Title 33, Corporations, Partnerships and Associations

(a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to transact business in this State subject, however, to the right of the State to revoke the certificate as provided in Chapters 1 thru 20 of this title. (b) A foreign corporation with a valid…

(a) Except as authorized by subsection (f), if the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of Section 33-4-101, the foreign corporation to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this State may: (1) add "corporation"…

Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State must maintain continuously in this State: (1) a registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) a registered agent, who may be: (i) an individual who resides in this State and …

(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of change that sets forth: (1) its name; (2) the street address of its current registered of…

(a) The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign his agency appointment by signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing the original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a statement th…

Service of process on foreign corporations must be in accord with the applicable provision of Title 15.

(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may not withdraw from this State until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Secretary of State. (b) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State may apply for a certificate o…

(a) The Secretary of State shall commence a proceeding under Section 33-15-310 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State if: (1) the foreign corporation does not deliver its annual report to the Department of Rev…

(a) If the Secretary of State determines that grounds exist under Section 33-15-300(a) for revocation of a certificate of authority, he shall mail written notice of his determination to the foreign corporation. (b) If the foreign corporation does not correct each ground for revoc…

(a) A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State's revocation of its certificate of authority to the Richland County Circuit Court within thirty days after the certificate of revocation was received. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the court to set aside…

(A) A foreign corporation whose certificate of authority has been revoked administratively under Section 33-15-310 may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of revocation. The application must: (1) recite the name of the foreign co…