Authority to transact business required.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 85 Wash. App. 240 - Washington Equipment Manufacturing Co. v. Concrete Placing Co. (1997)
Most recently applied in 85 Wash. App. 240 - Washington Equipment Manufacturing Co. v. Concrete Placing Co. (February 1997)
2015 c 176 s 2130; 1993 c 181 s 11; 1990 c 178 s 7; 1989 c 165 s 169.
(1) Unless it is otherwise authorized to transact business pursuant to a state or federal statute, a foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it registers with the secretary of state in accordance with Article 5 of chapter 23.95 RCW.
(2) A nonexhaustive list of activities that do not constitute transacting business in this state is provided in RCW 23.95.520.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.