(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the Secretary of State. The application must set forth:
(1) the name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of § 4-33-1506;
(2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) the date of incorporation and period of duration;
(4) the street address of its principal office;
(5) the information required by § 4-20-105(a);
(6) the names and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;
(7) whether the foreign corporation has members; and
(8) whether the corporation, if it had been incorporated in this state, would be a public benefit, mutual benefit or religious corporation.
(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.