Louisiana § RS 6:791 - Records
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§ RS 6:791. Records
A. Each association shall keep correct and complete books of account and minutes of the proceedings of members, stockholders, directors, and the executive committee and complete records of all business transacted for a period to be determined by regulation of the commissioner.
B. Each agent of an association shall keep an original record of each transaction of business of the association and shall report promptly to the home office. Complete detailed permanent records of such transactions are not required to be maintained at such agency.
C. Each association shall use such forms and observe such accounting principles and practices as the commissioner may require from time to time.
D. Each state chartered association shall furnish a financial statement at any time the commissioner sees fit. Each association shall close its books annually, either on a fiscal or calendar year basis.
E. Each association shall maintain complete loan and investment records, and shall do so in a manner satisfactory to the commissioner.
F. Each association shall maintain membership or stockholder records, which shall show the name and address of the member or stockholder, the status of a member as a savings or demand account holder, shareholder, obligor, or any combination thereof, and the date of membership or of becoming a stockholder thereof.
G. Any association may cause any or all records kept by such association to be copied or reproduced by any photostatic, photographic, or microfilming process which correctly and permanently copies, reproduces, or forms a medium for copying or reproducing the original record on a film or other durable material, and such association may thereafter dispose of the original record. Any such copy or reproduction shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes and shall be treated as an original record in all courts or administrative agencies for the purpose of its admissibility in evidence. A facsimile, duplication, or certified copy of any such copy or reproduction from a film record shall, for all purposes, be deemed a facsimile, duplication, or certified copy of the original record.
Acts 1970, No. 234, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 296, §1; Acts 1983, No. 675, §1; Acts 1997, No. 51, §1.
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:791 cover?
Section RS 6:791 ("Records") 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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