Texas Business Organizations Code 9.101 – Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State
(a) If it appears to the secretary of state that, with respect to a foreign filing entity, a circumstance described by Subsection (b) exists, the secretary of state may notify the entity of the circumstance by mail or certified mail addressed to the foreign filing entity at the entity’s registered office or principal place of business as shown on the records of the secretary of state.
(b) The secretary of state may revoke a foreign filing entity‘s registration if the secretary of state finds that:
(1) the entity has failed to, and, before the 91st day after the date notice was mailed, has not corrected the entity’s failure to:
(A) file a report within the period required by law or pay a fee or penalty prescribed by law when due and payable;
(B) maintain a registered agent or registered office in this state as required by law; or
(C) amend its registration when required by law; or
(2) the entity has failed to, and, before the 16th day after the date notice was mailed, has not corrected the entity’s failure to pay a fee required in connection with the application for registration, or payment of the fee was dishonored when presented by the state for payment.
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 9.101
- Business: means a trade, occupation, profession, or other commercial activity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Entity: means a domestic entity or foreign entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Filing entity: means a domestic entity that is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, professional association, cooperative, or real estate investment trust. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Foreign: means , with respect to an entity, that the entity is formed under, and the entity's internal affairs are governed by, the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Foreign filing entity: means a foreign entity, other than a foreign limited liability partnership, that registers or is required to register as a foreign entity under Chapter 9. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Law: means , unless the context requires otherwise, both statutory and common law. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Secretary: means the:
(A) individual designated as secretary of an entity under the entity's governing documents; or
(B) officer or committee of persons authorized to perform the functions of secretary of an entity without regard to the designated name of the officer or committee. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002