Montana § 35-8-1014 - Admission Of Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies -- Application -- Revocation

§ 35-8-1014. Admission Of Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies -- Application -- Revocation

Admission of foreign professional limited liability companies -- application -- revocation. (1) A foreign professional limited liability company is entitled to a certificate of authority to transact business in this state only if: (a) the name of the foreign professional limited liability company meets the requirements of 35-8-1302 ; (b) the foreign professional limited liability company is organized only for purposes for which a professional limited liability company may be organized under part 13 of this chapter; and (c) all the members and not less than one-half of the managers of the foreign professional limited liability company are qualified persons with respect to the foreign professional limited liability company. (2) Notwithstanding 35-8-1001 , a foreign professional limited liability company may not be required to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business in this state unless it maintains an office in this state for the conduct of business or professional practice. (3) The application for a certificate of authority must include a statement that all the members and not less than one-half of the managers are licensed in at least one state or territory or the District of Columbia to render a professional service described in the statement of purposes of the foreign professional limited liability company. (4) The certificate of authority may be revoked by the secretary of state if the foreign professional limited liability company fails to comply with any provision of part 13 of this chapter. The licensing authority shall certify to the secretary of state, from time to time, the names of all foreign professional limited liability companies that have given cause for revocation, together with the pertinent facts, and shall concurrently mail to each foreign professional limited liability company through its registered agent a notice that the certification has been made. A certificate of authority of a foreign professional limited liability company may not be revoked unless there have been both 60 days' notice of intent to revoke and a failure to correct the noncompliance during the 60 days. (5) A foreign professional limited liability company is subject to all other provisions of part 13 of this chapter not inconsistent with this section.