Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-03
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-03
- 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.
- Corporation: means public benefit and mutual benefit corporation. See
- Directors: means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the board. See
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation organized under a law other than the law of this State which would be a nonprofit corporation if formed under the laws of this State. See
- Mutual benefit corporation: means a domestic corporation which is required to be a mutual benefit corporation pursuant to section 17. See
- Principal office: means the office (in or outside this State) so designated in the biennial report filed pursuant to section 16. See
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 15.03. Application for certificate of authority
(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application to the Secretary of State. The application must set forth:
(1) the name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this State, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 15.06 of this title;
(2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) the date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) the street address of its principal office;
(5) the address of its registered office in this State and the name of its registered agent at that office;
(6) the names and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;
(7) whether the foreign corporation has members; and
(8) whether the corporation, if it had been incorporated in this State, would be a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation.
(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-03
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-03
- 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.
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this State. See
- Principal office: means the office (in or outside this State) so designated in the annual report where the principal executive offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located. See
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 15.03. Application for certificate of authority
(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application and the applicable filing fee to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth:
(1) the name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this State, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 15.06 of this title;
(2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) its date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) the street address of its principal office;
(5) the address of its registered office in this State and the name of its registered agent at that office; and
(6) the names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.
(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of good standing (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)