Every corporation, whether domestic or foreign, and every person representing or pretending to represent such corporation as an officer, agent or employee thereof, who shall transact, solicit or advertise for any business in this state, before such corporation shall have obtained from the officer lawfully authorized to issue the same, a certificate that such corporation is authorized to transact business in this state, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
RCW 9.24.040
Corporation doing business without license.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 10 Wash. App. 227 - Tagliani v. Colwell (1973)
Most recently applied in 10 Wash. App. 227 - Tagliani v. Colwell (December 1973)
1909 c 249 s 389; RRS s 2641
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.