§ 1703 — Administration

(a) Notification of out-of-state business during the disaster response period.
(1) The out-of-state business that enters the State shall, upon request, provide to the Secretary of State a statement that it is in the State for purposes of responding to the disaster or emergency, which statement shall include the business’s name, state of domicile, principal business address, federal tax identification number, date of entry, and contact information.
(2) A registered business in the State shall, upon request, provide the information required in subdivision (1) of this subsection for any affiliate that enters the State that is an out-of-state business.
(3) The notification shall also include contact information for the registered business in the State.
(b) Notification of intent to remain in State. An out-of-state business or an out-of-state employee that remains in the State after the disaster response period shall complete State and local registration, licensing, and filing requirements that ensue as a result of establishing the requisite business presence or residency in the State applicable under the existing law.
(c) Procedures. The Secretary of State may adopt necessary rules, develop and issue forms or online processes, and maintain and make available an annual record of any designations pursuant to this chapter to carry out these administrative procedures.

Legislative History

(Added 2015, No. 51, § A.1., eff. June 3, 2015.)