Connecticut General Statutes 33-1214 – Effect of certificate of authority
(a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to conduct affairs in this state subject, however, to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 33-1214
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
(b) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same but no greater rights and has the same but no greater privileges as, and except as otherwise provided by sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character.
(c) Sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, inclusive, do not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state.