New York § 206 - 206Termination of existence

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§ 206. 206Termination of existence

§ 206. Termination of existence. When a foreign banking corporation licensed pursuant to article two of this chapter is dissolved or its authority or existence is otherwise terminated or cancelled in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, a certificate of the superintendent of financial services, or official performing the equivalent function as to records of banking corporations, of the jurisdiction of incorporation of such foreign banking corporation attesting to the occurrence of any such event or a certified copy of an order or decree of a court of such jurisdiction directing the dissolution of such foreign banking corporation, the termination of its existence or the cancellation of its authority shall be delivered to the superintendent. The filing of the certificate, order or decree shall have the same effect as the revocation of its license under section forty of this chapter. The superintendent shall continue as agent of the foreign banking corporation upon whom process against it may be served in any action or special proceeding based upon any liability or obligation incurred by the foreign banking corporation within this state prior to the filing of such certificate, order or decree and he shall promptly cause a copy of such process to be mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, to such foreign corporation at the post office address on file in his office specified for such purpose. The post office address may be changed in the manner provided in section two hundred of this article.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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