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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-115-101 (2026)

Authority to transact business or conduct activities required

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Part 8 of article 90 of this title, providing for the transaction of business or the conduct of activities by foreign entities, applies to foreign corporations.

Source: L. 2003: Entire article R&RE, p. 2330, § 272, effective July 1, 2004.

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Cross references: For definitions applicable to this article, see §§ 7-90-102 and 7-101- 401. Law reviews: For article, "Commercial and Corporate Law", which discusses a Tenth Circuit decision dealing with parent company liability for breaching subsidiary-employee contract, see 65 Den. U.L. Rev. 492 (1988).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2000 · leading case: Bowe v. SMC Elec. Prods., Inc., 935 F. Supp. 1126 (D. Colo. 1996).
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Bowe v. SMC Elec. Prods., Inc., 935 F. Supp. 1126 (D. Colo. 1996). · cites it 7× “Bowe claims he is entitled to summary judgment with respect to SMC’s counterclaims because under Colorado law, a foreign corporation is precluded from transacting business within the state of Colorado if it does not have the requisite certificate of authority under Colo.”
Mun. Subdistrict, N. Colorado Water Conservancy Dist. v. Getty Oil Expl. Co., 997 P.2d 557 (Colo. 2000). · cites it 2× “Section 7-115-101(1) prohibits a foreign corporation from transacting business in this state “until its application for authority to transact business is filed by the secretary of state.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-115-101(1) — 2 cases
Bowe v. SMC Elec. Prods., Inc., 935 F. Supp. 1126 (D. Colo. 1996). “Bowe claims he is entitled to summary judgment with respect to SMC’s counterclaims because under Colorado law, a foreign corporation is precluded from transacting business within the state of Colorado if it does not have the requisite certificate of authority under Colo.”
Mun. Subdistrict, N. Colorado Water Conservancy Dist. v. Getty Oil Expl. Co., 997 P.2d 557 (Colo. 2000). “Section 7-115-101(1) prohibits a foreign corporation from transacting business in this state “until its application for authority to transact business is filed by the secretary of state.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-115-101(2) — 1 case
Bowe v. SMC Elec. Prods., Inc., 935 F. Supp. 1126 (D. Colo. 1996). “Bowe claims he is entitled to summary judgment with respect to SMC’s counterclaims because under Colorado law, a foreign corporation is precluded from transacting business within the state of Colorado if it does not have the requisite certificate of authority under Colo.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-115-101(2)(e) — 1 case
Bowe v. SMC Elec. Prods., Inc., 935 F. Supp. 1126 (D. Colo. 1996). “Bowe claims he is entitled to summary judgment with respect to SMC’s counterclaims because under Colorado law, a foreign corporation is precluded from transacting business within the state of Colorado if it does not have the requisite certificate of authority under Colo.”
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