N.D. Cent. Code § 10-19.1-139
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10-19.1-139. Foreign corporation - Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state
Official statutory text
10-19.1-139. Foreign corporation - Merger of foreign corporation authorized to
transact business in this state.
If a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state is a party to a statutory
merger permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign corporation is
incorporated, and the foreign corporation is not the surviving organization, the surviving
organization shall, within thirty days after the merger becomes effective, file with the secretary of
state a certified statement of merger duly authenticated by the proper officer of the state or
country where the statutory merger was effected. Any foreign organization that is the surviving
organization in a merger and which will continue to transact business in this state shall procure
a certificate of authority if not previously authorized to transact business in the state.
transact business in this state.
If a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state is a party to a statutory
merger permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign corporation is
incorporated, and the foreign corporation is not the surviving organization, the surviving
organization shall, within thirty days after the merger becomes effective, file with the secretary of
state a certified statement of merger duly authenticated by the proper officer of the state or
country where the statutory merger was effected. Any foreign organization that is the surviving
organization in a merger and which will continue to transact business in this state shall procure
a certificate of authority if not previously authorized to transact business in the state.
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