2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 12 - Corporations and Associations
RS 12:1355 - Authority to investigate; penalty
§1355. Authority to investigate; penalty
A. The secretary of state may investigate any foreign limited liability company transacting business in this state which does not have a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.
B. The secretary of state may impose a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars per violation against any foreign limited liability company transacting business in this state without a valid certificate of authority.
C. The secretary of state shall adopt a schedule of penalties to be imposed under the provisions of this Section in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. If a penalty imposed under the provisions of this Section is not timely paid by a foreign limited liability company, the attorney general shall institute proceedings against the foreign limited liability company to collect such penalty.
Acts 1992, No. 780, §2, eff. July 7, 1992.
