14A.9-030 Application for certificate of authority. (Effective January 1, 2011)
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A foreign entity may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this
Commonwealth by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The
application shall set forth:
(a) The real name of the foreign entity and, if its real name is unavailable for use
in this Commonwealth, a name that satisfies the requirements of KRS 14A.3010;
(b) The name of the state or country under whose law it is organized;
(c) Its form of organization;
(d) Its date of organization;
(e) Its period of duration or a statement that its duration is perpetual;
(f) The street address of its principal office;
(g) The address of its registered office in this Commonwealth and the name of its
registered agent at that office;
(h) The names and usual business addresses of:
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The secretary, the other principal officers, and the directors, if the entity
is a foreign corporation;
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Each of the general partners, if the entity is a foreign limited partnership;
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Each of the managers, if the entity is a foreign limited liability company
with managers; or
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Each of the trustees, if the entity is a foreign business trust;
(i) If the foreign entity is a foreign limited partnership, whether it is a foreign
limited liability limited partnership; and
(j) If the foreign entity is a foreign professional service corporation, a
representation that all of the shareholders, not less than one-half (1/2) of the
directors, and all officers other than the secretary and treasurer would be
qualified persons with respect to the corporation were it incorporated in this
Commonwealth.
The execution of a certificate of authority shall constitute a representation by that
person that the foreign entity validly exists under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization.
Unless the registered agent signs the application, the foreign entity shall deliver
with the application for certificate of authority the registered agent's written consent
to the appointment.
A certificate of authority or document of similar import of record with the Secretary
of State as of the date immediately preceding January 1, 2011, including a statement
of foreign qualification, shall remain effective, but its amendment shall be governed
by KRS 14A.9-040.
Effective: January 1, 2011
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 42, effective January 1, 2011.
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