TITLE 14
CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
ARTICLE 15
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
14-3-1532. Appeal from revocation.
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A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State's revocation of its certificate of authority to the Superior Court of Fulton County within 30 days after service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under Code Section 14-3-1510. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the Secretary of State's certificate of revocation.
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The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.
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The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
(Code 1981, §14-3-1532, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 36 Am. Jur. 2d, Foreign Corporations,
§§
176, 396 et seq.
C.J.S.
- 19 C.J.S., Corporations,
§§
1004, 1005.
14-3-1540. Applicability of chapter to foreign corporations domesticated under prior law.
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A foreign corporation which prior to April 1, 1969, has domesticated in this state under the procedure available prior to that date and which is a domesticated foreign corporation on that date shall have perpetual duration as a domesticated foreign corporation of this state unless its existence is terminated in its jurisdiction of incorporation or its domesticated status is dissolved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter relating to involuntary dissolution or until such time as it withdraws from this state in the manner provided in this chapter.Such domesticated foreign corporations and the members thereof shall have all the rights, privileges, and immunities and be subject to all the duties, liabilities, and disabilities applicable to similar corporations organized under the laws of this state and applicable to the members thereof, except as may be provided with respect to such domesticated foreign corporations by any of the laws of this state existing on April 1, 1969, or coming into existence thereafter.
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Whenever the term "foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state" is used in this chapter, it shall be deemed to include domesticated foreign corporations, except where the context or this chapter otherwise requires.
(Code 1981, §14-3-1540, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Applicability to corporations not organized for profit of statutes prescribing conditions under which foreign corporations may do business within state, 37 A.L.R. 1283.
