2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 — Professions and occupations
RS 37:2155 — Books and records; evidence; reports
§2155. Books and records; evidence; reports
A. The secretary-treasurer shall be responsible for receiving and accounting for all money derived from the operation of this Chapter. He shall register all applicants for licenses, showing for each the date of application, the name, qualifications, place of business, place of residence, and whether license was granted or refused and the date on which such license was granted or refused.
B. The book and register of this board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein; and a certified copy of such book or register, or any part thereof, attested by the secretary-treasurer, shall be received in evidence in all courts of this state in lieu of the original.
C. The secretary-treasurer thereof shall keep a roster, showing the names and places of business of all licensed contractors, and shall file same with the secretary of state on or before the first day of March of each year.
D. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall keep full and complete minutes of each board meeting whether regular or special, including full information as to each application for license considered and the board's action thereon as well as all expenditures of the board that are approved. These board minutes shall be typed and attested to by the secretary-treasurer and copies thereof shall be made available to each board member and to the public within a period of twenty-one days after the adjournment of said meeting.
E. Within one hundred fifty days of the last day of each calendar year, a certified public accounting firm approved by the state official charged with the auditing of public records and accounts shall audit the financial records of the board and submit the report of his audit to the legislative auditor and shall file a copy of his audit with the secretary of state to be attached to the report of the board on file.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 233, §5. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 113, §5; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992.
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