N.D. Cent. Code § 10-19.1-137
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10-19.1-137. Foreign corporation - Amendments to the certificate of authority
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10-19.1-137. Foreign corporation - Amendments to the certificate of authority
If any statement in the application for a certificate of authority by a foreign corporation is
false when made or the foreign corporation changes the foreign corporation's name or purposes
sought in this state, the foreign corporation promptly shall file with the secretary of state an
application for an amended certificate of authority executed by an authorized person on forms
prescribed by the secretary of state correcting the statement and, in the case of a change in the
foreign corporation's name, a certificate to that effect authenticated by the proper officer of the
jurisdiction under the laws of which the foreign corporation is incorporated.
1. In the case of a dissolution, a foreign corporation need not file an application for an
amended certificate of authority but shall promptly file with the secretary of state a
certificate to that effect authenticated by the proper officer of the jurisdiction under the
laws of which the foreign corporation is incorporated.
2. A foreign corporation that changes the foreign corporation's name and applies for an
amended certificate of authority, and is the owner of a service mark, trademark, or
trade name, is a general partner named in a fictitious name certificate, is a general
partner in a limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership, or is a managing
partner in a limited liability partnership that is on file with the secretary of state, shall
change the foreign corporation's name in each of the foregoing registrations that is
applicable when the foreign corporation files an application for an amended certificate
of authority.
If any statement in the application for a certificate of authority by a foreign corporation is
false when made or the foreign corporation changes the foreign corporation's name or purposes
sought in this state, the foreign corporation promptly shall file with the secretary of state an
application for an amended certificate of authority executed by an authorized person on forms
prescribed by the secretary of state correcting the statement and, in the case of a change in the
foreign corporation's name, a certificate to that effect authenticated by the proper officer of the
jurisdiction under the laws of which the foreign corporation is incorporated.
1. In the case of a dissolution, a foreign corporation need not file an application for an
amended certificate of authority but shall promptly file with the secretary of state a
certificate to that effect authenticated by the proper officer of the jurisdiction under the
laws of which the foreign corporation is incorporated.
2. A foreign corporation that changes the foreign corporation's name and applies for an
amended certificate of authority, and is the owner of a service mark, trademark, or
trade name, is a general partner named in a fictitious name certificate, is a general
partner in a limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership, or is a managing
partner in a limited liability partnership that is on file with the secretary of state, shall
change the foreign corporation's name in each of the foregoing registrations that is
applicable when the foreign corporation files an application for an amended certificate
of authority.
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