Indiana Code 8-1-17-26. Foreign nonprofit corporations; application for certificate of territorial authority; review by commission; admission to do business in Indiana
(b) If the commission, after conducting the review required by IC 8-1-32.5-8 and any hearing allowed under IC 8-1-32.5-9, determines that the foreign corporation meets the requirements for the issuance of a certificate of territorial authority under IC 8-1-32.5, the commission shall enter an order granting a certificate of territorial authority under IC 8-1-32.5 for the proposed operations of the foreign corporation in Indiana and shall attach a copy of the order, duly certified by the secretary of the commission, to each original application filed with the commission and deliver the applications and orders to the petitioner.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-17-26
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
- communications: means construction, engineering, financial, accounting, or educational services incidental to communications service. See Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- Cooperative corporation: means a corporation formed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- 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.
- Facilities based local exchange carrier: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Local exchange service: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
(1) request the foreign corporation to provide additional information; or
(2) notify the foreign corporation of the foreign corporation’s right to:
(A) appeal the commission’s determination under IC 8-1-3; or
(B) file another application at a later date, without prejudice;
under IC 8-1-32.5-8.
(d) If the commission issues a certificate of territorial authority under subsection (b), the foreign corporation shall present to the secretary of state all sets of authenticated copies of its articles of incorporation, the original applications under IC 8-1-32.5, and the order of the commission under subsection (b), together with any application for admission to do business in Indiana that the secretary of state may require, and shall tender to the secretary of state six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) to cover the secretary of state’s fees under this subsection. If the secretary of state approves the documents submitted, the secretary of state shall endorse the secretary of state’s approval upon each of the documents, file one (1) copy in the secretary of state’s office, return the remaining copies to the foreign corporation, and issue to the foreign corporation a certificate of admission to do business in Indiana. Before the foreign corporation may do any business in Indiana, it shall file in the office of the recorder of each county in Indiana in which it will make communications service available one (1) set of the documents bearing the approval of the secretary of state under this subsection.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.193, s.27. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.85; P.L.27-2006, SEC.52; P.L.81-2020, SEC.15.