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LA Rev Stat § 40:75 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§75. Adult adoption; name changes

RS 75 - Adult adoption; name changes  A. Adult adoptions and name changes resulting from the adoptions pursuant to R.S. 9:465 shall have no effect on birth certificates maintained by the Vital Records Registry, except that when a name change is effected pursuant to R.S. 9:465 and an affidavit is presented from the district attorney of the parish or place of residence of the requesting party indicating that there is no objection of the district attorney to the adoptee's name change along with a certified copy of the notarial act of adoption and the appropriate fee, the registrar of vital records shall prepare a new birth certificate to reflect the new name. If there is an objection from the district attorney, the registrar of vital records shall not seal the adopted person's birth certificate nor prepare a new certificate until the grounds for the objection have been removed and confirmed by a supplemental affidavit from the district attorney.  B. In such cases, the validity and civil effects of the notarial act of adoption are in no way affected and shall continue to be governed by the laws applicable thereto.  Acts 1991, No. 630, §1; Acts 2016, No. 434, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 40:76 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§76. Record of foreign adoptions

RS 76 - Record of foreign adoptions  A. When a person born in Louisiana is adopted in a court of proper jurisdiction in any other state or territory of the United States, the state registrar may create a new record of birth in the archives upon presentation of a properly certified copy of the final decree of adoption or, if the case has been closed and the adoption decree has been sealed, upon the receipt of a certified statement from the record custodian attesting to the adoption decree.  B. The decree is considered properly certified when attested by the clerk of court in which it was rendered with the seal of the court annexed, if there is a court seal, together with a certificate of the presiding judge, chancellor, or magistrate to the effect that the attestation is in due form. The certified statement is considered proper when sworn to and having the seal of the foreign state or territory's record custodian.  C. Upon receipt of the certified copy of the decree, the state registrar shall make a new record in its archives, showing:  (1) The date and place of birth of the person adopted.  (2) The new name of the person adopted, if the name has been changed by the decree of adoption; and  (3) The names of the adoptive parents and any other data about them that is available and adds to the completeness of the certificate of the adopted child.  Acts 1979, No. 776, §1; Acts 1990, No. 183, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:77 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§77. Certified copy for adoptive parents

RS 77 - Certified copy for adoptive parents  A. Upon completion of the new record as provided for in R.S. 40:76 with respect to an adopted person who was born in Louisiana and adopted in another state, the state registrar shall issue to the adoptive parents a certified copy of the new record and shall place the original birth certificate and the copy of the decree and related documents in a sealed package and shall file the package in its archives.  B. Except as provided in R.S. 40:74, this sealed package shall be opened only upon the demand of the adopted person, or if deceased, by his or her descendants, or upon the demand of the adoptive parent, or the state registrar, or the recognized public or private social agency which was a party to the adoption, and then only by order of a Louisiana court of competent jurisdiction at the domicile of the vital records registry which court order shall issue only after a showing of compelling reasons, and opened only to the extent necessary to satisfy such compelling necessity.  C. In satisfying the requirement that information shall be revealed only to the extent necessary to satisfy the compelling necessity shown, the court is further authorized to use the services of the curator ad hoc appointed pursuant to Article 5091.2 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.  D. All motions for records under this Section shall be in accordance with and subject to, the provisions of R.S. 9:437 and, if an adoption agency is involved, the agency shall be served with a copy of the motion as provided in Article 1313 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.  Acts 1979, No. 776, §1. Acts 1986, No. 876, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:78 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§78. Retroactive operation

RS 78 - Retroactive operation  The provisions of this Part relative to controlled access to sealed adoption records and R.S. 9:437 shall all apply to adoption decrees rendered at any time, prior to, as well as after, the effective date of this Chapter.  Acts 1979, No. 776, §1; Acts 1986, No. 876, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:91 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§91. Title

RS 91 - Title This Part may be known and referred to as the "Missing Angels Act". Acts 2003, No. 591, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:92 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§92. Certificate of stillbirth; requirements

RS 92 - Certificate of stillbirth; requirements  A.(1) In addition to the requirements in R.S. 40:47 and 49, the state registrar shall establish a certificate of stillbirth on a form approved by the state registrar for each spontaneous fetal death which occurs in this state after twenty complete weeks of gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, or a weight of three hundred fifty grams or more; and for each instance of spontaneous fetal death when a parent of a stillborn child requests a certificate of stillbirth.  (2) The certificate established pursuant to this Section shall be provided by the vital records registry upon the request of the parent or parents of a stillborn child.  B. The certificate of stillbirth shall be identified as a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and shall contain the following information:  (1) The name of the child who shall be identified as deceased, or if the child is not named, the preparer shall include the sex of the child who shall be identified as deceased.  (2) The date and location of the stillbirth.  (3) The name of the mother and the father if the father's name is available.  (4) The certificate of stillbirth shall clearly indicate that it is not proof of a live birth.  C. One copy of the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be provided by the vital records registry at no cost upon request. Additional copies shall be subject to the same fees as a certificate of live birth as provided in R.S. 40:40.  Acts 2003, No. 591, §1; Acts 2019, No. 100, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:93 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§93. Gestational carrier data collection; purpose

RS 93 - Gestational carrier data collection; purpose  The purpose of this Part shall be the compilation of relevant maternal life and health factors and data concerning gestational carriers to the extent that it is authorized by law.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:94 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§94. Forms for collection of data

RS 94 - Forms for collection of data  The state registrar shall prescribe forms for the collection of information and statistics with respect to enforceable gestational carrier contracts. Such forms shall require but not be limited to the following information:  (1) The age, marital status, and state and parish of domicile of the gestational carrier.  (2) The parish in which the in utero embryo transfer took place.  (3) The full name and address of the physician or physicians performing or attending to the following phases of the gestational carrier:  (a) In utero embryo transfer.  (b) Prenatal and postnatal care.  (c) Birth.  (d) Miscarriage.  (e) Induced abortion.  (4) The age, marital status, and state and parish of domicile of the intended parents.  (5) The medical reason necessitating the gestational carrier.  (6) The medical procedures employed in the birth, miscarriage, or termination of pregnancy for medical emergency as provided by R.S. 40:1061.23.  (7) The length and weight of the child born as a result of gestational carrier.  (8) The length and weight of an unborn child miscarried after the initiation of a gestational carrier.  (9) Other significant conditions or health complications of the unborn child and gestational carrier.  (10) The results of pathological examinations of any unborn child who died as a result of pregnancy complications or termination incidental to a gestational carrier.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:95 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§95. Completion of forms; filing with vital records registry

RS 95 - Completion of forms; filing with vital records registry  The physician performing the in utero embryo transfer or termination of the pregnancy by birth, miscarriage, or abortion shall provide the information required by the provisions of R.S. 40:94. Such completed forms shall be transmitted by the physician to the vital records registry within fifteen days of the performance of the medical procedures and shall be confidential.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:96 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§96. Confidentiality

RS 96 - Confidentiality  The vital statistics records required by this Part and the identities of the parties to a gestational carrier contract shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure, release, or inspection except upon application to a competent court and in conformity with the applicable requirements of confidentiality applicable to adoptions in the Children's Code. The reporting of the data for public health purposes shall redact any identifying information and any public report shall indicate patient numbers as assigned pursuant to rules promulgated by the Louisiana Department of Health.  Acts 2016, No. 494, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:97 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§97. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 235, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

RS 97 - Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 235, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 40:98 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§98. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 235, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

RS 98 - Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 235, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 40:99 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§99. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 235, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

RS 99 - Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 235, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 40:381 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§381. Title

RS 381 - Title This Part may be known and referred to as the "Louisiana Housing Authorities Law". Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:381.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§381.1. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1188, §2.

RS 381.1 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1188, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:385 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§385. Benefits not a right

RS 385 - Benefits not a right No person shall have any claim or entitlement to enjoyment of any benefit conferred by this Chapter, including but not limited to any tenancy in any development, as a matter of right. All benefits conferred shall be pursuant to the conditions and qualifications established by this Chapter and by the rules and regulations of the local housing authority administering it. Further, the benefits of this Chapter are necessarily limited by the resources available to each local housing authority of this state. Consequently, all persons who might otherwise be eligible may not receive a benefit. Further, those receiving benefits may receive the same only on a temporary basis or for a limited period of time. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:391 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§391. Establishment of local housing authorities

RS 391 - Establishment of local housing authorities A. Any local housing authority established under any prior law relating to housing authorities or local housing authorities and in existence on August 15, 1997 shall have continued existence under this Chapter, shall have all the powers conferred by this Chapter and existing under law immediately prior to August 15, 1997, and shall continue to own its property and conduct its operations consistent with this Chapter. B. All commissioners of such authority and all officers, legal counsel, technical experts, directors, and other appointees or employees of such authority holding office or employment on August 15, 1997 by virtue of any such prior law shall be deemed to have been appointed or employed under this Chapter. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 401, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:392 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§392. Establishment of authorities

RS 392 - Establishment of authorities A. In each municipality and parish of this state which has not previously established such an authority, there is hereby created a local housing authority. However, such authority shall not be deemed to be established under this Chapter, nor shall it be authorized to conduct any business or exercise any of its powers, unless and until the governing body of the municipality or parish declares by resolution that a need exists for such a local housing authority to function in such municipality or parish and finds that there exists a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations in such municipality or parish or that such accommodations are not available and affordable to all residents regardless of income. B. The Houma Housing Authority is hereby abolished and the Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority is hereby created and established as the successor to the Houma Housing Authority. The Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority shall be governed as provided by this Chapter and shall have all of the powers, functions, and duties of a housing authority as provided in this Chapter or any other provision of law. It shall exercise such powers, functions, and duties throughout Terrebonne Parish including within the corporate limits of Houma and of any municipality incorporated in the future. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1; Acts 2001, No. 80, §1, eff. May 24, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 40:393 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§393. Resolution of governing body

RS 393 - Resolution of governing body In order for a municipality or parish to establish a local housing authority which may conduct business and exercise its powers, the governing body of such municipality or parish desiring to establish such authority shall adopt a resolution declaring, in substance, that there is a need for a local housing authority in said municipality or parish because there exists a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the municipality or parish or that such housing is not affordable to all residents thereof, regardless of income. No further action or findings shall be necessary. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the local housing authority shall be established and shall have perpetual existence unless dissolved in accordance with law. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 401, §4; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:394 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§394. Adoption of a legal name

RS 394 - Adoption of a legal name Each local housing authority established pursuant to this Chapter, within or together with the resolution required under R.S. 40:393, shall adopt a name for all legal and operating purposes. The name so adopted shall include a reference to the geographic locus of the authority and such other name or identifier as the governing body establishing the authority shall determine. A local housing authority established under prior law may adopt a name consistent with the foregoing requirements by resolution adopted by at least two-thirds of such authority's entire board of commissioners and approved by the governing body of the municipality or parish which established such authority. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:395 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§395. Evidence of establishment of local housing authority

RS 395 - Evidence of establishment of local housing authority A copy of the resolution establishing a local housing authority, duly certified, shall, in any circumstance in which such evidence may be required, serve as conclusive evidence that such authority has been properly established and is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers under this Chapter. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:396 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§396. Area of operation of local housing authority established by municipality

RS 396 - Area of operation of local housing authority established by municipality A. In the case of a local housing authority established by a municipality, the authority's area of operation shall be the municipality and the area within ten miles from the territorial boundaries thereof. Depending upon the geographical location of the municipality, such area of operation may include portions of one or more parishes. It may also include areas lying within the territorial boundaries of municipalities outside the municipality establishing the local housing authority. In order to resolve territorial conflicts, the following rules shall apply: (1) In the case of the local housing authority's home parish, it may operate outside of the area described in this Section in the unincorporated areas of the home parish only with the permission of the governing authority. (2) In the case of incorporated areas of the home parish, the local housing authority may operate within the territorial boundaries thereof only by consent of such other municipality and its local housing authority, if any. (3) In the case of unincorporated portions of parishes other than the local housing authority's home parish, it may operate only with the consent of the governing body of the parish, regardless of whether the other parish has established a local housing authority. (4) In the case of incorporated areas within other parishes, it may operate only with the consent of the governing body of any municipality incorporating such areas, and, if the other municipality has also established its own local housing authority, also with the consent of the other local housing authority. (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a local housing authority may, subject to the limitations stated in R.S. 40:449, provide rental assistance to persons residing outside the authority's area of operation as defined in this Section. B. For purposes of this Section, "home parish" means the parish in which the municipality establishing the local housing authority is situated. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 401, §6; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:397 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§397. Area of operation of local housing authority established by parish

RS 397 - Area of operation of local housing authority established by parish In the case of a local housing authority established by a parish, the authority's area of operation shall be all of the parish except that portion which lies within the territorial boundaries of any municipality in which a local housing authority has been established. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:398 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§398. Concurrent jurisdiction

RS 398 - Concurrent jurisdiction A. Whether due to changes in the boundaries of municipalities or parishes which have established local housing authorities, or the establishment of new local housing authorities, or for any other reason, territories may exist that include the area of operation of two or more local housing authorities. Such areas shall be areas of concurrent jurisdiction. B. No local housing authority whose area of operation shall include an area of concurrent jurisdiction shall construct, acquire, or develop any new housing development within the area of concurrent jurisdiction except upon sixty days prior written notice to all other local housing authorities existing within the area of concurrent jurisdiction. The notice shall specify the location, size, and general nature of the proposed new development. Any local housing authority receiving the notice shall have thirty days to send written objections thereto to the local housing authority sending the notice and proposing said new development. C. If written objections are timely made, the local housing authority proposing the new development shall not proceed unless and until both authorities shall have made a good faith effort to resolve their differences and, failing such resolution, the proposing local housing authority shall submit the matter to the governing body of the municipality or parish in which said proposed new development is planned to be located. The governing body, after allowing both local housing authorities to be heard, shall decide whether said new development shall be constructed, acquired, or developed by the local housing authority proposing such action. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:399 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§399. Continuation of operations after commenced

RS 399 - Continuation of operations after commenced Any housing development established by a housing authority pursuant to law shall continue to be maintained and operated by the housing authority so establishing the development or its designee unless the development is conveyed to another housing authority or to a municipality, parish, or other public agency or is otherwise disposed of in accordance with law. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:400 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§400. Cooperative jurisdiction

RS 400 - Cooperative jurisdiction Notwithstanding the area of operation as defined herein, all local housing authorities may cooperate and contract with all other local housing authorities and other public agencies within this state and any public agencies of any other state, with the federal government, and with any person or entity, public or private, and wherever located, in order to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Such cooperation may include but shall not be limited to activities and operations conducted with the agreement of any public agency. Therefore, the area of operation of a local housing authority shall be deemed to include any other area or areas within any municipality or parish, regardless of location, with respect to which the municipality or parish within whose boundaries the area or areas lie agrees to allow the local housing authority to operate. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.