2020 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 55
BY SENATOR FOIL
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
18 application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred dollars. All
19 fees shall be paid to the secretary of state.
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21 §3163. Requirements for doing business
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ACT No. 51
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1 B. Beginning February 1, 2019, each Each provider of a motor vehicle
2 service contract sold in this state shall file an application for an initial registration
3 with the secretary of state consisting of the provider's name, address, telephone
4 number, and contact person, designating a person in this state for service of process,
5 and providing a listing of all officers, all directors, and all owners of ten percent or
6 more of the business. Additionally, the provider shall file a copy of its basic
7 organizational documents, including articles of incorporation, articles of
8 organization, articles of association, or a partnership agreement. Each application for
9 registration shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred dollars. All fees shall be
10 paid to the secretary of state.
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12 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
13 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
14 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
15 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
16 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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