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LA Civ Code art. 3345 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3345. Recordation of a duplicate

The recordation of a duplicate of an instrument, as defined in Code of Evidence Article 1001(5), that does not bear the original signature of a party, shall nonetheless have the same effect as recordation of the original instrument. Recordation does not dispense with proving that the recorded instrument is a duplicate. 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 Civ Code art. 3346 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3346. Place of recordation; duty of the recorder

  A. An instrument creating, establishing, or relating to a mortgage or privilege over an immovable, or the pledge of the lessor's rights in the lease of an immovable and its rents, is recorded in the mortgage records of the parish in which the immovable is located. All other instruments are recorded in the conveyance records of that parish.  B. The recorder shall maintain in the manner prescribed by law all instruments that are recorded with him.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3347 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3347. Effect of recordation arises upon filing

The effect of recordation arises when an instrument is filed with the recorder and is unaffected by subsequent errors or omissions of the recorder. An instrument is filed with a recorder when he accepts it for recordation in his office. 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 Civ Code art. 3348 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3348. Time of filing; determination

Upon acceptance of an instrument the recorder shall immediately write upon or stamp it with the date and time it is filed and the registry number assigned to it. 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 Civ Code art. 3349 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3349. Failure to endorse; effect

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 Civ Code art. 3350 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3350. Presumption as to time of filing

When the date and time of filing cannot be determined under Articles 3348 and 3349, it is presumed that the instrument was filed at the first determinable date and time that it appears in the records of the recorder. 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 Civ Code art. 3351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3351. Ancient documents; presumptions

An instrument that has been recorded for at least ten years is presumed to have been signed by all persons whose purported signatures are affixed thereto, and, if a judgment, that it was rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 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 Civ Code art. 3352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3352. Recorded acts; required information

  A. An instrument shall contain the following information when appropriate for its type and nature:  (1) The full name, domicile, and permanent mailing address of the parties.  (2) The marital status of all of the parties who are individuals, including the full name of the present spouse or a declaration that the party is unmarried.  (3) A declaration as to whether there has been a change in the marital status of any party who is a transferor of the immovable or interest or right since he acquired it, and if so, when and in what manner the change occurred.  (4) The municipal number or postal address of the property, if it has one.  (5) The last four digits of the social security number or the taxpayer identification number of the mortgagor, whichever is applicable.  (6) The notary's identification number or the attorney's bar roll number and the typed, printed, or stamped name of the notary and witnesses if the instrument is an authentic act of, or an authenticated act by, a notary.  B. The recorder shall not refuse to record an instrument because it does not contain the information required by this Article. The omission of that information does not impair the validity of an instrument or the effect given to its recordation.  C. The recorder shall display only the last four digits of the social security numbers or taxpayer identification numbers listed on instruments that his office makes available for viewing on the internet.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2017, No. 173, §4. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3353. Effect of indefinite or incomplete name

A recorded instrument is effective with respect to a third person if the name of a party is not so indefinite, incomplete, or erroneous as to be misleading and the instrument as a whole reasonably alerts a person examining the records that the instrument may be that of the party. 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 Civ Code art. 3354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3354. Applicability

  The provisions of this Chapter apply only to the mortgages and privileges encumbering immovables and to pledges of the lessor's rights in the lease of an immovable and its rents.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3355. Mortgage, pledge, or privilege affecting property in several parishes

  An act of mortgage, contract of pledge, instrument evidencing a privilege, or other instrument that affects property located in more than one parish may be executed in multiple originals for recordation in each of the several parishes. An original that is filed with a recorder need only describe property that is within the parish in which it is filed.  A certified copy of an instrument that is recorded in the records of a parish need only describe property that is within the parish in which it is filed.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3356. Transfers, amendments, and releases

  A. A transferee of an obligation secured by a mortgage, pledge, or privilege is not bound by any unrecorded act releasing, amending, or otherwise modifying the mortgage, pledge, or privilege if he is a third person with respect to that unrecorded act.  B. A recorded transfer, modification, amendment, or release of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege made by the obligee of record is effective as to a third person notwithstanding that the obligation secured by the mortgage, pledge, or privilege has been transferred to another.  C. For the purpose of this Chapter, the obligee of record of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege is the person identified by the mortgage records as the obligee of the secured obligation.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3357 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3357. Duration; general rule

  Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the effect of recordation of an instrument creating a mortgage or pledge or evidencing a privilege ceases ten years after the date of the instrument.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3358 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3358. Duration of recordation of certain mortgages, pledges, and privileges

  If an instrument creating a mortgage or pledge or evidencing a privilege describes the maturity of any obligation secured by the mortgage, pledge, or privilege and if any part of the described obligation matures nine years or more after the date of the instrument, the effect of recordation ceases six years after the latest maturity date described in the instrument.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3359 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3359. Duration of recordation of judicial mortgage

The effect of recordation of a judgment creating a judicial mortgage ceases ten years after the date of the judgment. 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 Civ Code art. 3360 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3360. Duration of recordation of mortgage given by tutor, curator, or succession representative

A. The effect of recordation of a legal mortgage over the property of a natural tutor, or of a special mortgage given for the faithful performance of his duties by a tutor or a curator of an interdict, ceases four years after the tutorship or curatorship terminates, or, if the tutor or curator resigns or is removed, four years after the judgment that authorizes the resignation or removal. B. The effect of recordation of a special mortgage given for the faithful performance of his duties by a curator of an absent person or by a succession representative ceases four years after homologation of his final account, or, if the curator or representative resigns or is removed, four years after the judgment that authorizes that resignation or removal. In any event, the effect of recordation ceases ten years after the date of the act of mortgage. 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 Civ Code art. 3361 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3361. Effect of amendment

  If before the effect of recordation ceases an instrument is recorded that amends a recorded mortgage, pledge, or privilege to describe or modify the maturity of a particular obligation that it secures, then the time of cessation of the effect of the recordation is determined by reference to the maturity of the obligation last becoming due described in the mortgage, pledge, or privilege as amended.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3362 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3362. Method of reinscription

  A person may reinscribe a recorded instrument creating a mortgage or pledge or evidencing a privilege by recording a signed written notice of reinscription. The notice shall state the name of the mortgagor or pledgor, or the name of the obligor of the debt secured by the privilege, as it appears in the recorded instrument, as well as the registry number or other appropriate recordation information of the instrument or of a prior notice of reinscription, and shall declare that the instrument is reinscribed.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3363 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3363. Method of reinscription exclusive

  The method of reinscription provided in this Chapter is exclusive. Neither an amendment of an instrument creating a mortgage or pledge, or evidencing a privilege, nor an acknowledgment of the existence of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege by the mortgagor, pledgor, or obligor, constitutes a reinscription of the instrument.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3364 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3364. Effect of timely recordation of notice of reinscription

A notice of reinscription that is recorded before the effect of recordation ceases continues that effect for ten years from the date the notice is recorded. 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 Civ Code art. 3365 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3365. Effect of request recorded after cessation of effect of recordation

  A notice of reinscription that is recorded after the effect of recordation of the instrument sought to be reinscribed has ceased, again produces the effects of recordation, but only from the time that the notice of reinscription is recorded. The effect of recordation pursuant to this Article shall continue for ten years from the date on which the notice of reinscription is recorded, and the instrument may be reinscribed thereafter from time to time as provided by Article 3362.  Reinscription pursuant to this Article does not require that the mortgage or pledge or evidence of privilege be again recorded, even if the original recordation has been cancelled.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3366 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3366. Cancellation upon written request; form and content

  A. The recorder of mortgages shall cancel, in whole or in part and in the manner prescribed by law, the recordation of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege upon receipt of a written request for cancellation in a form prescribed by law and that:  (1) Identifies the mortgage, pledge, or privilege by reference to the place in the records where it is recorded; and  (2) Is signed by the person requesting the cancellation.  B. The effect of recordation of the instrument ceases upon cancellation by the recorder pursuant to the provisions of this Article.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3367 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3367. Cancellation of recordation after effect of recordation has ceased

  If the effect of recordation of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege has ceased for lack of reinscription or has prescribed by lapse of time under R.S. 9:5685, the recorder upon receipt of a written signed application shall cancel its recordation.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 76, §1. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3368 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3368. Cancellation of prescribed judicial mortgage

  Notwithstanding the reinscription of a judicial mortgage created by the filing of a judgment of a court of this state, the recorder shall cancel the judicial mortgage from his records upon any person's written request to which is attached a certificate from the clerk of the court rendering the judgment that no suit or motion was filed for its revival within the time required by Article 3501 or of a certified copy of a final and definitive judgment of the court rejecting the demands of the plaintiff in a suit or motion to revive the judgment.  Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
LA Civ Code art. 3412 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3412. Occupancy

Occupancy is the taking of possession of a corporeal movable that does not belong to anyone. The occupant acquires ownership the moment he takes possession. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3413. Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish

Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish in a state of natural liberty either belong to the state in its capacity as a public person or are things without an owner. The taking of possession of such things is governed by particular laws and regulations. The owner of a tract of land may forbid entry to anyone for purposes of hunting or fishing, and the like. Nevertheless, despite a prohibition of entry, captured wildlife belongs to the captor. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3414. Loss of ownership of wildlife

If wild animals, birds, fish, or shellfish recover their natural liberty, the captor loses his ownership unless he takes immediate measures for their pursuit and recapture. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3415 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3415. Wildlife in enclosures

Wild animals or birds within enclosures, and fish or shellfish in an aquarium or other private waters, are privately owned. Pigeons, bees, fish, and shellfish that migrate into the pigeon house, hive, or pond of another belong to him unless the migration has been caused by inducement or artifice. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3416 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3416. Tamed wild animals

Tamed wild animals and birds are privately owned as long as they have the habit of returning to their owner. They are considered to have lost the habit when they fail to return within a reasonable time. In such a case, they are considered to have recovered their natural liberty unless their owner takes immediate measures for their pursuit and recapture. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3417 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3417. Domestic animals

Domestic animals that are privately owned are not subject to occupancy. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3418 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3418. Abandoned things

One who takes possession of an abandoned thing with the intent to own it acquires ownership by occupancy. A thing is abandoned when its owner relinquishes possession with the intent to give up ownership. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983
LA Civ Code art. 3419 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3419. Lost things

One who finds a corporeal movable that has been lost is bound to make a diligent effort to locate its owner or possessor and to return the thing to him. If a diligent effort is made and the owner is not found within three years, the finder acquires ownership. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3419.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3419.1. Lost things; domestic animals

  To claim ownership of a domestic animal pursuant to Article 3419 or 3490, the possessor shall prove that the animal when acquired lacked a microchip or other owner-identifying information such as a collar, rabies tag, or tattoo. The presence of owner-identifying information creates a rebuttable presumption that the possessor has not satisfied the requirements for ownership under Article 3419 or 3490.  Acts 2021, No. 162, §2, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Civ Code art. 3420 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3420. Treasure

One who finds a treasure in a thing that belongs to him or to no one acquires ownership of the treasure. If the treasure is found in a thing belonging to another, half of the treasure belongs to the finder and half belongs to the owner of the thing in which it was found. A treasure is a movable hidden in another thing, movable or immovable, for such a long time that its owner cannot be determined. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3421. Possession

Possession is the detention or enjoyment of a corporeal thing, movable or immovable, that one holds or exercises by himself or by another who keeps or exercises it in his name. The exercise of a real right, such as a servitude, with the intent to have it as one's own is quasi-possession. The rules governing possession apply by analogy to the quasi-possession of incorporeals. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3422. Nature of possession; right to possess

Possession is a matter of fact; nevertheless, one who has possessed a thing for over a year acquires the right to possess it. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3423. Rights of possessors

A possessor is considered provisionally as owner of the thing he possesses until the right of the true owner is established. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3424. Acquisition of possession

To acquire possession, one must intend to possess as owner and must take corporeal possession of the thing. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
LA Civ Code art. 3425 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3425. Corporeal possession

Corporeal possession is the exercise of physical acts of use, detention, or enjoyment over a thing. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.