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AK Stat § 10.06.855 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 11. Reports, Filings, Interrogatories, Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Enforcement, and Cancellations.|Sec. 10.06.855. Payments to be made in advance.

Fees and charges provided for in this chapter, including the biennial corporation tax, shall be paid in advance.
AK Stat § 10.06.858 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 11. Reports, Filings, Interrogatories, Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Enforcement, and Cancellations.|Sec. 10.06.858. Accounting for and deposit of taxes and fees paid.

(a) All fees and taxes paid under this chapter shall be accounted for and deposited in the general fund. (b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
AK Stat § 10.06.863 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 11. Reports, Filings, Interrogatories, Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Enforcement, and Cancellations.|Sec. 10.06.863. Appeal from revocation of certificate of authority.

If the commissioner revokes a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state under this chapter, the foreign corporation may appeal to the superior court by filing with the clerk of the court a notice of appeal setting out a copy of its certificate of authority and a copy of the notice of revocation given by the commissioner. The matter shall be tried de novo by the superior court, and the court shall either sustain the action of the commissioner or direct the commissioner to take action the court considers proper.
AK Stat § 10.06.865 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 11. Reports, Filings, Interrogatories, Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Enforcement, and Cancellations.|Sec. 10.06.865. Cancellation of certificates issued and filings accepted.

The commissioner may, within one year after a filing, and after written notice to the corporation or individual making the filing, cancel a certificate issued or filing accepted under this chapter, on any ground existing at the time of issuance or filing for which the commissioner could have originally refused to issue the certificate or accept the filing. The notice of cancellation must state the reason for the cancellation. A corporation or individual may request a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) within 90 days after receipt of the notice. Cancellation becomes final if the corporation or individual does not request a hearing within 90 days after receipt of notice. Notice of cancellation shall be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested. If the return receipt is not received by the department within a reasonable time and the department has made diligent inquiry as to the address of the corporation, notice may be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the registered office of the corporation or the address of the individual who made the filing, and the cancellation becomes final 60 days after publication of the notice if the person or corporation does not request a hearing.
AK Stat § 10.06.868 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 11. Reports, Filings, Interrogatories, Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Enforcement, and Cancellations.|Sec. 10.06.868. Forms to be furnished by the commissioner.

Reports required by this chapter to be filed with the department or the commissioner must be on forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. Forms for other documents to be filed in the office of the department or the commissioner shall be furnished by the commissioner on request, but the use of those forms, unless required in this chapter, is not mandatory.
AK Stat § 10.06.870 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 11. Reports, Filings, Interrogatories, Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Enforcement, and Cancellations.|Sec. 10.06.870. Identification codes.

The commissioner shall establish and adopt a coded list of business activities and shall make the list available to the public.
AK Stat § 10.06.905 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.905. Voting of shares; quorum; status of disqualified shares.

(a) If the articles of incorporation provide for more or less than one vote for a share on a matter, a reference in this chapter to a majority or other proportion of shares means a majority or other proportion of the votes entitled to be cast on that matter. If shares are disqualified from voting on a matter, they may not be considered outstanding for the determination of a quorum at a meeting to act upon or for the required vote to approve action upon that matter. (b) A requirement in this chapter for a vote of each class of outstanding shares means a vote regardless of limitations or restrictions upon the voting rights of that class, unless expressly limited to voting shares.
AK Stat § 10.06.910 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.910. Processing of writings delivered to the commissioner.

If a writing delivered to the commissioner for filing conforms to law and all fees and corporation taxes prescribed in this chapter have been paid, the commissioner shall (1) endorse on each original and an exact copy the word “filed” and the date of the filing; (2) file the exact copy in the commissioner's office; (3) return the original of the writing, together with any writing issued by the commissioner attached to the original, to the corporation or its representative.
AK Stat § 10.06.915 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.915. Disapproval of writing by commissioner; appeal.

If the commissioner fails to approve articles of incorporation, amendment, merger, consolidation, exchange, or dissolution, or any other document required by this chapter to be approved by the commissioner, the commissioner shall, within 10 days after the delivery of the document to the commissioner, give written notice of disapproval to the person or domestic or foreign corporation, delivering the document, and specifying the reasons for disapproval. The person or corporation may appeal from the disapproval to the superior court by filing with the clerk of the court a notice of appeal setting out a copy of the document sought to be filed and a copy of the written disapproval. The matter shall be tried de novo by the superior court, which shall either sustain the action of the commissioner or direct the commissioner to take action the court considers proper.
AK Stat § 10.06.920 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.920. Correction of filed writings.

A writing relating to a corporation filed by the commissioner under this chapter may be corrected if it contains an error apparent on the face or defect in the execution of the writing, including the deletion of a matter not permitted to be stated in the writing. A certificate, entitled “Certificate of Correction of ... (correct title of writing and name of corporation)”, shall be signed in the same manner as the original writing and shall be delivered to the commissioner. The certificate must set out the name of the corporation, the date the writing to be corrected was filed by the commissioner, the provision in the writing corrected or eliminated, and, if the execution was defective, the proper execution. The filing of the certificate by the commissioner does not alter the effective time of the writing being corrected and does not affect any right or liability accrued or incurred before the filing. A corporate name may not be changed or corrected under this section.
AK Stat § 10.06.925 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.925. Writings and absence of filings as evidence.

(a) A writing filed by the commissioner relating to a corporation and containing statements of fact required or permitted by law and a certification by the commissioner of the absence of a filing shall be received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of these facts and of the execution of the writing. (b) If under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state a writing by an officer in that jurisdiction or a copy of a writing certified or exemplified by the officer may be received as prima facie evidence of the incorporation, existence, or capacity of any foreign corporation incorporated in that jurisdiction, the writing when exemplified shall be received by all courts, public offices, and official bodies of this state as prima facie evidence with the same force as in another jurisdiction. The writing or certified copy of the writing shall be received without being exemplified if it is certified by the secretary of state or official performing the equivalent function as to corporate records of that jurisdiction.
AK Stat § 10.06.930 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.930. Corporate seal as evidence.

The presence of a corporate seal on a writing purporting to be executed by authority of a corporation shall be prima facie evidence that the writing was executed with the authority of the corporation.
AK Stat § 10.06.935 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 12. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.935. Waiver of notice.

If notice is required to be given to a shareholder or director of a corporation under the provisions of this chapter or under the provisions of the articles or bylaws of the corporation, a waiver of the notice in writing signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated for notice, is equivalent to the giving of notice.
AK Stat § 10.06.950 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.950. Powers of commissioner.

The commissioner has the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable the commissioner to administer this chapter and to perform the duties imposed upon the commissioner by this chapter.
AK Stat § 10.06.953 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.953. Regulations.

To the extent provided by explicit reference in this chapter, the department shall adopt regulations referred to in this chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62).
AK Stat § 10.06.955 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.955. Application to existing corporations.

(a) This chapter applies to a domestic corporation organized under former AS 10.05 (the Alaska Business Corporation Act), and to the extent provided in AS 10.06.010, 10.06.020, 10.06.233, 10.06.433(g), 10.06.435, 10.06.450(d), and 10.06.705 - 10.06.870 to a foreign corporation authorized to do or doing business in this state. (b) The existence of a corporation formed or existing on the date of enactment of this chapter is not affected by the enactment of this chapter or by any change in the requirements for the formation of corporations.
AK Stat § 10.06.958 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.958. Provisions construed as restatements and continuations.

If a provision of this chapter is substantially the same as a statutory provision in former AS 10.05 existing on July 1, 1989, it shall be construed as a restatement and continuation, and not as a new enactment.
AK Stat § 10.06.961 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.961. Distributions by Native corporations to minors in the custody of a state.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 13.46.085 or the appointment of a guardian of the property of the child under AS 47.10.010, when a child who is in the custody of this state under AS 47.10 or a minor who is in the custody of this state under AS 47.12 or of another state under a provision similar to AS 47.10 or AS 47.12 becomes entitled to receive dividends or other distributions resulting from the ownership of stock or a membership in a corporation organized under this chapter and under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), the corporation paying the dividends or making the other distributions shall retain the dividends and other distributions in an interest bearing account for the benefit of the child or minor during the state custody. (b) The corporation may not spend, obligate, or otherwise use the property held in an account established under (a) of this section unless the use is approved by a court. (c) Upon presentation of proof of entitlement by the person entitled to distribution, the corporation shall distribute the property remaining in an account established under (a) of this section to the (1) minor when the minor reaches the age of 18 years, whether or not the minor is still in the state custody; (2) legal guardian of the minor, when the state custody terminates while the minor is less than 18 years of age; (3) minor's heirs if the minor dies before the distribution. (d) The retention and distribution of dividends and distributions under this section is not subject to AS 13.46. (e) In this section, “minor” means a person under 18 years of age.
AK Stat § 10.06.963 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.963. Severability.

If a provision of this chapter is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision.
AK Stat § 10.06.965 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.965. Reservation of power.

The legislature reserves the right to alter, amend, suspend, or repeal in whole or in part this chapter at its pleasure, or a certificate of incorporation or the authority to do business in this state, of a domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not existing or authorized on July 1, 1989.
AK Stat § 10.06.968 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.968. Signature.

“Signature” includes a mark when the signer cannot write. The signer's name shall be written near the mark by a witness who shall write the witness' own name near the signer's name. A signature by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature to a sworn statement.
AK Stat § 10.06.970 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.970. Rules of construction and interpretation.

Unless a provision or the context otherwise requires, the following general provisions and rules of construction govern this chapter: (1) title, chapter, article, and section headings do not affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this chapter; (2) when, by the provisions of this chapter, a power is granted to, or a duty imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, under law, by the officer, unless this chapter expressly provides otherwise; (3) when a notice, report, statement, or record is required or authorized by this chapter, it shall be made in writing in a manner reasonably calculated to communicate the notice, report, statement, or record to the recipient; (4) a reference in this chapter to mailing means first-class mail, postage prepaid, unless certified mail is specified; certified mail includes registered mail; (5) subject to a specific accounting treatment required by a particular section of this chapter, (A) references in this chapter to financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and statements of changes in financial position of a corporation and references to assets, liabilities, earnings, retained earnings, and similar accounting items of a corporation mean financial statements or items prepared fairly and reasonably to present the purported matters; (B) financial statements prepared or determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles then applicable are fair and reasonable; (C) references in this chapter to financial statements mean, in the case of a corporation that has subsidiaries, consolidated statements of the corporation and its subsidiaries, and all references to accounting items mean items determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with consolidated financial statements; (6) a reference in this chapter to the time a notice is given or sent means, unless otherwise expressly provided, the time a written notice by mail is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid; or the time any other written notice is personally delivered to the recipient or is delivered to a common carrier for transmission, or actually transmitted by electronic means to the recipient by the person giving the notice; or the time an oral notice is communicated in person or by electronic means to the recipient or to a person at the office of the recipient whom the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the recipient; (7) when reference is made to any portion of this chapter or of any other law of this state, the reference applies to all amendments and additions; (8) “shall” is mandatory, “may” is permissive, and “may not” is prohibitory.
AK Stat § 10.06.995 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 06. Alaska Corporations Code|Article 13. General Provisions.|Sec. 10.06.995. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Corporations Code.
AK Stat § 10.13.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 13. Alaska BIDCO Act|Article 1. Purposes and License.|Sec. 10.13.010. Purposes.

The purposes of this chapter are to (1) promote economic development by encouraging the formation of one or more BIDCOs to help meet the financing assistance and management assistance needs of businesses in the state; (2) establish a system of licensing, regulation, and enforcement to enable a BIDCO to satisfy the eligibility requirements for participating in programs that further the purposes of the BIDCO; (3) encourage capital sources to invest in and lend money to BIDCOs by providing for BIDCOs a system of licensing, regulation, and enforcement designed to prevent fraud, conflict of interest, and mismanagement, and to promote competent management, accurate record keeping, and appropriate communication with shareholders; (4) safeguard the general reputation of BIDCOs in order to increase the confidence of prospective equity investors in and prospective debt sources for BIDCOs.
AK Stat § 10.13.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 13. Alaska BIDCO Act|Article 1. Purposes and License.|Sec. 10.13.020. Qualifications for BIDCO license.

The department shall issue a license to operate as a BIDCO to a corporation that is incorporated under AS 10.06, or that has been issued a certificate of authority under AS 10.06 to transact business in the state, and that submits an application to the department, if the department determines that (1) the applicant has the net worth required under AS 10.13.040; (2) the directors, officers, and controlling persons of the applicant satisfy the criteria under AS 10.13.050; (3) it is reasonable to believe that the corporation will comply with this chapter; (4) the applicant has a reasonable promise of being a viable, ongoing BIDCO, satisfying the basic objectives of the corporation's business plans, and achieving long-term financial success.
AK Stat § 10.13.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 13. Alaska BIDCO Act|Article 1. Purposes and License.|Sec. 10.13.030. Application procedure.

When applying for a license, an applicant shall provide the information required by the department in the form required by the department. The information must include information on the directors, officers, and controlling persons of the applicant, the applicant's business plan, including at least 10 years of detailed financial projections and other relevant information, and additional information considered relevant by the department.
AK Stat § 10.13.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 13. Alaska BIDCO Act|Article 1. Purposes and License.|Sec. 10.13.040. Requisite net worth.

(a) In order to receive a license, an applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant has raised sufficient capital so that (1) the net worth of the BIDCO is expected to be adequate, in the context of its business plan, to support the BIDCO's management team and to achieve an appropriate spreading of the risk involved in the BIDCO's provisions of financing assistance; and (2) the BIDCO has a reasonable promise of being a viable, ongoing BIDCO, satisfying the basic objectives of its business plan and achieving long-term financial success. (b) The department may not establish a minimum net worth for a BIDCO under this section of less than $1,500,000.
AK Stat § 10.13.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 13. Alaska BIDCO Act|Article 1. Purposes and License.|Sec. 10.13.050. Criteria for directors, officers, and controlling persons.

(a) A license may only be issued if the department determines that each director, officer, and controlling person of the applicant is (1) of good character and sound financial standing; (2) competent to perform the director's or officer's functions for the applicant; and (3) when considered collectively with the other directors, officers, and controlling persons, adequate to manage the business of the applicant as a BIDCO. (b) The department may determine that a director, officer, or controlling person of an applicant is not of good character. Bases the department may use to make that determination include proof that the director, officer, or controlling person, or a director or officer of a controlling person has (1) had an administrative sanction imposed under 31 U.S.C. 3801 - 3812 (Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986) for an offense under 15 U.S.C. 645; or (2) been convicted of a crime involving fraud or dishonesty, including a conviction for an offense under 15 U.S.C. 645; in this paragraph, “conviction” includes a conviction based on a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere.
AK Stat § 10.13.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 10. Corporations and Associations|Chapter 13. Alaska BIDCO Act|Article 1. Purposes and License.|Sec. 10.13.060. Determination of likelihood of future noncompliance.

The department may determine that it is not reasonable to believe that an applicant would comply with this chapter if licensed. Bases the department may use to make that determination include proof that the applicant has been convicted of a crime involving fraud or dishonesty, including a conviction based on a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere.