LD 1539
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LR 1942
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2. Contents. A certificate of existence or certificate of
authority sets forth:

 
A. The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign
corporation's corporate name used in this State;

 
B. That, if a domestic corporation, the corporation is duly
incorporated under the laws of this State and the date of
its incorporation;

 
C. That, if a foreign corporation, the foreign corporation
is authorized to transact business in this State, the date
on which the corporation was authorized to transact business
in this State and its jurisdiction of incorporation;

 
D. That all fees and penalties owed to this State have been
paid if:

 
(1) Payment is reflected in the records of the
Secretary of State; and

 
(2) Nonpayment affects the existence or authorization
of the domestic or foreign corporation;

 
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.


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