The Florida Senate

617.1504  Amended certificate of authority.--

(1)  A foreign corporation authorized to conduct its affairs in this state shall make application to the Department of State to obtain an amended certificate of authority if it changes:

(a)  Its corporate name;

(b)  The period of its duration;

(c)  The purpose or purposes which it intends to pursue in this state; or

(d)  The jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(2)  Such application shall be made within 30 days after the occurrence of any change mentioned in subsection (1), shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department of State, shall be executed and filed in the same manner as an original application for authority, and shall set forth:

(a)  The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the records of the Department of State;

(b)  The jurisdiction of its incorporation;

(c)  The date it was authorized to conduct its affairs in this state;

(d)  If the name of the foreign corporation has been changed, the name relinquished, the new name, a statement that the change of name has been effected under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and the date the change was effected;

(e)  If the period of duration has been changed, a statement of such change and the date the change was effected;

(f)  If the jurisdiction of incorporation has been changed, a statement of such change and the date the change was effected; and

(g)  If the purpose or purposes which the corporation intends to pursue in this state have been changed, a statement of such new purpose or purposes, and a further statement that the corporation is authorized to pursue such purpose or purposes in the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(3)  The requirements of s. 617.1503 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section.

History.--s. 94, ch. 90-179; s. 64, ch. 93-281.