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La. Code Evid. art. 904 — LA Code / Code code-of-evidence / Article 904
Self-authentication of copies of public documents
Status: in_force

When an original public document is deemed authentic without proof by extrinsic evidence as provided in Article 902(1), (2), or (3), a purported copy of the document also shall be deemed authentic when certified as true or correct by the custodian or other person authorized to make that certification, by certificate complying with Article 902(1), (2), or (3).

Acts 1988, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
La. Civ. Code art. 27 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 27
General legal capacity
Status: in_force

All natural persons enjoy general legal capacity to have rights and duties.

Acts 1987, No. 125, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 855.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 855.1
Conviction based on acts committed as a victim of trafficking
Status: in_force

A motion for new trial based on Article 851(B)(6) of this Code shall be available only to persons convicted of violating R.S. 14:82, 83.3, 83.4, 89, or 89.2 prior to August 1, 2014, and shall contain allegations of fact sworn to by the defendant or counsel of the defendant, showing that the defendant was convicted of the offense which was committed as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking or trafficking of children for sexual purposes, or a victim of an offense which would constitute human trafficking or trafficking of children for sexual purposes regardless of the date of conviction. The motion shall provide information showing a rational and causal connection between the acts for which the defendant was convicted and the acts upon which the defendant bases his status as a victim.

Acts 2014, No. 564, §6.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3956 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3956
Evidence of facts in divorce action
Status: in_force

The facts entitling a moving party to a divorce in accordance with Civil Code Article 102 may be established by:

(1) The petition for divorce.

(2)(a) The sheriff's return of service of the petition.

(b) The sheriff's return of service of the petition showing personal service on the defendant if the parties were living together at the time of the filing of the petition.

(c) The return receipt when service is effectuated pursuant to R.S. 13:3204.

(d) Waiver of the service of petition.

(3) The rule to show cause and the affidavit required by Code of Civil Procedure Article 3952.

(4) The sheriff's return of service of the rule, or by a waiver of that service.

(5) The affidavit of the mover, executed after the filing of the rule, that the parties have lived separate and apart continuously for at least the requisite period of time, in accordance with Civil Code Article 103.1, prior to the filing of the rule to show cause and are still living separate and apart and that the mover desires to be divorced.

Acts 1990, No. 1009, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 367, §2; Acts 1995, No. 386, §2; Acts 1999, No. 95, §1; Acts 2006, No. 743, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
La. Ch. Code art. 509 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 509
Development of interagency protocols; drafting committee membership; meetings; compliance deadline
Status: in_force

A. In each judicial district, the district attorney or his designee shall establish a child abuse protocol committee and convene its meetings.

B. At a minimum, each committee shall include the following members:

NOTE: Paragraph B(1) eff. until October 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(1) A representative of the office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Services.

NOTE: Paragraph B(1) as amended by Acts 2025. No. 477, eff. October 1, 2027.

(1) A representative of the office of child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services.

(2) The district attorney or his designee.

(3) The coroner or his designee who has responsibility in the district for the investigation of child abuse cases or expertise in the evaluation of child victims.

(4) A representative of the sheriff and of any other law enforcement agency having responsibility in the district for the investigation of child abuse.

(5) A licensed mental health professional who is experienced in the evaluation of child victims.

(6) A licensed medical professional who is experienced in the evaluation of child victims.

(7) A representative of a child advocacy center that is serving the district or if there is no child advocacy center, a child advocate who is appointed by the juvenile court, or if there is no juvenile court, a child advocate appointed by the division of the district court that hears juvenile cases.

(8) A representative of any other community agency which in the opinion of other team members would contribute to the development of comprehensive and integrated protocols.

C. The committee shall confect protocols in accordance with Article 510 of this Part and shall meet as often as needed to complete that task no later than August 15, 2006. Thereafter, the committee shall be convened upon the request of any team member in order to consider any proposed modifications to the existing protocols.

Acts 2003, No. 749, §1; Acts 2025, No. 477, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Ch. Code art. 1575 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1575
Immunity
Status: in_force

Any law enforcement officer reporting in good faith, exercising due care in the making of an arrest, or providing assistance pursuant to the provisions of Articles 1573 and 1574 shall have immunity from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed because of the report, arrest, or assistance provided.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Ch. Code art. 1283.11 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1283.11
Expiration of interlocutory decree
Status: in_force

If no petition for a final decree is filed within two years after the granting of an interlocutory decree, the latter shall become null and void unless good cause is shown why an extension should be granted.

Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 842 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 842
Authority to file petition
Status: in_force

A delinquency proceeding shall be commenced by a petition. The district attorney may file a petition without leave of court. Any person authorized by the court may file a petition if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child is a delinquent child.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1876 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1876
Court may refuse declaratory judgment
Status: in_force

The court may refuse to render a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2891 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2891
Notarial testament; nuncupative testament by public act; statutory testament executed without probate
Status: in_force

A notarial testament that complies with the provisions of Article 2887(A), a nuncupative testament by public act, and a statutory testament do not need to be proved. Upon production of the testament, the court shall order it filed and executed and this order shall have the effect of probate.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §3, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2025, No. 30, §2.
La. Civ. Code art. 3495 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3495
Commencement and accrual of prescription
Status: in_force

This prescription commences to run from the day payment is exigible. It accrues as to past due payments even if there is a continuation of labor, supplies, or other services.

Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
La. Civ. Code art. 3151 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3151
Power to pledge
Status: in_force

A contract of pledge may be established only by a person having the power to alienate the thing pledged.

Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Civ. Code art. 3253 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3253
Order of payment of privileges; debtor's movables taken before immovables.
Status: in_force

When, for want of movables, the creditors, who have a privilege according to the preceding article, demand to be paid out of the proceeds of the immovables of the debtor, the payment must be made in the order laid down in the following chapter.
La. Civ. Code art. 3041 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3041
Kinds of suretyship
Status: in_force

There are three kinds of suretyship: commercial suretyship, legal suretyship, and ordinary suretyship.

Acts 1987, No. 409, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Civ. Code art. 2589 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2589
Rescission for lesion beyond moiety
Status: in_force

The sale of an immovable may be rescinded for lesion when the price is less than one half of the fair market value of the immovable. Lesion can be claimed only by the seller and only in sales of corporeal immovables. It cannot be alleged in a sale made by order of the court.

The seller may invoke lesion even if he has renounced the right to claim it.

Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Civ. Code art. 3053 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3053
Surety's right to require security
Status: in_force

A surety, before making payment, may demand security from the principal obligor to guarantee his reimbursement when:

(1) The surety is sued by the creditor;

(2) The principal obligor is insolvent, unless the principal obligation is such that its performance does not require his solvency;

(3) The principal obligor fails to perform an act promised in return for the suretyship; or

(4) The principal obligation is due or would be due but for an extension of its term not consented to by the surety.

The principal obligor may refuse to give security if the principal obligation is extinguished or if he has a defense against it.

Acts 1987, No. 409, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 14.1
Electronic filings
Status: in_force

A. Until January 1, 2026, any document in a traffic or criminal action may be transmitted electronically in accordance with a system established by the clerk of court. The clerk of court shall adopt a system for the electronic filing and storage of any pleading, document, or exhibit other than those documents or exhibits introduced and filed at a hearing or trial. Furthermore, in a court that accepts electronic filings in accordance with this Paragraph, the official record shall be the electronic record. A pleading or document filed electronically is deemed filed on the date and time stated on the confirmation of electronic filing sent from the system, if the clerk of court accepts the electronic filing. Public access to electronically filed pleadings and documents shall be in accordance with the rules governing access to written filings.

B. Beginning January 1, 2026, all filings as provided in this Article and all other provisions of this Code filed by an attorney shall only be filed in person in paper form or transmitted electronically in accordance with a system established by a clerk of court or by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority. The filer shall be responsible for ensuring that private information is not included in filings. No filing shall include the first five digits of any social security number, tax identification numbers, state identification numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, full dates of birth, or any information protected from disclosure by state or federal law. The clerk of court shall adopt a system for the electronic filing and storage of any pleading, document, or exhibit other than those documents or exhibits introduced and filed at a hearing or trial. Furthermore, in a court that accepts electronic filings in accordance with this Paragraph, the official record shall be the electronic record. A pleading or document filed electronically is deemed filed on the date and time stated on the confirmation of electronic filing sent from the system, if the clerk of court accepts the electronic filing. Public access to electronically filed pleadings and documents shall be in accordance with the rules governing access to written filings.

C. Upon adoption of uniform filing standards by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority, no clerk of court shall accept a filing not in accordance with the adopted standards.

Acts 2001, No. 319, §3; Acts 2016, No. 109, §2; Acts 2021, No. 341, §1; Acts 2024, No. 501, §2; Acts 2024, No. 694, §5; Acts 2025, No. 352, §2.

NOTE: Acts 2024, No. 501, §2, amended and reenacted Art. 14.1. These amendments were superseded by Acts 2024, No. 694, §§5 and 6(B).
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4564 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4564
Letters of curatorship
Status: in_force

Upon qualification of the appointed curator, the court or clerk thereof shall issue letters of curatorship in the name and under the seal of the court. The letters shall set forth the date of the qualification of the curator and the date, if any, on which the letters expire. Letters of curatorship issued to a limited curator shall also set forth the powers of the limited curator.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §3, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Civ. Code art. 642 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 642
Extent of the servitude.
Status: in_force

A right of use includes the rights contemplated or necessary to enjoyment at the time of its creation as well as rights that may later become necessary, provided that a greater burden is not imposed on the property unless otherwise stipulated in the title.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1573 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1573
Law enforcement officers; duties
Status: in_force

Whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a family or household member has been abused, the officer shall immediately use all reasonable means to prevent further abuse, including:

(1) Arresting the abusive party with a warrant or without a warrant pursuant to Article 213 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if probable cause exists to believe that aggravated or second degree battery has been committed by that person, whether or not the offense occurred in the officer's presence.

(2) Arresting the abusive party in case of simple assault, aggravated assault, or simple battery, whether or not the offense occurred in the presence of the officer, when the officer reasonably believes there is impending danger to the physical safety of the abused person in the officer's absence. If there is no cause to believe there is impending danger, arresting the abusive party is at the officer's discretion.

(3) Assisting the abused person in obtaining medical treatment necessitated by the battery, or arranging for, or providing or assisting in the procurement of transportation for the abused person to a place of shelter or safety.

(4) Notifying the abused person of his right to initiate criminal or civil proceedings, the availability of the protective order pursuant to Article 1570, and the availability of community assistance for domestic violence victims.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1352 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1352
Restrictions on subpoena
Status: in_force

A witness, whether a party or not, who resides or is employed in this state may be subpoenaed to attend a trial or hearing wherever held in this state. No subpoena shall issue to compel the attendance of such a witness unless the provisions of R.S. 13:3661 are complied with.

Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
La. Code Evid. art. 306 — LA Code / Code code-of-evidence / Article 306
Effect of presumptions if there is controverting evidence
Status: in_force

If the trier of fact finds the existence of the predicate fact, and if there is evidence controverting the fact to be inferred, it shall find the existence of the inferred fact unless it is persuaded by the controverting evidence of the nonexistence of the inferred fact.

Acts 1997, No. 577, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1619 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1619
Financial responsibility for children
Status: in_force

NOTE: Art. 1619 repealed by Acts 2010, No. 893, §2, eff. when the 35th state enacts the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.

Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of this compact shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 1612 in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of Louisiana's laws fixing the responsibility for the support of children also may be invoked.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §16, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 893, §2.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1002 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1002
Answer or other pleading filed prior to signing of default judgment
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1001, the defendant may file his answer or other pleading at any time prior to the signing of a default judgment against him.

Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Civ. Code art. 3349 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3349
Failure to endorse; effect
Status: in_force

If the recorder upon acceptance of an instrument fails to endorse an instrument with the date and time of filing or if it bears the same date and time of filing as another instrument, it is presumed that the instrument was filed with respect to other instruments in the order indicated by their registry numbers and that the filing of the instrument occurred immediately before an instrument bearing the next consecutive registry number.

Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.

NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
La. Ch. Code art. 1265 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1265
Motion; filing
Status: in_force

Any request for limited visitation rights shall be made by written motion of the grandparents and filed with the court which rendered the final decree of adoption.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 249 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 249
Accountability of tutor.
Status: in_force

For every sort of tutorship, the tutor is accountable.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 265 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 265
Governor's warrant; issuance and recitals
Status: in_force

If the governor decides that a demand for extradition should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest directed to any peace officer for execution. The warrant shall recite facts showing substantial compliance with Article 263, but an incomplete recital of facts shall not invalidate the warrant if a proper basis for its issuance exists.
La. Civ. Code art. 2331 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2331
Form of matrimonial agreement.
Status: in_force

A matrimonial agreement may be executed by the spouses before or during marriage. It shall be made by authentic act or by an act under private signature duly acknowledged by the spouses.

Acts 1979, No. 709, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 193 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 193
Power to adopt local rules; publication
Status: in_force

A. A court may adopt rules for the conduct of judicial business before it, including those governing matters of practice and procedure that are not contrary to the rules provided by law. When a court has more than one judge, its rules shall be adopted or amended by a majority of the judges thereof, sitting en banc.

B. The rules shall be entered on the minutes of the court. Rules adopted by an appellate court shall be published in the manner that the court considers most effective and practicable.

Amended by Acts 2021, No. 68, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 874 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 874
Prompt sentence required; relief by writs
Status: in_force

Sentence shall be imposed without unreasonable delay. If a defendant claims that the sentence has been unreasonably delayed, he may invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the appellate court.

Acts 1993, No. 975, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 262.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 262.1
Extradition of persons not physically present in demanding state at the time of commission of crime
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this Title, the governor may, in his discretion, have arrested and delivered to the executive authority of any other state any person physically present in this state who commits an act which intentionally results in a criminal offense in the demanding state and who is thereafter charged with such offense even though such person was not physically present in that state at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom.

Acts 2003, No. 1118, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 135 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 135
Closed custody hearing
Status: in_force

A custody hearing may be closed to the public.

Acts 1990, No. 361, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
La. Civ. Code art. 2781 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2781
Annuity for life or time period
Status: in_force

The payments under an annuity contract may be for the lifetime of a designated natural person, or, alternatively, for a period of time.

Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5152 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 5152
Surety's right to plead
Status: in_force

When a surety is sued by the creditor on the suretyship obligation, and the right of discussion has been created by contract between the surety and the creditor, the surety may plead discussion to compel the creditor to obtain and execute a judgment against the principal before executing a judgment against the surety.

Acts 2010, No. 185, §1.