N.D. Cent. Code § 10-19.1-134
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10-19.1-134. Foreign corporation - Admission of foreign corporation - Transacting business - Obtaining licenses and permits
Official statutory text
10-19.1-134. Foreign corporation - Admission of foreign corporation - Transacting
business - Obtaining licenses and permits.
A foreign corporation may not:
1. Transact business in this state or obtain any license or permit required by this state
until it has procured a certificate of authority from the secretary of state.
2. Transact any business in this state prohibited to a domestic corporation incorporated
under this chapter.
3. Be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or country where the
corporation is incorporated differ from the laws of this state.
business - Obtaining licenses and permits.
A foreign corporation may not:
1. Transact business in this state or obtain any license or permit required by this state
until it has procured a certificate of authority from the secretary of state.
2. Transact any business in this state prohibited to a domestic corporation incorporated
under this chapter.
3. Be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or country where the
corporation is incorporated differ from the laws of this state.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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