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Treatment of Foreign Business Entities in Texas
§ 9.001. FOREIGN ENTITIES REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
§ 9.002. FOREIGN ENTITIES NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
(a) A foreign entity not described by § 9.001(a) may transact business in this state without registering under this chapter.
§ 9.003. PERMISSIVE REGISTRATION.
A foreign entity that is eligible under other law of this state to register to transact business in this state, but that is not registered under that law, may register under this chapter unless that registration is prohibited by the other law. The registration under this chapter confers only the authority provided by this chapter.
§ 9.004. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE.
(a) A foreign filing entity registers by filing an application for registration as provided by Chapter 4.
(11) that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the foreign filing entity for service of process under the circumstances provided by § 5.251.
§ 9.005. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED IN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
(a) This § applies only to a foreign limited liability company governed by a company agreement that establishes or provides for the establishment of a designated series of members, managers, membership interests, or assets that has any of the characteristics described by Subsection (b).
§ 9.006. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED IN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
In addition to the information required by § 9.004, a foreign nonprofit corporation's application for registration must state:
§ 9.007. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.
(a) A foreign limited liability partnership registers by filing an application for registration under this § as provided by Chapter 4.
(2) the federal taxpayer identification number of the partnership;
(4) the date of initial registration as a limited liability partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation;
(6) that the partnership exists as a valid limited liability partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;
(10) the address of the initial registered office and the name and address of the initial registered agent for service of process required to be maintained under § 152.904; and
(11) that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the partnership for service of process under the same circumstances as set forth by § 5.251 for a foreign filing entity.
§ 9.008. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION.
(a) The registration of a foreign entity other than a foreign limited liability partnership is effective when the application filed under Chapter 4 takes effect. The registration remains in effect until the registration terminates, is withdrawn, or is revoked.
(b) Except in a proceeding to revoke the registration, the secretary of state's issuance of an acknowledgment that the entity has filed an application is conclusive evidence of the authority of the foreign filing entity to transact business in this state under the entity's name or under another name stated in the application, in accordance with § 9.004(b)(1).
§ 9.009. AMENDMENTS TO REGISTRATION.
§ 9.010. NAME CHANGE OF FOREIGN FILING ENTITY.
If a foreign filing entity authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to a name that would cause the entity to be denied an application for registration under this subchapter, the entity's registration must be suspended. An entity the registration of which has been suspended under this § may transact business in this state only after the entity:
§ 9.011. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION.
(a) A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership registered in this state may withdraw the entity's or partnership's registration at any time by filing a certificate of withdrawal in the manner required by Chapter 4.
(e) The registration of the foreign filing entity in this state terminates when a certificate of withdrawal under this § or a certificate evidencing termination under Subsection (d) is filed.
§ 9.012. AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL ON CONVERSION TO DOMESTIC FILING ENTITY.
A foreign filing entity or foreign limited liability partnership registered in this state that converts to a domestic filing entity is considered to have withdrawn its registration on the effective date of the conversion. This § also applies to a conversion and continuance under § 10.1025.
§ 9.051. TRANSACTING BUSINESS OR MAINTAINING COURT PROCEEDING WITHOUT REGISTRATION.
§ 9.052. CIVIL PENALTY.
(b) The attorney general may bring suit to recover amounts due to this state under this §.
§ 9.053. VENUE.
In addition to any other venue authorized by law, a suit under § 9.051 or 9.052 may be brought in Travis County.
§ 9.054. LATE FILING FEE.
(a) The secretary of state may collect from a foreign filing entity a late filing fee if the entity has transacted business in this state for more than 90 days without registering under this chapter. The secretary may condition the effectiveness of a registration after the 90-day period on the payment of the late filing fee.
§ 9.055. REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER LAW.
This chapter does not excuse a foreign entity from complying with duties imposed under other law, including other chapters of this code, relating to filing or registration requirements.
C. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE
§ 9.101. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
(a) If it appears to the secretary of state that, with respect to a foreign filing entity, a circumstance described by Subsection (b) exists, the secretary of state may notify the entity of the circumstance by mail or certified mail addressed to the foreign filing entity at the entity's registered office or principal place of business as shown on the records of the secretary of state.
§ 9.102. CERTIFICATE OF REVOCATION.
§ 9.103. REINSTATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE AFTER REVOCATION.
(a) The secretary of state shall reinstate the registration of an entity that has been revoked under this subchapter if the entity files an application for reinstatement in accordance with § 9.104, accompanied by each amendment to the entity's registration that is required by intervening events, including circumstances requiring an amendment to the name of the entity or the name under which the entity is registered to transact business in this state as described in § 9.105, and:
(1) the entity has corrected the circumstances that led to the revocation and any other circumstances that may exist of the types described by § 9.101(b), including the payment of fees, interest, or penalties; or
§ 9.104. PROCEDURES FOR REINSTATEMENT.
(a) A foreign filing entity, to have its registration reinstated, must complete the requirements of this § not later than the third anniversary of the date the revocation of the entity's registration took effect.
(e) The registration of a foreign filing entity may not be reinstated under this § if the termination occurred as a result of:
§ 9.105. USE OF NAME SIMILAR TO PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED NAME.
If the secretary of state determines that a foreign filing entity's name or the name under which it is registered to transact business in this state is the same as, deceptively similar to, or similar to a name of a filing entity or foreign filing entity as provided by or reserved or registered under this code, the secretary of state may not accept for filing the certificate of reinstatement unless the foreign filing entity amends its registration to change its name or obtains written consent for the use of the similar name.§§ 4.007 and 4.008 apply to a written consent for the use of a similar name under this § to the same extent those§§ apply to filing instruments.
§ 9.106. REINSTATEMENT OF REGISTRATION FOLLOWING TAX FORFEITURE.
A foreign filing entity whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of the Tax Code must follow the procedures in the Tax Code to reinstate its registration.
D. JUDICIAL REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION
§ 9.151. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY COURT ACTION.
(a) A court may revoke the registration of a foreign filing entity if, as a result of an action brought under § 9.153, the court finds that one or more of the following problems exist:
(b)§§ 9.152-9.157 do not apply to Subsection (a)(5).
§ 9.152. NOTIFICATION OF CAUSE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
(1) the name of a foreign filing entity that has given cause under § 9.151 for revocation of its registration; and
§ 9.153. FILING OF ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
(1) the entity has not cured the problems for which revocation is sought before the 31st day after the date the notice under § 9.152(b) is mailed; and
(2) the attorney general determines that cause exists for judicial revocation of the entity's registration under § 9.151.
§ 9.154. CURE BEFORE FINAL JUDGMENT.
An action filed by the attorney general under § 9.153 shall be abated if, before a district court renders judgment on the action, the foreign filing entity:
§ 9.155. JUDGMENT REQUIRING REVOCATION.
If a district court finds in an action brought under this subchapter that proper grounds exist under § 9.151(a) for revocation of the foreign filing entity's registration, the court shall:
(2) subject to § 9.156, enter a judgment not earlier than the fifth day after the date the court makes its findings.
§ 9.156. STAY OF JUDGMENT.
(a) If, in an action brought under this subchapter, a foreign filing entity has proved by a preponderance of the evidence and obtained a finding that the problems for which the foreign filing entity has been found guilty were not wilful or the result of a failure to take reasonable precautions, the entity may make a sworn application to the court for a stay of entry of the judgment to allow the foreign filing entity a reasonable opportunity to cure the problems for which it has been found guilty. An application made under this subsection must be made not later than the fifth day after the date the court makes its findings under § 9.155.
(d) The court shall dismiss an action against a foreign filing entity that, during the period the action is stayed by the court under this §, cures the problems for which revocation is sought and pays all costs accrued in the action.
§ 9.157. OPPORTUNITY FOR CURE AFTER AFFIRMATION OF FINDINGS BY APPEALS COURT.
(c) The trial court to which an action against a foreign filing entity has been remanded under this § shall dismiss the action if, during the period prescribed by the appellate court for that conduct, the foreign filing entity cures the problems for which revocation is sought and pays all costs accrued in the action.
§ 9.158. JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
§ 9.159. PROCESS IN STATE ACTION.
Citation in an action for the involuntary revocation of a foreign filing entity's registration under this subchapter shall be issued and served as provided by law.
§ 9.160. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
(b) Notice under this § must be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks beginning at any time after the citation has been returned.
(d) Not later than the 10th day after the date notice under this § is first published, the attorney general shall send a copy of the notice to the appropriate foreign filing entity at the foreign filing entity's registered office in this state. A certificate from the attorney general regarding the sending of the notice is prima facie evidence that notice was sent under this §.
§ 9.161. FILING OF DECREE OF REVOCATION AGAINST FOREIGN FILING ENTITY.
(a) The clerk of a court that enters a decree revoking the registration of a foreign filing entity shall file a certified copy of the decree in accordance with Chapter 4.
(b) A fee may not be charged for the filing of a decree under this §.
§ 9.162. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.
This subchapter applies to a partnership registered as a foreign limited liability partnership to the same extent as it applies to a foreign filing entity.
E. BUSINESS, RIGHTS, AND OBLIGATIONS
§ 9.201. BUSINESS OF FOREIGN ENTITY.
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a foreign entity may not conduct in this state a business or activity that is not permitted by this code to be transacted by the domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds, unless other law of this state authorizes the entity to conduct the business or activity.
§ 9.202. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.
A foreign nonfiling entity or a foreign filing entity registered under this chapter enjoys the same but no greater rights and privileges as the domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds.
§ 9.203. OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.
Subject to this code and other laws of this state and except as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 1, in any matter that affects the transaction of intrastate business in this state, a foreign entity and each member, owner, or managerial official of the entity is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities imposed on a domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds or on a member, owner, or managerial official of that domestic entity.
§ 9.204. RIGHT OF FOREIGN ENTITY TO PARTICIPATE IN BUSINESS OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ENTITIES.
A vote cast or consent provided by a foreign entity with respect to its ownership or membership interest in a domestic entity of which the foreign entity is a lawful owner or member, and the foreign entity's participation in the management and control of the business and affairs of the domestic entity to the extent of the participation of other owners or members, are not invalidated if the foreign entity does not register to transact business in this state in accordance with this chapter, subject to all law governing a domestic entity, including the antitrust law of this state.
F. DETERMINATION OF TRANSACTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE
§ 9.251. ACTIVITIES NOT CONSTITUTING TRANSACTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.
§ 9.252. OTHER ACTIVITIES.
The list provided by § 9.251 is not exclusive of activities that do not constitute transacting business in this state for the purposes of this code.
§ 9.301. APPLICABILITY OF CODE TO CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES.