La. R.S. § 12:236 Registered Office and Agent

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 12:236

A. Every corporation shall continuously maintain an office in this state, to be known as its registered office. The location and post office address of the original registered office shall be stated in the articles, as provided in R.S. 12:203.

B. After incorporation, a change in the location of the registered office may be authorized at any time by the board of directors. Within thirty days after the change is made, notice of the change, and of the address of the new registered office, shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the recorder of mortgages of the parish in which the new office is located. If the registered office should be vacated by the corporation, a new registered office shall be designated by the board, and notice of the change and of the post office address of the new office shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the recorder of mortgages of the parish in which the new office is located, within thirty days. The designation of a registered office shall remain effective until a change is made therein, and notice of the change is filed in the manner hereinabove provided; except that if no notice of change is filed within thirty days after the registered office has been vacated, the office of the secretary of state may thereafter be treated as the registered office by any person other than the corporation itself. If the registered office is changed from one parish to another, the notice of change shall be filed with the recorder of mortgages of both the parish from which, and that to which, the registered office is removed. The registered office shall be considered the domicile of the corporation for all purposes.

C.

(1)

(a) Every corporation shall continuously maintain in this state at least one registered agent, which agent may be any of the following:

(i) An individual who is a resident of this state.

(ii) A partnership which is authorized to practice law in this state.

(iii) A business corporation, limited liability company, foreign corporation, or foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state, which is authorized by its articles or certificate of incorporation or organization to act as the agent of a corporation for service of process, and which has on file with the secretary of state a certificate or amended certificate setting forth the names of at least two individuals at its address in this state, each of whom is authorized to receive any process served on it as such agent.