2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 12 - Corporations and Associations
RS 12:1802 - Application and effect of Chapter

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 12:1802 (2018)

§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.

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