The Florida Senate

607.1504  Amended certificate of authority.--

(1)  A foreign corporation authorized to transact business 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; or

(c)  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 do business 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 amendment changes its period of duration, a statement of such change.

(f)  If the amendment changes the jurisdiction of incorporation, a statement of such change.

(3)  The requirements of s. 607.1503 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section.

History.--s. 139, ch. 89-154; s. 160, ch. 90-179.