Louisiana § RS 12:1-1008 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1-1008 — Amendment pursuant to reorganization, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:1-1008. Amendment pursuant to reorganization
A. A corporation's articles of incorporation may be amended without action by the board of directors or shareholders to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered or decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction under the authority of a law of the United States.
B. The individual or individuals designated by the court shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of amendment setting forth all of the following:
(1) The name of the corporation.
(2) The text of each amendment approved by the court.
(3) The date of the court's order or decree approving the articles of amendment.
(4) The title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered.
(5) A statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under federal statute.
C. This Section does not apply after entry of a final decree in the reorganization proceeding even though the court retains jurisdiction of the proceeding for limited purposes unrelated to consummation of the reorganization plan.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-1008 ("Amendment pursuant to reorganization") 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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