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La. Ch. Code art. 1616 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1616
Enactment and withdrawal
Status: in_force

NOTE: Art. 1616 repealed by Acts 2010, No. 893, §2, eff. when the 35th state enacts the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.

A. This compact shall be open to joinder by any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, with the consent of congress, the government of Canada or any province thereof. It shall become effective with respect to any such jurisdiction when such jurisdiction has enacted the same into law.

B. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same, but shall not take effect until two years after the effective date of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the governor of each other party jurisdiction.

C. Withdrawal of a party state shall not affect the rights, duties, and obligations under this compact of any sending agency herein with respect to a placement made prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §16, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 893, §2.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 593 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 593
Venue
Status: in_force

A. An action brought on behalf of a class shall be brought in a parish of proper venue as to the defendant.

B. An action brought against a class shall be brought in a parish of proper venue as to any member of the class named as a defendant.

Acts 1989, No. 117, §1; Acts 1997, No. 839, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.
La. Ch. Code art. 1528 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1528
Method of instituting prosecution
Status: in_force

Criminal prosecutions in a juvenile court shall be instituted by affidavit, information, or indictment.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2377 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2377
Inferior mortgages; payment; reference to proceeds
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall pay the inferior security interests, mortgages, liens, and privileges, after payment of the costs and the amount due the seizing creditor. When the sum remaining after payment of the costs and the amount due the seizing creditor is insufficient to pay such inferior claims in full, the sheriff may deposit the remainder with the court and proceed by contradictory motion against the inferior creditors to have their claims referred to the proceeds of the sale.

Acts 1989, No. 137, §18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 11 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 11
Military personnel
Status: in_force

For the purpose of status jurisdiction provided for in Article 10, a person not domiciled elsewhere in this state who is serving in the armed forces of the United States and has been stationed at one or more military installations in this state for at least six months and has resided in the parish where an action has been filed in which he is a party, for at least ninety days immediately preceding the filing of such action, is considered to be a domiciliary of this state and of the parish during the period of his service at such installations.

Acts 2008, No. 801, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 905.6 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 905.6
Jury; unanimous determination
Status: in_force

A sentence of death shall be imposed only upon a unanimous determination of the jury. If the jury unanimously finds the sentence of death inappropriate, it shall render a determination of a sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 694, §1; Acts 1988, No. 779, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 218 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 218
Method of arrest without warrant
Status: in_force

A peace officer, when making an arrest without a warrant, shall inform the person to be arrested of his intention to arrest him, of his authority, and of the cause of the arrest. A private person, when making an arrest, shall inform the person to be arrested of his intention to arrest him and of the cause of the arrest.

The officer or private person making the arrest need not so inform the person to be arrested if the person is then engaged in the commission of an offense, or is pursued immediately after its commission or after an escape, or flees or forcibly resists before the officer or person making the arrest has an opportunity to so inform him, or when the giving of the information would imperil the arrest.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 729.3 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 729.3
Continuing duty to disclose
Status: in_force

If, subsequent to compliance with an order issued pursuant to this Chapter and prior to or during trial, a party discovers additional evidence or decides to use additional evidence and such evidence is or may be, subject to discovery or inspection under the order issued, he shall promptly notify the other party and the court of the existence of the additional evidence, so that the court may modify its previous order or allow the other party to make an appropriate motion for additional discovery or inspection.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 515, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2291 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2291
Money judgment; fieri facias
Status: in_force

A judgment for the payment of money may be executed by a writ of fieri facias directing the seizure and sale of property of the judgment debtor.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3502 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3502
Issuance of writ before petition filed
Status: in_force

A writ of attachment or of sequestration may issue before the petition is filed, if the plaintiff obtains leave of court and furnishes the affidavit and security provided in Article 3501. In such a case the petition shall be filed on the first judicial day after the issuance of the writ of attachment or of sequestration, unless for good cause shown the court grants a longer delay.
La. Civ. Code art. 239 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 239
Modification or termination of support
Status: in_force

The amount of support may be modified if the circumstances of the obligor or the obligee materially change and shall be terminated if it has become unnecessary.

Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2162 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2162
Dismissal by consent of parties, or because of lack of jurisdiction or right to appeal, or abandonment; transfer
Status: in_force

An appeal can be dismissed at any time by consent of all parties, or for lack of jurisdiction of the appellate court, or because there is no right to appeal, or if, under the rules of the appellate court, the appeal has been abandoned.

If an appeal is taken to an appellate court which has no jurisdiction over it, the court may transfer the appeal to the proper court, upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. If an appeal is transferred to the supreme court in error, the supreme court may transfer or retransfer it to the proper court.
La. Ch. Code art. 1285.12 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1285.12
Revocation of interlocutory decree
Status: in_force

A. At any time before the entry of the final decree of adoption, the court for good cause may revoke its interlocutory decree either on its own motion, on the motion of the department, or on the motion of the petitioner or any person interested in the child.

B. All parties upon whom service was originally made shall be notified at least ten days prior to the signing of the order of revocation and shall be given an opportunity to be heard upon their written request.

Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4921.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4921.1
Demand for trial; abandonment; applicability
Status: in_force

A. After the lapse of fifteen days from the date the answer to the suit is filed pursuant to Article 4920, any party may make written demand to have the case set for trial. The judge shall give notice of trial within forty-five days of the answer being filed. The court shall issue notice of trial to be held within forty-five days of that date.

B. Notwithstanding the three-year period for abandonment as provided by Article 561, if the parties fail to take any step in the prosecution or defense of the action for a period of one year, the action shall otherwise be subject to the procedures for abandonment as provided by Article 561, provided that the court has jurisdiction over the subject matter.

C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph A of this Article, the justice of the peace or clerk may set the matter for trial upon filing of a petition. The date, time, and location of the trial shall be contained in the citation. The first scheduled trial date shall be not more than forty-five days, nor less than ten days, from the service of the citation. If the defendant appears, he need not file an answer unless ordered to do so by the court. If a defendant who has been served with citation fails to appear at the time and place specified in the citation, the judge may enter a default judgment for the plaintiff in the amount proved to be due. If the plaintiff does not appear, the judge may enter an order dismissing the action without prejudice.

(2) If a matter has been set for trial pursuant to Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph, no default judgment shall be rendered prior to the trial date.

Acts 2005, No. 489, §1; Acts 2015, No. 424, §1; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Civ. Code art. 2710 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2710
Enforcement of the lessor's privilege
Status: in_force

The lessor may seize the movables on which he has a privilege while they are in or upon the leased property, and for fifteen days after they have been removed if they remain the property of the lessee and can be identified.

The lessor may enforce his privilege against movables that have been seized by the sheriff or other officer of the court, without the necessity of a further seizure thereof, as long as the movables or the proceeds therefrom remain in the custody of the officer.

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Civ. Code art. 894 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 894
Separate property; rights of surviving spouse
Status: in_force

If the deceased leaves neither descendants, nor parents, nor brothers, sisters, or descendants from them, his spouse not judicially separated from him shall succeed to his separate property to the exclusion of other ascendants and other collaterals.

Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
La. Ch. Code art. 1431 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1431
Coroner's examination; emergency certificate
Status: in_force

A. Upon the request of a credible adult who is financially unable to afford a private physician or who cannot immediately obtain an examination by a physician, the parish coroner may render, or the coroner or a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction may cause to be rendered by a physician, an actual examination of a minor alleged to be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and in need of immediate medical treatment because he is dangerous to self or others or gravely disabled. If the coroner is not a physician he may deputize a physician to perform this examination.

B. Failure to render an actual examination prior to execution of the emergency certificate shall be evidence of gross negligence.

C. To accomplish the examination authorized by this Article, if the coroner or the judge is apprehensive that his own safety or that of the deputy or other physician may be endangered thereby, he shall issue a protective custody order pursuant to Chapter 8 of this Title.

D. If the examining physician determines that the provisions of this Article are met, he shall execute an emergency certificate and shall transport or cause to be transported the minor named in the emergency certificate to a treatment facility in accordance with the provisions of Article 1427.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2016, No. 642, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 327 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 327
Admissibility
Status: in_force

A. A prehearing videotape which meets all the requirements of Article 326 may be admissible into evidence if all of the following occur:

(1) The parties to the proceeding are afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is offered into evidence.

(2) The person conducting or supervising the interview of the protected person in the recording is present at the proceeding and available to testify or be cross-examined by either party.

(3) The protected person is available to testify.

B. The admission into evidence of the videotape as authorized herein shall not preclude the state from calling the protected person as a witness or taking the protected person's testimony outside the courtroom as otherwise authorized by law.

C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit the right of confrontation of a defendant in a criminal proceeding before the court.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 241, §2; Acts 2008, No. 335, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3172 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3172
Pledge of mineral payments by owner of land or holder of mineral servitude
Status: in_force

By express provision in a contract establishing a pledge, the owner of land or holder of a mineral servitude may pledge bonuses, delay rentals, royalties, and shut-in payments arising from mineral leases, as well as other payments that are classified as rent under the Mineral Code. Other kinds of payments owing under a contract relating to minerals are not susceptible of pledge under this Title.

Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Ch. Code art. 1283.8 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1283.8
Interlocutory decree
Status: in_force

Upon due consideration of the factors enumerated in Article 1283.6(B), the court may grant or refuse to grant an interlocutory decree during or after the hearing. The basic consideration for this decree shall be the best interest of the child.

Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1307.8 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1307.8
Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph B of this Article, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order.

B. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order:

(1) Recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be heard;

(2) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with Article 1302.1;

(3) The order is not enforceable in the issuing country;

(4) The order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure;

(5) A record transmitted in accordance with Article 1307.6 lacks authenticity or integrity;

(6) A proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed;

(7) The order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this Chapter in this state;

(8) Payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part;

(9) In a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:

(a) If the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or

(b) If the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or

(10) The order was made in violation of Article 1307.11.

C. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a Convention support order under Subparagraph (B)(2), (4), or (9) of this Article:

(1) The tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new Convention support order; and

(2) The Department of Children and Family Services shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under Article 1307.4.

Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3135 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3135
Proces verbal of inventory prima facie proof; traverse
Status: in_force

The proces verbal of a public inventory returned into court as provided in Article 3134 shall be accepted as prima facie proof of all matters shown therein, without homologation by the court.

An interested person at any time may traverse the proces verbal of a public inventory by contradictory motion served upon the notary and the person at whose instance the inventory was made.

If a descriptive list is amended or successfully traversed a copy of the amended or traversed proces verbal shall be filed with the Collector of Revenue.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 334.2 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 334.2
Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
Status: repealed

Acts 2008, No. 66, §1; Acts 2010, No. 479, §1; Acts 2010, No. 584, §1; Acts 2014, No. 194, §2; Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Civ. Code art. 97 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 97
Civil effects of relatively null marriage
Status: in_force

A relatively null marriage produces civil effects until it is declared null.

Acts 1987, No. 886, §1, eff., Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3824 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3824
Method of service
Status: in_force

A writ of habeas corpus shall be served upon the party to whom it is addressed or who has the person in custody in the manner provided by Articles 1232 and 1233. If personal service cannot be made, service may be made by attaching the writ to an entrance door of the residence of the party to be served or to a door of the place where the person is in custody.
La. Civ. Code art. 3315 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3315
Third possessor defined
Status: in_force

A third possessor is one who acquires mortgaged property and who is not personally bound for the obligation the mortgage secures.

Acts 1992, No. 1132, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

{{NOTE: FORMER ART. 3315 REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 1132, §1, EFF. JAN. 1, 1993.}}
La. Civ. Code art. 597 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 597
Liability of the usufructuary for servitudes.
Status: in_force

The usufructuary who loses a predial servitude by nonuse or who permits a servitude to be acquired on the property by prescription is responsible to the naked owner.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 900 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 900
Degrees of relationship
Status: in_force

The propinquity of consanguinity is established by the number of generations, and each generation is called a degree.

Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
La. Civ. Code art. 3497.1 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3497.1
Actions for arrearages of spousal support or of installment payments for contributions made to a spouse's education or training
Status: in_force

An action to make executory arrearages of spousal support or installment payments awarded for contributions made by one spouse to the education or training of the other spouse is subject to a liberative prescription of five years.

Acts 1984, No. 147, §1, eff. June 25, 1984; Acts 1990, No. 1008, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 605, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2973 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2973
Responsive pleadings to opposition
Status: in_force

Responsive pleadings to an opposition may be filed as provided in Article 2593.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 552 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 552
Pleas at the arraignment
Status: in_force

There are four kinds of pleas to the indictment at the arraignment:

(1) Guilty;

(2) Not guilty;

(3) Not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity; or

(4) Nolo contendere, which plea a court may in its discretion accept only if the offense charged is not a capital offense. If a court accepts such a plea, it shall impose sentence or place the defendant on probation, or release him during his good behavior, in accordance with the laws applicable to the offense. A sentence imposed upon a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction and may be considered as a prior conviction and provide a basis for prosecution or sentencing under laws pertaining to multiple offenses, and shall be a conviction for purposes of laws providing for the granting, suspension or revocation of licenses to operate motor vehicles.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 453, §1; Acts 1977, No. 534, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3402 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3402
Foreign representative; qualification
Status: in_force

A succession representative appointed by a court outside Louisiana may act with respect to property situated in Louisiana only after qualifying in a court of competent jurisdiction in Louisiana. He shall furnish bond upon the application of any interested person for good cause shown in the same amount as an administrator, even though in the case of a testamentary succession the testament dispenses with bond.

After such qualification the succession representative may exercise all of the rights and privileges of and has the same obligation as a succession representative originally qualified in Louisiana.
La. Ch. Code art. 1276 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1276
Disclosure of death of biological parents and adopted persons
Status: in_force

When one or both of the biological parents are deceased, or when the adopted person is deceased and this fact is known by the voluntary registry or by the licensed adoption agency, firm, or lawyer which originally placed the adopted person for adoption, this information shall be disclosed to any person permitted to register pursuant to Article 1270 and who has registered with the office of community services under the provisions of this Chapter, and the registered persons shall then be afforded the option of deciding whether they still desire to avail themselves of the contact opportunity provided through the voluntary registry.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 583, §1; Acts 2010, No. 266, §1.