Louisiana § RS 54:116 - Transacting business without certificate; summary proceedings; penalty
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§ RS 54:116. Transacting business without certificate; summary proceedings; penalty
A. On or after June 1, 1997, when a firm or corporation engages in the business of a public warehouse without having procured a certificate as provided in R.S. 54:113 and 114, or after its certificate has been revoked and before it has been renewed, except to deliver property stored in its warehouse prior to the revocation, the firm or corporation may, upon petition of any person setting forth that fact, be required by the court whose clerk is authorized in R.S. 54:113 to issue the certificates to pay to the governing authority of the parish where the warehouse is situated not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each day business is so transacted, not to exceed five thousand dollars, and costs of court.
B. When the business is transacted after revocation and before renewal of the certificate of the firm or corporation, the court may decree that the certificate shall not be renewed within a year after its revocation.
C. Nothing in this Section affects in any way the regular license laws of the parish, city, or state.
Acts 1997, No. 662, §1, eff. July 7, 1997.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 54:116 ("Transacting business without certificate; summary proceedings; penalty") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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