Montana Foreign qualification

Foreign Registration Statement – Profit Corporation | $70.00

Verified 2026-10-25

35-14-1503. Foreign registration statement. To register to do business in this state, a foreign corporation shall deliver a foreign registration statement to the secretary of state for filing. The registration statement must be signed by the foreign corporation and state: … (7) a statement that the foreign corporation has complied with the organizational laws in the jurisdiction in which it is organized and that the foreign corporation exists in that jurisdiction.

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35-14-1502. Registration to do business in this state. (1) A foreign corporation may not do business in this state until it registers with the secretary of state under this part.

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(2) A foreign corporation doing business in this state may not maintain a proceeding in any court of this state until it is registered to do business in this state. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4), the failure of a foreign corporation to register to do business in this state does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign corporation or preclude it from defending a proceeding in this state. (4) A contract between the state of Montana, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state and a foreign corporation that has failed to register to do business as required under 35-14-1505(4) is voidable by the state, the contracting state agency, or the contracting political subdivision.

Verified 2026-10-25

Certificate Of Authority | $70.00

Verified 2026-10-25

plus $50.00 for each series member named in the series LLC

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35-8-1003. Application for certificate of authority. A foreign limited liability company may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must set forth: … (7) a statement that the foreign limited liability company has complied with the organizational laws in the jurisdiction in which it is organized and that the foreign limited liability company exists in that jurisdiction; and (8) if the foreign limited liability company has one or more series of members, the name of each series of members. A copy of the operating agreement of each series of members must be included with the application.

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35-8-1002. Consequences of transacting business without authority. (1) A foreign limited liability company transacting business in this state without a certificate of authority may not maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. … (4) A foreign limited liability company is liable for a civil penalty of $5 for each day, but not to exceed a total of $1,000 for each year, that it transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority. The attorney general may collect all penalties due under this subsection and deposit them to the general fund. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) and except as provided in subsection (6), the failure of a foreign limited liability company to obtain a certificate of authority does not impair the validity of its acts or prevent it from defending any proceeding in this state. (6) A contract between the state of Montana, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state and a foreign limited liability company that has failed to obtain a certificate of authority, as required under 35-8-1001, is voidable by the state, the contracting state agency, or the contracting political subdivision.

Verified 2026-10-25

35-8-1001. Authority to transact business required. (1) A foreign limited liability company may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the secretary of state.

Verified 2026-10-25