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Current as of April 27, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under 35-2-833 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:
(a) the foreign corporation does not deliver the annual report to the secretary of state within 90 days after it is due;
(b) the foreign corporation does not pay within 90 days after they are due any franchise taxes or penalties imposed by this chapter or other law;
(c) the foreign corporation is without a registered agent in this state for 90 days or more;
(d) the foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state by an appropriate filing that its registered agent has changed or resigned within 90 days of the change or resignation;
(e) an incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document that the person knew was false in any material respect, with the intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing; or
(f) the secretary of state receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state, tribe, or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated and the certificate states that the foreign corporation has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger.
(2) The attorney general may commence a proceeding under 35-2-833 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:
(a) the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law;
(b) the corporation is designated as a foreign public benefit corporation and its corporation assets in this state are being misapplied or wasted; or
(c) the corporation is designated as a foreign public benefit corporation and it is no longer able to carry out its purpose.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations § 35-2-832. Grounds for revocation - last updated April 27, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-35-corporations-partnerships-and-associations/mt-code-ann-sect-35-2-832/
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