608.512 Grounds for revocation of authority to transact business. - Florida Statutes

608.512 Grounds for revocation of authority to transact business.

The Department of State may commence a proceeding under s. 608.513 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state if:

   (1) The foreign limited liability company has failed to file its annual report with the Department of State by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the third Friday in September.

   (2) The foreign limited liability company does not pay, within the time required by this chapter, any fees, taxes, or penalties imposed by this chapter or other law.

   (3) The foreign limited liability company is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for 30 days or more.

   (4) The foreign limited liability company does not notify the Department of State under s. 608.508 or s. 608.509 that its registered agent has resigned or that its registered office has been discontinued within 30 days after the resignation or discontinuance.

   (5) The foreign limited liability company’s period of duration has expired.

   (6) A member, manager, or agent of the foreign limited liability company signed a document the member, manager, or agent knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Department of State for filing.

   (7) The Department of State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the other official having custody of records in the jurisdiction under the law of which the foreign limited liability company is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as a result of a merger.

   (8) The foreign limited liability company has failed to answer truthfully and fully, within the time prescribed in s. 608.448, interrogatories propounded by the Department of State.

   (9) The foreign limited liability company failed to amend its certificate of authority as required by s. 608.504.

History. s. 70, ch. 93-284; s. 67, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 99-315; s. 15, ch. 2009-72.