{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-17.02","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 17.02","heading":"Application to qualified foreign corporations","body":"Section 17.02. APPLICATION TO QUALIFIED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS\nA foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the commonwealth on the effective date of this chapter is subject to this chapter but is not required to apply for new authority to transact business under this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156D/Section17.02","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:42Z","sha256":"64e368e0454703f6c9cc98aaf837372694fc21e4329bf68c0ae77df4a4224e12","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-17.01","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-17.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}