Chapter 805, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

(805 ILCS 215/1207.2) Sec. 1207.2. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05; text omitted.)

(805 ILCS 215/1207.3) Sec. 1207.3. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05; text omitted.)

(805 ILCS 215/1207.4) Sec. 1207.4. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05; text omitted.)

(805 ILCS 206/1208) Sec. 1208. Powers of the Secretary of State; rulemaking. (a) The Secretary of State shall have the power and authority reasonably necessary to administer this Act efficiently and to perform the duties herein imposed. The Secretary of State's function under thi…

(805 ILCS 206/1209) Sec. 1209. Expedited services; fees. (a) As used in this Section: "Department" means the Department of Business Services of the Office of the Secretary of State. "Expedited services" means services rendered within the same day or within 24 hours after the time…

(805 ILCS 206/1290) Sec. 1290. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03; text omitted.)

(805 ILCS 206/1295) Sec. 1295. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03; text omitted.)

(805 ILCS 206/1299) Sec. 1299. Effective date. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2003. (Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)

(805 ILCS 105/113.05) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.05) Sec. 113.05. Admission of foreign corporation. A foreign corporation organized not for profit, before it conducts any affairs in this State, shall procure authority so to do from the Secretary of State. A foreign corporation organi…

(805 ILCS 105/113.10) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.10) Sec. 113.10. Powers of foreign corporation. No foreign corporation shall conduct in this State any affairs which a corporation organized under the laws of this State is not permitted to conduct. A foreign corporation which shall ha…

(805 ILCS 105/113.15) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.15) Sec. 113.15. Application for authority. (a) A foreign corporation, in order to procure authority to conduct affairs in this State, shall execute and file in duplicate an application therefor, in accordance with Section 101.10 of th…

(805 ILCS 105/113.20) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.20) Sec. 113.20. Effect of authority. Upon the filing of the application for authority by the Secretary of State, the corporation shall have the right to conduct affairs in this State for those purposes set forth in its application, su…

(805 ILCS 105/113.25) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.25) Sec. 113.25. Change of name by foreign corporation. Whenever a foreign corporation which is admitted to conduct affairs in this State shall change its name to one under which authority to conduct affairs in this State would not be …

(805 ILCS 105/113.30) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.30) Sec. 113.30. Amendment to articles of incorporation of foreign corporation. Each foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this State, whenever its articles of incorporation are amended, shall forthwith file in the offic…

(805 ILCS 105/113.35) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.35) Sec. 113.35. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this State shall be a party to a statutory merger permitted by the laws of the …

(805 ILCS 105/113.40) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.40) Sec. 113.40. Amended authority. A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this State shall secure amended authority to do so in the event it changes its corporate name, changes the duration of its corporate existence, …

(805 ILCS 105/113.45) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.45) Sec. 113.45. Withdrawal of foreign corporation. A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this State may withdraw from this State upon filing with the Secretary of State an application for withdrawal. In order to procu…

(805 ILCS 105/113.50) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.50) Sec. 113.50. Grounds for revocation of authority. (a) The authority of a foreign corporation to conduct affairs in this State may be revoked by the Secretary of State: (1) Upon the failure of an officer or director to whom interrog…

(805 ILCS 105/113.55) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.55) Sec. 113.55. Procedure for revocation of authority. (a) After the Secretary of State determines that one or more grounds exist under Section 113.50 of this Act for the revocation of authority of a foreign corporation, he or she sha…

(805 ILCS 105/113.60) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.60) Sec. 113.60. Reinstatement following revocation. (a) A foreign corporation revoked under Section 113.55 of this Act may be reinstated by the Secretary of State following the date of issuance of the certificate of revocation upon: (…

(805 ILCS 105/113.65) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.65) Sec. 113.65. Application to corporations heretofore qualified to conduct affairs in this state. Foreign corporations which have been duly authorized to conduct affairs in this State at the time this Act takes effect, for a purpose …

(805 ILCS 105/113.70) (from Ch. 32, par. 113.70) Sec. 113.70. Conducting affairs without authority. No foreign corporation conducting affairs in this state without authority to do so is permitted to maintain a civil action in any court of this State, until such corporation obtain…

(805 ILCS 180/13-10) Sec. 13-10. Limited liability company liable for member or manager's actionable conduct. A limited liability company is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable con…

(805 ILCS 180/13-15) Sec. 13-15. Statement of authority. (a) A limited liability company may deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of authority. The statement shall be executed and filed in accordance with Section 5-45 of this Act and: (1) must include the name…

(805 ILCS 180/13-20) Sec. 13-20. Statement of denial. A person named in a filed statement of authority granting that person authority may deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of denial that: (1) provides the name of the limited liability company and the captio…

(805 ILCS 180/13-5) Sec. 13-5. No agency power of a member as member. (a) A member is not an agent of a limited liability company solely by reason of being a member. (b) Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the effect of law other than this Act, including the law of agency. (c…

(805 ILCS 5/13.05) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.05) Sec. 13.05. Admission of foreign corporation. Except as provided in Article V of the Illinois Insurance Code, a foreign corporation organized for profit, before it transacts business in this State, shall procure authority so to do from…

(805 ILCS 5/13.10) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.10) Sec. 13.10. Powers of foreign corporation. No foreign corporation shall transact in this State any business which a corporation organized under the laws of this State is not permitted to transact. A foreign corporation which shall have…

(805 ILCS 5/13.15) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.15) Sec. 13.15. Application for authority. (a) A foreign corporation, in order to procure authority to transact business in this State, shall execute and file in duplicate an application therefor, in accordance with Section 1.10 of this Ac…

(805 ILCS 5/13.20) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.20) Sec. 13.20. Effect of authority. (a) Upon the filing of the application for authority by the Secretary of State, the corporation shall have the right to transact business in this State for those purposes set forth in its application, s…

(805 ILCS 5/13.25) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.25) Sec. 13.25. Change of name by foreign corporation. Whenever a foreign corporation which is admitted to transact business in this State shall change its name to one under which authority to transact business in this State would not be g…

(805 ILCS 5/13.30) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.30) Sec. 13.30. Amendment to articles of incorporation of foreign corporation. Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State, whenever its articles of incorporation are amended, shall forthwith file in the office o…

(805 ILCS 5/13.35) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.35) Sec. 13.35. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State shall be a party to a statutory merger permitted by the laws of the s…

(805 ILCS 5/13.40) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.40) Sec. 13.40. Amended authority. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State shall secure amended authority to do so in the event it changes its corporate name, changes the duration of its corporate existence, or …

(805 ILCS 5/13.45) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.45) Sec. 13.45. Withdrawal of foreign corporation. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may withdraw from this State upon filing with the Secretary of State an application for withdrawal. In order to procure …

(805 ILCS 5/13.50) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.50) Sec. 13.50. Grounds for revocation of authority. The authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this State may be revoked by the Secretary of State: (a) Upon the failure of an officer or director to whom interrogatories…

(805 ILCS 5/13.55) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.55) Sec. 13.55. Procedure for revocation of authority. (a) After the Secretary of State determines that one or more grounds exist under Section 13.50 for the revocation of authority of a foreign corporation, he or she shall send by regular…

(805 ILCS 5/13.60) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.60) Sec. 13.60. Reinstatement following revocation. (a) A foreign corporation revoked under Section 13.55 may be reinstated by the Secretary of State following the date of issuance of the certificate of revocation upon: (1) The filing of a…

(805 ILCS 5/13.65) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.65) Sec. 13.65. Application to corporations heretofore qualified to transact business in this state. Foreign corporations which have been duly authorized to transact business in this State at the time this Act takes effect, for a purpose o…

(805 ILCS 5/13.70) (from Ch. 32, par. 13.70) Sec. 13.70. Transacting business without authority. (a) No foreign corporation transacting business in this State without authority to do so is permitted to maintain a civil action in any court of this State, until the corporation obta…

(805 ILCS 5/13.75) Sec. 13.75. Activities that do not constitute transacting business. Without excluding other activities that may not constitute doing business in this State, a foreign corporation shall not be considered to be transacting business in this State, for purposes of …

(805 ILCS 215/1301) Sec. 1301. List of partnerships. (a) The Secretary of State may publish a list or lists of limited partnerships and foreign limited partnerships, with such frequency, in such format, and for such fees as the Secretary may in his or her discretion provide by ru…

(805 ILCS 215/1302) Sec. 1302. Fees. (a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules promulgated pursuant to its authority: (1) fees for filing documents; (2) miscellaneous charges; (3) fees for the sale of lists of fili…

(805 ILCS 215/1303) Sec. 1303. Powers of the Secretary of State and rulemaking. (a) The Secretary of State shall have the power and authority reasonably necessary to administer this Act efficiently and to perform the duties herein imposed. The Secretary of State's function under …

(805 ILCS 215/1304) Sec. 1304. Certified copies and certificates. (a) Copies, photostatic or otherwise, of any and all documents filed in the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of this Act, when certified by the Secretary of State under the Great S…

(805 ILCS 215/1306) Sec. 1306. Forms. All documents required by this Act to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State shall be made on or accompanied by forms which shall be prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State. (Source: P.A. 93-967, eff. 1-1-05.)

(805 ILCS 215/1307) Sec. 1307. File number. All documents required by this Act to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, with the exception of each domestic or foreign limited partnership's initial filing, shall contain the limited partnership's file number as assigned…

(805 ILCS 215/1308) Sec. 1308. Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. (a) A special fund in the State Treasury is created and shall be known as the Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall, subject to appropri…

(805 ILCS 215/1309) Sec. 1309. Judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. (a) If the Secretary of State shall fail to approve documents as conforming to the law and file any document required by this Act to be approved by the Secretary of State before the same shall be …

(805 ILCS 215/1310) Sec. 1310. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision of subsection (d) of Se…