(a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to transact business in this state subject to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter.
(b) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same rights and has the same privileges as, and except as otherwise provided by this chapter is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities as, a domestic corporation of like character.
(c) This chapter does not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31D. West Virginia Business Corporation Act
Article 15. Foreign Corporations
§31D-15-1501. Authority to Transact Business and Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations
§31D-15-1502. Consequences of Transacting Business Without Authority
§31D-15-1503. Application for Certificate of Authority
§31D-15-1504. Amended Certificate of Authority
§31D-15-1505. Effect of Certificate of Authority
§31D-15-1506. Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1507. Registered Office and Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1508. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1509. Resignation of Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1510. Service on Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1520. Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation
§31D-15-1521. Revocation of Withdrawal
§31D-15-1530. Grounds for Revocation
§31D-15-1531. Procedure for and Effect of Revocation
§31D-15-1532. Reinstatement Following Administrative Revocation