Louisiana § RS 12:264 - Penalties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:264 — Penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:264. Penalties
A. If any corporation, or officer, director or agent of a corporation, should violate any of the provisions of subsection D of R.S. 12:205 or subsection A or D of R.S. 12:223, it or he shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each violation, recoverable in an action brought by the District Attorney of the parish in which the corporation's registered office is located.
B. Any corporation, or any officer or agent thereof, which or who shall in bad faith refuse to permit the exercise of inspection rights pursuant to R.S. 12:223(C), shall be liable to the member or members seeking to exercise such rights to the extent of the costs and expenses of any proceeding necessary to enforce such inspection rights, and for any other damages actually sustained by such member or members.
C. Any corporation, or officer, director or member thereof, which or who attempts to exercise any corporate power, privilege or franchise after annulment, vacation or forfeiture of the corporation's articles and franchise pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 12:262, shall pay for each such attempt a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, recoverable in a civil action by the Secretary of State.
Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:264 cover?
Section RS 12:264 ("Penalties") 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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