[§428-1003]  Activities not constitutingtransacting business.  (a)  The activities of a foreign limited liabilitycompany that do not constitute transacting business in this State within themeaning of this part include:

(1)  Maintaining, defending, or settling an action orproceeding;

(2)  Holding meetings of its members or managers orcarrying on any other activity concerning its internal affairs;

(3)  Maintaining bank accounts;

(4)  Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer,exchange, and registration of the foreign limited liability company's ownsecurities or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to thosesecurities;

(5)  Selling through independent contractors;

(6)  Soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mailor through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptanceoutside this State before they become contracts;

(7)  Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, orsecurity interests in real or personal property;

(8)  Securing or collecting debts or enforcingmortgages or other security interests in property securing the debts, andholding, protecting, and maintaining property so acquired;

(9)  Conducting an isolated transaction that iscompleted within thirty days and is not one in the course of similar transactionsof a like manner; or

(10)  Transacting business in interstate commerce.

(b)  For purposes of this part, the ownershipin this State of income-producing real property or tangible personal property,other than property excluded under subsection (a), constitutes transactingbusiness in this State.

(c)  This section does not apply in determiningthe contacts or activities that may subject a foreign limited liability companyto service of process, taxation, or regulation under any other law of this State.[L 1996, c 92, pt of §1]