23B.15.300 - Revocation -- Grounds. - Washington Statutes

Revocation — Grounds.

The secretary of state may revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:

     (1) The foreign corporation does not deliver its completed initial report or annual report to the secretary of state when it is due;

     (2) The foreign corporation does not pay any license fees or penalties, imposed by this title, when they become due;

     (3) The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state;

     (4) The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state under RCW 23B.15.080 or 23B.15.090 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued;

     (5) An incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document knowing it was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing; or

     (6) The secretary of state receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger.

[1991 c 72 § 39; 1990 c 178 § 9; 1989 c 165 § 180.]

Notes: Effective date -- 1990 c 178: See note following RCW 23B.01.220.