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NY Bus Corp L § 1301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1301 - Authorization of Foreign Corporations.

§ 1301. Authorization of foreign corporations.  (a) A foreign corporation shall not do business in this state until it has  been  authorized  to  do  so as provided in this article. A foreign corporation may be authorized to do in this state any business which may be done lawfully in this state by a domestic corporation, to the  extent that  it  is  authorized  to do such business in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, but no other business.  (b) Without excluding other activities which may not constitute  doing business in this state, a foreign corporation shall not be considered to be  doing  business  in this state, for the purposes of this chapter, by reason of carrying on in this state any one or  more  of  the  following activities:  (1)  Maintaining  or  defending  any  action  or  proceeding,  whether judicial,  administrative,  arbitrative  or  otherwise,   or   effecting settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes.  (2) Holding meetings of its directors or its shareholders.  (3) Maintaining bank accounts.  (4)  Maintaining  offices  or agencies only for the transfer, exchange and registration  of  its  securities,  or  appointing  and  maintaining trustees or depositaries with relation to its securities.  (c)  The  specification in paragraph (b) does not establish a standard for activities which may subject a foreign  corporation  to  service  of process under this chapter or any other statute of this state.  (d)  A  foreign corporation whose corporate name is not acceptable for authorization pursuant to sections 301 and  302  of  this  chapter,  may submit in its application for authority pursuant to section 1304 of this chapter,  a  fictitious  name  under  which it shall do business in this state. A fictitious name submitted pursuant to  this  section  shall  be subject  to the provisions of subparagraphs (2) through (9) of paragraph (a) of section 301 and  302  of  this  chapter.  A  foreign  corporation authorized to do business in this state under a fictitious name pursuant to  this  section, shall use such fictitious name in all of its dealings with the secretary of state and in the conduct of its business  in  this state.  The  provisions  of  section  one  hundred thirty of the general business law shall not apply to any fictitious name filed by  a  foreign corporation  pursuant  to  this  section, and a filing under section one hundred thirty of the general business  law  shall  not  constitute  the adoption of a fictitious name.
NY Bus Corp L § 1302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1302 - Application to Existing Authorized Foreign Corporations.

§ 1302. Application to existing authorized foreign corporations.Every  foreign corporation which on the effective date of this chapter   is authorized to do business  in  this  state  under  a  certificate  of   authority  heretofore  issued  to  it  by  the  secretary of state shall   continue  to  have  such  authority.  Such  foreign   corporation,   its   shareholders,  directors  and  officers  shall  have  the  same  rights,   franchises and privileges and shall be subject to the same  limitations,   restrictions,   liabilities  and  penalties  as  a  foreign  corporation   authorized under this chapter, its shareholders, directors and  officers   respectively.  Reference in this chapter to an application for authority   shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include the statement  and   designation  and  any  amendment  thereof  required  to  be filed by the   secretary of state under prior  statutes  to  obtain  a  certificate  of   authority.
NY Bus Corp L § 1303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1303 - Violations.

§ 1303. Violations.The  attorney-general  may  bring  an  action  to  restrain  a foreign   corporation from doing in this state without authority any business  for   the  doing  of  which  it is required to be authorized in this state, or   from doing in this state any business not set forth in  its  application   for  authority  or  certificate  of amendment filed by the department of   state. The attorney-general may bring an action or special proceeding to   annul the authority of a foreign corporation doing  in  this  state  any   business  not  set forth in its application for authority or certificate   of amendment or the authority of which was obtained  through  fraudulent   misrepresentation  or  concealment  of  a  material fact or to enjoin or   annul the authority of any foreign corporation which within  this  state   contrary  to law has done or omitted any act which if done by a domestic   corporation would be a cause for  its  dissolution  under  section  1101   (Attorney-general's  action  for  judicial  dissolution) or to annul the   authority of a foreign corporation that has been dissolved  or  had  its   authority   or  existence  otherwise  terminated  or  cancelled  in  the   jurisdiction of its incorporation. The attorney-general shall deliver  a   certified  copy  of  the  order of annulment to the department of state.   Upon the filing thereof by the department of state the authority of  the   foreign  corporation to do business in this state shall be annulled. The   secretary of state shall continue as agent of  the  foreign  corporation   upon  whom  process  against  it  may be served in any action or special   proceeding based upon  any  liability  or  obligation  incurred  by  the   foreign  corporation  within  the  state  prior  to  the  filing  of the   certified copy of the order of annulment by the department of state.
NY Bus Corp L § 1305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1305 - Application for Authority; Effect.

§ 1305. Application for authority; effect.Upon  filing  by  the  department  of  state  of  the  application for   authority the foreign corporation shall be  authorized  to  do  in  this   state  any  business  set forth in the application. Such authority shall   continue so long as it retains its authority to do such business in  the   jurisdiction  of  its  incorporation and its authority to do business in   this state has not been surrendered, suspended or annulled in accordance   with law.
NY Bus Corp L § 1306 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1306 - Powers of Authorized Foreign Corporations.

§ 1306. Powers of authorized foreign corporations.An  authorized  foreign  corporation  shall  have  such  powers as are   permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction of its  incorporation  but  no   greater  powers  than  those  of  a  domestic corporation formed for the   business set forth in the application for authority.
NY Bus Corp L § 1307 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1307 - Tenure of Real Property.

§ 1307. Tenure of real property.A foreign corporation may acquire and hold real property in this state   in furtherance of its corporate purposes and may convey the same by deed   or otherwise in the same manner as a domestic corporation.
NY Bus Corp L § 1308 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1308 - Amendments or Changes.

§ 1308. Amendments or changes.  (a)  An  authorized  foreign  corporation  may  amend  or  change  its application for authority from time to time in any and as  many  of  the following respects as may be desired if the amendments contain only such provisions  as  might  be  lawfully  contained  in  an  application  for authority at the time of making such amendment:  (1) To change its corporate name if  such  change  has  been  effected under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.  (2)  To  change its fictitious name filed pursuant to paragraph (d) of section 1301 of this chapter, to another fictitious name,  if  its  true corporate name is not available for use in this state.  (3)  To  delete its fictitious name filed pursuant to paragraph (d) of section 1301 of  this  chapter,  if  its  true  corporate  name  is  now available for use in this state.  (4)  To adopt a fictitious name when the corporate name is changed and is not available in this state.  (5) To enlarge, limit  or  otherwise  change  the  business  which  it proposes to do in this state.  (6) To change the location of its office in this state.  (7)  To  specify  or  change  the  post  office  address  to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process  against  it  served upon him.  (8) To make, revoke or change the designation of a registered agent or to specify or change his address.  (9) To change the jurisdiction of its incorporation if such change has been effected under laws permitting such a change to occur.   * (10)  To  specify,  change  or delete the email address to which the secretary of state shall email a notice of the fact that process against the corporation has been electronically served upon him or her.   * NB Effective January 1, 2023
NY Bus Corp L § 1312 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1312 - Actions or Special Proceedings by Unauthorized Foreign Corporations.

§ 1312. Actions   or   special   proceedings   by  unauthorized  foreign           corporations.  (a) A  foreign  corporation  doing  business  in  this  state  without authority  shall  not  maintain any action or special proceeding in this state unless and until  such  corporation  has  been  authorized  to  do business  in  this state and it has paid to the state all fees and taxes imposed under the tax law or any related statute, as defined in  section eighteen  hundred of such law, as well as penalties and interest charges related thereto, accrued against the corporation. This prohibition shall apply to any successor in interest of such foreign corporation.  (b) The failure of a foreign corporation to  obtain  authority  to  do business  in this state shall not impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign corporation or the right of any other  party  to  the contract to maintain any action or special proceeding thereon, and shall not prevent the foreign corporation from defending any action or special proceeding in this state.
NY Bus Corp L § 1313 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1313 - Actions or Special Proceedings by Foreign Corporations.

§ 1313. Actions or special proceedings by foreign corporations.An  action  or  special  proceeding  may  be  maintained  by a foreign   corporation, in like manner and subject to the same limitations,  as  an   action  or  special proceeding brought by a domestic corporation, except   as otherwise prescribed by statute.
NY Bus Corp L § 1314 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1314 - Actions or Special Proceedings Against Foreign Corporations.

§ 1314. Actions or special proceedings against foreign corporations.  (a)  An action or special proceeding against a foreign corporation may be maintained by a resident of this state or by a  domestic  corporation of any type or kind for any cause of action.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, an action or special proceeding  against  a  foreign corporation may be maintained by another foreign corporation of any type or kind or  by  a  non-resident  in  the following cases only:  (1)  Where  it  is  brought  to  recover  damages  for the breach of a contract made or to be performed  within  this  state,  or  relating  to property  situated  within  this  state at the time of the making of the contract.  (2) Where the subject matter of the litigation is situated within this state.  (3) Where the cause of action arose within this  state,  except  where the object of the action or special proceeding is to affect the title of real property situated outside this state.  (4)  Where, in any case not included in the preceding subparagraphs, a non-domiciliary would be subject to the  personal  jurisdiction  of  the courts  of  this  state  under section 302 of the civil practice law and rules.  (5) Where the defendant is a foreign  corporation  doing  business  or authorized to do business in this state.  (c)  Paragraph  (b)  does  not apply to a corporation which was formed under the laws of the United States and which  maintains  an  office  in this state.
NY Bus Corp L § 1317 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1317 - Liabilities of Directors and Officers of Foreign Corporations.

§ 1317. Liabilities of directors and officers of foreign corporations.  (a) Except  as  otherwise  provided in this chapter, the directors and officers of a foreign corporation  doing  business  in  this  state  are subject,  to  the  same  extent  as directors and officers of a domestic corporation, to the provisions of:  (1) Section 719 (Liability  of  directors  in  certain  cases)  except subparagraph (a) (3) thereof, and  (2) Section   720   (Action   against   directors   and  officers  for misconduct.)  (b) Any liability imposed by paragraph (a) may  be  enforced  in,  and such  relief granted by, the courts in this state, in the same manner as in the case of a domestic corporation.
NY Bus Corp L § 1318 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1318 - Liability of Foreign Corporations for Failure to Disclose Required Information.

§ 1318. Liability  of  foreign  corporations  for  failure  to  discloserequired information.A foreign corporation doing business in this state shall, in the  same   manner as a domestic corporation, disclose to its shareholders of record   who are residents of this state the information required under paragraph   (c)  of  section  510  (Dividends  or  other  distributions  in  cash or   property), paragraphs (f) and (g) of section  511  (Share  distributions   and   changes),  paragraph  (d)  of  section  515  (Reacquired  shares),   paragraph (c) of section 516 (Reduction of  stated  capital  in  certain   cases),  and  shall  be liable as provided in section 520 (Liability for   failure to disclose required information) for failure to comply in  good   faith with these requirements.
NY Bus Corp L § 1319 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1319 - Applicability of Other Provisions.

§ 1319. Applicability of other provisions.  (a) In  addition to articles 1 (Short title; definitions; application; certificates; miscellaneous)  and  3  (Corporate  name  and  service  of process)  and  the  other sections of article 13 (foreign corporations), the following provisions, to the extent provided therein, shall apply to a foreign corporation doing  business  in  this  state,  its  directors, officers and shareholders:  (1) Section  623  (Procedure to enforce shareholder's right to receive payment for shares).  (2) Section 626 (Shareholders' derivative action brought in the  right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor).  (3) Section  627  (Security  for  expenses in shareholders' derivative action brought in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment  in its favor).  (4) Section  630 (Liability of shareholders for wages due to laborers, servants or employees).  (5)  Sections  721  (  Nonexclusivity  of  statutory  provisions   for indemnification  of  directors  and officers) through 726 (Insurance for indemnification of directors and officers), inclusive.  (6) Section 808 (Reorganization under act of congress).  (7) Section 907 (Merger  or  consolidation  of  domestic  and  foreign corporations).
NY Bus Corp L § 1320 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 13 - Foreign Corporations 1320 - Exemption From Certain Provisions.

§ 1320. Exemption from certain provisions.  (a) Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of this chapter, a foreign corporation doing business in this state which is authorized under  this article,  its directors, officers and shareholders, shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph (e) of section 1316 (Voting trust  records), subparagraph  (a)  (1)  of  section  1317  (Liabilities of directors and officers of foreign corporations), section 1318  (Liability  of  foreign corporations   for   failure   to  disclose  required  information)  and subparagraph (a) (4) of section 1319 (Applicability of other provisions) if when such provision would otherwise apply:  (1) Shares of such corporation were listed on  a  national  securities exchange, or  (2) Less  than  one-half  of  the total of its business income for the preceding three fiscal years, or such portion  thereof  as  the  foreign corporation  was in existence, was allocable to this state for franchise tax purposes under the tax law.
NY Bus Corp L § 1501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 15 - Professional Service Corporations 1501 - Definitions.

§ 1501. Definitions.   As  used  in  this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: (a) "licensing authority" means the regents of the  university  of the state of New York or the state education department, as the case may be,  in  the  case  of all professions licensed under title eight of the education law, and the appropriate appellate  division  of  the  supreme court in the case of the profession of law.  (b) "Profession"   includes   any   practice   as   an   attorney  and counselor-at-law, or as a  licensed  physician,  and  those  occupations designated in title eight of the education law.  (c) "Professional  service"  means  any  type of service to the public which may be lawfully rendered by a member of a  profession  within  the purview of his or her profession.  (d) "Professional  service  corporation" means a corporation organized under this article.  (e) "Officer" does not include the secretary or an assistant secretary of a corporation having only one shareholder.  (f) "Other business entity" means any  person  other  than  a  natural person,   general   partnership   or  a  domestic  or  foreign  business corporation, and  includes  a  professional  service  limited  liability company  formed  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the New York limited liability company law.  (g) "Design professional  service  corporation"  means  a  corporation organized   under  this  article  practicing  professional  engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, geology,  or  land  surveying,  or practicing  any  combination of such professions. The provisions of this article applicable to professional service corporations shall  apply  to design  professional  service corporations except to the extent that any provision is either inconsistent with a provision expressly applying  to design professional service corporations or not relevant thereto.  (h)  "Design professional" means an individual licensed and registered pursuant to title eight of the education law  to  practice  professional engineering,  architecture,  landscape  architecture,  geology  or  land surveying.  (i)  "Employee  stock  ownership  plan"   (ESOP)   means   a   defined contribution  plan  established  pursuant  to  Section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
NY Bus Corp L § 1502 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 15 - Professional Service Corporations 1502 - Corporations Organized Under Other Provisions of Law.

§ 1502. Corporations organized under other provisions of law.The  provisions  of  this  article  shall  not  apply  to corporations   heretofore or hereafter duly organized under any other provision of law.
NY Bus Corp L § 1504 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 15 - Professional Service Corporations 1504 - Rendering of Professional Service.

§ 1504. Rendering of professional service.  (a)   No   professional   service   corporation,  including  a  design professional  service  corporation,  may  render  professional  services except through individuals authorized by law to render such professional services as individuals.  (b)  Each  final  plan  and  report  made  or  issued by a corporation practicing one or more of the professions of  professional  engineering, architecture,  landscape  architecture,  land surveying or geology shall bear  the  name  and  seal  of  one  or  more  professional   engineers, architects,   landscape   architects,  land  surveyors  or  professional geologists, respectively, who are in responsible charge of such plan  or report.  (c) Each report, diagnosis, prognosis, and prescription made or issued by  a  corporation  practicing medicine, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, ophthalmic   dispensing,   veterinary   medicine,   pharmacy,   nursing, physiotherapy  or  chiropractic  shall bear the signature of one or more physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, ophthalmic  dispensers, veterinarians,  pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, or chiropractors, respectively, who are in responsible charge of such  report,  diagnosis, prognosis, or prescription.  (d)  Each  record, transcript, report and hearing report prepared by a corporation practicing certified  shorthand  reporting  shall  bear  the signature  of  one  or  more  certified  shorthand  reporters who are in responsible charge  of  such  record,  transcript,  report,  or  hearing report.  (e)  Each corporation practicing public accounting or certified public accounting shall maintain records indicating the identity of each public accountant  or  certified  public  accountant,  respectively,  who   was responsible  for  each  report  or statement which is issued prepared or examined by such corporation.  (f) Each opinion prepared by a corporation practicing law  shall  bear the signature of one or more attorneys and counsellors-at-law who are in responsible charge of such opinion.  (g)  In  addition to the requirements in subdivisions (b) through (f), inclusive, each document prepared  by  a  corporation  which  under  the rules,  regulations,  laws  or  customs  of the applicable profession is required to bear the signature of an individual in responsible charge of such document, shall be signed by one or more such individuals.
NY Bus Corp L § 1505 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 15 - Professional Service Corporations 1505 - Professional Relationships and Liabilities.

§ 1505. Professional relationships and liabilities.  (a)  Each  shareholder,  employee  or  agent of a professional service corporation and a  design  professional  service  corporation  shall  be personally  and  fully  liable  and  accountable  for  any  negligent or wrongful act or misconduct committed by him or by any person  under  his direct  supervision and control while rendering professional services on behalf of such corporation.  (b) The relationship  of  an  individual  to  a  professional  service corporation or a design professional service corporation with which such individual  is  associated,  whether  as shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent, shall not modify or diminish  the  jurisdiction  over him  of  the  licensing  authority  and  in  the case of an attorney and counsellor-at-law, the other courts of this state.
NY Bus Corp L § 1506 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BSC - Business Corporation Article 15 - Professional Service Corporations 1506 - Purposes of Incorporation.

§ 1506. Purposes of incorporation.No  professional  service  corporation  or design professional service   corporation shall engage in any business other than the rendering of the   professional services for which it was incorporated; provided that  such   corporation  may  invest  its  funds  in real estate, mortgages, stocks,   bonds or any other type of investments.