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LA Rev Stat § 12:1408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1408. Shareholders' agreements

RS 1408 - Shareholders' agreements A. Any lawful provision regulating the affairs of a professional social work corporation or the rights and liabilities of its shareholders, which is not required to be set forth in the articles of incorporation, may be set forth in an agreement among all of the voting shareholders, and such agreement shall be binding on the corporation and all persons who are at the time such agreement is made, or who thereafter become, shareholders of the corporation. Such agreement may be terminated at any time by a majority in interest of the voting shareholders. B. A duplicate copy of such agreement shall be filed in the corporation's registered office which shall be open daily during business hours to the inspection of any shareholder or his attorney or legal representative. Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1409. Directors

RS 1409 - Directors Only voting shareholders, or voting shareholders of another professional social work corporation, may be directors. If there are fewer than three voting shareholders, there need be only as many directors as voting shareholders. The office of a director shall become vacant if he ceases to be a voting shareholder. Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1410. Officers and agents

RS 1410 - Officers and agents A. Only voting shareholders, or voting shareholders of another professional social work corporation, may be officers. If there is only one voting shareholder, all officers may be combined in his person. The office or offices held by an officer shall become vacant if he ceases to be a voting shareholder. B. Only natural persons duly licensed to practice social work in this state may render social work services on behalf of a professional social work corporation. Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1411. Merger and consolidation

RS 1411 - Merger and consolidation Professional social work corporations may be merged into or consolidated only with other professional social work corporations. Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1412 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1412. Dissolution

RS 1412 - Dissolution A. The fact that it has no voting shareholders shall be an additional ground for involuntary dissolution of a professional social work corporation. B. In the event of the death of a shareholder of a professional social work corporation, said shareholder's succession representative, or those placed in possession of the shares of said shareholder if there be no administration of the succession, as the case may be, shall be entitled to vote the shares of said shareholder and to be elected a director and officer of the corporation for the purpose of effectuating a voluntary dissolution and liquidation of the corporation, in or out of court, pursuant to the Louisiana Business Corporation Law. Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1413. Regulation by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

RS 1413 - Regulation by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners Professional social work corporations shall be subject to the discipline of the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners and to its authority to adopt rules and regulations governing the practice of social work. Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §2, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1414. Short title

RS 1414 - Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Professional Social Work Corporations Act". Acts 1997, No. 1169, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1501 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1501. Applicability

RS 1501 - Applicability  The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all business organizations defined in R.S. 12:1502(B).  Acts 2001, No. 1126, §1, eff. June 28, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1601. Conversion of domestic business entities

RS 1601 - Conversion of domestic business entities  One form of domestic business entity may convert to another form of domestic business entity as provided in the Business Corporation Act. This authorization of domestic entity conversions does not limit the other forms of transaction authorized by the Business Corporation Act.  Acts 2006, No. 153, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1602. Definitions

RS 1602 - Definitions  Terms that are defined in the Business Corporation Act have the same meaning in this Chapter as in that Act. As used in this Chapter:  (1) "Allowed update rule" means a rule of a licensing body allowed by R.S.12:1604(B) or (C).  (2) "Business entity" means any of the following business organizations: business corporation, limited liability company, partnership, partnership in commendam, and registered limited liability partnership.  (3) "Converting entity" means a domestic business corporation or domestic unincorporated entity as it exists before the effective date of an entity conversion under the Business Corporation Act.  (4) "Domestic business entity" means a business entity that is incorporated, organized, or formed under the laws of this state.  (5) "License" means any license, permit, or certificate issued by any board, commission, or agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions.  (6) "Licensing body" means the board, commission, or agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions that issues a license.  (7) "Publicly traded entity" means a business entity that is the issuer of shares, ownership interests, or other securities that are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in a market maintained by one or more members of a national securities association.  (8) "Surviving entity" means a domestic business corporation or domestic unincorporated entity as it exists immediately after the consummation of an entity conversion under the Business Corporation Act.  Acts 2006, No. 153, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1603 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1603. Tax filing requirements

RS 1603 - Tax filing requirements  Short period tax returns shall be filed for the converting entity as required by Title 47 of the Revised Statutes if the surviving entity's tax classification is different from the converting entity's tax classification.  Acts 2006, No. 153, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1604. Continuation and updating of professional or other license

RS 1604 - Continuation and updating of professional or other license  A. A converting entity that holds a license immediately before a nonprofit conversion or entity conversion continues to hold the license as a surviving entity unless the surviving entity fails to comply with an allowed update rule, or is not a form of business entity that may hold that kind of license. The continued holding of a license under this Subsection does not affect the expiration date or any of the terms or conditions of the license. The license continues to be held, and may be suspended, restricted, or revoked, as if the conversion had not occurred.  B. The rules of a licensing body may require a surviving entity to update its licensing information by delivering a copy of any of the following documents to the licensing body within ninety days after the effective date of the conversion, or by a later date set by those rules:  (1) The articles of entity conversion, acknowledged as filed by the secretary of state as provided in the Business Corporation Act.  (2) The license being updated.  (3) A bond or certificate of insurance in the name of the surviving entity for any coverage required for the issuance of the kind of license being updated.  (4) An amendment or amended version of any contract or other agreement required for the issuance of the kind of license being updated, naming the surviving entity as a party to the required contract or agreement.  C. The rules of a licensing body may require the surviving entity to pay a fee of up to twenty-five dollars to update the license.  D. An updated license shall be issued by the licensing body within thirty days of its receipt of the documents and fee required by its allowed update rules, but if a surviving entity has complied with the allowed update rules of the licensing body, a failure by the licensing body to issue an updated license does not affect the continued holding of the license as provided in Subsection A of this Section.  E. A license held by a converting entity terminates on the effective date of the conversion if the surviving entity in the conversion is a form of business entity that may not hold the license.  F. If a surviving entity fails to comply with an allowed update rule concerning a license, the license terminates at the end of the ninetieth day after the effective date of the conversion or, if a later date for compliance is set by the allowed update rule, at the end of the later date.  G. Except for publicly traded entities, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to a surviving entity seeking an updated license that has any change in ownership interests or has changed ownership by including an individual or entity that did not have an ownership interest in the surviving entity immediately prior to the conversion.  Acts 2006, No. 153, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1605. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1605 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. Acts 2006, No. 153, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1606. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1606 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. Acts 2006, No. 153, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1607. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

RS 1607 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. Acts 2007, No. 63, §1; Acts 2012, No. 434, §1; Acts 2014, No. 328, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1701. Filing Methods

RS 1701 - Filing Methods  A.(1) The secretary of state may accept any filing authorized by this Title by electronic, online, or facsimile transmission. All online filings authorized by this Title shall include an electronic signature.  (2) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.  (3) "Online" means through the secretary of state's commercial online computer system.  B. Filing by facsimile. The process of transmitting printed documents by electronic method to the secretary of state, is deemed to be properly signed when the document received by a facsimile machine or document image attachment in e-mail in the commercial division, office of the secretary of state, purports to be a copy of the original document, and contains the signatures required by this Section.  C.(1) Online filing. The secretary of state is authorized to implement and establish procedures and systems for secure online form filing for the filing of any instrument required under this Title.  (2) Any requirement that an instrument filed under this Title shall be subscribed or acknowledged before a notary public may be dispensed with if the instrument is filed and signed electronically as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section by a person authorized to sign the instrument.  D.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any filing authorized by this Title that the secretary of state has the capability to accept online shall be filed only online.  (2) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Title, until the secretary of state has the capability to accept filings online, any filing with the secretary of state pursuant to this Title which has the effect of changing the name of a designated or registered agent or changing the name of a principal officer of the corporation shall be accompanied by a resolution signed by each member of the corporation's board of directors in order for the change to be deemed validly filed.  (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any filing filed by an individual from a parish with a population of one hundred thousand or less according to the latest federal decennial census may be filed by facsimile transmission or mail.  Acts 2012, No. 791, §1; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 554, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1702. Confidentiality of information

RS 1702 - Confidentiality of information  A. Any electronic mail address, internet protocol address number, or short message service number submitted to or captured by the secretary of state pursuant to the provisions of this Title shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the secretary of state or any employee or official of the Department of State.  B. Computer system or program information, including software, related menus, flow charts, network diagrams, user names, non-public uniform resource locators, database object names, computer names, device identifiers and materials, prompts, dialogues, operating and instruction manuals, programming materials or instructions, any other computer operating or support materials relating to the secretary of state's computer systems and equipment, and any information contained within the secretary of state's computer systems which if disclosed may impair the security of the secretary of state's information technology infrastructure shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the secretary of state or any employee or official of the Department of State.  C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not prohibit the disclosure of electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, or short message service numbers by the secretary of state or any employee or official of the Department of State to an agency, official, or employee of state government or of a political subdivision of the state in the course of the interaction of the agency, official, or employee with the Department of State. An agency, official, or employee that receives electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, or short message service numbers pursuant to this Subsection shall use the electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, or short message service numbers only for the governmental purposes for which the information was submitted or captured, shall not disclose the electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, or short message service numbers, and shall maintain the confidentiality of the electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, and short message service numbers.  Acts 2014, No. 162, §1; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1703. Electronic notification of status changes

RS 1703 - Electronic notification of status changes The secretary of state shall notify any person who subscribes to the secretary of state's electronic mail or short message notification service and who is an officer of a corporation, member or manager of a limited liability company, or partner in a partnership, or any agent thereof, when a filing has occurred that purports to remove that person's name from documents and records of that entity held by the secretary of state. Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1704. Judicial review; removal of officers, members, managers, and partners

RS 1704 - Judicial review; removal of officers, members, managers, and partners A. Should any officer, member, manager, or partner of any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership have his name removed from any document or record filed with the secretary of state in violation of state law or in contravention of any document of creation, organization, or management of such business entity, the aggrieved party may file suit against the party who caused the aggrieved party's name to be removed from such document or record. B. Such suit shall be filed in the district court of the parish where the business entity is domiciled. C. The secretary of state shall be made a party to the suit. D. The court shall conduct a hearing within ten days after service of process of the suit on all parties. E. Should the court find that the name of the aggrieved party was improperly or fraudulently removed from the documents and records of the secretary of state, the court shall order the secretary of state to restore the name of the aggrieved party in all appropriate documents and records of the secretary of state. F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to supersede or conflict with the provisions of R.S. 12:208. Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1801. Short title

RS 1801 - Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Benefit Corporations Law". Acts 2012, No. 442, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1802. Application and effect of Chapter

RS 1802 - Application and effect of Chapter A. This Chapter shall apply to all benefit corporations. B. The existence of a provision of this Chapter shall not of itself create an implication that a contrary or different rule of law is applicable to a business corporation that is not a benefit corporation. This Chapter shall not affect a statute or rule of law that is applicable to a business corporation that is not a benefit corporation. C. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Business Corporation Law, R.S. 12:1 et seq., shall be generally applicable to all benefit corporations. The specific provisions of this Chapter shall control over the general provisions of the Business Corporation Law. A benefit corporation may be simultaneously subject to this Chapter and one or more other Chapters within this Title. D. A provision of the articles or bylaws of a benefit corporation shall not relax, be inconsistent with, or supersede a provision of this Chapter. Acts 2012, No. 442, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1804. Election of status; corporate name

RS 1804 - Election of status; corporate name  A. A business corporation incorporated in accordance with R.S. 12:1-201 et seq., may elect to be a benefit corporation under this Chapter by stating in its articles that it is a benefit corporation subject to this Chapter.  B. Any amendment to the articles of an existing business corporation to add a statement that it is a benefit corporation subject to this Chapter shall be adopted by at least the minimum vote. The notice of the meeting of shareholders to approve the amendment shall state the specific public benefits, if any, to be included in the purposes of the benefit corporation and shall explain the anticipated impact on shareholders of becoming a benefit corporation.  C. If an entity that is not a benefit corporation is a party to a merger or consolidation, and the surviving or new entity in the merger or consolidation is to be a benefit corporation, then the plan of merger or consolidation shall be adopted by at least the minimum vote.  D. The corporate name of a benefit corporation shall end with the following phrase, which may be in parentheses, "A Benefit Corporation".  Acts 2012, No. 442, §1; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1805. Termination of status

RS 1805 - Termination of status A. A benefit corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this Chapter by amending its articles to delete the provision required by R.S. 12:1804 to be stated in the articles of a benefit corporation. In order to be effective, the amendment shall be adopted by at least the minimum vote. B. If a merger or consolidation of a benefit corporation would have the effect of terminating the status of a business corporation as a benefit corporation, in order to be effective, the plan of merger or consolidation shall be adopted by at least the minimum vote of the benefit corporation. Any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a benefit corporation, unless the transaction is in the usual and regular course of business, shall not be effective unless the transaction is approved by at least the minimum vote. Acts 2012, No. 442, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:1811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§1811. Corporate purposes

RS 1811 - Corporate purposes  A. A benefit corporation shall have a purpose of creating a general public benefit. This purpose is in addition to its purpose as described in R.S. 12:1-201 et seq.  B. The articles of a benefit corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create in addition to its purposes under R.S. 12:1-201 et seq. and Subsection A of this Section. The identification of a specific public benefit under this Subsection shall not limit the obligation of a benefit corporation under Subsection A of this Section.  C. The creation of a general public benefit and specific public benefit under Subsections A and B of this Section is in the best interests of the benefit corporation.  D. A benefit corporation may amend its articles to add, amend, or delete the identification of a specific public benefit that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create. In order to be effective, the amendment shall be adopted by at least the minimum vote.  E. A professional corporation that is a benefit corporation shall not be deemed in violation of R.S. 12:804, 904, 984, 1054, 1074, 1089, 1113, 1133, 1154, 1193, or 1403 by having the purpose to create general public benefit or a specific public benefit.  Acts 2012, No. 442, §1; Acts 2018, No. 560, §2, eff. May 28, 2018.