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13-B ME Rev Stat § 1118 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 11: DISSOLUTION|13-B §1118. Late reinstatement of nonprofit corporation after administrative dissolution

 §1118. Late reinstatement of nonprofit corporation after administrative dissolution 1.  Application to reinstate nonprofit corporation.  A nonprofit corporation that has been administratively dissolved for more than 6 years may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement. The application must:   A. Provide the name of the corporation and the effective date of its administrative dissolution;   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).]B. Provide a statement together with supporting documentation that the officer or director signing the application is duly authorized to act for the corporation;   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).]C. Establish that the grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated;   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).]D. Demonstrate that the corporation's name satisfies the requirements of section 301-A or that the corporation is filing an amendment to change the name to satisfy the requirements of section 301‑A;   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).]E. Attest that no lawsuits are pending against the corporation; and   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).]F. Explain the reason or reasons that reinstatement is being requested.   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Determination of need to reinstate nonprofit corporation.  If the Secretary of State determines that the application satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 and is accompanied by the reinstatement fee set forth in section 1401, subsection 35, the Secretary of State shall cancel the administrative dissolution and prepare a notice of reinstatement that recites that determination and the effective date of reinstatement. The Secretary of State may deny reinstatement if there are material misstatements provided in the application. The Secretary of State shall use the procedures set forth in section 1113, subsection 7 to deliver the notice to the corporation.   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Effect of reinstatement.  When the reinstatement is effective under subsection 2, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution, and the corporation resumes activities as if the administrative dissolution had not occurred.   [PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 254, §1 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1201 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1201. Authorization of foreign corporations to carry on activities in this State; certain activities not deemed carrying on affairs

 §1201. Authorization of foreign corporations to carry on activities in this State; certain activities not deemed carrying on affairs 1.  Authorization needed.  Except as provided in section 1215, no foreign corporation shall carry on activities in this State until it shall have been authorized to do so as provided in this chapter, or as provided by some other public law of this State. A foreign corporation shall not be denied authority to carry on activities in this State solely because the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation differ from the laws of this State with respect to the organization and internal affairs of the corporation.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] 2.  Activities not deemed carrying on affairs.  Without excluding other activities which may not constitute carrying on activities in this State, a foreign corporation shall not be deemed to be carrying on activities in this State, for purposes of this chapter, solely by reason of carrying on in this State any one or more of the following activities:   A. Maintaining, defending or participating in any action or proceeding whether judicial, administrative, arbitrative or otherwise, or effecting the settlement thereof or the settlements of claims or disputes;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]B. Holding meetings of its directors or members or carrying on other activities concerning its internal affairs;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]C. Maintaining bank accounts;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]D. Securing or collecting debts or enforcing any rights in property covering the same;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]E. Effecting a transaction in interstate or foreign commerce;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]F. Conducting within this State an isolated transaction which is completed within a period of 30 days and which is not in the course of a series or number of repeated transactions;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]G. Soliciting by mail contributions to the corporation; or   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]H. Owning real estate   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).][PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] 3.  Standard for activities not established.  This section shall not be deemed to 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.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1202 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1202. Application for authority

 §1202. Application for authority 1.  Application.  A foreign corporation may apply for authority to carry on activities in this State by executing and delivering for filing, as provided by sections 104 and 106, an application setting forth:   A. The name of the corporation;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]B. The jurisdiction of its incorporation;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]C. The date of incorporation;   [PL 1999, c. 594, §11 (AMD).]D. A statement of the purpose or purposes which it is authorized to pursue under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and a statement of the purpose or purposes which it seeks authority to pursue in this State if it does not ask authority to pursue all of the purposes authorized under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]E. The address of the registered or principal office of the corporation in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or the principal office wherever located; and   [PL 1997, c. 376, §26 (AMD).]F. The information required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1.   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §15 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).][PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §15 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 2.  Certificate of existence.  The application of the corporation for authority must be accompanied by a certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated. The certificate of existence must have been made not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the application for filing.   [PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §17 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 376, §26 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 594, §11 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 344, §B17 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §15 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1203 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1203. Effect of authorization to carry on affairs in State

 §1203. Effect of authorization to carry on affairs in State 1.  Filing of application authorization to carry on activities.  Upon filing by the Secretary of State of the application for authority, the foreign corporation shall be authorized to carry on activities in this State, and may carry on any activities:   A. Which it is authorized to carry on in the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]B. Which may be carried on by a domestic corporation organized under this Act, unless in its application for authority, the corporation expressly limited itself to a lesser number or type of activities, in which case the corporation may carry on the affairs to which it so limited its application if such affairs qualify under this paragraph and paragraph A.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).][PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] 2.  Continuation of authority.  Such authority shall continue so long as the corporation retains its authority to carry on such affairs in its jurisdiction of incorporation, and so long as its authority to carry on affairs in this State has not been revoked or otherwise terminated as provided in this chapter.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1204 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1204. Powers of foreign corporation

 §1204. Powers of foreign corporation A foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall, until such authority is revoked or otherwise terminated, have the same, but no greater, powers, rights and privileges as a domestic corporation organized under this Act, and except as otherwise provided in this Act, shall be subject to the same duties, restrictions, liabilities and penalties now or hereafter imposed upon a domestic corporation of like character.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1205 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1205. Corporate name of foreign corporation

 §1205. Corporate name of foreign corporation 1.  Name.  A foreign corporation is not authorized to carry on activities in this State unless the name of the corporation complies with the requirements of section 301-A.   [PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §18 (AMD).] 2.  Change of name.  If a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall change its name in its jurisdiction of incorporation, it shall, within 30 days after the effective date thereof, amend its application for authority, as provided by section 1207.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] 3.  Unavailable name.  If the name to which the foreign corporation has changed would be unavailable to it on an original application for authority, the corporation shall not thereafter carry on any activities in this State until it has adopted or assumed a name which is available to it under the laws of this State.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 344, §B18 (AMD).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1206 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1206. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in State

 §1206. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in State Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall be the surviving corporation in a statutory merger permitted by the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, it shall, within 30 days after the effective date of the merger, deliver to the Secretary of State for filing, as provided by section 106, a copy of the articles of merger duly authenticated by the proper officer of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. It shall not be necessary for such corporation to secure either new or additional authority to carry on activities in this State unless the name of such corporation is changed, or unless the corporation proposes to carry on other or additional activities than those which it is then authorized to carry on in this State.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1207 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1207. Amended application for authority

 §1207. Amended application for authority 1.  Provisions for amendment.  A foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall amend its application for authority if it shall:   A. Change its corporate name, provided that such change has been effected under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;   [PL 1991, c. 465, §28 (AMD).]B. Enlarge, limit or otherwise change the kinds of activities which it seeks authority to engage in in this State; or   [PL 1991, c. 465, §28 (AMD).]C. Change the address of its registered or principal office wherever located.   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §16 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).][PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §16 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 2.  Filing with Secretary of State.  Such amendment shall be executed and delivered for filing to the Secretary of State, as provided by sections 104 and 106, and shall set forth:   A. The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the index of names of authorized foreign corporations in the office of the Secretary of State;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]B. The jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]C. The date on which it was authorized to carry on activities in this State;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]D. The proposed amendment to its application of authority;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]E. If the name of the corporation is to be changed, a statement that the change of name has been effected under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and the date the change was effected; and   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]F. If the activities which it is to be authorized to engage in in this State are to be enlarged, limited or otherwise changed, a statement that it is authorized to carry on those activities under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).][PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 465, §§28,29 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 376, §27 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §16 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1208 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1208. Surrender of foreign corporation's authority to carry on activities in State

 §1208. Surrender of foreign corporation's authority to carry on activities in State 1.  Surrender of authority.  A foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State may surrender its authority by executing and delivering for filing, as provided in sections 104 and 106, an application for surrender of authority which shall set forth:   A. The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the index of names of authorized foreign corporations in the office of Secretary of State;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]B. The jurisdiction of its incorporation;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]C. The date on which it was authorized to carry on activities in this State;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]D. That the corporation is not as of the date of application carrying on activities in this State;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]E. That it surrenders its authority to carry on activities in this State;   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]F. That it revokes the authority of its registered agent in this State to accept services of process and consents that process in any action, suit or proceeding based upon any cause of action arising in this State before the date of filing the application may be served on the Secretary of State after the filing by the Secretary of State of the application; and   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]G. A post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process served upon him against the corporation.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).][PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] 2.  Termination of authority.  The authority of the foreign corporation to carry on activities in this State shall terminate as of the date of filing by the Secretary of State of the application for surrender of authority.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).] 3.  Cancellation of authority.  If a foreign nonprofit corporation files articles of domestication and conversion as set forth in Title 13-C, chapter 9, its authority is cancelled automatically on the effective date of its domestication and conversion.   [PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §19 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 344, §B19 (AMD).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1210 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1210. Revocation of foreign corporation's authority to carry on affairs in State (REPEALED)

 §1210. Revocation of foreign corporation's authority to carry on affairs in State (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §289 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §103 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A135 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §L41 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §42 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B36 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 344, §B20 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 631, §4 (RP).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1210-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1210-A. Grounds for revocation

 §1210-A. Grounds for revocation Notwithstanding Title 4, chapter 5 and Title 5, chapter 375, the Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under section 1210-B to revoke the authority of a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State if:   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).]1.  Nonpayment of fees or penalties.  The foreign corporation does not pay when they are due any fees or penalties imposed by this Act or other law;   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Failure to file annual report.  The foreign corporation does not deliver its annual report to the Secretary of State as required by section 1301;   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 3.  Failure to pay late filing penalty.  The foreign corporation does not pay the annual report late filing penalty as required by section 1302;   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 4.  Failure to maintain registered agent.  The foreign corporation is without a registered agent in this State as required by Title 5, section 105, subsection 1;   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §18 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 5.  Failure to notify of change of registered agent or address.  The foreign corporation does not notify the Secretary of State that its registered agent has changed as required by Title 5, section 108, subsection 1 or the address of its registered agent has been changed as required by Title 5, section 109 or 110 or that its registered agent has resigned as required by Title 5, section 111;   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §19 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 6.  Filing of false information.  An incorporator, director, officer or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document with the knowledge that the document was false in a material respect and with the intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing; or   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 7.  Authenticated certificate of dissolution or merger.  The Secretary of State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that the foreign corporation has been dissolved or has disappeared as the result of a merger.   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §§18, 19 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1210-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1210-C. Appeal from revocation

 §1210-C. Appeal from revocation 1.  Petition to appeal revocation.  A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State's revocation of its authority to the Kennebec County Superior Court within 30 days after the notice of revocation. The foreign corporation may appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its application for authority and the Secretary of State's notice of revocation.   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Court order.  The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] 3.  Appeal of court's decision.  The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.   [PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 631, §5 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1211 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1211. Suits by Attorney General against foreign corporations

 §1211. Suits by Attorney General against foreign corporations The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain a foreign corporation from carrying on in this State without authority any activity for which authority is required by this chapter; any activity which it is not authorized to carry on in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or which it is not authorized to do under this Act, or which it is engaging in without securing any license or other authority required under the laws of this State; any activity, authority for which was obtained through fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact. A certified copy of any order or judgment restraining or enjoining any such corporation from carrying on activities or a particular activity in this State shall be filed with the Secretary of State.   [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1212 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1212. Service of process on authorized foreign corporations; registered office and registered agent (REPEALED)

 §1212. Service of process on authorized foreign corporations; registered office and registered agent (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 663, §73 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §L42 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §43 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 376, §28 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 376, §29 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 594, §§12-14 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §23 (RP). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1212-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1212-A. Service of process upon authorized foreign nonprofit corporation

 §1212-A. Service of process upon authorized foreign nonprofit corporation Service of process, notice or demand required or permitted by law on a foreign nonprofit corporation qualified to carry on activities in this State is governed by Title 5, section 113.   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §24 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. B, §24 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
13-B ME Rev Stat § 1212-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Chapter 12: FOREIGN CORPORATIONS|13-B §1212-B. Registered agent of foreign nonprofit corporation

 §1212-B. Registered agent of foreign nonprofit corporation Each foreign nonprofit corporation must have and shall continuously maintain a registered agent in this State as defined in Title 5, chapter 6-A.   [PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. B, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 535, Pt. B, §3 (NEW).