Opinion No. 73-197 (1973) Ag

CORPORATIONS — ANNUAL FEE

Senate Bill 192 of the First Session of the Thirty-fourth Oklahoma Legislature (1973), amending 18 O.S. 1.17 [18-1.17] (1971), does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution as being discriminatory against foreign corporations. The due date for the annual fee provided in the bill for foreign corporations presently qualified to do business in the State of Oklahoma is the effective date of the bill, to-wit: August 16, 1973. The due date for the annual fee provided in the bill for those foreign corporations qualifying to do business in…