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MT Code § 35-14-1511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 15. Foreign Corporations|35-14-1511. Administrative termination of registration

  35-14-1511. Administrative termination of registration. (1) The secretary of state may terminate the registration of a registered foreign corporation in the manner provided in subsections (2) and (3) if:   (a) the foreign corporation does not pay within 60 days after they are due any fees, taxes, interest, or penalties imposed by this chapter or other laws of this state;   (b) the foreign corporation does not deliver its annual report to the secretary of state within 120 days after it is due;   (c) the foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 60 days or more; or   (d) the secretary of state has not been notified within 60 days that the foreign corporation's registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued.   (2) On or before September 1 of each year, the secretary of state shall compile a list of registered foreign corporations for which one or more grounds exist under subsection (1) for terminating its registration and shall serve the registered foreign corporation with written notice of the determination under 35-14-504.   (3) If the registered foreign corporation does not correct each ground for termination or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the secretary of state that each ground for termination determined by the secretary of state does not exist within 60 days after the notice is delivered, the secretary of state may terminate the registration of a registered foreign corporation by issuing a certificate of termination. The certificate of termination must state the effective date of the termination, which must be not less than 60 days after the secretary of state delivers the notice as prescribed in subsection (2)(b).   (4) The registration of a registered foreign corporation to do business in this state ceases on the effective date of the termination as set forth in the certificate of termination.   (5) After the effective date of the termination as set forth in the certificate of termination, service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the entity was registered to do business in this state may be made as provided in 35-14-504.   History: En. Sec. 213, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-14-1512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 15. Foreign Corporations|35-14-1512. Action by attorney general

  35-14-1512. Action by attorney general. The attorney general may maintain an action to enjoin a foreign corporation from doing business in this state in violation of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 214, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-14-1601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 16. Records and Reports|35-14-1601. Corporate records

  35-14-1601. Corporate records. (1) A corporation shall maintain the following records:   (a) its articles of incorporation as currently in effect;   (b) any notices to shareholders referred to in 35-14-120(11)(e) specifying facts on which a filed document is dependent if those facts are not included in the articles of incorporation or otherwise available as specified in 35-14-120(11)(e);   (c) its bylaws as currently in effect;   (d) all written communications within the past 3 years to shareholders generally;   (e) minutes of all meetings of and records of all actions taken without a meeting by its shareholders, its board of directors, and board committees established under 35-14-825;   (f) a list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and   (g) its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state under 35-14-1621.   (2) A corporation shall maintain all annual financial statements prepared for the corporation for its last 3 fiscal years or any shorter period of existence and any audit or other reports with respect to those financial statements.   (3) A corporation shall maintain accounting records in a form that permits preparation of its financial statements.   (4) A corporation shall maintain a record of its current shareholders in alphabetical order by class or series of shares showing the address of and the number and class or series of shares held by each shareholder. Nothing in this subsection requires the corporation to include in the record the electronic mail address or other electronic contact information of a shareholder.   (5) A corporation shall maintain the records specified in this section in a manner that allows them to be made available for inspection within a reasonable time.   History: En. Sec. 215, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-14-1603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 16. Records and Reports|35-14-1603. Scope of inspection right

  35-14-1603. Scope of inspection right. (1) A shareholder may appoint an agent or attorney to exercise the shareholder's inspection and copying rights under 35-14-1602.   (2) The corporation may, if reasonable, satisfy the right of a shareholder to inspect and copy records under 35-14-1602 by furnishing to the shareholder copies by photocopy or other means chosen by the corporation, including furnishing copies through an electronic transmission.   (3) The corporation may comply at its expense with a shareholder's demand to inspect the record of shareholders under 35-14-1602(2)(d) by providing the shareholder with a list of shareholders that was compiled no earlier than the date of the shareholder's demand.   (4) The corporation may impose a reasonable charge to cover the costs of providing copies of documents to the shareholder, which may be based on an estimate of those costs.   History: En. Sec. 217, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-14-1604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 16. Records and Reports|35-14-1604. Court-ordered inspection

  35-14-1604. Court-ordered inspection. (1) If a corporation does not allow a shareholder who complies with 35-14-1602(1) to inspect and copy any records required by that section to be available for inspection, the district court of the county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if its principal office is not located in this state, of the first judicial district may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the shareholder.   (2) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder who complies with 35-14-1602(2) to inspect and copy the records required by that section, the shareholder, if the shareholder also complies with 35-14-1602(3), may apply to the district court of the county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if its principal office is not located in this state, of the first judicial district for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.   (3) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded under 35-14-1602(2), it may impose reasonable restrictions on their confidentiality, use, or distribution by the demanding shareholder, and it shall also order the corporation to pay the shareholder's expenses incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation establishes that it refused inspection in good faith because the corporation had:   (a) a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded; or   (b) required reasonable restrictions on the confidentiality, use, or distribution of the records demanded to which the demanding shareholder had been unwilling to agree.   History: En. Sec. 218, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-14-1605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 16. Records and Reports|35-14-1605. Inspection rights of directors

  35-14-1605. Inspection rights of directors. (1) A director of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records, and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director's duties as a director, including duties as a member of a board committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation.   (2) The district court of the county where the corporation's principal office is located or, if its principal office is not located in this state, of the first judicial district may order inspection and copying of the books, records, and documents at the corporation's expense upon application of a director who has been refused inspection rights unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to those inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.   (3) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense and prohibiting the director from using information obtained by exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director's expenses incurred in connection with the application.   History: En. Sec. 219, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-14-1606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 16. Records and Reports|35-14-1606. through 35-14-1619 reserved

  35-14-1606 through 35-14-1619 reserved.
MT Code § 35-14-1621 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act|Part 16. Records and Reports|35-14-1621. Annual report for secretary of state

  35-14-1621. Annual report for secretary of state. (1) Each domestic corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth:   (a) the name of the corporation;   (b) the street and mailing address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;   (c) the street and mailing address of its principal office;   (d) the names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers;   (e) a brief description of the nature of its business;   (f) the total number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series, if any, within each class; and   (g) the total number of issued and outstanding shares, itemized by class and series, if any, within each class.   (2) Each foreign corporation registered to do business in this state shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth:   (a) the name of the foreign corporation and, if the name does not comply with 35-14-401, an alternate name as required by 35-14-1506;   (b) the foreign corporation's jurisdiction of formation;   (c) the street and mailing addresses of the foreign corporation's principal office and, if the law of the foreign corporation's jurisdiction of formation requires the foreign corporation to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of that office;   (d) the street and mailing addresses of the foreign corporation's registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office;   (e) the names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers; and   (f) a brief description of the nature of its business conducted in this state.   (3) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the annual report is signed on behalf of the corporation.   (4) The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 15 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was registered to do business. Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 15 of subsequent years.   (5) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing. The corrected report must be filed by April 15 to be considered timely filed.   History: En. Sec. 221, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-15-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 1. General|35-15-101. Reserved power of regulation

  35-15-101. Reserved power of regulation. The legislature hereby reserves the power to prescribe such regulations and provisions governing any and all associations incorporated under this chapter as it may deem advisable. Such regulations and provisions shall be binding on associations incorporated at the time such regulations may be made, as well as on those thereafter incorporated.   History: En. Sec. 880, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4220, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6385, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6385, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 14-211.
MT Code § 35-15-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 1. General|35-15-102. Requirements of chapter exclusive

  35-15-102. Requirements of chapter exclusive. No association organized under this chapter shall be required to do or perform anything not specially required herein in order to become a corporation, or to continue its business as such.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 83, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 6389, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6389, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 14-215(part).
MT Code § 35-15-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 1. General|35-15-103. Powers

  35-15-103. Powers. (1) Associations formed under this chapter are bodies corporate and politic for the period for which they are organized, which may be of perpetual duration.   (2) An association formed under this chapter may:   (a) sue and be sued;   (b) have a common seal that the association may alter or renew at pleasure;   (c) own, possess, and enjoy real and personal property necessary for the transaction of business and sell and dispose of the property; and   (d) borrow money and pledge property, both real and personal, to secure the payment of any borrowed money.   (3) Associations formed under this chapter have all powers necessary to carry into effect the objects for which the associations may be formed, including those powers usually exercised by cooperative associations, subject to all duties, restrictions, and liabilities set forth in the general laws relating to similar corporations that are not limited or enlarged by this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 874, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4214, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6379, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 653b; re-en. Sec. 6379, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 14-205; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 109, L. 2001.
MT Code § 35-15-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-201. Incorporation

  35-15-201. Incorporation. (1) Whenever two or more persons desire to incorporate as a cooperative association for the purpose of trade or of carrying out any branch of industry or the purchase and distribution of commodities for consumption or in the borrowing or lending of money among members for industrial purposes, the persons shall prepare a statement to that effect that also sets forth:   (a) the name of the proposed cooperative association;   (b) its capital stock;   (c) its location;   (d) the duration of the association; and   (e) the particular branch or branches of industry that the association intends to carry out.   (2) In addition to the items required in subsection (1), the statement of incorporation may also contain provisions not inconsistent with the liability provisions set forth in 35-14-202.   (3) The statement, accompanied by the required filing fee, set and deposited in accordance with 2-15-405, must be filed in the office of the secretary of state as the articles of incorporation of the association. After receiving the statement and the fee, the secretary of state shall issue to the persons forming the association a license as commissioners to open books for subscription to the capital stock of the association at a time and place that the persons forming the association may determine.   History: En. Sec. 870, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4210, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6375, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 653b; re-en. Sec. 6375, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 117, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 14-201; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 559, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 207, Ch. 368, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 109, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 25, 29(2), Ch. 396, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 262, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
MT Code § 35-15-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-202. Limit on subscription or control of common stock -- one share per person

  35-15-202. Limit on subscription or control of common stock -- one share per person. No person shall be permitted to subscribe for or control or own more or less than one share of the common stock of such association.   History: En. Sec. 871, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4211, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6376, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 135, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 6376, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 14-202.
MT Code § 35-15-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-203. First meeting

  35-15-203. First meeting. As soon as the initial shares of the capital stock have been subscribed, the commissioners shall convene a meeting of the subscribers for the purpose of electing directors, adopting bylaws, and transacting other business properly before them. Notice of the meeting must be given to each subscriber by mailing the notice, properly addressed, at least 10 days before the meeting. The notice must contain the object, time, and place of the meeting.   History: En. Sec. 872, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4212, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 342, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 14-203(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 109, L. 2001.
MT Code § 35-15-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-204. Issuance of certificate of organization -- effect

  35-15-204. Issuance of certificate of organization -- effect. (1) The commissioners shall make a full report of the first meeting, including a copy of the notice provided for in 35-15-203, a copy of the subscription list, a copy of the bylaws adopted by the association, and the names of the directors elected and their respective terms of office. The report must be executed by at least a majority of the commissioners and must be filed in the office of the secretary of state along with any required filing fee. The secretary of state shall, upon filing the report, issue a certificate of the completed organization of the association.   (2) Upon the filing of the report of the first meeting and the statement of incorporation with the secretary of state and the issuance of the certificate provided for in subsection (1), the association is considered to be fully organized and may engage in business.   History: En. Sec. 873, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4213, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6378, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6378, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 117, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 14-204(part); amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 109, L. 2001.
MT Code § 35-15-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-205. Amendment of articles of incorporation -- fee

  35-15-205. Amendment of articles of incorporation -- fee. At any time after the filing of the certificate of complete organization, the articles of incorporation may be amended. Any amendment of the articles of incorporation must be first approved by two-thirds of the directors and then adopted by a vote of not less than two-thirds of those stockholders voting on the issue at any regular meeting of the stockholders or at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. A certificate setting forth the amendment must be executed on behalf of the association by its president or vice president and attested to by its secretary. The certificate must be filed in the office of the secretary of state, who shall issue a certificate of amendment of the articles of incorporation, for which the secretary of state must receive a fee that is set and deposited in accordance with 2-15-405.   History: En. Sec. 873, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4213, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6378, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6378, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 117, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 14-204(part); amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 174, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 109, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 26, 29(2), Ch. 396, L. 2001.
MT Code § 35-15-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-206. Bylaws

  35-15-206. Bylaws. All bylaws shall be adopted by the stockholders of the association and may be amended at a meeting of the stockholders by a majority of those stockholders voting thereon or as otherwise provided in the bylaws. Amendments of the bylaws shall be fully effective upon adoption as provided herein and need not be filed in the office of the secretary of state or county clerk.   History: En. Sec. 875, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4215, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6380, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6380, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 273, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 14-206(part).
MT Code § 35-15-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-207. through 35-15-209 reserved

  35-15-207 through 35-15-209 reserved.
MT Code § 35-15-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 15. Cooperative Associations|Part 2. Formation -- Articles of Incorporation -- Bylaws|35-15-210. Fees for filing, copying, and services

  35-15-210. Fees for filing, copying, and services. (1) The secretary of state shall establish by rule fees for filing documents and issuing certificates as required by this chapter.   (2) The secretary of state shall establish by rule fees for copying documents, priority handling, transmitting or filing facsimile copies, and providing computer-generated information.   (3) The fees prescribed under this section must be reasonably related to the costs of processing the documents and providing the services. The secretary of state shall maintain records sufficient to support the fees established under this section.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 109, L. 2001.