Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:205.1 – A. On or before the anniversary date each year of the corporation, an officer or director of each corporation shall make and sign in its name a report to the secretary of state, stat
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:205.1
- Address: means street and municipal number, or other definite and ascertainable physical location if street and municipal number are not available; and, if a building not wholly occupied by the addressee, the location in the building. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:201
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Directors: means persons designated in the articles as such, and persons designated, elected or appointed by any other name or title to act as directors, and their successors. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:201
- Member: means each natural or artificial person admitted to membership in a corporation, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes shareholders. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:201
- Registered office: means that office maintained by the corporation in this state, the address of which is kept on file in the office of the Secretary of State in the manner required by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:201
A. On or before the anniversary date each year of the corporation, an officer or director of each corporation shall make and sign in its name a report to the secretary of state, stating:
(1) The post office address and the municipal address or location, which shall not be a post office box only, of its registered office.
(2) The name and post office address and municipal address or location, which shall not be a post office box only, of each registered agent.
(3) The names and municipal address, which shall not be a post office box only, of all of its directors and officers, and when the term of each expires.
(4) The taxpayer identification number of the corporation. The failure to include the taxpayer identification number of the corporation shall not invalidate nor cause the secretary of state to reject the report.
B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the annual report.
C. Each corporation, except a church, shall pay a filing fee as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 49:222 at the time of filing such report. No church shall be required to pay the fee.
D.(1) A church which is a member of and in good standing with a statewide church association may file such report through the association. The association shall then furnish the required information to the secretary of state. In lieu of submitting the information on a form supplied by the secretary of state, the association may submit a roster of information, provided that the roster contains the required information.
(2) A church which is a member of and in good standing with a statewide church association shall not be subject to the penalties otherwise applicable to corporations pursuant to this Title for failure to file annual reports.
Acts 1988, No. 95, §1; Acts 1989, No. 410, §1; Acts 1990, No. 22, §1; Acts 1990, No. 745, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1187, §1; Acts 2008, No. 913, §2; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019.