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13 ME Rev Stat § 905 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §905. Publications

 §905. Publications 1.  Informational publications.  The Secretary of State may establish by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act a fee schedule to cover the cost of printing and distribution of publications and to set forth the procedures for the sale of these publications.   [PL 1991, c. 465, §15 (NEW).] 2.  Funds; fees deposited.  All fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in a fund for use by the Secretary of State for the purpose of replacing and updating publications offered in accordance with this Title and for funding new publications.   [PL 1991, c. 465, §15 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 465, §15 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 906 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §906. Information requests (REPEALED)

 §906. Information requests (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 780, §U5 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 837, §A31 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 349, §31 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 56, §6 (RP).
13 ME Rev Stat § 907 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §907. Filing duty of the Secretary of State

 §907. Filing duty of the Secretary of State If a certificate delivered for filing with the Secretary of State satisfies the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall file the certificate. The date of filing is the date of receipt by the Secretary of State. After filing any certificate under this chapter, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the corporation or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgement of the date of filing.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 523, §2 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 908 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §908. Fees for filing certificates

 §908. Fees for filing certificates A fee of $5 must be submitted with any certificate required or permitted to be filed with the Secretary of State under this chapter.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 523, §2 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 909 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §909. Certificate of existence; certificate of fact

 §909. Certificate of existence; certificate of fact 1.  Application.  A person may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of existence for a corporation formed under this subchapter.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).] 2.  Contents.  A certificate of existence sets forth:   A. The corporation's name used in this State;   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).]B. That the corporation is duly incorporated under the laws of this State and the date of its incorporation;   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).]C. That all fees and penalties owed to this State have been paid if:   (1) Payment is reflected in the records of the Secretary of State; and   (2) Nonpayment affects the existence of the corporation; and   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).]D. Any facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant under subsection 1.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).][PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Evidence of existence.  Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the corporation is in existence in this State.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).] 4.  Certificate of fact.  In addition to the certificate of existence authorized under subsection 2, the Secretary of State may issue a certificate attesting to any fact of record in the office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant under subsection 1.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 56, §7 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 910 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §910. Contact person for corporation; changes

 §910. Contact person for corporation; changes 1.  Corporation to keep name of contact person on file with Secretary of State.  A corporation to which this chapter applies must continually keep and maintain the name of a contact person, who is a natural person resident in this State, on file with the Secretary of State.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).] 2.  Change.  If a change in the contact person under subsection 1 occurs or the name or address of the contact person changes:   A. The corporation must notify the Secretary of State by filing a certificate of change of contact person if the contact person changes. Notice by the corporation must be made within 10 business days after a change of contact person occurs; or   [PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).]B. The contact person must notify the Secretary of State of a name or address change by filing a certificate of change of name or address. Notice by the contact person must be made within 10 business days after a change of name or address of the contact person occurs.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).][PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).] 3.  Application.  This section applies to:   A. A new corporation formed under this chapter on or after the effective date of this section; and   [PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).]B. An existing corporation formed under this chapter that files an amendment to its articles of incorporation on or after the effective date of this section.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).][PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 56, §8 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 931 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §931. Powers; change of name; proceedings; fee

 §931. Powers; change of name; proceedings; fee The incorporators shall adopt a corporate name, and they, their associates and successors may have continual succession; have a common seal; elect all necessary officers; adopt bylaws not inconsistent with law and enforce the same by suitable penalties; have the same rights and be under the same liabilities as other corporations in prosecuting and defending civil actions; and enjoy all other rights, privileges and immunities of a legal corporation. Any corporation organized under this subchapter may by a majority vote at a legal meeting of its members at which at least 25% are present or at a legal meeting of its directors, trustees or managing board, however designated, change its name and adopt a new one. A notice of the intention to change the name must be given in the call for the meeting. When the proceedings of the meeting relating to the change of name are certified by the clerk or secretary of the corporation, the corporation shall deliver for filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change signed and dated by the clerk or secretary of the corporation. The corporation, under its new name, has the same rights, powers and privileges, and is subject to the same duties, obligations and liabilities as before, and holds and is entitled to the same property and property rights as it held under its former name, and may sue or be sued by its new name, but no action brought against it by its former name may be defeated on that account.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 225, §11 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 565, §4 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 487, §4 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 635, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 525, §4 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §2 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §40 (COR). PL 2003, c. 523, §3 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 931-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §931-A. Bylaws; disposal of assets

 §931-A. Bylaws; disposal of assets The bylaws of a corporation organized under this chapter after the effective date of this section must provide for the disposal of the corporation's assets.   [PL 1995, c. 300, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 300, §1 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 932 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §932. Right to hold property

 §932. Right to hold property Every corporation organized under sections 901 and 903 to 931 may take and hold by purchase, gift, devise or bequest, tangible or intangible personal property or real estate, and may use and dispose thereof only for the purposes for which the corporation was organized. Any corporation organized under this chapter for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a hospital, a free public library or a school or academy accredited by the State Board of Education and conducted on a nonprofit basis, or a laboratory exclusively engaged in research for the benefit of mankind, or an educational television or radio station operated on a nonprofit basis, or a private vocational school conducted on a nonprofit basis may receive and hold real and personal estate to any amount, which may from time to time be given, granted, bequeathed or devised to it and accepted by the corporation for the uses and purposes of the hospital, free public library, school or academy, laboratory, or educational television or radio station provided always both the principal and income thereof shall be appropriated according to the terms of the donation, devise or bequest.   [PL 1981, c. 698, §82 (AMD).]Corporations formed under this chapter for the purposes of fostering, encouraging and assisting the physical location, settlement and resettlement of industrial, manufacturing, fishing, agricultural and other business enterprises and recreational projects in any locality within the State shall have the power to use, sell, convey, mortgage, lease or rent real or personal property and to do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of such corporation.   [PL 1967, c. 525, §15 (RPR).]Unless the instrument creating the trust prohibits, the corporation may treat 2 or more trust funds as a single fund solely for the purpose of investment. This section shall not apply to corporations organized under or governed by Title 13-B.   [PL 1977, c. 592, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 267 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 282 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 494, §14 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 525, §15 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 504, §23 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 571, §7 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §74 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 525, §5 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §3 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §82 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 933 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §933. Change of name (REPEALED)

 §933. Change of name (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 225, §12 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 565, §5 (RP).
13 ME Rev Stat § 934 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §934. Amendments

 §934. Amendments In addition to any other method provided by law, a corporation organized under this chapter, including specially chartered churches, but not other specially chartered corporations, may change the number of its officers, directors, trustees or members of its managing board, however designated, and change its purposes by altering, abridging or enlarging the same, and make any other changes in its certificate of organization as originally filed or subsequently amended that may be desired, if such changes would be proper to insert in an original certificate of organization. The change must be made by vote of a majority of those members with voting rights present at, or if the corporation does not have members with voting rights, then by a majority vote of its whole board of directors or trustees or managing board, however designated, taken at any legal meeting. The notice of the meeting must give notice of the proposed action. If the corporation amends any provision of any certificate filed with the Secretary of State, the corporation must promptly deliver for filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of amendment signed and dated by the clerk or secretary of the corporation.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 225, §13 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 373, §1 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 544, §40 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 565, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 409 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 522, §3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 525, §6 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 523, §4 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 935 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §935. Right to act as trustees

 §935. Right to act as trustees Corporations without capital stock may become trustees under section 1222.
13 ME Rev Stat § 936 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §936. Facilities for winter sports

 §936. Facilities for winter sports Any corporation organized under this chapter or under Title 13-B, and which owns, operates and maintains facilities for recreation for the benefit of the people of the State not as a commercial proposition, may enclose so much of the surface of any great pond, not exceeding 5 acres in area, during the time when said area is covered with ice, as is not being used for ice cutting operations, for the purpose of maintaining on said area facilities for winter sports of any kind; and shall have the right to exclude from said area persons not contributing to the financial support of said corporation, and may make and enforce rules and regulations for the use of said area for the purpose of insuring the use and enjoyment thereof and the protection of persons using said facilities.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §7 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §7 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 937 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §937. Dissolution

 §937. Dissolution Except as provided in section 938, any corporation organized under this chapter may be dissolved by using the procedures set forth in Title 13-B, chapter 11 and deliver for filing with the Secretary of State the required certificates, signed and dated by the clerk or secretary of the corporation. Solely for the purposes of this section and the dissolution of a corporation organized under this chapter, each member with voting rights of the corporation, or if the corporation does not have members with voting rights, each director, trustee or member of the managing board, however designated, has one vote for the purposes of calling, noticing, conducting and holding meetings and voting at those meetings, and for the purpose of commencing or otherwise participating as a party in civil actions in respect of dissolution, but for no other purposes. In addition to other parties who may commence or participate in such civil actions as provided in the law relating to corporations organized under this chapter, the Attorney General may commence, or otherwise participate in, any civil action relating to the dissolution of any corporation organized under this chapter.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §5 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 369 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 373, §2 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 622, §51 (RP). PL 1977, c. 525, §8 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 523, §5 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 938 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §938. Distribution of assets

 §938. Distribution of assets In case of the dissolution of a corporation pursuant to section 937 or any other provision of law, the assets of the corporation remaining after the payment of all of its debts must be distributed in the manner and to the persons, firms, associations, corporations, trusts or other legal entities provided in its certificate of organization or any amendment thereto; however, the assets of a charitable corporation that is dissolved may not be devoted to other than charitable purposes. In the case of the dissolution of a corporation organized under this chapter other than a charitable corporation, unless contrary provision is made in its certificate of organization or any amendment thereto, the assets of the corporation remaining after the payment of its debts must be distributed equally to its members.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 373, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 525, §9 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 523, §6 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 939 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §939. Prohibitions and requirements applicable to corporations which are private foundations

 §939. Prohibitions and requirements applicable to corporations which are private foundations 1.  Prohibitions.  No corporation which is a "private foundation" as defined in section 509 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, shall:   A. Engage in any act of "self-dealing," as defined in section 4941 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4941 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).]B. Retain any "excess business holdings," as defined in section 4943 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4943 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).]C. Make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, so as to give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4944 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).]D. Make any "taxable expenditures," as defined in section 4945 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4945 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.   [PL 1977, c. 622, §52 (NEW).][PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).] 2.  Requirements.  Each corporation which is a "private foundation" as defined in section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall distribute, for the purposes specified in its certificate of incorporation, for each taxable year, amounts at least sufficient to avoid liability for the tax imposed by section 4942 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).] 3.  Application.  Subsections 1 and 2 shall not apply to any corporation to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such application would be contrary to the terms of the certificate of incorporation or other instrument governing such corporation or governing the administration of charitable funds held by it and that the same may not properly be changed to conform to such subsections.   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).] 4.  Impairment.  Nothing in this section shall impair the rights and powers of the courts or the Attorney General of this State with respect to any corporation.   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).] 5.  References.  All references to sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall include future amendments to such sections and corresponding provisions of future internal revenue laws.   [PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 622, §52 (NEW).
13 ME Rev Stat § 940 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 2: POWERS|13 §940. Indemnification

 §940. Indemnification Any domestic corporation organized without capital stock and any corporation located in Maine and chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prior to the Articles of Separation may, by vote of its directors, trustees or managing board, however designated, or pursuant to bylaw, indemnify its trustees, directors, managing board, officers, employees and agents and may purchase and maintain insurance to indemnify any such person to the extent provided by Title 13-C, chapter 8, subchapter 5, except where inconsistent with any specific provision of any public law or private and special act applicable thereto. This section does not apply to corporations organized under or governed by Title 13-B.   [RR 2001, c. 2, Pt. B, §26 (COR); RR 2001, c. 2, Pt. B, §58 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 439, §2 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 525, §10 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §7 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §41 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B26 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B58 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 981 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|13 §981. Charitable corporations, suits by or against

 §981. Charitable corporations, suits by or against No corporation, organized for charitable or benevolent purposes, shall sue any of its members for dues or contributions of any kind, or be sued by any member for any benefit or sum due him, but all such rights and benefits, dues and liabilities shall be regulated and enforced only in accordance with its bylaws.
13 ME Rev Stat § 981-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|13 §981-A. Acknowledgement of previously unrecognized corporations

 §981-A. Acknowledgement of previously unrecognized corporations An existing nonprofit corporation that is not currently recognized by the Secretary of State may prepare, sign, date and deliver for filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of organization setting forth the original name, the date, place and purpose of the incorporation, any subsequent changes to the corporate name and the current name, location and officers of the corporation. If the Secretary of State by examination of the corporate records or other substantial evidence finds that the corporation was formed, the Secretary of State shall file the certificate of organization.   [PL 2003, c. 523, §8 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 544, §33 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 522, §5 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 596, §3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 523, §8 (RPR).
13 ME Rev Stat § 982 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|13 §982. Use of state name; forfeiture of appropriation (REPEALED)

 §982. Use of state name; forfeiture of appropriation (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 653 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 522, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 564, §65 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §§9,10 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 50, §1 (RP).