181.1504 Amended certificate of authority. (1) WHEN REQUIRED. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall obtain an amended certificate of authority from the department if the foreign corporation changes any of the following: (a) Its corporate name or the fictitious name under which it has been issued a certificate of authority. (b) Its date of incorporation or the period of its duration. (c) The state or country of its incorporation. (2) FILING AND AUTHENTICATION REQUIREMENTS. The requirements of s. 181.1503 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section, except that a foreign corporation is not required to deliver a certificate of status with an application solely to change a fictitious name. History: 1997 a. 79; 2001 a. 44.
181.1505
Effect of certificate of authority. (1) TRANSA certificate of authority issued to a foreign corporation authorizes the foreign corporation to transact business in this state subject to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter. (2) RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same rights and enjoys the same privileges as and, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character. (3) INTERNAL AFFAIRS. This chapter does not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state. ACTION OF BUSINESS.
History: 1997 a. 79.