Florida Statutes 607.1503 – Application for certificate of authority
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(1) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the department for filing. Such application shall be made on forms prescribed by the department. The application must contain the following:
(a) The name of the foreign corporation and, if the name does not comply with s. 607.0401, an alternate name adopted pursuant to s. 607.1506.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.1503
- 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.
- delivery: means any method of delivery used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery, and, if authorized under…. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Department: means the Florida Department of State. 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Principal office: means the office (in or out of this state) where the principal executive offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located as designated in the articles of incorporation or other initial filing until an annual report has been filed, and thereafter as designated in the annual report. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
(b) The name of the foreign corporation’s jurisdiction of incorporation.
(c) Its date of incorporation and period of duration.
(d) The principal office and mailing address of the foreign corporation.
(e) The name and street address in this state of, and the written acceptance by, the foreign corporation’s initial registered agent in this state.
(f) The names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.
(g) Additional information as may be necessary or appropriate in order to enable the department to determine whether the foreign corporation is entitled to file an application for certificate of authority to transact business in this state and to determine and assess the fees payable as prescribed in this chapter.
(2) The foreign corporation shall deliver with a completed application under subsection (1) a certificate of existence or a record of similar import, duly authenticated not more than 90 days prior to delivery of the application to the department, signed by the official having custody of the foreign corporation’s publicly filed records in its jurisdiction of incorporation. A translation of the certificate, under oath of the translator, must be attached to a certificate which is in a language other than the English language.