Title 10 — Corporations and Associations
41 chapters · 595 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 10-1501 Authority to transact business required
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A. A foreign corporation shall not transact business in this state until it is granted authority to transact business in this state as provided in this chapter from the commission. B. The following activities, among others, do not constitute transacting business within the meanin…
A.R.S. § 10-1502 Consequences of transacting business without authority; penalty
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A. A foreign corporation transacting business in this state without a grant of authority shall not be permitted to maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it is authorized to transact business. B. The successor to a foreign corporation that transacted business in t…
A.R.S. § 10-1503 Application for authority to transact business
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A. A foreign corporation may apply for authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application and a certificate of disclosure to the commission for filing. The certificate of disclosure shall contain the information set forth in section 10-202, subsection D and…
A.R.S. § 10-1504 Delivery of changes; changes requiring amended authority
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A. Whenever the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state are amended or restated by merger or otherwise, within sixty days after the amendment or restatement becomes effective, the foreign corporation shall deliver to the co…
A.R.S. § 10-1505 Effect of grant of authority
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A. A grant of authority to transact business authorizes the foreign corporation to transact business in this state subject to the right of this state to revoke the grant of authority as provided in chapters 1 through 17 of this title. B. A foreign corporation with a valid grant o…
A.R.S. § 10-1506 Corporate name of foreign corporation
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A. If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of section 10-401, to obtain or maintain a grant of authority to transact business in this state the foreign corporation: 1. Shall either: (a) Add the word "association", "bank", "company", "corpo…
A.R.S. § 10-1507 Known place of business and statutory agent of foreign corporation
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Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall continuously maintain in this state both: 1. A known place of business that may be the address of its statutory agent. 2. A statutory agent who may be either: (a) An individual who resides in this state.…
A.R.S. § 10-1508 Change of known place of business or statutory agent of foreign corporation
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A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may change its known place of business or statutory agent by delivering to the commission for filing a statement of change, which may be the annual report, that sets forth: 1. The name of the foreign corporati…
A.R.S. § 10-1509 Resignation of statutory agent of foreign corporation
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A. The statutory agent of a foreign corporation may resign the agency appointment by delivering to the commission for filing an original and two copies of a signed statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a disclosure that the known place of business of …
A.R.S. § 10-1510 Service on foreign corporation
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A. The statutory agent appointed by a foreign corporation is an agent of the foreign corporation on whom process, notice or demand that is required or permitted by law to be served on the foreign corporation may be served and that, when so served, is lawful personal service on th…
A.R.S. § 10-1520 Withdrawal of foreign corporation
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A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall not withdraw from this state until the commission files its application for withdrawal. B. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may apply to surrender the authority by deli…
A.R.S. § 10-1521 Withdrawal by duly authorized officers; foreign corporations
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A. A majority of the duly authorized officers of a foreign corporation that has not issued shares or that has not commenced transacting business in this state may withdraw the foreign corporation by delivering to the commission for filing an application for withdrawal that sets f…
A.R.S. § 10-1530 Grounds for revocation
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The commission may commence a proceeding under section 10-1531 to revoke the authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state if any of the following conditions exist: 1. The foreign corporation does not deliver its annual report to the commission within the …
A.R.S. § 10-1531 Procedure for and effect of revocation; reinstatement
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A. If the commission determines that one or more grounds exist under section 10-1530 for revocation of a grant of authority, the commission shall serve the foreign corporation with written notice of the determination under section 10-1510. B. If the foreign corporation does not c…