Connecticut § 33-936 Procedure for and effect of revocation.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 33-936 — Procedure for and effect of revocation.

Connecticut § 33-936

Title 33Corporations

Ch. 601Business Corporations

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-936 (2026).

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(a)If the Secretary of the State determines that one or more grounds exist under section 33-935 for revocation of a certificate of authority, the Secretary shall notify the foreign corporation by electronic mail addressed to such foreign corporation and sent to the electronic mail address as last shown on the Secretary's records that under the provisions of this section the foreign corporation's certificate of authority is to be revoked.

(b)If the foreign corporation does not correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Secretary of the State that each ground determined by the Secretary of the State does not exist, within ninety days after mailing of the notice, the Secretary of the State may revoke the foreign corporation's certificate of autho

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(a) If the Secretary of the State determines that one or more grounds exist under section 33-935 for revocation of a certificate of authority, the Secretary shall notify the foreign corporation by electronic mail addressed to such foreign corporation and sent to the electronic mail address as last shown on the Secretary's records that under the provisions of this section the foreign corporation's certificate of authority is to be revoked. (b) If the foreign corporation does not correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Secretary of the State that each ground determined by the Secretary of the State does not exist, within ninety days after mailing of the notice, the Secretary of the State may revoke the foreign corporation's certificate of authority by signing a certificate of revocation that recites the ground or grounds for revocation and its effective date. The Secretary of the State shall file the original of the certificate and shall: (1) Send a copy thereof to the delinquent corporation, addressed to such corporation's electronic mail address as last shown on the Secretary's records; and (2) cause notice of the filing to be posted on the office of the Secretary of the State's Internet web site for a period of sixty days following the date on which the Secretary of the State files the certificate of revocation. (c) The authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state ceases on the date shown on the certificate revoking its certificate of authority. (d) The Secretary of the State's revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority appoints the Secretary of the State the foreign corporation's agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action which arose during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in this state. Service of process on the Secretary of the State as provided in section 33-929 is service on the foreign corporation. (e) Revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.

Legislative History

(P.A. 94-186, S. 196, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 142, 254; P.A. 97-246, S. 39, 87, 99; P.A. 14-154, S. 5; P.A. 24-111, S. 29.) History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (d) to require the Secretary of the State to mail a copy of the process to “the foreign corporation” rather than “the secretary of the foreign corporation” and make a technical change, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 97-246 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “perfected under Sec. 33-929” with “effective under Sec. 33-929” and amended Subsec. (d) to provide that service on the Secretary of the State is made “as provided in Sec. 33-929” rather than “under this section” and delete provision that required the Secretary of the State to mail a copy of the process to the foreign corporation, effective June 27, 1997; P.A. 14-154 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting requirement that Secretary of the State serve written notice to foreign corporation of proposed revocation of certificate of authority and adding requirement that notice be sent by registered or certified mail to foreign corporation at its principal office, and amended Subsec. (b) by extending time period that foreign corporation has to take corrective action from 60 days to 90 days, deleting requirement that certificate of revocation be served on foreign corporation, requiring that certificate of revocation be mailed to corporation at its principal office, requiring Secretary of the State to cause notice of filing of certificate of revocation to be posted on the office's web site and making conforming changes, effective January 1, 2015; P.A. 24-111 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “registered or certified mail” with “electronic mail”, by replacing “at its principal office” with “sent to the electronic mail address” and by making technical changes and amended Subsec. (b)(1) by replacing “Mail a copy” with “Send a copy”, by replacing “at its principal office” with “corporation's electronic mail address” and by making a technical change, effective January 1, 2025.