Louisiana § RS 6:710 - Notice of meeting
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:710 — Notice of meeting, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 6:710. Notice of meeting
A.(1) Unless a method of notice is provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws or elsewhere in this Chapter, notice of meetings of members of a mutual association shall be given by publishing on separate days no less than two notices of the meeting not more than thirty days nor less than ten days prior to the date of the meeting in a newspaper of the parish of domicile of the association.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a savings and loan association may authorize or require delivery of notices of meetings and other communications to members of mutual associations by electronic transmission to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted for a Louisiana corporation in accordance with R.S. 12:1-141.
B.(1) Unless a method of notice is provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws or elsewhere in this Chapter, notice of meetings of stockholders of a stock association shall be given by mailing a notice thereof to those who were stockholders as of the date of record established by the board of directors.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a savings and loan association may authorize or require delivery of notices of meetings and other communications to stockholders of a stock association by electronic transmission to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted for a Louisiana corporation in accordance with R.S. 12:1-141.
C. If an association desires to establish a date of record for notice of meeting or for voting rights at meetings, it can be so provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. If it is not so provided, then the date of record for notice or voting rights shall be the last day of the second calendar month immediately preceding the date set for the meeting.
Acts 1983, No. 675, §1; Acts 2018, No. 88, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 6:710 ("Notice of meeting") 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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