LD 1539
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LR 1942
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19-A.__Interest holder.__"Interest holder" means a person who
holds of record an interest.

 
Sec. B-32. 13-C MRSA §102, sub-§23, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
23. Nonprofit corporation; domestic nonprofit corporation.
"Nonprofit corporation" or "domestic nonprofit corporation" means
a corporation incorporated under the laws of this State and
subject to the provisions of Title 13, chapter 81 or 93 or the
Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act.

 
Sec. B-33. 13-C MRSA §121, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
§121. Requirements for documents; extrinsic facts

 
To be entitled to filing with the office of the Secretary of
State, a document must satisfy the following requirements and the
requirements of any other section of this Act.

 
1. Filing in office of Secretary of State. Filing of the
document in the office of the Secretary of State must be
permitted or required by this Act.

 
2. Information. The document must contain the information
required by this Act.

 
3. Form; format. The document must be legibly typewritten or
printed in ink or, if electronically transmitted, it must be in a
format that can be retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or
printed form.

 
4. English language. The document must be in the English
language, except that:

 
A. A corporate name need not be in English if written using
the Roman alphabet or Arabic or Roman numerals; and

 
B. The certificate of existence required of foreign
corporations under section 130 need not be in English if
accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English
translation.

 
5. Executed. The document must be executed and dated:

 
A. By the chair of the board of directors of a domestic or
foreign corporation, by its president or by another of its
officers;


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