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Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-32

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-32

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Corporation: means public benefit and mutual benefit corporation. See
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 15.32. Appeal from revocation

(a) A foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State‘s revocation of its certificate of authority to the Superior Court within 30 days after service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under section 15.10 of this title. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the Court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the Secretary of State’s certificate of revocation.

(b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.

(c) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)

Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-32

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 15-32

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this State. See
  • Principal office: means the office (in or outside this State) so designated in the annual report where the principal executive offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located. See
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 15.32. Appeal from involuntary termination

(a) If the Secretary of State does not cancel the termination of a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation pursuant to section 15.30 of this title, such foreign corporation may appeal the Secretary of State’s termination of its certificate of authority to the Superior Court in Washington County or in the county in which the foreign corporation’s principal office in Vermont is located within 90 days after service of the notice of such termination is perfected under section 15.10 of this title. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the Court to set aside the termination and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the Secretary of State’s notice of termination.

(b) The Court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.

(c) The Court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)