Florida Statutes 607.1520 – Withdrawal and cancellation of certificate of authority for foreign corporation
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(1) To cancel its certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign corporation must deliver to the department for filing a notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority. The certificate of authority is canceled when the notice of withdrawal becomes effective pursuant to s. 607.0123. The notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority must be signed by an officer or director and state the following:
(a) The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the records of the department.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.1520
- 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.
- Department: means the Florida Department of State. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Foreign: means , with respect to an entity, an entity governed as to its internal affairs by the organic law of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Foreign corporation: means an entity incorporated or organized under laws other than the laws of this state which would be a corporation for profit if incorporated under the laws of this state. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under…. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Secretary of state: means the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
(b) The name of the foreign corporation’s jurisdiction of incorporation.
(c) The date the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in this state.
(d) That the foreign corporation is withdrawing its certificate of authority in this state.
(e) That the foreign corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in this state.
(f) A mailing address and an e-mail address to which a party seeking to effectuate service of process may send a copy of any process served on the Secretary of State under paragraph (e).
(g) A commitment to notify the department in the future of any change in its mailing address or e-mail address.
(2) After the withdrawal of the foreign corporation is effective, service of process on the Secretary of State using the procedures in s. 48.161 is service on the foreign corporation.