La. R.S. § 12:1-123 Effective Time and Date of Document

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 12:1-123

A. Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section and in R.S. 12:1-124(C), a document accepted for filing is effective at one of the following:

(1) The date and time of its receipt for filing, as evidenced by such means as the secretary of state may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of receipt.

(2) A later time, on the date of receipt, specified in the document as its effective time.

B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a corporation's original articles of incorporation become effective when signed as provided in R.S. 12:1-120 if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The articles are received for filing by the secretary of state within five days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the date that the articles are signed.