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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Name. A foreign corporation is not authorized to carry on activities in this State unless the name of the corporation complies with the requirements of section 301-A.
2. Change of name. If a foreign corporation authorized to carry on activities in this State shall change its name in its jurisdiction of incorporation, it shall, within 30 days after the effective date thereof, amend its application for authority, as provided by section 1207.
3. Unavailable name. If the name to which the foreign corporation has changed would be unavailable to it on an original application for authority, the corporation shall not thereafter carry on any activities in this State until it has adopted or assumed a name which is available to it under the laws of this State.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 13-B. Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act § 1205. Corporate name of foreign corporation - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-13-b-maine-nonprofit-corporation-act/me-rev-st-tit-13-b-sect-1205/
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