FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
La. Civ. Code art. 1781 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1781
Performance before end of term
Status: in_force

Although performance cannot be demanded before the term ends, an obligor who has performed voluntarily before the term ends may not recover the performance.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Civ. Code art. 1604 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1604
Discharge of legacies, limitation of liability
Status: in_force

In all the foregoing instances, a successor who is obligated to discharge a legacy is personally liable for his failure to do so only to the extent of the value of the property of the estate that he receives, valued as of the time of receipt. He is not personally liable to other successors by way of contribution or reimbursement for any greater amount.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Civ. Code art. 797 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 797
Ownership in indivision; definition
Status: in_force

Ownership of the same thing by two or more persons is ownership in indivision. In the absence of other provisions of law or juridical act, the shares of all co-owners are presumed to be equal.

Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Civ. Code art. 938 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 938
Exercise of succession rights
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the qualification of a succession representative, a successor may exercise rights of ownership with respect to his interests in a thing of the estate as well as his interest in the estate as a whole.

B. If a successor exercises his rights of ownership after the qualification of a succession representative, the effect of that exercise is subordinate to the administration of the estate.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 556, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1973 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1973
Discretionary grounds
Status: in_force

A new trial may be granted in any case if there is good ground therefor, except as otherwise provided by law.
La. Civ. Code art. 3522 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3522
Effects and incidents of marriage and of divorce
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the law of this state, the effects and incidents of marriage and of divorce with regard to an issue are governed by the law applicable to that issue under Article 3519.

Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Ch. Code art. 1354 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1354
Persons adjudged guilty of criminal neglect
Status: in_force

Whenever a person has been ordered to pay a fixed sum of money as support to an individual following a plea or adjudication for the offense of criminal neglect of family, pursuant to R.S. 14:74, and such person has absconded or fled the jurisdiction of the court or has violated the terms of his probation relating to that support obligation, or both, if such conduct necessitates help and support to the individual by the department and should such person be apprehended and arrearages of his support payments are collected from him, the arrearage collected from the person shall go to the department as reimbursement to the extent allowed by federal law.

Acts 1993, No. 442, §2, eff. June 9, 1993; Acts 2018, No. 206, §6.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 336.2 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 336.2
Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
Status: repealed

Acts 2005, No. 381, §1; Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 409.4 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 409.4
Nineteenth Judicial District Court central jury pool
Status: in_force

A. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court may, by local rules adopted by majority vote of the judges, create and provide for the manner of administering a central jury pool for criminal and civil cases.

B. The central jury pool shall be selected from persons included within the general venire. The number of persons selected to comprise the central jury pool and their length of service shall be determined pursuant to local court rules.

C. Jurors selected to serve in the central jury pool may serve as jurors in either civil or criminal matters, or both.

D. The provisions of this Article supplement the methods presently provided by law for selecting jurors.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 739, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1285.5 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1285.5
Duties of department; home study; confidential report
Status: in_force

A. The department shall investigate the proposed adoption of the Hague Convention adoptee and submit a confidential report of its findings to the court. The findings shall include:

(1) The conditions with respect to the availability of the child for adoption.

(2) The physical and mental condition of the child.

(3) Other factors regarding the suitability of the child for adoption in petitioner's home.

(4) The moral and financial fitness of the petitioner.

(5) The conditions of the proposed adoptive home with respect to health, adjustment, and other advantages or disadvantages to the child.

B. The department may delegate the performance of this investigation to an authorized Hague Convention home study preparation agency, but the department remains responsible for ensuring the accuracy and thoroughness of the resulting report and for the safety and welfare of the child. The department shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement this authorization in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 724 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 724
Documents and tangible objects
Status: in_force

When the court grants relief sought by the defendant under Article 718 of this Code, it shall upon the motion of the district attorney, condition its order by requiring the defendant to disclose to the state, and to permit or authorize the state, or an expert working with the state, to inspect, copy, examine, test scientifically, photograph, or otherwise reproduce books, papers, documents, photographs, tangible objects, buildings, places, or copies, or portions thereof, that are in the possession, custody, or control of the defendant, and that the defendant intends to use in evidence at the trial.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 515, §1; Acts 2013, No. 250, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2013, No. 250, §2, relative to applicability
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3822 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3822
Venue
Status: in_force

Habeas corpus proceedings may be brought in the parish in which the defendant is domiciled or the parish in which the person detained is in custody.
La. Ch. Code art. 1303.7 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1303.7
Duties of the support enforcement agency
Status: in_force

A. In a proceeding under this Chapter, a support enforcement agency of this state, upon request:

(1) Shall provide services to a petitioner residing in a state;

(2) Shall provide services to a petitioner requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in Article 1301.2(5)(a) or (d); and

(3) May provide services to a petitioner who is an individual not residing in a state.

B. A support enforcement agency that is providing services to the petitioner shall:

(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;

(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;

(4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

C. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

(1) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or

(2) If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

D. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

E. A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to Article 1303.19.

F. This Chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 921 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 921
Matters not grounds for reversal
Status: in_force

A judgment or ruling shall not be reversed by an appellate court because of any error, defect, irregularity, or variance which does not affect substantial rights of the accused.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 86, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1554 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1554
Deprivation of medical or surgical care prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

No child, including any infant born alive, shall be intentionally denied or deprived of any medical or surgical care by his parent, physician, or any other person when such medical or surgical care is necessary to attempt to save the life of the child in the opinion of a physician exercising competent medical judgment, except:

(1) When a child is in a continual profound comatose state and in the opinion of the child's physician, exercising competent medical judgment, he has no reasonable chance of recovery from that state despite every appropriate medical treatment to correct such condition, the child's parents and physician may discontinue the use of life-support systems or other medical treatment.

(2) When a child suffers from a terminal and irreversible condition despite every appropriate medical treatment to correct such condition, the child's parents and physician may discontinue the use of life-sustaining procedures or other medical treatment.

(3) When the potential risks to the child's life or health inherent in any treatment or surgery outweigh the potential benefits for survival from the treatment or surgery, a child's parents and physician may decline to provide potentially lifesaving medical or surgical care for the child.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3403 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3403
Capacity to sue
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, a succession representative appointed by a court outside Louisiana has no capacity to appear in court on behalf of the succession without first qualifying in a court of competent jurisdiction in Louisiana.
La. Ch. Code art. 1428 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1428
Notice of admission
Status: in_force

A. The director of the treatment facility shall notify the minor's nearest relative, if known, or designated responsible party, if any, in writing of the minor's admission by emergency certificate as soon as reasonably possible.

B. Within seventy-two hours after an admission of any minor to a treatment facility by emergency certificate, copies of the physician's and coroner's emergency certificates shall be delivered by the facility by personal delivery, email, or facsimile to the MHAS office located nearest to the treatment facility.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2024, No. 92, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3264 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3264
Privilege of innkeepers.
Status: in_force

The privilege of innkeepers on the effects of travelers deceased in their house, is postponed to funeral and law charges, but is preferred* to all the other privileged debts of the deceased.

*English translation of French text incomplete; should include "on the price of these effects."
La. Ch. Code art. 1209 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1209
Intervention
Status: in_force

A. Intervention in agency adoption proceedings shall not be allowed except on motion to the court and a showing of good cause.

B. Such intervention shall be limited to persons having a substantial caretaking relationship with the child for one year or longer, or any other person that the court finds to be a party in interest.

C. The intervention of a party in interest shall be for the limited purpose of presenting evidence as to the best interests of the child.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 3515 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3515
Determination of the applicable law; general and residual rule
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Book, an issue in a case having contacts with other states is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue.

That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of the relevant policies of all involved states in the light of: (1) the relationship of each state to the parties and the dispute; and (2) the policies and needs of the interstate and international systems, including the policies of upholding the justified expectations of parties and of minimizing the adverse consequences that might follow from subjecting a party to the law of more than one state.

Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 205 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 205
Effective period
Status: in_force

A warrant of arrest remains in effect until executed.
La. Civ. Code art. 1570 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1570
Testaments; form
Status: in_force

A disposition mortis causa may be made only in the form of a testament authorized by law.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Ch. Code art. 729 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 729
Persons subject to proceedings
Status: in_force

A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction shall have exclusive original jurisdiction, in conformity with any special rules prescribed by law, over any child, his caretaker, or any other member of the child's family, who is alleged to be in need of services, as well as over any employee of a public institution or agency having legal responsibility and ability to supply the needed services.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §7.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4621 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4621
Partition by licitation or private sale
Status: in_force

When one of the co-owners of property sought to be partitioned is an absentee, the partition may be effected by licitation or by private sale, as provided in this Chapter, whether the property is divisible in kind or not.

Acts 2020, No. 281, §2, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4543 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4543
Service upon defendant and notice to interested persons
Status: in_force

A. Service of the citation and petition shall be personal. Nevertheless, if the defendant is domiciled in this state, but is located elsewhere, service may be made by the delivery of a certified copy of the petition, citation, and all attachments, to the defendant personally by any person over the age of eighteen years. Service is effective as of the date a notarized affidavit is filed into the record affirming the personal delivery. Failure to serve the defendant as provided in this Paragraph shall preclude the court from granting the relief sought in the petition.

B. Within three days of filing the petition, the petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of each other person named in the petition. Failure to mail a copy of the petition to any such person shall not affect the validity of the proceeding, but may subject the petitioner or his attorney to sanctions.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §3, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 971 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 971
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:

(1) Louisiana law provides for the expungement of certain arrest and conviction records under limited circumstances. Obtaining an expungement of these records allows for the removal of a record from public access but does not result in the destruction of the record.

(2) An expunged record is confidential, but remains available for use by law enforcement agencies, criminal justice agencies, and other statutorily defined agencies.

(3) Following the passage of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, all individuals who wish to work at ports or on vessels regulated by this Act are required to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Obtaining a TWIC card requires a criminal history check and clearance which cannot be obtained without either a clean record or an expunged record with respect to certain offenses.

(4) The inability to obtain an expungement can prevent certain individuals from obtaining gainful employment.

(5) The need for employment must be balanced appropriately against the desire for public safety. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to limit or impair in any way the subsequent use of any expunged record of arrest or conviction in any lawful manner by law enforcement, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, or judges, including its use as a predicate offense or for the provisions of the Habitual Offender Law.

(6) It is the intention of the legislature that this Title will provide opportunities to break the cycle of criminal recidivism, increase public safety, and assist the growing population of criminal offenders reentering the community to establish a self-sustaining life through opportunities in employment.

(7) In balancing the legitimate needs of law enforcement agencies and the desire to afford employment opportunities to all Louisiana citizens, the Louisiana Legislature enacts the provisions of this Title within the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Acts 2014, No. 145, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3134 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3134
Ratable treatment of creditors
Status: in_force

In the absence of a preference authorized or established by legislation, an obligor's property is available to all his creditors for the satisfaction of his obligations, and the proceeds of its sale are distributed ratably among them.

Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4236 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4236
Undertutor, grounds for disqualification, revocation, or removal
Status: in_force

The grounds for disqualification, revocation, and removal provided in Articles 4231, 4232, and 4234, other than indebtedness to the minor, apply also to an undertutor.

An undertutor may resign at any time with the approval of the court, but the resignation shall not be effective until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
La. Civ. Code art. 801 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 801
Use and management by agreement
Status: in_force

The use and management of the thing held in indivision is determined by agreement of all the co-owners.

Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Ch. Code art. 695 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 695
Notice; foster parents, pre-adoptive parents, relatives providing care; right to be heard
Status: in_force

A. The department shall give notice of the right to appear at each case review hearing to any foster parent, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child.

B. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the case review hearing and the recipient's right to attend and be heard.

C. If a foster parent, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child fails to appear at a case review hearing, the department shall report to the court whether notice was given or, if not, what diligent efforts were made to locate and notify the absent person. The court may permit the hearing to be held in the person's absence.

D. The court shall solicit and consider information regarding the care and treatment of the child from any foster parent, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child who appears for the hearing.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2007, No. 334, §1; Acts 2012, No. 730, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1302.4 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1302.4
Simultaneous proceedings
Status: in_force

A. A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:

(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;

(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and

(3) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.

B. A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:

(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;

(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and

(3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.

Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.