Louisiana § RS 12:309 - Annual report
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§ RS 12:309. Annual report
A. Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State shall file, within the time prescribed in Subsection B of this Section, an annual report setting forth:
(1) Its name.
(2) The address of its registered office in this state, if changed since its last previous annual report.
(3) The address of its principal office in the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated, and of its principal business office outside of this state, if changed since its last previous annual report.
(4) The name of its registered agent in this state, if changed since its last previous annual report.
(5) The names and addresses of its directors and officers.
(6) The municipal address of its principal business establishment in this state, if changed since its last previous annual report.
(7) Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 266, §1.
B. Each year the annual report shall be delivered to the secretary of state on or before the anniversary date of qualifying to transact business, except that the first annual report shall be filed on or before the anniversary date of qualifying to transact business in Louisiana in the year next succeeding the calendar year in which the corporation's certificate of authority was issued by the secretary of state.
C. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the annual report.
Acts 1968, No. 105, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 50, §26, emerg. eff. June 18, 1970, at 5:05 P.M.; Acts 1981, No. 494, §2, at 5:05 P.M.; Acts 1981, No. 494 §2; Acts 1985, No. 266, §1; Acts 1988, No. 98, §1; Acts 1992, No. 103, §1, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:309 ("Annual report") 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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