Sec. 9.151. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY COURT ACTION. (a) A court may revoke the registration of a foreign filing entity if, as a result of an action brought under Section 9.153, the court finds that one or more of the following problems exist:
(1) the entity did not comply with a condition precedent to the issuance of the entity's registration or an amendment to the registration;
(2) the entity's registration or any amendment to the entity's registration was fraudulently filed;
(3) a misrepresentation of a material matter was made in an application, report, affidavit, or other document the entity submitted under this code;
(4) the entity has continued to transact business beyond the scope of the purpose or purposes expressed in the entity's registration; or
(5) public interest requires revocation because:
(A) the entity has been convicted of a felony or a high managerial agent of the entity has been convicted of a felony committed in the conduct of the entity's affairs;
(B) the entity or the high managerial agent has engaged in a persistent course of felonious conduct; and
(C) revocation is necessary to prevent future felonious conduct of the same character.
(b) Sections 9.152-9.157 do not apply to Subsection (a)(5).
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration
Section 9.151. Revocation of Registration by Court Action
Section 9.152. Notification of Cause by Secretary of State
Section 9.153. Filing of Action by Attorney General
Section 9.154. Cure Before Final Judgment
Section 9.155. Judgment Requiring Revocation
Section 9.156. Stay of Judgment
Section 9.157. Opportunity for Cure After Affirmation of Findings by Appeals Court
Section 9.158. Jurisdiction and Venue
Section 9.159. Process in State Action
Section 9.160. Publication of Notice
Section 9.161. Filing of Decree of Revocation Against Foreign Filing Entity
Section 9.162. Applicability of Subchapter to Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships