(a) To cancel its registration to transact intrastate business in this state, a foreign limited liability company shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of cancellation, signed by a person with authority to do so under the law of the state of its organization, stating all of the following:
(1) The name under which the foreign limited liability company is authorized to transact intrastate business in this state, and the Secretary of State’s file number for the foreign limited liability company.
(2) That a final franchise tax return, as described by Section 23332 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or a final annual tax return, as described by Section 17947 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, has been or will be filed with the Franchise Tax Board, as required under Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(3) That upon the filing of the certificate of cancellation the registration of the foreign limited liability company shall be canceled and its right to conduct intrastate business shall cease.
(b) The registration is canceled when the certificate of cancellation becomes effective.
(c) The Secretary of State may cancel the application and certificate of registration of a foreign limited liability company if a check or other remittance accepted in payment of the filing fee is not paid upon presentation. Upon receiving written notification that the item presented for payment has not been honored for payment, the Secretary of State shall give a first written notice of the applicability of the section to the agent for service of process or to the person submitting the instrument. Thereafter, if the amount has not been paid by cashier’s check or equivalent, the Secretary of State shall give a second written notice of cancellation and the cancellation shall thereupon be effective. The second notice shall be given 20 days or more after the first notice, and 90 days or less after the original filing.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 834, Sec. 45. (SB 1041) Effective January 1, 2015.)