Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-B Sec. 1205 – Corporate name of foreign corporation
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1. Name. A foreign corporation is not authorized to carry on activities in this State unless the name of the corporation complies with the requirements of section 301-A.
[PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §18 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-B Sec. 1205
- 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.
- 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.
2. Change of name. If a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall change its name in its jurisdiction of incorporation, it shall, within 30 days after the effective date thereof, amend its application for authority, as provided by section 1207.
[PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]
3. Unavailable name. If the name to which the foreign corporation has changed would be unavailable to it on an original application for authority, the corporation shall not thereafter carry on any activities in this State until it has adopted or assumed a name which is available to it under the laws of this State.
[PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 344, §B18 (AMD).