Montana Code 35-14-1502. Registration to do business in this state
35-14-1502. Registration to do business in this state. (1) A foreign corporation may not do business in this state until it registers with the secretary of state under this part.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-14-1502
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)A foreign corporation doing business in this state may not maintain a proceeding in any court of this state until it is registered to do business in this state.
(3)Except as provided in subsection (4), the failure of a foreign corporation to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign corporation or preclude it from defending a proceeding in this state.
(4)A contract between the state of Montana, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state and a foreign corporation that has failed to register to do business as required under 35-14-1505(4) is voidable by the state, the contracting state agency, or the contracting political subdivision.
(5)A limitation on the liability of a shareholder or director of a foreign corporation is not waived solely because the foreign corporation does business in this state without registering.
(6)Section 35-14-1501(1) applies even if a foreign corporation fails to register under this part.