Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-1144-1
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International corporation agents — Filing and payment
Official statutory text
of fees required before certain acts.
A. As used in this section:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 519
1. "Completed filing" means a form developed and made available
by the Secretary of State of this state, completed accurately in its
entirety; and
2. "International corporation agent" means:
a. an individual representing the interests of a
corporation or a business entity incorporated or
headquartered outside the United States of America, or
b. an individual representing the interests of a
corporation or a business entity with a fifty-one
percent (51%) or greater interest owned or controlled
by a corporation or a business entity incorporated,
headquartered, or domiciled outside the United States
of America.
For purposes of this definition, "representing" means taking
efforts on behalf of the international corporation in exchange for
compensation.
B. Except for those covered under the provisions of a national
security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investments in the
United States (CFIUS), no individual shall advocate:
1. To influence the laws of this state as they apply to an
associated international corporation; or
2. For funding from this state that would benefit an associated
international corporation,
until such individual shall have paid to the Secretary of State of
this state the fees prescribed in Section 1142 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, and shall have filed with the Secretary of State
of this state a completed filing, as an international corporation
agent under the provisions of this section.
C. The Secretary of State shall develop a filing form and make
it available to the public to facilitate compliance with the
provisions of this section. Such form shall include, but not be
limited to, the name of such international corporation being
advocated for and the time period for which such advocation is to
occur.
D. The Secretary of State may promulgate rules, develop forms,
and implement procedures as necessary to execute the provisions of
this section.
A. As used in this section:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 519
1. "Completed filing" means a form developed and made available
by the Secretary of State of this state, completed accurately in its
entirety; and
2. "International corporation agent" means:
a. an individual representing the interests of a
corporation or a business entity incorporated or
headquartered outside the United States of America, or
b. an individual representing the interests of a
corporation or a business entity with a fifty-one
percent (51%) or greater interest owned or controlled
by a corporation or a business entity incorporated,
headquartered, or domiciled outside the United States
of America.
For purposes of this definition, "representing" means taking
efforts on behalf of the international corporation in exchange for
compensation.
B. Except for those covered under the provisions of a national
security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investments in the
United States (CFIUS), no individual shall advocate:
1. To influence the laws of this state as they apply to an
associated international corporation; or
2. For funding from this state that would benefit an associated
international corporation,
until such individual shall have paid to the Secretary of State of
this state the fees prescribed in Section 1142 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, and shall have filed with the Secretary of State
of this state a completed filing, as an international corporation
agent under the provisions of this section.
C. The Secretary of State shall develop a filing form and make
it available to the public to facilitate compliance with the
provisions of this section. Such form shall include, but not be
limited to, the name of such international corporation being
advocated for and the time period for which such advocation is to
occur.
D. The Secretary of State may promulgate rules, develop forms,
and implement procedures as necessary to execute the provisions of
this section.
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