The commission [secretary of state] shall certify to the attorney general, from time to time, the names of all corporations which have given cause for dissolution as provided by the Business Corporation Act, together with the facts pertinent thereto. Whenever the commission [secretary of state] certifies the name of a corporation to the attorney general as having given cause for dissolution, the commission [secretary of state] shall concurrently mail to the corporation at its registered office a notice that the certification has been made. Upon the receipt of the certification, the attorney general shall file an action in the name of the state against the corporation for its dissolution.