1. A. The secretary of state hereby adopts the following penalty schedule for foreign corporations transacting business in this state without a valid certificate of authority.

   1. 1. For a foreign corporation transacting business in the state for less than one year, the penalty fee shall be $500.
   2. 2. For a foreign corporation transacting business in the state for greater than one year but less than three years, the penalty fee shall be $750.
   3. 3. For a foreign corporation transacting business in the state for greater than three years, the penalty fee shall be $1,000.
2. B. The acceptable forms of payment are: check, money orders, cashier’s check, and credit card. For any check returned to the department as NSF, there will be a charge of $25. There will be a $5 service charge for payments by credit card. Payment shall either be hand delivered to the department (Business Services Division, Twelve United Plaza, 8585 Archives Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA) or mailed to the department (Department of State, Business Services Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095).

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 12:314.1 and R.S. 36:742.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of State, Business Services Division, LR 42:69 (January 2016).