Louisiana Foreign qualification

Foreign limited liability companies Form Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company #972 $185

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certificate of good standing or existence from the Secretary of State of your home state. This certificate must be less than 90 days old.

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No foreign limited liability company shall have the right to transact business in this state until it shall have procured a certificate of authority to do so from the secretary of state. A foreign limited liability company shall not be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under which such limited liability company is organized differ from the laws of this state. However, no foreign limited liability company shall be entitled to procure a certificate of authority to transact in this state any business that a limited liability company organized under this Chapter is not permitted to transact. The laws of the state or other jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability company is organized shall govern its organization, its internal affairs, and the liability of its managers and members that arise solely out of their positions as managers and members.

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A. No foreign limited liability company transacting business in this state shall be permitted to present any judicial demand before any court of this state unless it has been authorized to transact such business, if required by and as provided in, this Chapter. The burden of proof shall rest upon the limited liability company to establish that it has been so authorized, and the only legal evidence thereof shall be the certificate of the secretary of state or a duly authenticated copy thereof. … C. A foreign limited liability company that transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority shall be liable to this state, for the years or parts thereof during which it transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees and taxes that would have been imposed by law upon such limited liability company had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, as required by this Chapter, and had thereafter filed all reports required by this Chapter, plus all penalties imposed by this Chapter for failure to pay such fees. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover all amounts due this state under this Section.

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Foreign corporations Form Fee Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority #326 $155

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certificate of good standing or existence from the Secretary of State of your home state. This certificate must be less than 90 days old.

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No foreign corporation or association, except one which has before January 1, 1969, been granted a certificate of authority to do business in this state which is still valid, shall have the right to transact business in this state until it shall have procured a certificate of authority to do so from the secretary of state. No foreign corporation shall be entitled to procure such a certificate of authority to transact in this state any business which a corporation organized under Chapter 1 or 2 of this Title is not permitted to transact. A foreign corporation shall not be denied a certificate of authority by reason of the fact that the laws of the state or country under which such corporation is organized, governing its organization and internal affairs, differ from the laws of this state.

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A. No foreign corporation transacting business in this state shall be permitted to present any judicial demand before any court of this state unless it has been authorized to transact such business, if required by, and as provided in, this Chapter. The burden of proof shall rest upon the corporation to establish that it has been so authorized, and the only legal evidence thereof shall be the certificate of the secretary of state or a duly authenticated copy thereof. … C. A foreign corporation which transacts business in this state without a certificate of authority shall be liable to this state, for the years or parts thereof during which it transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees and taxes which would have been imposed by law upon such corporation, had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to transact business in this state as required by this Chapter, and had thereafter filed all reports required by this Chapter, plus all penalties imposed by this Chapter for failure to pay such fees and franchise taxes. The Attorney General shall bring proceedings to recover all amounts due this state under the provisions of this section.

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