Alaska § 10.20.615 - Liability to state for transacting business without certificate of authority.
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§ 10.20.615. Liability to state for transacting business without certificate of authority.
A foreign corporation that transacts business in the state without a certificate of authority is liable to the state, for the years or portions of years during which it transacted business in the state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees that would have been imposed by this chapter on the corporation if it had applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in the state as required by this chapter and filed all reports required by this chapter, plus all penalties imposed by this chapter for failure to pay the fees and a penalty of up to $5,000 per year or fraction of a year of operating without a certificate of authority. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover amounts due the state under this section.
Article 7. Biennial Reports and Notices.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 10.20.615 cover?
Section 10.20.615 ("Liability to state for transacting business without certificate of authority.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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