§1201. Authorization of foreign corporations to carry on activities in this State; certain activities not deemed carrying on affairs 1. Authorization needed. Except as provided in section 1215, no foreign corporation shall carry on activities in this State until it shall have been authorized to do so as provided in this chapter, or as provided […]
§1202. Application for authority 1. Application. A foreign corporation may apply for authority to carry on activities in this State by executing and delivering for filing, as provided by sections 104 and 106, an application setting forth: A. The name of the corporation; [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] B. The jurisdiction of […]
§1203. Effect of authorization to carry on affairs in State 1. Filing of application authorization to carry on activities. Upon filing by the Secretary of State of the application for authority, the foreign corporation shall be authorized to carry on activities in this State, and may carry on any activities: A. Which it is […]
§1204. Powers of foreign corporation A foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall, until such authority is revoked or otherwise terminated, have the same, but no greater, powers, rights and privileges as a domestic corporation organized under this Act, and except as otherwise provided in this Act, shall be subject to […]
§1205. Corporate name of foreign corporation 1. Name. A foreign corporation is not authorized to carry on activities in this State unless the name of the corporation complies with the requirements of section 301-A. [PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §18 (AMD).] 2. Change of name. If a foreign corporation authorized to carry on […]
§1206. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in State Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall be the surviving corporation in a statutory merger permitted by the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, it shall, within 30 days after the effective date of the merger, deliver […]
§1207. Amended application for authority 1. Provisions for amendment. A foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall amend its application for authority if it shall: A. Change its corporate name, provided that such change has been effected under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; [PL 1991, c. 465, […]
§1208. Surrender of foreign corporation’s authority to carry on activities in State 1. Surrender of authority. A foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State may surrender its authority by executing and delivering for filing, as provided in sections 104 and 106, an application for surrender of authority which shall set forth: […]
§1209. Foreign corporation’s termination of existence in jurisdiction of its incorporation; effect upon authority in this State 1. Termination of existence. When a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall be dissolved, or its authority or existence otherwise cancelled or terminated in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or when the corporation is […]
§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: [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 1. Nonpayment of fees or penalties. […]
§1210-B. Procedure for and effect of revocation 1. Notice of determination. If the Secretary of State determines that one or more grounds exist under section 1210-A for the revocation of authority, the Secretary of State shall serve the foreign corporation with written notice of the Secretary of State’s determination as required by subsection 7. […]
§1210-C. Appeal from revocation 1. Petition to appeal revocation. A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State’s revocation of its authority to the Kennebec County Superior Court within 30 days after the notice of revocation. The foreign corporation may appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition […]
§1210. Revocation of foreign corporation’s authority to carry on affairs in State (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §289 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §103 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A135 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §L41 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §42 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, […]
§1211. Suits by Attorney General against foreign corporations The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain a foreign corporation from carrying on in this State without authority any activity for which authority is required by this chapter; any activity which it is not authorized to carry on in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or which […]
§1212-A. Service of process upon authorized foreign nonprofit corporation Service of process, notice or demand required or permitted by law on a foreign nonprofit corporation qualified to carry on activities in this State is governed by Title 5, section 113. [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §24 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, […]
§1212-B. Registered agent of foreign nonprofit corporation Each foreign nonprofit corporation must have and shall continuously maintain a registered agent in this State as defined in Title 5, chapter 6-A. [PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. B, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. B, §3 (NEW).
§1212. Service of process on authorized foreign corporations; registered office and registered agent (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 663, §73 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §L42 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §43 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 376, §28 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 376, §29 (AMD). PL 1999, c. […]
§1213. Service of process on foreign corporation not authorized to carry on activities in State 1. Limited jurisdiction. Every foreign corporation that carries on any activities in this State without having been authorized to carry on activities in this State thereby submits itself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State, with respect to […]
§1214. Effect of foreign corporation carrying on activities in State without authority 1. Corporation liable. A foreign corporation which carries on activities in this State without authority, when such authority is required by this Act, shall be liable to this State for all fees and penalties which would have been imposed under this Act upon […]
§1215. Application of chapter to corporations previously authorized to carry on activities in State 1. Continuation of activities. Every foreign corporation which, on the effective date of this Act, is authorized to carry on activities in this State shall continue to have such authority for any purpose or purposes for which a corporation might secure […]
