LD 1539
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LR 1942
Item 1

 
E. That the corporation's most recent annual report
required by section 1621 has been delivered to the Secretary
of State;

 
F. That, if the corporation is a domestic corporation,
articles of dissolution relating to that corporation have
not been filed; and

 
G. Other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of
State that may be requested by the applicant under
subsection 1.

 
3. Evidence of existence or authority. Subject to any
qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of
existence or certificate of authority issued by the Secretary of
State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic
or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to
transact business in this State.

 
Sec. B-39. 13-C MRSA §130, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

 
4.__Certificate of fact.__In addition to a certificate
authorized under subsection 2, the Secretary of State may issue a
certificate attesting to any fact of record in the office of the
Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant under
subsection 1.

 
Sec. B-40. 13-C MRSA §§142 and 143 are enacted to read:

 
§142.__Access to Secretary of State's database

 
The Secretary of State may provide public access to the
database of the Department of the Secretary of State through a
dial-in modem, public terminals and electronic duplicates of the
database.__If access to the database is provided to the public,
the Secretary of State may adopt rules to establish a fee
schedule and governing procedures.__Rules adopted pursuant to
this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
§143.__Publications

 
1.__Informational publications.__The Secretary of State may
establish by rule a fee schedule to cover the cost of printing
and distribution of publications and to set forth the procedures
for the sale of these publications.__Rules adopted pursuant to
this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title
5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.


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