Section 49: Duties of state secretary with respect to foreign limited liability companies
Section 49. The state secretary shall examine and endorse his approval on the application for registration if the business of the foreign limited liability company is not prohibited by law to a limited liability company formed under this chapter and if the state secretary determines that the application complies with section forty-eight. Upon such approval, the application shall be deemed to be filed with the state secretary and the foreign limited liability company shall be deemed to be registered to do business in the commonwealth. The state secretary shall keep the records and have the other duties with respect to foreign limited liability companies as provided in subsection (c) of section 15.03 of subdivision A of Part 15 of chapter 156D.