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PUBLIC LAW 87-569-AUG. 6, 1962
COXDUCTIXG AFFAIRS W I T H O U T CERT^IFICATE OF AUTHORITY
SEC. 82. (a) No foreign corporation which is conducting affairs in the District without a certificate of authority shall be permitted to maintain any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of the District until such corporation shall have obtained a certificate of authority. Nor shall any action, suit, or proceeding be maintained in any court of the District by any successor or assignee of such corporation on any right, claim, or demand arising out of the conduct of affairs by such corporation in the District, until a certificate of authority shall have been obtained by such corporation or by a corporation which has acquired all or substantially all of its assets. (b) The failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in the District shall not impair the validity of any contract or act of such corporation, and shall not prevent such corporation from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in any court of the District. (c) A foreign corporation which conducts affairs in the District without a certificfite of authority shall be liable to the District for the years or parts thereof during which it conducted affairs in the District without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees, penalties, and other charges which would have been imposed by this Act upon such corporation had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in the District as required by this Act and thereafter filed all reports required by this Act; and, in addition thereto, it shall be liable for a penalty to be assessed by the Commissioners of not in excess of $200. The Commissioners shall brin^ proceedings to recover all amounts due the District under the provisions of this section. Such charges and penalties shall be paid to the District before any certificate of authority is issued to such foreign corporation. A N N U A L REPORT OF DOMESTIC A N D FOREIGN
CORPORATIONS
SEC. 83. (a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in the District, shall prepare an annual report setting forth— (1) the name of the corporation and the State or country under the laws of which it is incorporated; (2) the address, including street and number, if-any, of its registered office in the District, and the name of its registered agent at such address, and, in the case of a foreign corporation, the address, including street and number, if any, of its principal office in the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated; (3) a brief statement of the character of the affairs which the corporation is actually conducting, or, in the case of a foreign corporation, which the corporation is actually conducting m the District; (4) the names and respective addresses, including street and number, if any, of the directors and officers of the corporation. (b) Such annual report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commissioners, and the information therein contained shall be given as of the date of the execution of the report. I t shall be executed by the corporation by its pi'esident, a vice president, secretary, an assistant secretary, treasurer, or assistant treasurer, or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it shall be executed on behalf of the corporation by such receiver or trustee.
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