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LA Civ Code art. 3494 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3494. Actions subject to a three-year prescription

  The following actions are subject to a liberative prescription of three years:  (1) An action for the recovery of compensation for services rendered, including payment of salaries, wages, commissions, professional fees, fees and emoluments of public officials, freight, passage, money, lodging, and board;  (2) An action for arrearages of rent and annuities;  (3) An action on money lent;  (4) An action on an open account; and  (5) An action to recover underpayments or overpayments of royalties from the production of minerals, provided that nothing herein applies to any payments, rent, or royalties derived from state-owned properties.  Acts 1986, No. 1031, §1; Acts 2018, No. 471, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3495 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3495. Commencement and accrual of prescription

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. 3496 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3496. Action against attorney for return of papers

An action by a client against an attorney for the return of papers delivered to him for purposes of a law suit is subject to a liberative prescription of three years. This prescription commences to run from the rendition of a final judgment in the law suit or the termination of the attorney-client relationship. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3496.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3496.1. Action against a person for abuse of a minor

An action against a person for abuse of a minor is subject to a liberative prescriptive period of three years. This prescription commences to run from the day the minor attains majority, and this prescription, for all purposes, shall be suspended until the minor reaches the age of majority. This prescriptive period shall be subject to any exception of peremption provided by law. Acts 1992, No. 322, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3496.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3496.2. Action against a person for sexual assault

  A delictual action against a person for any act of sexual assault, as defined in R.S. 46:2184, is subject to a liberative prescription of three years. This prescription commences to run from the day the injury or damage is sustained or the day the victim is notified of the identity of the offender by law enforcement or a judicial agency, whichever is later. This prescriptive period shall be subject to any exception of peremption provided by law.  Acts 2016, No. 629, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3497 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3497. Actions subject to a five year prescription

The following actions are subject to a liberative prescription of five years: An action for annulment of a testament; An action for the reduction of an excessive donation; An action for the rescission of a partition and warranty of portions; and An action for damages for the harvesting of timber without the consent of the owner. This prescription is suspended in favor of minors, during minority. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 2009, No. 107, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3497.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3497.1. Actions for arrearages of spousal support or of installment payments for contributions made to a spouse's education or training

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 Civ Code art. 3498 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3498. Actions on negotiable and nonnegotiable instruments

Actions on instruments, whether negotiable or not, and on promissory notes, whether negotiable or not, are subject to a liberative prescription of five years. This prescription commences to run from the day payment is exigible. Acts 1993, No. 901, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 948, §§6 and 9, eff. June 25, 1993. {{NOTE: ACTS 1992, NO. 1133, §1 ADDED SECTION 3-A OF CHAPTER 4, TITLE XXIV, BOOK III CONTAINING ART. 3498. THIS PROVISION WAS REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 901, §2, EFF. JULY 1, 1993, AND BY ACTS 1993, NO. 948, §9, EFF. JUNE 25, 1993.}}
LA Civ Code art. 3499 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3499. Personal action

Unless otherwise provided by legislation, a personal action is subject to a liberative prescription of ten years. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3500 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3500. Action against contractors and architects

An action against a contractor or an architect on account of defects of construction, renovation, or repair of buildings and other works is subject to a liberative prescription of ten years. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3501 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3501. Prescription and revival of money judgments

A money judgment rendered by a trial court of this state is prescribed by the lapse of ten years from its signing if no appeal has been taken, or, if an appeal has been taken, it is prescribed by the lapse of ten years from the time the judgment becomes final. An action to enforce a money judgment rendered by a court of another state or a possession of the United States, or of a foreign country, is barred by the lapse of ten years from its rendition; but such a judgment is not enforceable in this state if it is prescribed, barred by the statute of limitations, or is otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was rendered. Any party having an interest in a money judgment may have it revived before it prescribes, as provided in Article 2031 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A judgment so revived is subject to the prescription provided by the first paragraph of this Article. An interested party may have a money judgment rendered by a court of this state revived as often as he may desire. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3501.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3501.1. Actions for arrearages of child support

An action to make executory arrearages of child support is subject to a liberative prescription of ten years. Acts 1997, No. 605, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
LA Civ Code art. 3502 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3502. Action for the recognition of a right of inheritance

An action for the recognition of a right of inheritance and recovery of the whole or a part of a succession is subject to a liberative prescription of thirty years. This prescription commences to run from the day of the opening of the succession. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3503 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3503. Solidary obligors

When prescription is interrupted against a solidary obligor, the interruption is effective against all solidary obligors and their successors.  When prescription is interrupted against a successor of a solidary obligor, the interruption is effective against other successors if the obligation is indivisible. If the obligation is divisible, the interruption is effective against other successors only for the portions for which they are bound. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3504 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3504. Surety

When prescription is interrupted against the principal debtor, the interruption is effective against his surety. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan 1, 1984.
LA Civ Code art. 3505 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3505. Acts extending liberative prescription

After liberative prescription has commenced to run but before it accrues, an obligor may by juridical act extend the prescriptive period. An obligor may grant successive extensions. The duration of each extension may not exceed one year. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3505.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3505.1. Formal requirements

An extension of liberative prescription must be express and in writing. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3505.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3505.2. Commencement of period of extension

The period of extension commences to run on the date of the juridical act granting it. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3505.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3505.3. Effect of extension on other obligors and obligees

An extension of liberative prescription is effective against only the obligor granting it but benefits all joint obligees of an indivisible obligation and all solidary obligees. An extension of liberative prescription by a principal obligor is effective against his surety. An extension of liberative prescription by a surety is effective only if the principal obligor has also granted it. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3505.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3505.4. Interruption or suspension during a period of extension

Prescription may be interrupted or suspended during the period of extension. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3515 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3515. Determination of the applicable law; general and residual rule

Except as otherwise provided in this Book, an issue in a case having contacts with other states is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue.  That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of the relevant policies of all involved states in the light of: (1) the relationship of each state to the parties and the dispute; and (2) the policies and needs of the interstate and international systems, including the policies of upholding the justified expectations of parties and of minimizing the adverse consequences that might follow from subjecting a party to the law of more than one state. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3516 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3516. Meaning of "State"

As used in this Book, the word "state" denotes, as may be appropriate: the United States or any state, territory, or possession thereof; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and any foreign country or territorial subdivision thereof that has its own system of law. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3517 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3517. Renvoi

Except as otherwise indicated, when the law of another state is applicable under this Book, that law shall not include the law of conflict of laws of that state. Nevertheless, in determining the state whose law is applicable to an issue under Articles 3515, 3519, 3537, and 3542, the law of conflict of laws of the involved foreign states may be taken into consideration. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3518 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3518. Domicile

For the purposes of this Book, the domicile of a person is determined in accordance with the law of this state. A juridical person may be treated as a domiciliary of either the state of its formation or the state of its principal place of business, whichever is most pertinent to the particular issue. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3519 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3519. Status of natural persons; general principle

The status of a natural person and the incidents and effects of that status are governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to the particular issue. That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of the relevant policies of the involved states in the light of: (1) the relationship of each state, at any pertinent time, to the dispute, the parties, and the person whose status is at issue; (2) the policies referred to in Article 3515; and (3) the policies of sustaining the validity of obligations voluntarily undertaken, of protecting children, minors, and others in need of protection, and of preserving family values and stability. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3523 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3523. Movables

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, the rights and obligations of spouses with regard to movables, wherever situated, acquired by either spouse during marriage are governed by the law of the domicile of the acquiring spouse at the time of acquisition. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3524 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3524. Immovables situated in this state

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, the rights and obligations of spouses with regard to immovables situated in this state are governed by the law of this state. Whether such immovables are community or separate property is determined in accordance with the law of this state, regardless of the domicile of the acquiring spouse at the time of acquisition. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3525 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3525. Termination of community; immovables in another state acquired by a spouse while domiciled in this state

Upon the termination of the community between spouses, either of whom is domiciled in this state, their rights and obligations with regard to immovables situated in another state acquired during marriage by either spouse while domiciled in this state, which would be community property if situated in this state, shall be determined in accordance with the law of this state. This provision may be enforced by a judgment recognizing the spouse's right to a portion of the immovable or its value. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3526 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3526. Termination of community; movables and Louisiana immovables acquired by a spouse while domiciled in another state

Upon termination of the community, or dissolution by death or by divorce of the marriage of spouses either of whom is domiciled in this state, their respective rights and obligations with regard to immovables situated in this state and movables, wherever situated, that were acquired during the marriage by either spouse while domiciled in another state shall be determined as follows:  (1) Property that is classified as community property under the law of this state shall be treated as community property under that law; and  (2) Property that is not classified as community property under the law of this state shall be treated as the separate property of the acquiring spouse. However, the other spouse shall be entitled, in value only, to the same rights with regard to this property as would be granted by the law of the state in which the acquiring spouse was domiciled at the time of acquisition. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3527 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3527. Louisiana immovables acquired by a spouse while domiciled in another state; death of the acquiring spouse while domiciled in another state

Upon the death of a spouse domiciled outside this state, that spouse's immovables situated in this state and acquired by that spouse while domiciled outside this state, which are not community property under the law of this state, are subject to the same rights, in value only, in favor of the surviving spouse as provided by the law of the domicile of the deceased at the time of death. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3528 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3528. Formal validity of testamentary dispositions

A testamentary disposition is valid as to form if it is in writing and is made in conformity with: (1) the law of this state; or (2) the law of the state of making at the time of making; or (3) the law of the state in which the testator was domiciled at the time of making or at the time of death; or (4) with regard to immovables, the law that would be applied by the courts of the state in which the immovables are situated. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3529 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3529. Capacity and vices of consent

A person is capable of making a testament if, at the time of making the testament, he possessed that capacity under the law of the state in which he was domiciled either at that time or at the time of death. If the testator was capable of making the testament under the law of both states, his will contained in the testament shall be held free of vices if it would be so held under the law of at least one of those states. If the testator was capable of making the testament under the law of only one of the states specified in the first paragraph, his will contained in the testament shall be held free of vices only if it would be so held under the law of that state. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3530 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3530. Capacity of heir or legatee

The capacity or unworthiness of an heir or legatee is determined under the law of the state in which the deceased was domiciled at the time of his death. Nevertheless, with regard to immovables situated in this state, the legatee must qualify as a person under the law of this state. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3531 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3531. Interpretation of testaments

The meaning of words and phrases used in a testament is determined according to the law of the state expressly designated by the testator for that purpose, or clearly contemplated by him at the time of making the testament, and, in the absence of such an express or implied selection, according to the law of the state in which the testator was domiciled at the time of making the testament. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3532 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3532. Movables

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to movables is governed by the law of the state in which the deceased was domiciled at the time of death. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3533 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3533. Immovables situated in this state

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in this state is governed by the law of this state. The forced heirship law of this state does not apply if the deceased was domiciled outside this state at the time of death and he left no forced heirs domiciled in this state at the time of his death. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 257, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 3534 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3534. Immovables situated in another state

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in another state is governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state. If the deceased died domiciled in this state and left at least one forced heir who at the time was domiciled in this state, the value of those immovables shall be included in calculating the disposable portion and in satisfying the legitime. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3535 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3535. Real rights in immovables

Real rights in immovables situated in this state are governed by the law of this state. Real rights in immovables situated in another state are governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state. Whether a thing is an immovable is determined according to the substantive law of the state in which the thing is situated. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3536 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3536. Real rights in corporeal movables

Real rights in corporeal movables are governed by the law of the state in which the movable was situated at the time the right was acquired.  Nevertheless, after the removal of a movable to this state, a real right acquired while the movable was situated in another state is subject to the law of this state if: (1) the right is incompatible with the law of this state; or (2) the holder of the right knew or should have known of the removal to this state; or (3) justice and equity so dictate in order to protect third parties who, in good faith, have dealt with the thing after its removal to this state. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3537 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3537. General rule

Except as otherwise provided in this Title, an issue of conventional obligations is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue. That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of the relevant policies of the involved states in the light of: (1) the pertinent contacts of each state to the parties and the transaction, including the place of negotiation, formation, and performance of the contract, the location of the object of the contract, and the place of domicile, habitual residence, or business of the parties; (2) the nature, type, and purpose of the contract; and (3) the policies referred to in Article 3515, as well as the policies of facilitating the orderly planning of transactions, of promoting multistate commercial intercourse, and of protecting one party from undue imposition by the other. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3538 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3538. Form

A contract is valid as to form if made in conformity with: (1) the law of the state of making; (2) the law of the state of performance to the extent that performance is to be rendered in that state; (3) the law of the state of common domicile or place of business of the parties; or (4) the law governing the substance of the contract under Articles 3537 or 3540. Nevertheless, when for reasons of public policy the law governing the substance of the contract under Article 3537 requires a certain form, there must be compliance with that form. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3539 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3539. Capacity

A person is capable of contracting if he possesses that capacity under the law of either the state in which he is domiciled at the time of making the contract or the state whose law is applicable to the contract under Article 3537. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3540 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3540. Party autonomy

All other issues of conventional obligations are governed by the law expressly chosen or clearly relied upon by the parties, except to the extent that law contravenes the public policy of the state whose law would otherwise be applicable under Article 3537. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Civ Code art. 3541 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 3541. Other juridical acts and quasi-contractual obligations

Unless otherwise provided by the law of this state, the law applicable to juridical acts other than contracts and to quasi-contractual obligations is determined in accordance with the principles of this Title. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.