The Secretary of State may commence a proceeding under section one thousand four hundred thirty-one of this article to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to conduct activities in this state if:
(1) The foreign corporation does not pay within sixty days after they are due any fees, franchise taxes or penalties imposed by this chapter or other law;
(2) The foreign corporation does not inform the Secretary of State under sections one thousand four hundred eight or one thousand four hundred nine of this article that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within sixty days of the change, resignation or discontinuance;
(3) An incorporator, director, officer or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document he or she knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing;
(4) The Secretary of State receives a duly authenticated certificate from the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger;
(5) The professional license of one or more of the license holders is revoked by a professional licensing board and the license is or all the licenses are required for the continued operation of the corporation; or
(6) The foreign corporation is in default with the Bureau of Employment Programs as provided in section six, article two, chapter twenty-one-a of this code.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31E. West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act
Article 14. Foreign Corporations
§31E-14-1401. Authority to Conduct Affairs Required
§31E-14-1402. Consequences of Conducting Affairs Without Authority
§31E-14-1403. Application for Certificate of Authority
§31E-14-1404. Amended Certificate of Authority
§31E-14-1405. Effect of Certificate of Authority
§31E-14-1406. Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation
§31E-14-1407. Registered Office and Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31E-14-1408. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31E-14-1409. Resignation of Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation
§31E-14-1410. Service on Foreign Corporation
§31E-14-1420. Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation
§31E-14-1421. Revocation of Withdrawal
§31E-14-1430. Grounds for Revocation
§31E-14-1431. Procedure for and Effect of Revocation
§31E-14-1432. Reinstatement Following Administrative Revocation