{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-12-314.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 12:314.1","heading":"Authority to investigate; penalty","body":"A. The secretary of state may investigate any foreign corporation transacting business in this state which does not have a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.\nB. The secretary of state may impose a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars per violation against such foreign corporations transacting business in this state without a valid certificate of authority.\nC. 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.\nD. If a penalty imposed under the provisions of this Section is not timely paid by a foreign corporation, the attorney general shall institute proceedings against the foreign corporation to collect such penalty.","path":["TITLE 12. CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=76489","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:01Z","sha256":"9178c5f02304fc7f564e57f0703eca8342ec5655c9ed710d4e98d6c9f6028538","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-12-314","next":"us-la/rs-12-315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}