliver a […]
§31E-13-1340. Deposit With State Treasurer
§31E-13-1340. Deposit with State Treasurer. Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, or member of the corporation who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them are to be reduced to cash and deposited with the State Treasurer or other appropriate state official for safekeeping. When […]
§31E-14-1401. Authority to Conduct Affairs Required
(a) A foreign corporation may not conduct affairs in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State. (b) The following activities, among others, do not constitute conducting affairs within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section: (1) Maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding;