Louisiana § RS 12:1-925 - Abandonment of a domestication
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1-925 — Abandonment of a domestication, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:1-925. Abandonment of a domestication
A. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of domestication of a domestic business corporation, after the plan has been adopted and approved as required by this Subpart, and at any time before the domestication has become effective, it may be abandoned by the board of directors without action by the shareholders.
B. If a domestication is abandoned under Subsection A of this Section after articles of charter surrender have been filed with the secretary of state but before the domestication has become effective, a statement that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this Section, signed by an officer or other duly authorized representative, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing prior to the effective date of the domestication. The statement shall take effect upon filing and the domestication shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective.
C. If the domestication of a foreign business corporation in this state is abandoned in accordance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction after articles of domestication have been filed with the secretary of state, a statement that the domestication has been abandoned, signed by an officer or other duly authorized representative, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing. The statement shall take effect upon filing and the domestication shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-925 ("Abandonment of a domestication") 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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