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LA Rev Stat § 9:2713.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2713.7. Effects of transfer of structured settlement payment rights

RS 2713.7 - Effects of transfer of structured settlement payment rights  A. Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer may rely on the court order approving the transfer in redirecting periodic payments to an assignee or transferee in accordance with the order approving the transfer and shall, as to all parties except the transferee or an assignee designated by the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liability for the redirected payments. Such discharge and release shall not be affected by the failure of any party to the transfer to comply with this Act or with the court order approving the transfer.  B. The transferee shall be liable to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer:  (1) If the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer as a consequence of the transfer.  (2) For any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney fees, arising from compliance by the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer with the court order approving the transfer, or from the failure of any party to the transfer to comply with this Act.  C. Neither the annuity issuer nor the structured settlement obligor may be required to divide any periodic payment between the payee and any transferee or assignee or between two or more transferees or assignees.  D. Any further transfer of structured settlement payment rights by the payee may be made only after compliance with all of the requirements of this Act.  Acts 2019, No. 260, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2713.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2713.9. General provisions; construction

RS 2713.9 - General provisions; construction  A. The provisions of this Act may not be waived by any payee.  B. Any transfer agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2020, by a payee who is domiciled in this state shall provide that disputes under such transfer agreement, including any claims that the payee has breached the agreement, shall be determined in and under the laws of the state of Louisiana. No such transfer agreement shall authorize the transferee or any other party to confess judgment or consent to entry of judgment against the payee.  C. No transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall extend to any payments that are life-contingent unless, prior to the date on which the payee signs the transfer agreement, the transferee has established and has agreed to maintain procedures reasonably satisfactory to the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor for periodically confirming the payee's survival and giving the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor prompt written notice in the event of the payee's death.  D. If the payee cancels a transfer agreement, or if the transfer agreement otherwise terminates, after an application for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights has been filed and before it has been granted or denied, the transferee shall promptly request dismissal of the application.  E. No payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall incur any penalty, forfeit any application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee or any assignee based on any failure of such transfer to satisfy the conditions of this Act.  F. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any transfer of structured settlement payment rights in contravention of any applicable law or to imply that any transfer under a transfer agreement entered into prior to July 1, 2020, is valid or invalid.  G. The compliance with the requirements set forth in R.S. 9:2713.5 and fulfillment of the conditions set forth in R.S. 9:2713.6 shall be solely the responsibility of the transferee in any transfer of structured settlement payment rights, and neither the structured settlement obligor nor the annuity issuer shall bear any responsibility for, or any liability arising from, noncompliance with such requirements or failure to fulfill such conditions.  Acts 2019, No. 260, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2714 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2714. Chiropractors; certain contractual agreements invalid

RS 2714 - Chiropractors; certain contractual agreements invalid  A. The legislature finds that an inequity is foisted on certain chiropractors by the provisions contained in some agreements pertaining to management consultant services to the extent these provisions encourage, promote, facilitate, or require participation in conduct on the part of the chiropractor contrary to the provisions of Chapter 36, Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, governing the licensing and conduct of chiropractors. It is the intent of the legislature by this Section to declare null and void and against public policy of the state of Louisiana any provision in any agreement which encourages, promotes, facilitates, or requires conduct on the part of a chiropractor that is contrary to the provisions of Chapter 36 of Title 37.  B. Any provision contained in, collateral to, or affecting an agreement pertaining to chiropractic management consultant services that encourages, promotes, facilitates, or requires a chiropractor to engage in conduct contrary to the provisions of Chapter 36 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 is void and unenforceable to the extent that it encourages, promotes, facilitates, or requires such conduct on the part of a chiropractor.  C. The term "agreement" as it pertains to chiropractic management consultant services, as used in this Section, means any agreement or understanding, written or oral, concerning the provision of chiropractic management consultant services to chiropractors within the state of Louisiana.  D. Any provision in any agreement regarding the provision of chiropractic management consultant services which would frustrate or circumvent the prohibitions of this Section shall be null and void and of no force and effect.  E. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 473, §2.  Acts 1991, No. 1047, §2; Acts 1992, No. 473, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2715 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2715. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 260, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.

RS 2715 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 260, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2716 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2716. Contracts with automatic renewal clauses

RS 2716 - Contracts with automatic renewal clauses A. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in commerce that sells, leases, or offers to sell or lease, any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, when the contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall disclose the automatic renewal clause clearly and conspicuously in the contract or contract offer. B. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in commerce that sells, leases, or offers to sell or lease, any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, when the contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall disclose clearly and conspicuously how to cancel the contract in the initial contract, contract offer, or with delivery of products or services. C. A person, firm, or corporation that fails to comply with the requirements of this Section is in violation of this Section unless the person, firm, or corporation demonstrates all of the following: (1) It has established and implemented written procedures to comply with this Section and enforces compliance with the procedures. (2) Any failure to comply with this Section is the result of error. (3) When an error has caused the failure to comply with this Section, it, as a matter of routine business practice, provides a full refund or credit for all amounts billed to or paid by the consumer from the date of the renewal until the date of the termination of the contract, or the date of the subsequent notice of renewal, whichever occurs first. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the following: (1) The Louisiana Rental-Purchase Agreement Act as provided in R.S. 9:3351 through 3362. (2) Banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, savings banks, credit unions, finance or credit companies, industrial loan companies, or any other financial institution licensed or organized under the laws of any state or the United States, or any foreign bank maintaining a branch or agency licensed under the laws of the United States, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof. (3) Insurers licensed under Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. (4) A contract entered into before January 1, 2011. (5) A contract that allows for cancellation by the consumer by written notice within thirty days or within one month, after the initial period has expired. E. Any contract automatically renewed in violation of this Section shall revert to a thirty day renewal contract in accordance with the same terms. Acts 2010, No. 906, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2717 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2717. Contracts against public policy; declaratory judgment

RS 2717 - Contracts against public policy; declaratory judgment  A.(1) Any contract between a political subdivision and a person or entity entered into as a result of fraud, bribery, corruption, or other criminal acts, for which a final conviction has been obtained, shall be absolutely null and shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.  (2) Any person whose conviction causes the nullity of the contract as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be responsible for payment of all costs, attorney fees, and damages incurred in the rebidding of the contract.  B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a party may petition a court for a declaratory judgment that a clause in an agreement, contract, settlement, or other similar instrument that prevents a party to the instrument from disclosing factual information related to acts that if proven would establish a cause of action for civil damages for any act that may be prosecuted as a criminal offense is null, void, and unenforceable as a matter of law and shall be considered against public policy.  (2) The fact that an agreement, contract, settlement, or similar instrument states that the providing of consideration is not an admission of liability for an alleged criminal offense, of the commission of a criminal offense, or of an awareness of a criminal offense shall not be conclusive in determining whether the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection apply.  (3) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to any agreement, contract, settlement, or similar instrument entered into, revised, or amended before, on, and after August 1, 2018.  Acts 2010, No. 970, §1; Acts 2018, No. 368, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2718 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2718. Purpose and intent

RS 2718 - Purpose and intent  The purpose and intent of this Part is to regulate gestational surrogacy agreements. The legislature has been guided by, among other things, the best interest of the children who are born as a result of gestational surrogacy. The legislature finds that it is desirable to assure that the intended parents of every child born through the use of assisted reproductive technology be legal and biological parents of the child. Accordingly, in regulating gestational surrogacy agreements by means of this Part, the legislature has restricted the range of enforceable gestational surrogacy agreements to those in which the parties who engage the gestational surrogate not only are married to each other, but also create the child using only their own gametes. These compelling state interests justify provisions for filiation to be recognized by a court upon proof that the child is genetically related to both parents, so that the intended parents can bypass the current need to go through extended proceedings to adopt their own child.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2718.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2718.1. Definition of terms

RS 2718.1 - Definition of terms  As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless otherwise provided for or unless the context otherwise indicates:  (1) "Compensation" means a payment of money, objects, services, or anything else having monetary value. Compensation shall not include reimbursement of actual expenses, as provided for in R.S. 9:2720.5(B)(3), to the gestational carrier or payment for goods or services incurred by the intended parents as a result of the pregnancy and that would not have been incurred but for the pregnancy.  (2) "Gamete" means either a sperm or an egg.  (3) "Genetic gestational carrier" means the process by which a woman attempts to carry and give birth to a child using her own gametes and either the gametes of a person who intends to parent the child or donor gametes, when there is an agreement to relinquish the custody of and all rights and obligations to the child.  (4) "Gestational carrier" means a woman who agrees to engage in a process by which she attempts to carry and give birth to a child born as a result of an in utero transfer of a human embryo to which she makes no genetic contribution.  (5) "In utero embryo transfer" means the medical procedure whereby the genetic mother's egg is fertilized with the sperm of the genetic father, with the resulting embryo transferred into the uterus of the gestational carrier.  (6) "Intended parents" means a married couple who each exclusively contribute their own gametes to create their embryo and who enter into an enforceable gestational carrier contract, as defined in this Chapter, with a gestational carrier pursuant to which the intended parents will be the legal parents of the child resulting from an in utero embryo transfer.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2719 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2719. Contract for a genetic gestational carrier; nullity

RS 2719 - Contract for a genetic gestational carrier; nullity  A contract for a genetic gestational carrier shall be absolutely null.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2720 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2720. Enforceability of gestational carrier contract

RS 2720 - Enforceability of gestational carrier contract  A. In accordance with the requirements of this Part, an agreement to be known as a gestational carrier contract is enforceable only if it is in writing and signed by the gestational carrier, her spouse if she is married, and both of the intended parents.  B. A gestational carrier contract is enforceable only if approved by a court in advance of in utero embryo transfer, and is in accordance with all of the requirements of this Part.  C. No person shall enter into a gestational carrier contract for compensation as defined in R.S. 9:2718.1 or that is not in compliance with all of the requirements of this Part. Any such contract executed in the state of Louisiana or any other state shall be absolutely null and unenforceable in the state of Louisiana as contrary to public policy.  D. No person shall enter into a gestational carrier contract that requires the gestational carrier to consent to terminate a pregnancy resulting from in utero embryo transfer for any reason, including a prenatal diagnosis of an actual or potential disability, impairment, genetic variation, or any other health condition or a discrimination based on gender, or for the purposes of the reduction of multiple fetuses. Any such provision in a contract executed in the state of Louisiana or any other state shall be absolutely null and unenforceable in the state of Louisiana as contrary to public policy.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2720.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2720.1. Parties to a gestational carrier contract

RS 2720.1 - Parties to a gestational carrier contract  A gestational carrier shall, at the time the gestational carrier contract is executed:  (1) Be at least twenty-five years of age, and no older than thirty-five years of age.  (2) Have given birth to at least one child.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2720.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2720.2. Contractual requirements

RS 2720.2 - Contractual requirements  A. In an enforceable gestational carrier contract, the gestational carrier shall do all of the following:  (1) Agree to become pregnant by means of in utero embryo transfer, using the gametes of the intended parents, and to give birth to the resulting child.  (2) Agree to reasonable medical evaluation and treatment during the term of the pregnancy, to adhere to reasonable medical instructions about prenatal health, and to execute medical records releases under R.S. 40:1165.1 in favor of the intended parents.  (3) Certify that prior to executing the gestational carrier contract she has undergone at least two counseling sessions, separated by at least thirty days, with a licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, medical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed counselor, to discuss the proposed gestational carrier.  (4) Certify, along with her spouse if she is married, that she will relinquish all rights and duties as the parents of a child born as a result of in utero embryo transfer.  (5) Agree to attend a minimum of one post-birth counseling session within six months of the birth of the child.  B. In an enforceable gestational carrier contract, the intended parents shall certify in writing that they do all of the following:  (1) Acknowledge that the gestational carrier has sole authority with respect to medical decision-making during the term of the pregnancy consistent with the rights of a pregnant woman carrying her own biological child.  (2) Agree to accept custody of and to assume full parental rights and responsibilities for the child immediately upon the child's birth, regardless of any impairment of the child.  (3) Agree to be recognized as the legal parents of the child.  (4) Have a valid will or succession plan establishing custody of the child should both intended parents predecease the birth of the child.  C. The gestational carrier contract shall include a preliminary estimate of anticipated expenses and their allocation in accordance with R.S. 9:2720.5.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2720.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2720.3. Proceeding to approve gestational carrier contract

RS 2720.3 - Proceeding to approve gestational carrier contract  A. Prior to in utero embryo transfer, the intended parents or the gestational carrier and her spouse, if she is married, may initiate a summary proceeding in the court exercising jurisdiction over the adoption of minors where the intended parents or the gestational carrier reside, seeking to have the court approve a gestational carrier contract.  B. A proceeding to approve a gestational carrier contract shall be maintained only if all of the following occur:  (1) The gestational carrier and each of the intended parents have been domiciled in this state for at least one hundred eighty days.  (2) The intended parents, the gestational carrier, and her spouse, if she is married, are all parties to the proceeding.  (3) A copy of the proposed gestational carrier contract is attached to the motion.  (4) An independent board-certified physician in obstetrics and gynecology or in reproductive endocrinology, who has medically treated the intended mother over a period of time such that the physician is competent to reach medical conclusions about the intended mother's medical condition and submits a signed affidavit certifying that in utero embryo transfer with a gestational carrier is medically necessary to assist in reproduction.  (5) For purposes of this Section, "medically necessary" means that the intended mother has been diagnosed to be infertile, or to have a physical condition such that a pregnancy would create serious risk of death or substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function beyond the risk customary to pregnancy and child birth.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:2720.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§2720.4. Institution of records check

RS 2720.4 - Institution of records check  A. Upon the initiation of the summary proceeding, the court shall do all of the following:  (1) Order and be entitled to the criminal history record and identification files of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information on each of the intended parents and the gestational carrier and her spouse, if she is married, as a means of performing background checks on those individuals. The bureau shall, upon request and after receipt of fingerprint cards and other identifying information from the court, make available to the court information contained in the bureau's criminal history record and identification files, which pertains to each of the intended parents and the gestational carrier and her spouse, if she is married. In addition, in order to determine an applicant's suitability, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the bureau to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. The bureau shall charge a processing fee as provided in R.S. 15:587(B)(1).  (2) Order that the Department of Children and Family Services conduct a records check for validated complaints of child abuse or neglect in this or any other state in which either of the intended parents and the gestational carrier and her spouse, if she is married, has been domiciled since becoming a major.  (3) Order that the judicial administrator's office of the Louisiana Supreme Court conduct a records check for court orders entered into the Louisiana Protective Order Registry involving each of the intended parents and the gestational carrier and her spouse, if she is married.  B. Each order shall state the full name, date of birth, social security number, and former and current state of domicile since becoming a major of each subject of the check.  C. The sheriff or the office of state police, Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, the Department of Children and Family Services, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the department, and the judicial administrator's office of the Louisiana Supreme Court shall accord priority to these orders and shall provide a certificate to the court indicating all information discovered, or that no information has been found.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.