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LA Rev Stat § 9:4835 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4835. Filing of bond or other security; cancellation of statement of claim or privilege or notice of pendency of action

RS 4835 - Filing of bond or other security; cancellation of statement of claim or privilege or notice of pendency of action  A. If a statement of claim or privilege or a notice of pendency of action is filed, any interested person may deposit with the recorder of mortgages either a bond of a lawful surety company authorized to do business in the state, cash, or certified funds to guarantee payment of the obligation secured by the privilege or that portion as may be lawfully due together with interest, costs, and attorney fees to which the claimant may be entitled up to a total amount of one hundred twenty-five percent of the principal amount of the claim as asserted in the statement of claim or privilege or in the action.  B. If the recorder of mortgages finds the amount of the cash or certified funds, or the terms and amount of a bond deposited with him to be in conformity with this Section, he shall note his approval on the bond and make note of either the bond or of the cash or certified funds in the margin of the statement of claim or privilege or notice of pendency of action as it is recorded in the mortgage records and cancel the statement of claim or privilege or the notice of pendency of action from his records by making an appropriate notation in the margin of the recorded statement or notice. The bond shall not be recorded but shall be retained by the recorder of mortgages as a part of his records.  C. Any person who files a bond or other security to guarantee payment of an obligation secured by a privilege in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall give notice of the filing to the owner, the holder of the privilege, and the contractor.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Acts 1984, No. 388, §1; Acts 1985, No. 556, §1; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2; Acts 2014, No. 182, §1; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4842 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4842. Delivery of communications or documents

RS 4842 - Delivery of communications or documents  Delivery of a communication or document required or permitted by this Part to be given or delivered is accomplished when the communication or document is received in accordance with R.S. 9:4843 by the person to whom it is sent or when it is deemed to have been given or delivered in accordance with R.S. 9:4844 or 4845.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1988, No. 685, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4843 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4843. Receipt of communications or documents

RS 4843 - Receipt of communications or documents  A communication or document is received when it comes into the possession of the person to whom it is sent or of a person authorized by him to receive it.  Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4845 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4845. Delivery by electronic means

RS 4845 - Delivery by electronic means  A communication or document required or permitted by this Part to be given or delivered shall be deemed to have been given or delivered when it is delivered by electronic means to a recipient who has consented to that method of delivery of communications or documents related to the work. Delivery by electronic means is accomplished when any of the following occurs:  (1) The communication or document is sent by facsimile transmission to a telecopier number at which the recipient has consented to receive communications or documents related to the work, provided that the sender receives a facsimile confirmation of receipt.  (2) The communication or document is delivered to an electronic mail address at which the recipient has consented to receive communications or documents related to the work, provided that the sender receives an electronic confirmation of receipt.  (3) The communication or document enters an electronic information processing system designated or used by the recipient for purposes of receiving communications or documents related to the work, and the communication or document is deemed to have been received by the recipient in accordance with R.S. 9:2615.  Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4846 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4846. Proof of delivery of movables; prima facie evidence

RS 4846 - Proof of delivery of movables; prima facie evidence  Proof of delivery of movables at the site of the immovable by a claimant asserting a claim or privilege under R.S. 9:4801(3) or 4802(A)(3) is prima facie evidence that the movables became component parts of the immovable, or were used on the immovable, or in machinery or equipment used at the site of the immovable in performing the work.  Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4851 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4851. Scope; definition

RS 4851 - Scope; definition  A. The provisions of this Subpart and the notice required to be given herein shall be nonwaivable and shall be applicable to all residential home improvements and shall be read and construed in pari materia with the other provisions of this Part. B. For the purposes of this Subpart, residential home improvements shall include all improvements or construction which enhance the value or enjoyment of any real property occupied by the owner thereof principally as a single-family dwelling or residence if such works would entitle any person to lien rights against the property under the provisions of R.S. 9:4801 through 9:4842. Added by Acts 1976, No. 237, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4852 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4852. Notice

RS 4852 - Notice  A. Prior to or at the time of entering into a contract for residential home improvements under the provision of this Subpart, the contractor shall deliver to the owner or his authorized agent, for such owner's or agent's signature, written notice in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF LIEN RIGHTS  Delivered this ______ day of ________, 20___, by ______________, Contractor.  You are having work done on your home. Under Louisiana law, all those who work on your home, including the contractor, any subcontractors, and their employees, as well as all those who supply materials or equipment for the work, can file a lien against your home if they are not paid. They can also recover from you personally the amounts they are owed. This can occur even if you pay the contractor all amounts that you agreed to pay for the work.  You might protect yourself if you do one of the following:  (a) Before the work begins, have a written and signed contract with your contractor and have a payment bond issued. Before the work begins, make sure a notice of your contract and the bond are properly recorded in the parish mortgage records.  (b) When your contractor is paid make sure that all those who worked on your home or supplied materials or equipment have been paid in full. To do this, you might want to require the contractor to give you written lien waivers signed by all those who worked on your home or supplied materials or equipment, acknowledging that they have been paid.  If you have further questions, contact a lawyer.  By signing below, you acknowledge that you have been provided with this notice.  _____________________________________  Owner or Agent  ______________________________________  Date   B. The notice herein required shall not be considered a condition of the construction contract.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 237, §1; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4853 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4853. Copies of notice

RS 4853 - Copies of notice  A. A copy of the signed notice shall be given to the owner or agent who has affixed his signature thereto. B. Every person who may be entitled to lien rights against the residential property for work to be done or material to be furnished pursuant to this Subpart shall be furnished a copy of the signed notice by the contractor upon request. Added by Acts 1976, No. 237, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4854 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4854. Lien rights unaffected

RS 4854 - Lien rights unaffected  Nothing contained in this Subpart shall abrogate or interfere with the lien rights of any person otherwise entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions of this Part. Added by Acts 1976, No. 237, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4855 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4855. Penalty for violation

RS 4855 - Penalty for violation  In the event any liens are perfected under the provisions of this Part against any immovable property for work or improvements covered under the provisions of this Subpart and the contractor has failed to comply with the provisions of this Subpart, or, if having technically complied with this Subpart, has willfully, knowingly, and unlawfully falsified any statements or fraudulently obtained the signature of the owner or his agent, such owner shall have a civil cause of action therefor, and shall be entitled to reasonable damages and attorney fees. The penalty provided for herein shall not apply if the contractor or subcontractor obtains a bond from a good and solvent surety in favor of the owner of the property on which the lien is placed pursuant to R.S. 9:4841, or reimburses the property owner in an amount sufficient to satisfy the lien, either in the form of a deduction from the original contract price or other refund and the owner so acknowledges receipt in writing. Added by Acts 1976, No. 237, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4856 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4856. Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; civil penalties; payment of claims, attorney fees and costs

RS 4856 - Contractors; misapplication of payments prohibited; civil penalties; payment of claims, attorney fees and costs  A. No contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor, who has received money on account of a contract for the construction, erection, or repair of a building, structure, or other improvement, including contracts and mortgages for interim financing, shall knowingly fail to apply the money received as necessary to settle claims to sellers of movables or laborers due for the construction or under the contract. Any seller of movables or laborer whose claims have not been settled may file an action for the amount due, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs, and for civil penalties as provided in this Section.  B. When the amount misapplied is one thousand dollars or less, the civil penalties shall be not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars.  C. When the amount misapplied is greater than one thousand dollars, the civil penalties shall be not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, for each one thousand dollars in misapplied funds.  D. A contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor who is found by the court to have knowingly failed to apply construction contract payments as required in Subsection A shall be ordered by the court to pay to plaintiff the penalties provided in Subsection B or C, as may be applicable, and the amount due to settle the claim, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs.  Acts 1997, No. 861, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 9:4814 by Acts 2019, No. 325, §4. NOTE: Former R.S. 9:4814 redesignated as R.S. 9:4856 by Acts 2019, No. 325. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4858 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4858. Contractor's retainage bond

RS 4858 - Contractor's retainage bond  A. The contractor may elect to furnish at the contractor's cost and without offset of the cost against the retainage amount a retainage bond equal to and in lieu of the amount of the retainage required by the contract whenever a contract between an owner and a contractor for the construction, alteration, or repair of any work requires the withholding of sums for retainage until after the recordation of formal acceptance of such work, or notice of default by the contractor or subcontractor, or substantial completion, or final payment exclusive of nonconforming work.  B. If the contractor elects to furnish a retainage bond, it shall be in a form designated by the contracting agency from a surety, within their underwriting limits, with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide.  Redesignated from R.S. 9:4822(M) by Acts 2019, No. 325, §4. NOTE: Former R.S. 9:4822 (M) redesignated as R.S. 9:4858 by Acts 2019, No. 325. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4861.1 (2021)
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LA Rev Stat § 9:4861.2 (2021)
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LA Rev Stat § 9:4862 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4862. Privilege for labor, services, or supplies

RS 4862 - Privilege for labor, services, or supplies A. The following persons have a privilege over the property described in R.S. 9:4863 to secure the following obligations incurred in operations: (1) A contractor for the price of his contract for operations. (2) A contractor for the price of his contract for providing services or facilities to persons performing labor or services on a well site located in the waters of the state. (3) A laborer or employee of an operator or contractor, for the price of his labor performed at the well site. (4) A person who performs trucking, towing, barging, or other transportation services for an operator or contractor, for the price of transporting movables to the well site. (5) A person who transports, to or from a well site located in the waters of the state, persons who are employed in rendering labor or services on the well site, for the price of transporting those persons. (6) A seller for the price of a movable sold to an operator or contractor that is: (a) Incorporated in a well or in a facility located on the well site. (b) Consumed in operations. (c) Consumed at the well site by a person performing labor or services on a well site located in the waters of the state. (7) A lessor for the rent of a movable leased to an operator or contractor used in operations and that accrues while the movable is located on the well site. B. The privilege created by this Part is accessory to and secures only the following: (1) The amount of the obligation described in Subsection A of this Section. (2) Interest due on the amount of the obligation. (3) The cost of preparing and filing the statement of privilege and notice of pendency of action authorized by this Part. (4) The amount of reasonable attorney fees not to exceed ten percent if an attorney is employed to enforce obligations. Acts 1983, No. 374, §1; Acts 1986, No. 191, §1; Acts 1989, No. 137, §5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 1079, §3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 962, §1; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4863 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4863. Property subject to the privilege

RS 4863 - Property subject to the privilege A. Except as limited by Subsections B, C, and D of this Section, the privilege given by R.S. 9:4862 is established over: (1) The operating interest under which the operations giving rise to the claimant's privilege are conducted together with the interest of the lessee of such interest in a: (a) Well, building, tank, leasehold pipeline, and other construction or facility on the well site. (b) Movable on a well site that is used in operations, other than a movable that is only transiently on the well site for repair, testing, or other temporary use. (c) Tract of land, servitude, and lease described in R.S. 9:4861(12)(c) covering the well site of the operating interest. (2) Drilling or other rig located at the well site of the operating interest if the rig is owned by the operator or by a contractor from whom the activities giving rise to the privilege emanate. (3) The interest of the operator and participating lessee in hydrocarbons produced from the operating interest and the interest of a non-participating lessee in hydrocarbons produced from that part of his operating interest subject to the privilege. (4) The proceeds received by, and the obligations owed to, a lessee from the disposition of hydrocarbons subject to the privilege. B. The privilege that results from operations on a voluntary or compulsory unit affects only that part of a non-participating lessee's interest in the operating interest located within the boundaries of the unit and only insofar as the unit covers and affects the unitized zone or formation. The privilege affects only the interest of the non-participating lessee in the other property described in Subsection (A)(1) and (2) of this Section that is used in the operations of the unit well. C. The privilege does not affect: (1) That part of hydrocarbons produced from an operating interest that is owned by a lessor, sublessor, overriding royalty owner, or other person who is not a lessee of the operating interest. (2) The obligations or proceeds arising from the disposition of such hydrocarbons that are owned by or payable to such persons. D. The lien and privilege provided for in this Subpart shall not attach or apply to any rigs, machinery, appurtenances, appliances, equipment, or other related equipment moved onto the lease for the purpose of plugging and abandoning the well or wells and closing associated pits thereon in compliance with an order issued by the commissioner of conservation after public hearing in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 30:1 et seq. Additionally, the lien and privilege provided for in this Subpart shall not attach or apply to any casing, tubing, pipe, and other tubular goods recovered from the drill hole as a result of such plugging and abandoning operations. Acts 1995, No. 962, §1; Acts 1997, No. 533, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4864 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4864. When the privilege is established and when it is extinguished

RS 4864 - When the privilege is established and when it is extinguished A. The privilege in favor of a claimant is established and is effective as to a third person when: (1) The claimant, who is a contractor, laborer, or employee begins rendering services at the well site. (2) Movables sold by the claimant to an operator or contractor are delivered to the well site. (3) The claimant begins transporting movables to, or persons to or from, the well site. (4) Property leased by the claimant to an operator or contractor is placed on the well site for use in operations. B. The privilege is extinguished: (1) Upon extinction of the obligation it secures. (2) By written consent of the claimant. (3) As otherwise provided in this Part. C. All obligations owed to a claimant arising from operations on the same operating interest, without a lapse of more than ninety consecutive days between an activity or event that establishes the privilege as described in Subsection A of this Section, are secured by a single privilege whether or not such activities are performed or events occur at different times and under several contracts with different operators or contractors. If more than ninety consecutive days elapse between such activities or events, the privileges established before and those established after such time are separate. Acts 1995, No. 962, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4865 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4865. Cessation of effect as to certain third persons

RS 4865 - Cessation of effect as to certain third persons A. A privilege ceases to have effect against a third person one hundred-eighty days after the last activity or event which gives rise to the privilege unless: (1) The property subject to the privilege is not a drilling or other rig and the claimant files a statement of privilege in the mortgage records of the parish where the operating interest subject to the privilege is located; or (2) The property subject to the privilege is a drilling or other rig and the claimant files, in the place specified in R.S. 10:9-501, a financing statement conforming to the requirements of R.S. 10:9-502. Notwithstanding R.S. 10:9-509(a), the claimant may file such a financing statement without the debtor's authorization so long as the claimant holds the privilege at the time of filing and the financing statement covers only a rig covered by the claimant's privilege. B. A privilege shall also cease to have effect against a third person unless the claimant institutes an action for the enforcement of the privilege within one year after the date of the filing of the statement of privilege or financing statement. C. The privilege shall also cease to have effect against third persons who are not parties to the action instituted pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section unless the claimant files a notice of pendency of action in the mortgage records of the parish where the property is located or lawfully seizes the property subject to the privilege within thirty days after institution of the action unless the property subject to the privilege is a drilling or other rig. Acts 1986, No. 191, §1; Acts 1995, No. 962, §1; Acts 2001, No. 128, §4, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4866 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4866. Extinction as to movable property

RS 4866 - Extinction as to movable property A privilege, if not otherwise extinguished, is extinguished as to movable property other than hydrocarbons, the obligations and proceeds derived from the disposition of hydrocarbons, and drilling or other rigs, when the property is transferred by an onerous transaction to a third person who is in good faith and it is removed from the well site. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 31, §1; eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1995, No. 962, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4867 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4867. Notice to operator

RS 4867 - Notice to operator A. A privilege is extinguished over the property upon which it is established, other than a drilling or other rig not owned by the operator, unless a statement of the claimant's privilege is delivered to the operator within the time specified in R.S. 9:4865(A) for the filing of a statement of privilege or unless the operator is contractually bound to the claimant for the obligation secured by the privilege. B. A privilege established over a drilling or other rig, not owned by the operator, is extinguished at the time specified in R.S. 9:4865(A) for the filing of a statement of privilege unless a statement of the claimant's privilege is delivered to the owner of the rig within that time or unless the owner of the rig is contractually bound to the claimant for the obligation secured by the privilege. Added by Acts 1968, No. 523, §1; Acts 1985, No. 519, §1; Acts 1995, No. 962, §1.