Section 106. Certificates as evidence

(a)    Any  certificate or other instrument filed by the department of
  state relating to a  domestic  or  foreign  corporation  and  containing
  statements of fact required or permitted by law to be contained therein,
  shall  be  received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as
  prima facie evidence  of  such  facts  and  of  the  execution  of  such
  instrument.
    (b)    Whenever by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state,
  any certificate by any officer in such jurisdiction or  a  copy  of  any
  instrument  certified or exemplified by any such officer may be received
  as prima facie evidence of the incorporation, existence or  capacity  of
  any  foreign  corporation incorporated in such jurisdiction, or claiming
  so to be, such certificate  when  exemplified,  or  such  copy  of  such
  instrument  when  exemplified  shall  be  received in all courts, public
  offices and official bodies of this state, as prima facie evidence  with
  the  same  force as in such jurisdiction.  Such certificate or certified
  copy of such instrument shall be so received, without being exemplified,
  if it is certified by the secretary of state, or official performing the
  equivalent function as to corporate records, of such jurisdiction.