New Hampshire Foreign qualification

Before doing business in New Hampshire, a foreign limited liability company shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall pay the fee required by RSA 304-C:191, II(h) and shall file an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company, setting forth:

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Before doing business in New Hampshire, a foreign limited liability company shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall pay the fee required by RSA 304-C:191, II(h) and shall file an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company, setting forth: … V. An affirmation that the entity is in good standing with the agency where its certificate of formation is filed in its home jurisdiction; and VI. The name and address of any manager or member signing the application.

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(h) Upon the receipt for filing of an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company under RSA 304-C:175, a fee in the amount of $100; upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of cancellation under RSA 304-C:179, a fee in the amount of $35; and upon receipt for filing of an amendment to an application under RSA 304-C:178, a fee in the amount of $35.

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I. A foreign limited liability company doing business in New Hampshire may not maintain any action, suit or proceeding in New Hampshire until it has registered in New Hampshire and has paid all fees for the period during which it did business in New Hampshire while unregistered. … IV. A foreign limited liability company which does business in this state without registration shall be liable to the state for the years or parts of the year during which it transacted business in this state without registration in an amount equal to all fees which would have been imposed by this act upon that foreign limited liability company had it duly registered, and all penalties imposed by this act. The attorney general may bring proceedings to recover all amounts due this state under the provisions of this section.

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(13) Application for certificate of authority $100

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(a) A foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the secretary of state.

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(a) A foreign corporation 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) an affirmation that the corporation is in good standing with the agency where its articles of incorporation are filed in its home jurisdiction.

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(a) A foreign corporation 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. … (d) A foreign corporation which transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority shall be liable to this state, for the years or parts of any years during which it transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees which would have been imposed by this subdivision upon the corporation had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in this state as required by this subdivision and thereafter filed all required reports. The corporation shall also be liable for any penalties imposed by this subdivision for failure to pay such fees. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover all amounts due under the provisions of this section.

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