Maine Code § 31-1511

Registered name of foreign limited liability company
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1. Register limited liability company name. A foreign limited liability company may register its
limited liability company name if the name is distinguishable on the records of the office of the
Secretary of State pursuant to section 1508.
[PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
2. Application. To register its limited liability company name, a foreign limited liability company
must execute and deliver to the office of the Secretary of State for filing an application that:
A. Sets forth its limited liability company name, the state or other jurisdiction of its organization,
the date of its organization in its jurisdiction of organization, the address of its principal office
wherever located and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged; and
[PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
B. Is accompanied by a certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated
by the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited liability company records in the
state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited liability company is organized. The
certificate of existence must have been made not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the
application for filing. [PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
[PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
3. Applicant's exclusive use. A limited liability company name is registered for a foreign limited
liability company's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application under subsection 2 until the
end of the calendar year in which the application was filed.
[PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
4. Renewal of registered name. A foreign limited liability company whose registration under
this section is effective may renew it for a successive year by delivering for filing to the office of the
Secretary of State between October 1st and December 31st a renewal application that complies with
the requirements of subsection 2. The renewal application, when filed, renews the registration for the
following calendar year.
[PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
5. Qualify as foreign limited liability company. A foreign limited liability company whose
registration under this section is effective may, after the registration is effective, file a statement of
foreign qualification as a foreign limited liability company under the registered name or may consent
in writing to the use of that name by a limited liability company organized under this chapter or by
another foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State. The registration
terminates when the limited liability company is organized or the foreign limited liability company files
a statement of foreign qualification or consents to the qualification of another foreign limited liability
company under the registered name.
[PL 2011, c. 113, Pt. B, §6 (AMD).]

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