Title 13-C, Title 13-C

1. Authorization to transact business. Upon filing by the Secretary of State of an application for authority, a foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this State subject to the right of this State to revoke the foreign corporation's authority to transact busine…

1. Corporate name. If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of section 401, the foreign corporation may use a fictitious name as set forth in section 404, subsection 2 to transact business in this State if its real name is unavailable. 2. N…

Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State must have and shall continuously maintain a registered agent in this State as defined in Title 5, chapter 6-A.

Service of process, notice or demand required or permitted by law on a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State is governed by Title 5, section 113.

1. Application of withdrawal. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may not withdraw from this State until it files an application of withdrawal with the Secretary of State. 2. Application of withdrawal; contents. A foreign corporation authorized to …

A foreign business corporation authorized to transact business in this State that converts to a domestic nonprofit corporation or any form of domestic filing entity is deemed to have withdrawn on the effective date of the conversion.

1. Withdrawal upon conversion. A foreign business corporation authorized to transact business in this State that converts to a domestic or foreign nonfiling entity shall file an application of withdrawal by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The appli…

1. Application for transfer of authority; contents. A foreign business corporation authorized to transact business in this State that converts to a foreign nonprofit corporation or to any form of foreign other entity that is required to file an application for authority or make a…

Notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, the Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under section 1532 to revoke the authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State if: [PL 2003, c. 631, §30 (NEW).] 1. Nonpayment of fees …

1. Notice of determination. If the Secretary of State determines that one or more grounds exist under section 1531-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 requir…

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 service of the notice of revocation is perfected under section 1510‑A. The foreign corporation may ap…