Foreign Corporation Certificate of Registration

(1) A foreign corporation shall file a certificate of registration within ten days after it commences transacting business in the commonwealth. (2) The certificate of registration consists of a form supplied by the Division or a document formatted in the same manner as the Division form. The certificate of registration shall set forth: (a) the exact name of the foreign corporation; (b) the name under which it will transact business in the commonwealth if its name does not satisfy the requirements of M.G.L. c. 156D, § 15.06; if applicable, attach an agreement to refrain from use of the unavailable name in the Commonwealth, a copy of the doing business certificate filed in the city or town where the corporation maintains a registered office and a copy of the resolution of the corporation’s board of directors certified by its secretary adopting the fictitious name. (c) the date and jurisdiction of incorporation and period of duration; (d) the street address of its principal office; (e) the street address of its registered office in the commonwealth and its registered agent at that office, and the agent’s written consent to serve, either on the certificate or attached to it; (f) its fiscal year end; (g) a brief description of the activities to be conducted in the commonwealth; and (h) the names and business address of its current officers and directors. (3) The certificate of registration shall be accompanied by an original certificate of legal existence or a certificate of good standing issued, not more than 90 days prior to submission, by an officer or agency properly authorized in the jurisdiction of organization. If the certificate is in a foreign language, a translation thereof under oath of the translator shall be attached.