(1) 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: (a) 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 79-11-373;(b) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;(c) The date of incorporation and period of duration;(d) The street address of its principal office;(e) The information required under Section 79-35-5(a);(f) The names and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers; and(g) Whether the foreign corporation has members.(2) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import), dated not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date the application is filed in this state, 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.Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 134; Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 69, eff. 1/1/2013.
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