Delaware § 18-907 Doing business without registration

Delaware Statutes

§ 18-907 — Doing business without registration

Delaware § 18-907

Title6

Ch. 18LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

Subch.Foreign Limited Liability Companies

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Del. Code tit. 6, § 18-907 (2026).

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(a)A foreign limited liability company doing business in the State of Delaware may not maintain any action, suit or proceeding in the State of Delaware until it has registered in the State of Delaware, and has paid to the State of Delaware all fees and penalties for the years or parts thereof, during which it did business in the State of Delaware without having registered.

(b)The failure of a foreign limited liability company to register in the State of Delaware does not impair:

(1)The validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited liability company;

(2)The right of any other party to the contract to maintain any action, suit or proceeding on the contract; or

(3)Prevent the foreign limited liability company from defending any action, suit or proceeding in any court of the

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(a) A foreign limited liability company doing business in the State of Delaware may not maintain any action, suit or proceeding in the State of Delaware until it has registered in the State of Delaware, and has paid to the State of Delaware all fees and penalties for the years or parts thereof, during which it did business in the State of Delaware without having registered.

(b) The failure of a foreign limited liability company to register in the State of Delaware does not impair:

(1) The validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited liability company;

(2) The right of any other party to the contract to maintain any action, suit or proceeding on the contract; or

(3) Prevent the foreign limited liability company from defending any action, suit or proceeding in any court of the State of Delaware.

(c) A member or a manager of a foreign limited liability company is not liable for the obligations of the foreign limited liability company solely by reason of the limited liability company’s having done business in the State of Delaware without registration.

(d) Any foreign limited liability company doing business in the State of Delaware without first having registered shall be fined and shall pay to the Secretary of State $200 for each year or part thereof during which the foreign limited liability company failed to register in the State of Delaware.