Louisiana § RS 12:307.1 - Certificate of correction by a foreign corporation
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:307.1 — Certificate of correction by a foreign corporation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:307.1. Certificate of correction by a foreign corporation
Whenever the original application for a certificate of authority or an application for an amended certificate of authority filed with the secretary of state under any provision of this Chapter is an inaccurate record of the corporate action therein referred to, or is defectively or erroneously executed or acknowledged, such instrument may be corrected by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of correction. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the certificate of correction. The certificate of correction shall specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected and shall set forth that portion of the instrument in corrected form. A certificate of correction shall be executed in the name of the corporation by any officer authorized by resolution or consent of the board of directors and shall be acknowledged by the person who signed it or may be executed by authentic act.
Acts 1985, No. 268, §1; Acts 1997, No. 299, §1; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019; Acts 2023, No. 26, §2.
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Section RS 12:307.1 ("Certificate of correction by a foreign corporation") 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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