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4-33-1503. Application for certificate of authority.
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4-33-1503. Application for certificate of authority.
(a) 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:
(1) 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 § 4-33-1506;
(2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) the date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) the street address of its principal office;
(5) the information required by § 4-20-105(a);
(6) the names and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;
(7) whether the foreign corporation has members; and
(8) whether the corporation, if it had been incorporated in this state, would be a public benefit, mutual benefit or religious corporation.
(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) 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.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-33-1503
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4-33-1503. Application for certificate of authority.
(a) 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:
(1) 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 § 4-33-1506;
(2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) the date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) the street address of its principal office;
(5) the information required by § 4-20-105(a);
(6) the names and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;
(7) whether the foreign corporation has members; and
(8) whether the corporation, if it had been incorporated in this state, would be a public benefit, mutual benefit or religious corporation.
(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) 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.
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4-20-105. Appointment of registered agent.
(a) A registered agent filing must state:
(1) the name of the represented entity's commercial registered agent; or
(2) if the entity does not have a commercial registered agent, the name and address of the entity's noncommercial registered agent:
(A) the name and address of the entity's registered agent; or
(B) the title of an office or other position with the entity if service of process is to be sent to the person holding that office or position, and the address of the business office of that person.
(b) The appointment of a registered agent pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (2) is an affirmation by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve as such.
(c) The Secretary of State shall make available in a record as soon as practicable a daily list of filings that contain the name of a registered agent. The list must:
(1) be kept available for at least 14 calendar days;
(2) list in alphabetical order the names of the registered agents; and
(3) state the type of filing and name of the represented entity making the filing.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-20-105
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-20-105. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
4-33-1506. Corporate name of foreign corporation.
(a) If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of § 4-33-401, the foreign corporation, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, may use a fictitious name to transact business in this state if its real name is unavailable and it delivers to the Secretary of State for filing a copy of the resolution of its board of directors, certified by its secretary, adopting the fictitious name.
(b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the corporate name (including a fictitious name) of a foreign corporation must be distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from:
(1) the corporate name of a nonprofit or business corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state;
(2) a corporate name reserved or registered under § 4-33-402 or § 4-33-403 of this chapter or § 4-27-402 or § 4-27-403; and
(3) the fictitious name of another foreign business or nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business in this state.
(c) A foreign corporation may apply to the Secretary of State for authorization to use in this state the name of another corporation (incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state) that is not distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from the name applied for. The Secretary of State shall authorize use of the name applied for if:
(1) the other corporation consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in form satisfactory to the Secretary of State to change its name to a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State from the name of the applying corporation; or
(2) the applicant delivers to the Secret
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-33-1506
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-33-1506. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.