Section 10-3A-184 Revocation of certificate of authority.

Section 10-3A-184

Revocation of certificate of authority.

REPEALED IN THE 2009 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2009-513, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

(a) The certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to conduct affairs in Alabama may be revoked by the Secretary of State upon the conditions prescribed in this section when:

(1) The corporation has failed to pay any fees prescribed by this chapter when they have become due and payable;

(2) The corporation has failed to appoint and maintain a registered agent in Alabama as required by this chapter;

(3) The corporation has failed, after change of its registered agent, to file in the office of the Secretary of State a statement of such change as required by this chapter;

(4) The corporation has failed to file in the office of the Secretary of State any amendment to its articles of incorporation or any articles of merger within the time prescribed by this chapter;

(5) The certificate of authority of the corporation was procured through fraud practiced upon the State of Alabama;

(6) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by this chapter; or

(7) A misrepresentation has been made of any material matter in any application, statement, affidavit, or other document submitted by such corporation pursuant to this chapter.

(b) No certificate of authority of a foreign corporation shall be revoked by the Secretary of State unless (i) he shall have given the corporation not less than 60 days' notice thereof by mail addressed to its registered office in Alabama, and (ii) the corporation, having exhausted its administrative and judicial remedies, shall fail prior to revocation to pay such fees, or file the required statement of change of registered agent, or file such articles of amendment or articles of merger, or correct such misrepresentation.

(Acts 1984, No. 84-290, p. 502, §80.)