Louisiana Code — 12
Browse 916 sections in division 12 of the Louisiana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § CC 2036. Act of the obligor that causes or increases his insolvency
- § CC 2589. Rescission for lesion beyond moiety
- § RS 12:1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:1-101. Short title
- § RS 12:1-102. Reservation of power to amend or repeal
- § RS 12:1-120. Requirements for documents; extrinsic facts
- § RS 12:1-121. Forms
- § RS 12:1-122. Filing, service, and copying fees
- § RS 12:1-123. Effective time and date of document
- § RS 12:1-124. Correcting filed document
- § RS 12:1-125. Filing duty of secretary of state
- § RS 12:1-126. Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to file document
- § RS 12:1-127. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
- § RS 12:1-128. Certificate of existence and standing
- § RS 12:1-129. Penalty for signing false document
- § RS 12:1-130. Powers
- § RS 12:1-140. Definitions
- § RS 12:1-141. Notices and other communications
- § RS 12:1-142. Number of shareholders
- § RS 12:1-143. Qualified director
- § RS 12:1-144. Householding
- § RS 12:1-201. Incorporators
- § RS 12:1-202. Articles of incorporation and signed consent by agent to appointment
- § RS 12:1-203. Incorporation
- § RS 12:1-204. Liability for preincorporation transactions
- § RS 12:1-205. Organization of corporation
- § RS 12:1-206. Bylaws
- § RS 12:1-207. Emergency bylaws
- § RS 12:1-301. Purposes
- § RS 12:1-302. General powers
- § RS 12:1-303. Emergency powers
- § RS 12:1-304. Ultra vires
- § RS 12:1-401. Corporate name
- § RS 12:1-402. Reserved name
- § RS 12:1-403. Registered name
- § RS 12:1-501. Registered office and registered agent
- § RS 12:1-502. Change of registered office or registered agent
- § RS 12:1-503. Resignation of registered agent
- § RS 12:1-504. Service on corporation
- § RS 12:1-601. Authorized shares
- § RS 12:1-602. Terms of class or series determined by board of directors
- § RS 12:1-603. Issued and outstanding shares
- § RS 12:1-604. Fractional shares
- § RS 12:1-620. Subscription for shares before incorporation
- § RS 12:1-621. Issuance of shares
- § RS 12:1-622. Liability of shareholders
- § RS 12:1-623. Share dividends
- § RS 12:1-624. Share options
- § RS 12:1-625. Form and content of certificates
- § RS 12:1-626. Shares without certificates
- § RS 12:1-627. Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities
- § RS 12:1-628. Expense of issue
- § RS 12:1-630. Shareholders' preemptive rights
- § RS 12:1-631. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares
- § RS 12:1-640. Distributions to shareholders
- § RS 12:1-701. Annual meeting
- § RS 12:1-702. Special meeting
- § RS 12:1-703. Court-ordered meeting
- § RS 12:1-704. Action without meeting
- § RS 12:1-705. Notice of meeting
- § RS 12:1-706. Waiver of notice
- § RS 12:1-707. Record date
- § RS 12:1-708. Conduct of the meeting
- § RS 12:1-709. Remote participation in annual and special meetings
- § RS 12:1-720. Shareholders' list for meeting
- § RS 12:1-721. Voting entitlement of shares
- § RS 12:1-722. Proxies
- § RS 12:1-723. Shares held by intermediaries and nominees
- § RS 12:1-724. Corporation's acceptance of votes
- § RS 12:1-725. Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups
- § RS 12:1-726. Action by single and multiple voting groups
- § RS 12:1-727. Greater quorum or voting requirements
- § RS 12:1-728. Quorum and voting for directors; cumulative voting
- § RS 12:1-729. Inspectors of election
- § RS 12:1-730. Voting trusts
- § RS 12:1-731. Voting agreements
- § RS 12:1-732. Unanimous governance agreements
- § RS 12:1-740. Subpart definitions
- § RS 12:1-741. Standing
- § RS 12:1-742. Demand
- § RS 12:1-742.1. 1. Petition in derivative proceeding
- § RS 12:1-742.2. 2. Jurisdiction over a director
- § RS 12:1-742.3. 3. Venue in derivative proceeding
- § RS 12:1-743. Stay of proceedings
- § RS 12:1-744. Dismissal
- § RS 12:1-745. Discontinuance or settlement
- § RS 12:1-746. Payment of expenses
- § RS 12:1-747. Applicability to foreign corporations
- § RS 12:1-748. Shareholder action to appoint receiver
- § RS 12:1-801. Requirement for and functions of board of directors
- § RS 12:1-802. Qualifications of directors
- § RS 12:1-803. Number and election of directors
- § RS 12:1-804. Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders
- § RS 12:1-805. Terms of directors generally
- § RS 12:1-806. Staggered terms for directors
- § RS 12:1-807. Resignation of directors
- § RS 12:1-808. Removal of directors by shareholders
- § RS 12:1-809. [Reserved].
- § RS 12:1-810. Vacancy on board
- § RS 12:1-811. Compensation of directors
- § RS 12:1-812. Director proxies
- § RS 12:1-820. Meetings
- § RS 12:1-821. Action without meeting
- § RS 12:1-822. Notice of meeting
- § RS 12:1-823. Waiver of notice
- § RS 12:1-824. Quorum and voting
- § RS 12:1-825. Committees
- § RS 12:1-826. Submission of matters for shareholder vote
- § RS 12:1-830. Standards of conduct for directors
- § RS 12:1-831. Standards of liability for directors
- § RS 12:1-832. Protection against monetary liability
- § RS 12:1-833. Directors' liability for unlawful distributions
- § RS 12:1-840. Officers
- § RS 12:1-841. Functions of officers
- § RS 12:1-842. Standards of conduct for officers
- § RS 12:1-843. Resignation and removal of officers
- § RS 12:1-844. Contract rights of officers
- § RS 12:1-850. Subpart definitions
- § RS 12:1-851. Permissible indemnification
- § RS 12:1-852. Mandatory indemnification
- § RS 12:1-853. Advance for expenses
- § RS 12:1-854. Court-ordered indemnification and advance for expenses
- § RS 12:1-855. Determination and authorization of indemnification
- § RS 12:1-856. Indemnification of officers
- § RS 12:1-857. Insurance
- § RS 12:1-858. Variation by corporate action; application of Subpart
- § RS 12:1-859. Exclusivity of Subpart
- § RS 12:1-860. Subpart definitions
- § RS 12:1-861. Judicial action
- § RS 12:1-862. Directors' action
- § RS 12:1-863. Shareholders' action
- § RS 12:1-870. Business opportunities
- § RS 12:1-901. Excluded transactions
- § RS 12:1-902. Required approvals
- § RS 12:1-920. Domestication
- § RS 12:1-921. Action on a plan of domestication
- § RS 12:1-922. Articles of domestication
- § RS 12:1-923. Surrender of charter upon domestication
- § RS 12:1-924. Effect of domestication
- § RS 12:1-925. Abandonment of a domestication
- § RS 12:1-930. Nonprofit conversion
- § RS 12:1-931. Action on a plan of nonprofit conversion
- § RS 12:1-932. Articles of nonprofit conversion
- § RS 12:1-933. Surrender of charter upon foreign nonprofit conversion
- § RS 12:1-934. Effect of nonprofit conversion
- § RS 12:1-935. Abandonment of a nonprofit conversion
- § RS 12:1-940. Foreign nonprofit domestication and conversion
- § RS 12:1-941. Articles of nonprofit domestication and conversion
- § RS 12:1-942. Effect of foreign nonprofit domestication and conversion
- § RS 12:1-943. Abandonment of a foreign nonprofit domestication and conversion
- § RS 12:1-950. Entity conversion authorized; definitions
- § RS 12:1-951. Plan of entity conversion
- § RS 12:1-952. Action on a plan of entity conversion
- § RS 12:1-953. Articles of entity conversion
- § RS 12:1-954. Surrender of charter upon conversion
- § RS 12:1-955. Effect of entity conversion
- § RS 12:1-956. Abandonment of an entity conversion
- § RS 12:1-1001. Authority to amend
- § RS 12:1-1002. Amendment before issuance of shares
- § RS 12:1-1003. Amendment by board of directors and shareholders
- § RS 12:1-1004. Voting on amendments by voting groups
- § RS 12:1-1005. Amendment by board of directors
- § RS 12:1-1006. Articles of amendment
- § RS 12:1-1007. Restated articles of incorporation
- § RS 12:1-1008. Amendment pursuant to reorganization
- § RS 12:1-1009. Effect of amendment
- § RS 12:1-1020. Amendment by board of directors or shareholders
- § RS 12:1-1021. Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors
- § RS 12:1-1022. Public corporation bylaw provisions relating to the election of directors
- § RS 12:1-1101. Definitions
- § RS 12:1-1102. Merger
- § RS 12:1-1103. Share exchange
- § RS 12:1-1104. Action on a plan of merger or share exchange
- § RS 12:1-1105. Merger between parent and subsidiary or between subsidiaries
- § RS 12:1-1106. Articles of merger or share exchange
- § RS 12:1-1107. Effect of merger or share exchange
- § RS 12:1-1108. Abandonment of a merger or share exchange
- § RS 12:1-1201. Disposition of assets not requiring shareholder approval
- § RS 12:1-1202. Shareholder approval of certain dispositions
- § RS 12:1-1301. Definitions
- § RS 12:1-1302. Right to appraisal
- § RS 12:1-1303. Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial shareholders
- § RS 12:1-1320. Notice of appraisal rights
- § RS 12:1-1321. Notice of intent to demand appraisal and consequences of voting or consenting
- § RS 12:1-1322. Appraisal notice and form
- § RS 12:1-1323. Perfection of rights and right to withdraw
- § RS 12:1-1324. Payment
- § RS 12:1-1325. After-acquired shares
- § RS 12:1-1326. Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer
- § RS 12:1-1330. Court action
- § RS 12:1-1331. Court costs and expenses
- § RS 12:1-1340. Other remedies limited
- § RS 12:1-1401. [Reserved.]
- § RS 12:1-1402. Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders
- § RS 12:1-1403. Articles of dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1404. Revocation of dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1405. Effect of dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1406. Known claims against dissolved corporation
- § RS 12:1-1407. Other claims against dissolved corporation
- § RS 12:1-1408. Court proceedings
- § RS 12:1-1409. Responsibility of the board of directors
- § RS 12:1-1410. Certain sections in Subpart A applicable to all dissolved corporations
- § RS 12:1-1411.
- § RS 12:1-1412. :1-1412 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1413. :1-1413 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1414. :1-1414 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1415. :1-1415 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1416. :1-1416 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1417. :1-1417 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1418. :1-1418 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1419. :1-1419 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1420. :1-1420 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1421. :1-1421 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1422. :1-1422 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1423. :1-1423 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1424. :1-1424 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1425. :1-1425 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1426. :1-1426 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1427. :1-1427 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1428. :1-1428 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1429. :1-1429 [Reserved]
- § RS 12:1-1430. Grounds for judicial dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1431. Procedure for judicial dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1432. Appointment of receiver or liquidator
- § RS 12:1-1433. Judgment of dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1434. Election to purchase in lieu of dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1435. Oppressed shareholder's right to withdraw
- § RS 12:1-1436. Judicial determination of fair value and payment terms for withdrawing shareholder's shares
- § RS 12:1-1437. Stay of duplicative proceedings
- § RS 12:1-1438. Conversion of oppression proceeding into court-supervised dissolution
- § RS 12:1-1440. Articles of termination
- § RS 12:1-1441. Simplified termination procedure for certain corporations
- § RS 12:1-1442. Administrative termination
- § RS 12:1-1443. Effective date and effects of termination
- § RS 12:1-1444. Reinstatement of terminated corporation
- § RS 12:1-1445. Appointment of liquidator for terminated corporation
- § RS 12:1-1446.
- § RS 12:1-1601. Corporate records
- § RS 12:1-1602. Inspection of records by shareholders
- § RS 12:1-1603. Scope of inspection right
- § RS 12:1-1604. Court-ordered inspection
- § RS 12:1-1605. Inspection of records by directors
- § RS 12:1-1606. Exception to notice requirement
- § RS 12:1-1620. Financial statements for shareholders
- § RS 12:1-1621. Annual report for secretary of state
- § RS 12:1-1622. Reporting obligation of corporation that contracts with the state
- § RS 12:1-1701. Application to existing domestic corporations
- § RS 12:1-1702. Limited applicability to foreign corporations
- § RS 12:1-1703. Saving provisions
- § RS 12:1-1704. [Reserved.]
- § RS 12:1-1705. Transition rule for reinstatement of a corporation with a revoked charter
- § RS 12:2. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:2.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:2.2. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:21. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:22. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:23. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:24. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:25. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:25.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:26. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:27. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:28. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:29. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:31. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:32. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:33. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:34. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:35. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:41. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:42. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:51. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:52. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:53. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:54. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:55. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:56. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:57. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:58. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:59. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:61. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:62. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:63. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:71. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:72. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:73. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:74. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:75. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:76. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:77. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:78. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:79. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:81. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:82. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:83. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:84. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:91. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:92. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:93. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
- § RS 12:94. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.