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CT Gen Stat § 33-1205 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1205 - Dissolution of specially chartered beach association.

 Except as otherwise provided by special act, any specially chartered beach association may be dissolved in the manner provided in sections 33-1170 to 33-1193, inclusive.(P.A. 96-256, S. 138, 209.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1210 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1210 - Authority to conduct affairs required.

 (a) A foreign corporation, other than an insurance, surety or indemnity company, may not conduct affairs in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of the State. No foreign corporation conducting the affairs of a state bank and trust company, savings bank or building and loan association, railroad company, gas, electric distribution or water company, or of any company requiring the right to take and condemn lands or to occupy the public highways of this state, and no foreign telephone company, shall conduct in this state affairs authorized by its certificate of incorporation or by the laws of the state under which it was organized, unless empowered so to do by some general or special act of this state, except for the purpose of carrying out and renewing contracts existing upon August 1, 1903. No insurance, surety or indemnity company shall conduct affairs in this state until it has procured a license from the Insurance Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-41.(b) The following activities, among others, do not constitute conducting affairs within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section: (1) Maintaining, defending or settling any proceeding; (2) holding meetings of the board of directors or members or carrying on other activities concerning internal corporate affairs; (3) maintaining bank accounts; (4) selling through independent contractors; (5) soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts; (6) creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages and security interests in real or personal property; (7) securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages and security interests in property securing the debts; (8) owning, without more, real or personal property; (9) conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within thirty days and that is not one in the course of repeated transactions of a like nature; (10) conducting affairs in interstate commerce.(c) The list of activities in subsection (b) of this section is not exhaustive.(P.A. 96-256, S. 139, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 73, 99; P.A. 98-28, S. 110, 117; P.A. 14-134, S. 41.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a) to exempt an insurance, surety or indemnity company from the prohibition on a foreign corporation conducting affairs in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of the State and to make a technical change, effective June 27, 1997; P.A. 98-28 amended Subsec. (a) by adding electric distribution companies, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 14-134 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting references to telegraph company and electric company, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1212 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1212 - Application for certificate of authority.

 (a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state by delivering an application to the Secretary of the State for filing. The application shall set forth: (1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 33-1215; (2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (3) its date of incorporation and period of duration; (4) the street address of its principal office; (5) the address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office; (6) the electronic mail address, if any, of the corporation; and (7) the names and respective business and residence addresses of the directors and officers of the foreign corporation, except that if good cause is shown, the Secretary of the State may accept business addresses in lieu of business and residence addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation. For purposes of this section, a showing of good cause shall include, but not be limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence addresses of the corporation's directors and officers may expose the personal security of such directors and officers to significant risk.(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of the state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.(P.A. 96-256, S. 141, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 74, 99; P.A. 98-137, S. 18, 62; 98-219, S. 33, 34; P.A. 14-154, S. 8.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by requiring application to set forth the respective business and residence addresses of the directors and officers but authorizing the Secretary of the State, for good cause, to accept business addresses in lieu of such business and residence addresses, effective June 27, 1997; P.A. 98-137 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by deleting redundant language and adding provision that a showing of good cause includes a showing that public disclosure of the residence addresses of the corporation's directors and officers may expose the personal security of such directors and officers to significant risk, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-219 revised effective date of P.A. 98-137, but without affecting this section; P.A. 14-154 amended Subsec. (a) to add new Subdiv. (6) re electronic mail address of corporation and redesignate existing Subdiv. (6) as Subdiv. (7), effective January 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1213 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1213 - Amended certificate of authority.

 (a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state must obtain an amended certificate of authority from the Secretary of the State if it changes: (1) Its corporate name; (2) the period of its duration; or (3) the state or country of its incorporation.(b) The requirements of section 33-1212 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section.(P.A. 96-256, S. 142, 209.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1214 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1214 - Effect of certificate of authority.

 (a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to conduct affairs in this state subject, however, to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive.(b) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same but no greater rights and has the same but no greater privileges as, and except as otherwise provided by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character.(c) Sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, do not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state.(P.A. 96-256, S. 143, 209.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1216 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1216 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

 (a) Each foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state shall continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its offices; and (2) a registered agent at such registered office, who may be: (A) A natural person who is a resident of this state; (B) a domestic corporation or business corporation; (C) a foreign corporation or foreign business corporation which has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (D) a domestic limited liability company; (E) a limited liability company not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (F) a domestic registered limited liability partnership; (G) a registered limited liability partnership not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of authority to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state; (H) a domestic statutory trust; or (I) a statutory trust not organized under the laws of this state and which has procured a certificate of registration to transact business or conduct its affairs in this state. The appointment of such registered agent shall be in writing and shall be signed by the registered agent therein appointed. If a natural person is appointed as the registered agent, such appointment shall include the residence address of such person.(b) In addition to persons or entities who may act as a registered agent pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, a foreign corporation may appoint the Secretary of the State and his successors in office to act as its registered agent.(P.A. 96-256, S. 145, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 76, 99; P.A. 04-240, S. 7.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a) to require the foreign corporation to maintain a registered agent “at such registered office” and provide that a registered agent may be a corporation which has procured a certificate of authority to “transact business” in this state and amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change, effective June 27, 1997; P.A. 04-240 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by adding Subparas. (D) to (I) re limited liability companies, registered limited liability partnerships and statutory trusts as registered agents, adding provisions re appointment of registered agent in writing signed by the agent and re inclusion of residence address in appointment of natural person and making technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1217 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1217 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

 (a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing a statement of change that sets forth: (1) Its name; (2) if the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of its current registered office and the street address of its new registered office; and (3) if the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its current registered agent and the name of its new registered agent and the new agent's written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.(b) If a registered agent changes the street address of his business office, he may change the street address of the registered office of any foreign corporation for which he is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.(P.A. 96-256, S. 146, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 77, 99.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a) to combine former Subdivs. (2) and (3) into Subdiv. (2), thereby providing that the statement must set forth the street address of the current registered office only if the current registered office is to be changed, and combine former Subdivs. (4) and (5) into new Subdiv. (3), thereby providing that the statement must set forth the name of the current registered agent only if the current registered agent is to be changed, effective June 27, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1218 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1218 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

 (a) The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign his agency appointment by signing and delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing the original and one exact or conformed copy of a statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.(b) After filing the statement, the Secretary of the State shall mail the copy to the foreign corporation at its principal office address shown in its most recent annual report.(c) The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.(P.A. 96-256, S. 147, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 78, 99.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a) to reduce from two to one the number of copies of the statement of resignation that must be delivered to the Secretary of the State and amended Subsec. (b) to delete the requirement that the Secretary of the State attach the filing receipt to one copy and mail that copy and the receipt to the registered office if not discontinued, effective June 27, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1222 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1222 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

 (a) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may not withdraw from this state until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Secretary of the State.(b) A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state may apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering an application to the Secretary of the State for filing. The application shall set forth: (1) The name of the foreign corporation and the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (2) that it is not conducting affairs in this state and that it surrenders its authority to conduct affairs in this state; (3) that it revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the Secretary of the State and his successors in office as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to conduct affairs in this state; (4) a mailing address to which the Secretary of the State may mail a copy of any process served on him under subdivision (3) of this subsection; and (5) a commitment to notify the Secretary of the State in the future of any change in its mailing address.(c) After the withdrawal of the corporation is effective, service of process on the Secretary of the State as provided in section 33-1219, is service on the foreign corporation.(P.A. 96-256, S. 149, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 80, 81, 99.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to provide that the appointment is of the Secretary of the State “and his successors in office” and amended Subsec. (c) to provide that service on the Secretary of the State is made “as provided in Sec. 33-1219” rather than “under this section” and delete provision that required the Secretary of the State to mail a copy of the process to the foreign corporation, effective June 27, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1225 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1225 - Grounds for revocation.

 The Secretary of the State may commence a proceeding under section 33-1226 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state if: (1) The foreign corporation has failed to file its annual report with the Secretary of the State; (2) the foreign corporation does not pay within sixty days after they are due any license fees, franchise taxes or penalties imposed by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, or other law; (3) the foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more; (4) the foreign corporation does not inform the Secretary of the State under section 33-1217 or 33-1218 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned or that its registered office has been discontinued within sixty days of the change, resignation or discontinuance; (5) an incorporator, director, officer or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document he knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of the State for filing; or (6) the Secretary of the State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of the state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger.(P.A. 96-256, S. 150, 209; P.A. 14-154, S. 9.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 14-154 amended Subdiv. (1) re submission of annual reports by substituting “has failed to file” for “does not deliver” and deleting “within sixty days after it is due”, and make technical changes, effective January 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1227 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1227 - Appeal from revocation.

 (a) A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of the State's revocation of its certificate of authority to the Superior Court within thirty days after service of the certificate of revocation is effective under section 33-1219. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the Secretary of the State's certificate of revocation.(b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of the State to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.(c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.(P.A. 96-256, S. 152, 209; P.A. 97-246, S. 95, 99.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “perfected” with “effective”, effective June 27, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1235 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1235 - Corporate records.

 (a) A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members, if any, and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members, if any, or board of directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board or directors on behalf of the corporation.(b) A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.(c) A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members, if any, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to cast and the members' class of membership, if any.(d) A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.(e) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office: (1) Its certificate of incorporation or restated certificate of incorporation and all amendments to it currently in effect; (2) its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect; (3) the minutes of all members' meetings, if any, and records of all action taken by members, if any, without a meeting for the past three years; (4) the financial statements prepared for the past three years under section 33-1241; (5) a list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and (6) its most recent annual report delivered to the Secretary of the State under section 33-1243.(P.A. 96-256, S. 153, 209.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 33-1236 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 33 - Corporations|Chapter 602 - Nonstock Corporations|Section 33-1236 - Inspection of records by members.

 (a) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation's principal office, any of the records of the corporation described in subsection (e) of section 33-1235 if he gives the corporation written notice of his demand at least five business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy.(b) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if he meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and gives the corporation written notice of his demand at least five business days before the date on which he wishes to inspect and copy: (1) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of directors, records of any action of a committee of the board of directors while acting in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meeting of the members, if any, and records of action taken by the members, if any, or board of directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection (a) of this section; (2) accounting records of the corporation; and (3) the membership list.(c) A member may inspect and copy the records described in subsection (b) of this section only if: (1) His demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose; (2) he describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records he desires to inspect; and (3) the records are directly connected with this purpose.(d) The right of inspection granted by this section may not be abolished or limited by a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws.(e) This section does not affect: (1) The right of a member to inspect records under section 33-1070 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or (2) the power of a court, independently of sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.(P.A. 96-256, S. 154, 209.)History: P.A. 96-256 effective January 1, 1997.