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  "title_number": "12",
  "section_number": "1346",
  "citation": "R.S. 12:1346",
  "heading": "Issuance of certificate of authority",
  "text": "If the secretary of state finds that the application for the certificate of authority conforms to law, that the nature of the business is lawful for a limited liability company in this state, and that all requisite fees have been paid, he shall do the following:\n\n(1) Endorse on the application the word \"Filed\" and the date of the filing.\n\n(2) File in his office an application.\n\n(3) Issue a certificate of authority to transact business in this state to which he shall affix the other application, which shall be returned to the limited liability company or its representative.",
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      "number": "12",
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      "number": "22",
      "name": "LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES"
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      "number": "VIII",
      "name": "FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES"
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      "act_year": 1992,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1992, No. 780, §2, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 342, §5.",
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