Sec. 1. 13-A MRSA §104, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 376, §7, is amended to read:

D. In the case of an application for authority to do business, as provided by paragraph B any duly authorized individual and by the registered agent as required by section 1212, subsection 1-A. All other documents filed on behalf of foreign corporations may be signed by any duly authorized individual except as provided by section 1212, subsection 1-A or 2-A.

Sec. 2. 13-A MRSA §304, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1971, c. 565, §10, is further amended to read:

2. The clerk shall maintain a registered office at some fixed place within this State, which may be, but need not be, the corporation's place of business, and shall perform those duties required of him the clerk by section 714 and elsewhere in this Act. The "clerk's office" of corporations existing on December 31, 1971 shall be deemed the "registered office" of those corporations, for purposes of this Act, until such office is changed pursuant to this section.

Sec. 3. 13-A MRSA §304, sub-§6, ¶A-1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 130, §1, is amended to read:

A-1. If the name of the current clerk has changed had a name change, the new name of the clerk;

Sec. 4. 13-A MRSA §1202, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 439, §1, is amended to read:

C. The date of incorporation and the period of duration of the corporation;

Sec. 5. 13-A MRSA §1212, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 439, §1, is amended to read:

G. If its registered agent is to be changed, the The name of its successor registered agent;

Sec. 6. 13-A MRSA §1212, sub-§2-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 483, §20, is amended to read:

A. The name of the registered agent appearing on the record in the office of the Secretary of State;

Sec. 7. 13-A MRSA §1212, sub-§2-A, ¶A-1 is enacted to read: