Connecticut General Statutes 34-275d – Activities not constituting transacting business in this state
(a) Activities of a foreign limited liability company which do not constitute transacting business in this state under sections 34-275 to 34-275i, inclusive, include:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 34-275d
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
(1) Maintaining, defending, mediating, arbitrating, or settling an action or proceeding;
(2) Carrying on any activity concerning its internal affairs, including holding meetings of its members or managers;
(3) Maintaining accounts in financial institutions;
(4) Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange and registration of the securities of the company, or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities;
(5) Selling through independent contractors;
(6) Soliciting or obtaining orders by any means if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts;
(7) Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages or security interests in property;
(8) Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages or security interests in property securing the debts, and foreclosing on, holding, protecting or maintaining any such property;
(9) Conducting an isolated transaction that is not in the course of similar transactions;
(10) Owning, without more, property;
(11) Voting securities or other equity ownership interests owned by the foreign limited liability company; and
(12) Transacting business in interstate commerce.
(b) A person does not transact business in this state solely because such person: (1) Owns a controlling interest in a corporation or foreign corporation that is transacting business in this state; (2) is a limited partner of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership that is transacting business in this state; or (3) is a member or manager of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company that is transacting business in this state.
(c) This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign limited liability company to service of process, taxation or regulation under law of this state other than sections 34-243 to 34-283d, inclusive.