- (a) Before the Commissioner issues a certificate of authority, the Commissioner may make any examination and require any additional information that the Commissioner considers necessary.
- (b) On presentation of satisfactory evidence that the society has complied with this subtitle, the Commissioner shall issue to the society a certificate of authority that authorizes the society to transact business under this subtitle.
- (c) The certificate of authority is prima facie evidence that the society existed on the date of the certificate of authority.
- (d) The Commissioner shall record the certificate of authority in the office of the Commissioner.
Added by Acts 1995, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.