Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 23B Washington Business Corporation Act - Section 23B.15.030 Application for certificate of authority

§ 23B.15.030. Application for certificate of authority

(1) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must state:

(a) That the name of the foreign corporation meets the requirements stated in RCW 23B.15.060;

(b) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;

(c) Its date of incorporation and period of duration;

(d) The street address of its principal office;

(e) The street address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office, in accordance with RCW 23B.15.070; and

(f) The names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.

(2) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, issued no more than sixty days before the date of the application and duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.

[1989 c 165 § 171.]

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