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2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 55
BY SENATOR FOIL
SECRETARY OF STATE. Removes requirement for telephone numbers in an application
for registration of certain contract providers filed with the secretary of state. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 51:3143(B) and 3163(B), relative to certain contract providers;
3 to provide for registration with the secretary of state; to provide relative to the
4 application form and required information; to provide for procedures; and to provide
5 for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 51:3143(B) and 3163(B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
8 as follows:
9 §3143. Requirements for doing business
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11 B. Each provider of a home service contract sold in this state shall file an
12 application for an initial registration with the secretary of state consisting of his
13 name, address, telephone number, and contact person, designating a person in this
14 state for service of process, and providing a listing of all officers, all directors, and
15 all owners of ten percent or more of the business. Additionally, the provider shall file
16 a copy of its basic organizational documents, including articles of incorporation,
17 articles of organization, articles of association, or a partnership agreement. Each
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1 application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred dollars. All
2 fees shall be paid to the secretary of state.
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4 §3163. Requirements for doing business
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6 B. Beginning February 1, 2019, each Each provider of a motor vehicle
7 service contract sold in this state shall file an application for an initial registration
8 with the secretary of state consisting of the provider's name, address, telephone
9 number, and contact person, designating a person in this state for service of process,
10 and providing a listing of all officers, all directors, and all owners of ten percent or
11 more of the business. Additionally, the provider shall file a copy of its basic
12 organizational documents, including articles of incorporation, articles of
13 organization, articles of association, or a partnership agreement. Each application for
14 registration shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred dollars. All fees shall be
15 paid to the secretary of state.
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17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 55 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Foil
Present law provides relative to home service contract providers and motor vehicle
contractor providers.
Present law provides for application for initial registration and requires certain information
be included in the application, including the telephone number of the provider.
Proposed law removes the requirement that the provider include in the application his
telephone number.
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Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 51:3143(B) and 3163(B))
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