The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 607
FLORIDA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

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F.S. 607.1520

607.1520 Withdrawal and cancellation of certificate of authority for foreign corporation.—

(1) To cancel its certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign corporation must deliver to the department for filing a notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority. The certificate of authority is canceled when the notice of withdrawal becomes effective pursuant to s. 607.0123. The notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority must be signed by an officer or director and state the following:

(a) The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the records of the department.

(b) The name of the foreign corporation’s jurisdiction of incorporation.

(d) That the foreign corporation is withdrawing its certificate of authority in this state.

(e) That the foreign corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in this state.

(f) A mailing address and an e-mail address to which a party seeking to effectuate service of process may send a copy of any process served on the Secretary of State under paragraph (e).

(g) A commitment to notify the department in the future of any change in its mailing address or e-mail address.

(2) After the withdrawal of the foreign corporation is effective, service of process on the Secretary of State using the procedures in s. 48.161 is service on the foreign corporation.

History.—s. 146, ch. 89-154; s. 2, ch. 95-211; s. 210, ch. 2019-90; s. 63, ch. 2020-32; s. 26, ch. 2022-190.

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Amendments to 607.1520

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 607.1520

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 607.1520.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

VRCHOTA CORPORATION, v. KELLY, J. Jr., 42 So. 3d 319 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . appeals a non-final order denying its Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Venue We affirm, based upon section 607.1520 . . . of Florida and revoked its’ registered agent’s authority to accept service, all pursuant to section 607.1520 . . . the defendant foreign corporation had “withdrawn” from doing business in Florida pursuant to section 607.1520 . . . Section 607.1520(1) provides that a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Florida, such . . . Section 607.1520(2) permits a foreign corporation to “apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering . . .