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AK Stat § 10.06.675 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 9. Dissolution.|Sec. 10.06.675. Recovery of amounts improperly distributed.

(a) If a distribution of assets has been made in the process of winding up a corporation without a court order and without prior payment or adequate provision for payment of the debts and liabilities of the corporation, the amount improperly distributed to a shareholder may be recovered by the corporation. Shareholders who received an improper distribution may be joined as a party in the same action. (b) Suit may be brought in the name of the corporation to enforce the liability under (a) of this section against a shareholder receiving an improper distribution by a creditor of the corporation, whether or not the creditor has reduced the claim of the creditor to judgment. (c) A shareholder who satisfies a liability under this section has the right of ratable contribution from other distributees who are similarly liable. A shareholder who has been compelled to return to the corporation more than the shareholder's ratable share of the amount needed to pay the debts and liabilities of the corporation may require that the corporation recover from any or all of the other distributees the proportion of the amounts received by them by the improper distribution necessary to give contribution to shareholders held liable under this section and to make the distribution of the assets fair and ratable, according to the respective rights and preferences of the shares, after payment or adequate provision for payment of all the debts and liabilities of the corporation. (d) In this section, “process of winding up” includes proceedings under AS 10.06.605 - 10.06.678 and other distributions of assets to shareholders made in contemplation of termination or abandonment of the corporate business.
AK Stat § 10.06.678 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 9. Dissolution.|Sec. 10.06.678. Continued existence of dissolved corporations; purposes; abatement or commencement of actions; distribution of omitted assets.

(a) A corporation that is dissolved voluntarily or involuntarily continues to exist for the purpose of winding up its affairs, defending actions against it, and enabling it to collect and discharge obligations, dispose of and convey its property, and collect and divide its assets. A dissolved corporation does not continue to exist for the purpose of continuing business except so far as necessary for winding up the business. (b) An action or proceeding to which a corporation is a party does not abate by the dissolution of the corporation or by reason of proceedings for winding up and dissolution of the corporation. A corporation that is dissolved voluntarily or involuntarily may not commence a court action, except for a court action under AS 10.06.675. (c) Assets inadvertently or otherwise omitted from the winding up continue as assets of the dissolved corporation for the benefit of persons entitled to the assets upon dissolution of the corporation and on realization the assets shall be distributed to the persons entitled. (d) The directors of the corporation on the date of its dissolution or as determined under AS 10.06.663 shall exercise and enjoy the powers necessary to act under the terms of this section.
AK Stat § 10.06.705 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.705. Authorization of foreign corporation.

A foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it has been issued a certificate of authority by the commissioner. A foreign corporation may not be issued a certificate of authority to transact business in this state that a corporation organized under this chapter is not permitted to transact. A foreign corporation may not be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or country under which it is organized governing its organization and internal affairs differ from the laws of this state.
AK Stat § 10.06.710 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.710. Liability for transacting business without certificate of authority.

A foreign corporation that transacts business in the state without a certificate of authority is liable to this state, for the years or portions of years during which it transacts business in the state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees and corporation taxes that would have been imposed by this chapter on the corporation if it had applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in this state as required by this chapter and filed all reports required by this chapter, plus all penalties imposed by this chapter for failure to pay the fees and corporation taxes, plus a penalty of up to $10,000 per calendar year or portion of a calendar year for each year it transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover amounts due the state under this section.
AK Stat § 10.06.713 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.713. Certificate of authority as prerequisite for court proceedings.

A foreign corporation transacting business in this state without a certificate of authority may not maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in a court of this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. A successor or assignee of a foreign corporation transacting business without a certificate of authority may not maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in a court of this state on a right, claim, or demand arising out of the transaction of business by the corporation in this state until a certificate of authority is obtained by the corporation or by a corporation that has acquired all or substanially all of its assets.
AK Stat § 10.06.715 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.715. Transacting business without certificate of authority not affecting contracts and right to defend action.

The failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the corporation, and does not prevent the corporation from defending an action, suit, or proceeding in a court of this state.
AK Stat § 10.06.718 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.718. Activities not constituting transacting business in this state.

Without excluding other activities that may not constitute transacting business in this state, a foreign corporation is not considered to be transacting 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, defending, or settling an action, suit, or administrative or arbitration proceeding, or the settlement of claims or disputes; (2) holding meetings of directors or shareholders of the corporation, or carrying on other activities concerning the internal affairs of the corporation; (3) maintaining bank accounts; (4) maintaining an office or agency for the transfer, exchange, and registration of securities of the corporation, or appointing and maintaining a trustee or depositary for the securities of the corporation; (5) making sales through independent contractors; (6) soliciting or procuring orders by mail, through employees, agents, or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside the state before becoming binding contracts; (7) creating, as borrower or lender, or acquiring indebtedness or mortgages or other security interests in real or personal property; (8) securing or collecting debts, or enforcing rights in property securing debts; (9) transacting business in interstate commerce; (10) conducting an isolated transaction completed within a period of 30 days not in the course of a number of repeated transactions of like nature.
AK Stat § 10.06.720 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.720. Corporate name of foreign corporation.

A certificate of authority may not be issued to a foreign corporation unless the corporate name of the corporation (1) contains the word “corporation”, “company”, “incorporated”, or “limited”, or an abbreviation of one of these words, or, for use in this state, adds at the end of its name one of these words or an abbreviation of one of them; (2) does not contain a word or phrase that indicates or implies that it is organized for a purpose other than the purpose contained in its articles of incorporation or that it is authorized or empowered to conduct the business of banking or insurance; (3) does not contain the word “city”, “borough”, or “village” or otherwise imply that the corporation is a municipality, but the name of a city, borough, or village may be used in the corporate name; (4) is available for corporate use under AS 10.06.105(d).
AK Stat § 10.06.723 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.723. Assumed corporate name.

(a) If a foreign corporation applying for a certificate of authority has a name that is impermissible under any provision of AS 10.06.720, it shall select an assumed name, acceptable under the provisions of AS 10.06.720, under which it elects to do business in this state. (b) The commissioner shall maintain records that cross-reference the actual and assumed names of all foreign corporations authorized to transact business in this state.
AK Stat § 10.06.725 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.725. Change of name by foreign corporation.

If a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one under which a certificate of authority would not be granted to it, the certificate of authority of the corporation is suspended and it may not transact business in this state until it has changed its name to a name available to it under the laws of this state.
AK Stat § 10.06.728 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.728. Application for certificate of authority.

To receive a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign corporation shall apply to the commissioner.
AK Stat § 10.06.730 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.730. Contents of application.

The application must set out (1) the name of the corporation and the assumed name, if any, or if the name of the corporation does not contain the word “corporation”, “company”, “incorporated”, or “limited” or an abbreviation of one of these words, the name of the corporation with the word or abbreviation that it elects to use in this state; and the state or country under whose laws it is incorporated; (2) the date of incorporation and the period of duration of the corporation; (3) the address of the principal office of the corporation in the state or country under whose laws it is incorporated; (4) the address of the proposed registered office of the corporation in this state, and the name of its proposed registered agent in this state at that address; (5) the purpose the corporation proposes to pursue in the transaction of business in this state and the codes from the identification code established under AS 10.06.870 that most closely describe the activities in which the corporation will engage in this state; (6) the names and addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation; (7) a statement of the aggregate number of shares that the corporation may issue, itemized by classes, par value of shares, shares without par value, and series, if any, within a class; (8) a statement of the aggregate number of issued shares itemized by classes, par value of shares, shares without par value, and series, if any, within a class; (9) a statement expressed in dollars of the amount of stated capital of the corporation; (10) an estimate expressed in dollars of the (A) value of all property to be owned by the corporation for the following year; (B) value of the property of the corporation to be located in this state during the following year; (C) gross amount of all business that will be transacted by the corporation during the following year; and (D) gross amount of business that will be transacted by the corporation at or from places of business in this state during the following year; (11) additional information necessary or appropriate to enable the commissioner to determine whether the corporation is entitled to a certificate of authority and to determine and assess the fees and taxes prescribed in this chapter that are payable; (12) the name and address of each alien affiliate, the percentage of outstanding shares controlled by each alien affiliate, and a specific description of the nature of the relationship between the foreign corporation and its alien affiliate; or, a statement that there are no alien affiliates; (13) the name and address of each person owning at least five percent of the shares, or five percent of any class of shares, and the percentage of the shares or class of shares owned by that person.
AK Stat § 10.06.733 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.733. Forms for, and execution and filing of application for certificate of authority.

The application of the corporation for a certificate of authority shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. The application shall be executed by the president or vice-president of the corporation and by its secretary or an assistant secretary. The original application and an exact copy of it shall be delivered to the commissioner for processing according to AS 10.06.910 and for issuance of a certificate of authority.
AK Stat § 10.06.735 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.735. Effect of certificate of authority.

Upon the issuance of a certificate of authority by the commissioner, the corporation may transact business in this state for the purpose set out in its application, subject, however, to the right of this state to suspend or revoke the authority as provided in this chapter.
AK Stat § 10.06.738 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.738. Amended certificate of authority.

(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall obtain an amended certificate of authority if it changes its corporate name, or desires to pursue in this state other or additional purposes than those set out in its earlier application for a certificate of authority. (b) The requirements for the form and contents of an application for an amended certificate of authority, the manner of its execution, the filing of the original application and an exact copy of it with the commissioner, and the issuance and effect of an amended certificate of authority shall be the same as in the case of an original application for a certificate of authority.
AK Stat § 10.06.740 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.740. Status of foreign corporation.

A foreign corporation that has received a certificate of authority enjoys, until a certificate of revocation or of withdrawal has been issued as provided in this chapter, the same, but no greater, rights and privileges as a domestic corporation organized for the purposes set out in the application under which the certificate of authority is issued and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, is subject to the duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities now or hereafter imposed upon a domestic corporation of like character.
AK Stat § 10.06.743 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.743. Revocation of certificate of authority.

A certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state may be revoked by the commissioner when (1) the corporation fails to file its biennial report within the time required by this chapter, or fails to pay fees, corporation taxes, or penalties prescribed in this chapter when they are due and payable; (2) the corporation fails to appoint and maintain a registered agent in this state; (3) the corporation fails, after change of its registered office or registered agent, to file with the commissioner a statement of the change as required by this chapter; (4) the corporation fails to file with the department an amendment to its articles of merger within the time prescribed by this chapter; (5) a misrepresentation of a material matter has been made in an application, report, affidavit, or other document submitted under this chapter; or (6) the corporation is a party to an illegal combination in restraint of trade.
AK Stat § 10.06.745 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.745. Limitations on revocation of certificate of authority.

The commissioner may not revoke a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation unless the (1) commissioner has given the corporation at least 60 days notice by certified mail addressed to its registered office in this state; and (2) corporation fails before revocation to file the biennial report, or pay the fees, corporation taxes, or penalties, or file the required statement of change of registered agent or registered office, or file the articles of merger, or correct the misrepresentation.
AK Stat § 10.06.748 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.748. Issuance of certificate of revocation.

Upon revoking a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall (1) issue a certificate of revocation in duplicate; (2) file one of the certificates in the commissioner's office; and (3) mail one of the certificates of revocation to the corporation at its registered office in this state under AS 10.06.753(1).
AK Stat § 10.06.750 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.750. Effect of certificate of revocation.

Upon the issuance of the certificate of revocation, the authority of the corporation to transact business in this state ceases.
AK Stat § 10.06.753 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.753. Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall have and continuously maintain in the state a registered (1) office that may be, but need not be, the same as its place of business in this state; and (2) agent, who may be either an individual resident in this state whose business office is identical to the registered office, or a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, that has a business office identical to the registered office.
AK Stat § 10.06.758 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.758. Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may change its registered office or change its registered agent, or both, upon filing with the commissioner a statement setting out (1) the name of the corporation; (2) the address of its registered office; (3) the address of the new registered office if the address of its registered office is to be changed; (4) the name of its registered agent; (5) the name of its new registered agent if its registered agent is to be changed; (6) that the address of its registered office and the address of the business office of its registered agent, as changed, will be identical; and (7) that the change is authorized by resolution adopted by the board of directors.
AK Stat § 10.06.760 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.760. Filing of statement of change.

A statement of change under AS 10.06.758 shall be executed by the corporation by its president or a vice-president and delivered to the commissioner. If the commissioner finds that the statement conforms to the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall file the statement in the office of the commissioner and, upon the filing, the change of address of the registered office, or the appointment of a new registered agent, or both, as the case may be, becomes effective.
AK Stat § 10.06.763 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.763. Service on foreign corporation.

The registered agent appointed by a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall be an agent of the corporation upon whom process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the corporation may be served.
AK Stat § 10.06.765 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.765. Service on commissioner.

When a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, or not authorized to transact business in this state but doing so, fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this state, or when a registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, or when the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation is suspended or revoked, the commissioner is an agent upon whom process, notice, or demand may be served. Service is made upon the commissioner as provided in AS 10.06.175(b).
AK Stat § 10.06.768 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.768. Records kept by commissioner.

The commissioner shall keep a record of all processes, notices, or demands served upon the commissioner under AS 10.06.765 and shall record the time of service and action taken by the commissioner with reference to the service.
AK Stat § 10.06.770 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 10. Foreign Corporations.|Sec. 10.06.770. Procedure not exclusive.

AS 10.06.763 - 10.06.768 do not limit or affect the right to serve a process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation in any other manner.