Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-C Sec. 924 – Surrender of charter upon domestication
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1. Articles of charter surrender. Whenever a domestic business corporation, referred to in this section as the “corporation,” has adopted and approved, in the manner required by this subchapter, a plan of domestication providing for the corporation to be domesticated in a foreign jurisdiction, articles of charter surrender must be executed on behalf of the corporation by any officer or other duly authorized representative. The articles of charter surrender must set forth:
A. The name of the corporation; [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
B. A statement that the articles of charter surrender are being filed in connection with the domestication of the corporation in a foreign jurisdiction; [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
C. A statement that the domestication was duly approved by the shareholders and, if voting by any separate voting group was required, by each such separate voting group, in the manner required by this Act and the corporation’s articles of incorporation; and [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
D. The corporation’s new jurisdiction of incorporation. [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-C Sec. 924
- 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. Filing of articles of charter surrender. The articles of charter surrender must be delivered by the corporation to the Secretary of State for filing. The articles of charter surrender take effect on the effective time provided in section 125.
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 640, §A2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).