47-27-17. Circumstances under which new certificate of authority is necessary--Change of corporate name--Additional corporate purposes--Application for new certificate of authority.

Any foreign corporation authorized to do or engage in business in this state shall procure an amended certificate of authority if it changes its corporate name or desires to pursue other or additional purposes than those set forth in its application for a certificate of authority by making application therefor to the secretary of state.

The requirements for the form and contents of such application, manner of its execution, filing of an original and one exact or conforming copy of the application with the secretary of state, issuance of an amended certificate of authority and effect thereof are the same as for an original application for a certificate of authority.

Source: SL 1965, ch 24, § 77; SL 1990, ch 367, § 17.