Louisiana § RS 3:216 - Recording, publishing, and filing charter
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:216 — Recording, publishing, and filing charter, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 3:216. Recording, publishing, and filing charter
The charter of each corporation, when executed, shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the parish of its domicile, and a certified copy thereof with certificate of its registry shall be published for a period of thirty days in a daily, or for six consecutive issues in a weekly, newspaper published in the parish, and be deposited for registry with the secretary of state, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall be paid as his fees for filing and registering thirty-five dollars.
Acts 1989, No. 70, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:216 cover?
Section RS 3:216 ("Recording, publishing, and filing charter") 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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