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La. Civ. Code art. 948 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 948
Minor successor deemed to accept
Status: in_force

A successor who is a minor is deemed to accept rights to succeed, but his legal representative may renounce on behalf of the minor when expressly authorized by the court.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Ch. Code art. 420 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 420
Law clerks
Status: in_force

Each judge of the juvenile court is hereby authorized to employ a law clerk, provided funds are available, to perform such research duties as the judge who employs the law clerk may assign. The salary of each such law clerk shall be fixed and paid on the warrant of the employing judge.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 2440 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2440
Sale of immovable, method of making
Status: in_force

A sale or promise of sale of an immovable must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature, except as provided in Article 1839.

Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3392 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3392
Effect of judgment of discharge
Status: in_force

The judgment discharging the succession representative relieves him of further duty, responsibility, and authority as succession representative.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 594 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 594
Method of trial; time for disposition
Status: in_force

Double jeopardy may be raised at any time, but only once, and shall be tried by the court alone. If raised during the trial, a hearing thereon may be deferred until the end of the trial.
La. Civ. Code art. 719 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 719
Successor of the co-owner.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Article 718, the successor of the co-owner who has consented to the establishment of a predial servitude, whether on the entire estate owned in indivision or on his undivided part only, occupies the same position as his ancestor. If he becomes owner of a divided part of the estate the servitude burdens that part, and if he becomes owner of the whole the servitude burdens the entire estate.

Acts 1977, No. 514, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 923 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 923
Expungement and sealing of adjudications involving human trafficking victims
Status: in_force

A. A motion to set aside an adjudication pursuant to the provisions of this Article, may be filed and served upon the district attorney at any time following an adjudication of delinquency and completion of the disposition relating thereto involving the offenses of prostitution pursuant to R.S. 14:82, prostitution by massage pursuant to R.S. 14:83.3 or 83.4, or crime against nature by solicitation pursuant to R.S. 14:89.2 when the child's participation in the offense was a result of having been a victim of human trafficking under R.S. 14:46.2 or a victim of a severe form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).

B. The motion shall be in writing, shall describe the supporting evidence with particularity, and shall include copies of any documents showing that the child is entitled to relief under this Article.

C. The motion shall not be denied without a contradictory hearing unless it appears on the face of the motion that, as a matter of law, the child is not entitled to the relief sought.

D. The court shall grant the motion if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation was a result of the child having been a victim of human trafficking. Documentation of a child's status as a victim of human trafficking provided by a federal, state, or local government agency shall create a presumption that the child's adjudication was obtained as a result of having been a victim of human trafficking. However, such documentation shall not be required to grant a motion under this Article.

E. If the motion is granted, the court shall order the expungement and sealing of the record and report of the juvenile proceedings including all records and files related to the child's arrest, citation, investigation, charge, delinquency proceedings, adjudication, and probation for the offense.

Acts 2013, No. 429, §3, eff. June 24, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 362, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 9 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 9
References to Code articles or statutory sections
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary:

(1) A reference in this Code to a title, chapter, or article, without further designation, means a title, chapter, or article of this Code; and

(2) A reference in this Code to a title, chapter, or article of a code, or to any statutory or constitutional provision, applies to subsequent amendments thereof.
La. Civ. Code art. 1961 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1961
Duress by third person
Status: in_force

Consent is vitiated even when duress has been exerted by a third person.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Ch. Code art. 1559 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1559
Surrender of parental rights to a terminally ill child
Status: in_force

A. A parent or guardian who refuses to consent to the medical care and treatment of his child as required by this Chapter may at any time execute a voluntary act of surrender pursuant to Title XI and place the child in the legal custody of the department or a licensed adoption agency.

B. The department or agency shall immediately provide the treatment necessary for the child and shall make every effort to find an adoptive home for the child.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 499 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 499
AIDS testing of the accused
Status: in_force

A. A person against whom charges have been filed for a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 either by indictment or information shall, at the direction of the court, undergo a medical procedure or test designed to determine or aid in determining whether the person has a sexually transmitted disease, or is infected with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus, the human immuno deficiency virus (HIV-1) infection, any antibodies to such viruses, or with any other probable causative agent of AIDS.

B. The court shall include in its order the designation of an appropriate facility for the procedure, and shall require that the result be reported to the court. The court may in its discretion provide the results to the victim of the offense, and shall provide them to health authorities in accordance with law.

C. The state shall not use the fact that the medical procedure or test was performed on the alleged offender under this Article, or the results thereof, in any criminal proceeding arising out of the alleged offense.

Acts 1991, No. 316, §1; Acts 2006, No. 23, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 810 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 810
Waiver of right to counsel
Status: in_force

A. The court may allow a child to waive the assistance of counsel if the court determines that all of the following exists:

(1) The child has consulted with an attorney, parent, or, if no parent, a caretaker as defined in Children's Code Article 728.

(2) That both the child and the adult consulting with the child as provided in Subparagraph (A)(1) of this Article have been instructed by the court about the child's rights and the possible consequences of waiver.

(3) That the child is competent and is knowingly and voluntarily waiving his right to counsel.

B. Such waiver may be accepted at any stage in the proceedings and shall be evidenced by a writing reciting the requirements contained in Paragraph A of this Article and signed by the child and the adult consulting with the child and filed in the record or by a verbatim transcript of the proceedings which demonstrates compliance with Paragraph A of this Article.

C. The court shall appoint an attorney in any case in which the interests of the child and the adult consulting with the child conflict or whenever appointment of counsel is otherwise required in the interests of justice.

D. The child shall not be permitted to waive assistance of counsel in the following circumstances:

(1) In proceedings in which it has been recommended to the court that the child be placed in a mental hospital, psychiatric unit, or substance abuse facility, nor in proceedings to modify said dispositions.

(2) In proceedings in which he is charged with a felony-grade delinquent act.

(3) In probation or parole revocation proceedings.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 776, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1911 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1911
Final judgment; signing; appeals
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every final judgment shall contain the typewritten or printed name of the judge and be signed by the judge. Any judgment that does not contain the typewritten or printed name of the judge shall not be invalidated for that reason. Judgments may be signed by the judge by use of electronic signature.

B. For the purpose of an appeal as provided in Article 2083, no appeal shall be taken from a final judgment until the judgment has been signed by the judge.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 87, §1; Acts 1979, No. 618, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2014, No. 144, §1; Acts 2014, No. 606, §1; Acts 2023, No. 272, §1; Acts 2025, No. 250, §3.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4841 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4841
Subject matter jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The subject matter jurisdiction of parish courts and city courts is limited by the amount in dispute and by the nature of the proceeding, as provided in this Chapter.

B. For the purposes of this Chapter, the amount in dispute is determined by the amount demanded, including damages pursuant to Civil Code Articles 2315.3 and 2315.4, or value asserted in good faith by the plaintiff, but does not include interest, court costs, attorney fees, or penalties, whether provided by agreement or by law.

C. If the demand asserted in an amended or supplemental pleading exceeds the jurisdiction of the court, the court shall transfer the action to a court of proper jurisdiction.

Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 1990, No. 521, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 409, §1; Acts 2012, No. 502, §2.
La. Ch. Code art. 813 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 813
Taking child into custody with a court order; filing of verified complaint; execution
Status: in_force

A. The court may issue an order directing that a child be taken into custody upon presentation to the court of a written statement of facts sworn to before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, by a peace officer, probation officer, district attorney, or other person designated by the court alleging facts showing that there is probable cause to believe either that:

(1) The child has committed a delinquent act.

(2) The child has violated the terms of his probation or otherwise has violated the terms of his release.

B. The verified complaint shall be filed with the clerk of court. If it is filed after the child has been taken into custody, the complaint shall indicate whether the child was released to his parents or continued in custody.

C. An order directing that a child be taken into custody may be executed by a peace officer or the child's probation officer having territorial jurisdiction over the child. The officer shall promptly notify the child's parents that their child has been taken into custody. The officer shall also promptly conduct the child to the appropriate facility in accordance with Article 815.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1158, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 748 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 748
Form of petition
Status: in_force

A. The petition shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court and the title of the action. The petition shall be entitled, "The State of Louisiana in the Interest of...".

B. Allegations of fact shall be simple, concise, and direct and shall be set forth in numbered paragraphs. As far as practicable, each paragraph shall be limited to a single set of circumstances. Allegations of fact may be made on information and belief.

C. Failure to comply with formal requirements of this Article shall not be grounds for dismissal of a petition or invalidation of the proceedings unless it results in substantial prejudice.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §7; Acts 2014, No. 133, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3298 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3298
Mortgage may secure future obligations
Status: in_force

A. A mortgage may secure obligations that may arise in the future.

B. As to all obligations, present and future, secured by the mortgage, notwithstanding the nature of such obligations or the date they arise, the mortgage has effect between the parties from the time the mortgage is established and as to third persons from the time the contract of mortgage is filed for registry.

C. A promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness secured by a mortgage need not be paraphed for identification with the mortgage and need not recite that it is secured by the mortgage.

D. The mortgage may be terminated by the mortgagor or his successor upon reasonable notice to the mortgagee when an obligation does not exist and neither the mortgagor nor the mortgagee is bound to the other or to a third person to permit an obligation secured by the mortgage to be incurred. Parties may contract with reference to what constitutes reasonable notice.

E. The mortgage continues until it is terminated by the mortgagor or his successor in the manner provided in Paragraph D of this Article, or until the mortgage is extinguished in some other lawful manner. The effect of recordation of the mortgage ceases in accordance with the provisions of Articles 3357 and 3358.

Acts 1992, No. 779, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1087, §1; Acts 2010, No. 385, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 1528 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1528
Charges or conditions imposed by donor
Status: in_force

The donor may impose on the donee any charges or conditions he pleases, provided they contain nothing contrary to law or good morals.

Acts 2008, No. 204, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 896 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 896
Modifying or changing conditions of probation
Status: in_force

A. The court may, at any time during the probation period, modify, change, or discharge the conditions of probation when either of the following occur:

(1) The state has previously provided written verification that it has no opposition to a modification, change, or discharge of the conditions of probation.

(2) A contradictory hearing with the state, set by the court, has been held. The court shall provide notice of the hearing to the state at least fifteen days prior to the hearing date.

B. The court may, at any time during the probation period, impose additional conditions of probation authorized by Article 895 of this Code without a contradictory hearing with the state.

Acts 2014, No. 275, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 473 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 473
Incorporeal movables.
Status: in_force

Rights, obligations, and actions that apply to a movable thing are incorporeal movables. Movables of this kind are such as bonds, annuities, and interests or shares in entities possessing juridical personality.

Interests or shares in a juridical person that owns immovables are considered as movables as long as the entity exists; upon its dissolution, the right of each individual to a share in the immovables is an immovable.

Acts 1978, No. 728, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 8 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 8
Repeal of laws
Status: in_force

Laws are repealed, either entirely or partially, by other laws.

A repeal may be express or implied. It is express when it is literally declared by a subsequent law. It is implied when the new law contains provisions that are contrary to, or irreconcilable with, those of the former law.

The repeal of a repealing law does not revive the first law.

Acts 1987, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Civ. Code art. 2836 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2836
Provisions applicable to partnerships in commendam.
Status: in_force

The provisions of the other chapters of this Title apply to partnerships in commendam to the extent they are consistent with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4705 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4705
Lessors' rights or real actions not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Title shall be construed to deprive any lessor of any remedy heretofore allowed him either for the payment of rent due to him or for the seizure of any furniture found on the leased premises; and nothing in this Title shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of Articles 3651 through 3664.
La. Civ. Code art. 3462 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3462
Interruption by filing of action or by service of process
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise expressly provided by legislation, prescription is interrupted when the owner commences action against the possessor, or when the obligee commences action against the obligor, in a court of competent jurisdiction and venue. If action is commenced in an incompetent court, or in an improper venue, prescription is interrupted only as to a defendant served by process within the prescriptive period. If an action is commenced in a competent court of improper venue, prescription is suspended for a period of seven days as to a defendant not served by process within the prescriptive period.

Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2025, No. 250, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 1734 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1734
Donations in contemplation of marriage by third persons; in general
Status: in_force

Any third person may make a donation inter vivos in contemplation of a prospective marriage in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Such a donation shall be governed by the rules applicable to donations inter vivos in general, including the rules pertaining to the reduction of donations that exceed the disposable portion, but only insofar as those general rules are not modified by the following Articles.

A donation inter vivos by a third person in contemplation of a prospective marriage that is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed solely by the rules applicable to donations inter vivos in general.

Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
La. Civ. Code art. 2584 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2584
Multiple successors, applicability of rules governing lesion
Status: in_force

If more than one seller concurred in the sale with right of redemption of an immovable, or if a seller has died leaving more than one successor, the exercise of the right of redemption is governed by the rules provided for the division of the action for lesion among multiple sellers, or among successors of the seller or of the buyer.

Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Civ. Code art. 3194 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3194
Limitation in event of reduction.
Status: in_force

But, in case of the reduction, the judge can never allow, at the* expense of the estate, on any account whatever, more than Five Hundred Dollars for all the* expenses occasioned by the interment of the deceased.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 114, §1.

*English translation of French text incomplete; should include "funeral."
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1736 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1736
Trial of less than all issues; stipulation
Status: in_force

The trial of all issues for which a jury trial has been requested shall be by jury, unless the parties stipulate that the jury trial shall be as to certain issues only or unless the right to trial by jury as to certain issues does not exist; however, except as otherwise provided under the provisions of Article 1562, there shall be but one trial.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 534, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 930.2 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 930.2
Burden of proof
Status: in_force

The petitioner in an application for post conviction relief shall have the burden of proving that relief should be granted. The state has no burden of proof in a post conviction relief proceeding.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 429, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2025, No. 393, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2089 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2089
Description required of immovable property affected by judgments or decrees
Status: in_force

All judgments and decrees which affect title to immovable property shall describe with particularity the immovable property affected.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 641 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 641
Mental incapacity to proceed defined
Status: in_force

Mental incapacity to proceed exists when, as a result of mental disease or defect, a defendant presently lacks the capacity to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his defense.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4921 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4921
Default judgment; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. If the defendant fails to answer timely, or if he fails to appear at the trial, and the plaintiff establishes a prima facie case by competent and admissible evidence, a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff may be rendered.

B. When the suit is for a sum due on an open account, promissory note, negotiable instrument, or other conventional obligation, prima facie proof may be submitted by affidavit. When the demand is based upon a promissory note or other negotiable instrument, no proof of any signature thereon shall be required.

C. When the demand is based upon a right acquired by assignment in an open account, promissory note, or other negotiable instrument, the court may raise an objection of prescription before entering a default judgment if the grounds for the objection appear from the pleadings or from the evidence submitted by the plaintiff. If the court raises an objection of prescription, it shall not enter the default judgment unless the plaintiff presents prima facie proof that the action is not barred by prescription. Upon the plaintiff's request, the court shall hold a hearing for the submission of such proof.

Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
La. Civ. Code art. 677 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 677
Rights and obligations of co-owners.
Status: in_force

In the absence of a written agreement or controlling local ordinance the rights and obligations of the co-owners of a common wall, fence, or ditch are determined in accordance with the following provisions.

Acts 1977, No. 514, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 647 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 647
Determination of mental capacity to proceed
Status: in_force

The issue of the defendant's mental capacity to proceed shall be determined by the court in a contradictory hearing. The report of the sanity commission is admissible in evidence at the hearing, and members of the sanity commission may be called as witnesses by the court, the defense, or the district attorney. Regardless of who calls them as witnesses, the members of the commission are subject to cross-examination by the defense, by the district attorney, and by the court. Other evidence pertaining to the defendant's mental capacity to proceed may be introduced at the hearing by the defense and by the district attorney.
La. Civ. Code art. 3271 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3271
Vendor's privilege on immovables, recordation.
Status: in_force

The vendor of an immovable only preserves his privilege on the object, when he has caused to be duly recorded at the office for recording mortgages, his act of sale, in the manner directed hereafter, whatever may be the amount due to him on the sale.