Louisiana § RS 12:1-142 - Number of shareholders
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§ RS 12:1-142. Number of shareholders
A. For purposes of this Chapter, the following identified as a shareholder in a corporation's current record of shareholders constitutes one shareholder:
(1) Co-owners.
(2) A corporation, partnership or other entity.
(3) A trust or estate or the trustees, guardians, custodians, succession representatives, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, succession, or account.
B. For purposes of this Chapter, shareholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one shareholder if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-142 ("Number of shareholders") 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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