Florida Statutes 607.0403 – Registered name; application; renewal; revocation
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(1) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name, or its corporate name with the addition of any word or abbreviation required by s. 607.1506, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the department from the corporate names that are not available under s. 607.0401(1)(d).
(2) A foreign corporation registers its corporate name, or its corporate name with any addition allowed by s. 607.1506, by delivering to the department for filing an application:
(a) Setting forth such name, the state or country and date of its incorporation, and a brief description of the nature of the business that is to be conducted in this state; and
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.0403
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Florida Department of State. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Document: means :(a) Any tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and includes any writing or written instrument; or(b) An electronic record. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- domestic corporation: means a corporation for profit, which is not a foreign corporation, incorporated under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Effective date: means , when referring to a document accepted for filing by the department, the date and time determined in accordance with…. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Foreign: means , with respect to an entity, an entity governed as to its internal affairs by the organic law of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Foreign corporation: means an entity incorporated or organized under laws other than the laws of this state which would be a corporation for profit if incorporated under the laws of this state. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Writing: means printing, typewriting, electronic communication, or other communication that is reducible to a tangible form. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
(b) Accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a certificate setting forth that such corporation is in good standing under the laws of the state or country wherein it is organized (or a document of similar import), from the state or country of incorporation.
(3) The name is registered for the applicant’s exclusive use upon the effective date of the application and shall be effective until the close of the calendar year in which the application for registration is filed.
(4) A foreign corporation the registration of which is effective may renew it from year to year by annually filing a renewal application which complies with the requirements of subsection (2) between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.
(5) A foreign corporation the registration of which is effective may thereafter qualify as a foreign corporation under the registered name or consent in writing to the use of that name by a corporation thereafter incorporated under this chapter or by another foreign corporation thereafter authorized to transact business in this state. The registration terminates when the domestic corporation is incorporated or the foreign corporation qualifies or consents to the qualification of another foreign corporation under the registered name.
(6) The department may revoke any registration if, after a hearing, it finds that the application therefor or any renewal thereof was not made in good faith.