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2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3356. Transfers, amendments, and releases

Art. 3356. Transfers, amendments, and releases
A. A transferee of an obligation secured by a mortgage, pledge, or privilege is not bound by any unrecorded act releasing, amending, or otherwise modifying the mortgage, pledge, or privilege if he is a third person with respect to that unrecorded act.
B. A recorded transfer, modification, amendment, or release of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege made by the obligee of record is effective as to a third person notwithstanding that the obligation secured by the mortgage, pledge, or privilege has been transferred to another.
C. For the purpose of this Chapter, the obligee of record of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege is the person identified by the mortgage records as the obligee of the secured obligation.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3357. Duration; general rule

Art. 3357. Duration; general rule
Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the effect of recordation of an instrument creating a mortgage or pledge or evidencing a privilege ceases ten years after the date of the instrument.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3358. Duration of recordation of certain mortgages, pledges, and privileges

Art. 3358. Duration of recordation of certain mortgages, pledges, and privileges
If an instrument creating a mortgage or pledge or evidencing a privilege describes the maturity of any obligation secured by the mortgage, pledge, or privilege and if any part of the described obligation matures nine years or more after the date of the instrument, the effect of recordation ceases six years after the latest maturity date described in the instrument.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3359. Duration of recordation of judicial mortgage

Art. 3359. Duration of recordation of judicial mortgage
The effect of recordation of a judgment creating a judicial mortgage ceases ten years after the date of the judgment.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3360. Duration of recordation of mortgage given by tutor, curator, or succession representative

Art. 3360. Duration of recordation of mortgage given by tutor, curator, or succession representative
A. The effect of recordation of a legal mortgage over the property of a natural tutor, or of a special mortgage given for the faithful performance of his duties by a tutor or a curator of an interdict, ceases four years after the tutorship or curatorship terminates, or, if the tutor or curator resigns or is removed, four years after the judgment that authorizes the resignation or removal.
B. The effect of recordation of a special mortgage given for the faithful performance of his duties by a curator of an absent person or by a succession representative ceases four years after homologation of his final account, or, if the curator or representative resigns or is removed, four years after the judgment that authorizes that resignation or removal. In any event, the effect of recordation ceases ten years after the date of the act of mortgage.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3361. Effect of amendment

Art. 3361. Effect of amendment
If before the effect of recordation ceases an instrument is recorded that amends a recorded mortgage, pledge, or privilege to describe or modify the maturity of a particular obligation that it secures, then the time of cessation of the effect of the recordation is determined by reference to the maturity of the obligation last becoming due described in the mortgage, pledge, or privilege as amended.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3362. Method of reinscription

Art. 3362. Method of reinscription
A person may reinscribe a recorded instrument creating a mortgage or pledge or evidencing a privilege by recording a signed written notice of reinscription. The notice shall state the name of the mortgagor or pledgor, or the name of the obligor of the debt secured by the privilege, as it appears in the recorded instrument, as well as the registry number or other appropriate recordation information of the instrument or of a prior notice of reinscription, and shall declare that the instrument is reinscribed.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3363. Method of reinscription exclusive

Art. 3363. Method of reinscription exclusive
The method of reinscription provided in this Chapter is exclusive. Neither an amendment of an instrument creating a mortgage or pledge, or evidencing a privilege, nor an acknowledgment of the existence of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege by the mortgagor, pledgor, or obligor, constitutes a reinscription of the instrument.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3364. Effect of timely recordation of notice of reinscription

Art. 3364. Effect of timely recordation of notice of reinscription
A notice of reinscription that is recorded before the effect of recordation ceases continues that effect for ten years from the date the notice is recorded.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3365. Effect of request recorded after cessation of effect of recordation

Art. 3365. Effect of notice recorded after cessation of effect of recordation
A notice of reinscription that is recorded after the effect of recordation of the instrument sought to be reinscribed has ceased, again produces the effects of recordation, but only from the time that the notice of reinscription is recorded. The effect of recordation pursuant to this Article shall continue for ten years from the date on which the notice of reinscription is recorded, and the instrument may be reinscribed thereafter from time to time as provided by Article 3362.
Reinscription pursuant to this Article does not require that the mortgage or pledge or evidence of privilege be again recorded, even if the original recordation has been cancelled.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3366. Cancellation upon written request; form and content

SECTION 3. CANCELLATION
Art. 3366. Cancellation upon written request; form and content
A. The recorder of mortgages shall cancel, in whole or in part and in the manner prescribed by law, the recordation of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege upon receipt of a written request for cancellation in a form prescribed by law and that:
(1) Identifies the mortgage, pledge, or privilege by reference to the place in the records where it is recorded; and
(2) Is signed by the person requesting the cancellation.
B. The effect of recordation of the instrument ceases upon cancellation by the recorder pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3367. Cancellation of recordation after effect of recordation has ceased

Art. 3367. Cancellation of recordation after effect of recordation has ceased
If the effect of recordation of a mortgage, pledge, or privilege has ceased for lack of reinscription or has prescribed by lapse of time under R.S. 9:5685, the recorder upon receipt of a written signed application shall cancel its recordation.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 76, §1.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3368. Cancellation of prescribed judicial mortgage

Art. 3368. Cancellation of judicial mortgage arising from judgment that has prescribed
Notwithstanding the reinscription of a judicial mortgage created by the filing of a judgment of a court of this state, the recorder shall cancel the judicial mortgage from his records upon any person's written request to which is attached a certificate from the clerk of the court rendering the judgment that no suit or motion was filed for its revival within the time required by Article 3501 or of a certified copy of a final and definitive judgment of the court rejecting the demands of the plaintiff in a suit or motion to revive the judgment.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3412. Occupancy

TITLE XXIII--OCCUPANCY AND POSSESSION
CHAPTER 1--OCCUPANCY
Art. 3412. Occupancy
Occupancy is the taking of possession of a corporeal movable that does not belong to anyone. The occupant acquires ownership the moment he takes possession.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3413. Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish

Art. 3413. Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish
Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish in a state of natural liberty either belong to the state in its capacity as a public person or are things without an owner. The taking of possession of such things is governed by particular laws and regulations.
The owner of a tract of land may forbid entry to anyone for purposes of hunting or fishing, and the like. Nevertheless, despite a prohibition of entry, captured wildlife belongs to the captor.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3415. Wildlife in enclosures

Art. 3415. Wildlife in enclosures
Wild animals or birds within enclosures, and fish or shellfish in an aquarium or other private waters, are privately owned.
Pigeons, bees, fish, and shellfish that migrate into the pigeon house, hive, or pond of another belong to him unless the migration has been caused by inducement or artifice.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3416. Tamed wild animals

Art. 3416. Tamed wild animals
Tamed wild animals and birds are privately owned as long as they have the habit of returning to their owner. They are considered to have lost the habit when they fail to return within a reasonable time. In such a case, they are considered to have recovered their natural liberty unless their owner takes immediate measures for their pursuit and recapture.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3419. Lost things

Art. 3419. Lost things
One who finds a corporeal movable that has been lost is bound to make a diligent effort to locate its owner or possessor and to return the thing to him.
If a diligent effort is made and the owner is not found within three years, the finder acquires ownership.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3419.1. Lost things; domestic animals

Art. 3419.1. Lost things; domestic animals
To claim ownership of a domestic animal pursuant to Article 3419 or 3490, the possessor shall prove that the animal when acquired lacked a microchip or other owner-identifying information such as a collar, rabies tag, or tattoo. The presence of owner-identifying information creates a rebuttable presumption that the possessor has not satisfied the requirements for ownership under Article 3419 or 3490.
Acts 2021, No. 162, §2, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3420. Treasure

Art. 3420. Treasure
One who finds a treasure in a thing that belongs to him or to no one acquires ownership of the treasure. If the treasure is found in a thing belonging to another, half of the treasure belongs to the finder and half belongs to the owner of the thing in which it was found.
A treasure is a movable hidden in another thing, movable or immovable, for such a long time that its owner cannot be determined.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3421. Possession

CHAPTER 2--POSSESSION
SECTION 1--NOTION AND KINDS OF POSSESSION
Art. 3421. Possession
Possession is the detention or enjoyment of a corporeal thing, movable or immovable, that one holds or exercises by himself or by another who keeps or exercises it in his name.
The exercise of a real right, such as a servitude, with the intent to have it as one's own is quasi-possession. The rules governing possession apply by analogy to the quasi-possession of incorporeals.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3424. Acquisition of possession

SECTION 2--ACQUISITION, EXERCISE, RETENTION,
AND LOSS OF POSSESSION
Art. 3424. Acquisition of possession
To acquire possession, one must intend to possess as owner and must take corporeal possession of the thing.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3426. Constructive possession

Art. 3426. Constructive possession
One who possesses a part of an immovable by virtue of a title is deemed to have constructive possession within the limits of his title. In the absence of title, one has possession only of the area he actually possesses.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3434. Loss of the right to possess

Art. 3434. Loss of the right to possess
The right to possess is lost upon abandonment of possession. In case of eviction, the right to possess is lost if the possessor does not recover possession within a year of the eviction.
When the right to possess is lost, possession is interrupted.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3436. Violent, clandestine, discontinuous, and equivocal possession

Art. 3436. Violent, clandestine, discontinuous, and equivocal possession
Possession is violent when it is acquired or maintained by violent acts. When the violence ceases, the possession ceases to be violent.
Possession is clandestine when it is not open or public, discontinuous when it is not exercised at regular intervals, and equivocal when there is ambiguity as to the intent of the possessor to own the thing.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3439. Termination of precarious possession

Art. 3439. Termination of precarious possession
A co-owner, or his universal successor, commences to possess for himself when he demonstrates this intent by overt and unambiguous acts sufficient to give notice to his co-owner.
Any other precarious possessor, or his universal successor, commences to possess for himself when he gives actual notice of this intent to the person on whose behalf he is possessing.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3440. Protection of precarious possession

Art. 3440. Protection of precarious possession
Where there is a disturbance of possession, the possessory action is available to a precarious possessor, such as a lessee, against anyone except the person for whom he possesses.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2023, No. 421, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3444. Possessory action

Art. 3444. Possessory action
Possession of immovables is protected by the possessory action, as provided in Articles 3655 through 3671 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Possession of movables is protected by the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure that govern civil actions.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3445. Kinds of prescription

TITLE XXIV--PRESCRIPTION
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PRINCIPLES
SECTION 1--PRESCRIPTION
Art. 3445. Kinds of prescription
There are three kinds of prescription: acquisitive prescription, liberative prescription, and prescription of nonuse.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3450. Express or tacit renunciation

Art. 3450. Express or tacit renunciation
Renunciation may be express or tacit. Tacit renunciation results from circumstances that give rise to a presumption that the advantages of prescription have been abandoned.
Nevertheless, with respect to immovables, renunciation of acquisitive prescription must be express and in writing.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3453. Rights of creditors and other interested parties

Art. 3453. Rights of creditors and other interested parties
Creditors and other persons having an interest in the acquisition of a thing or in the extinction of a claim or of a real right by prescription may plead prescription, even if the person in whose favor prescription has accrued renounces or fails to plead prescription.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3454. Computation of time

Art. 3454. Computation of time
In computing a prescriptive period, the day that marks the commencement of prescription is not counted. Prescription accrues upon the expiration of the last day of the prescriptive period, and if that day is a legal holiday, prescription accrues upon the expiration of the next day that is not a legal holiday.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3455. Computation of time by months

Art. 3455. Computation of time by months
If the prescriptive period consists of one or more months, prescription accrues upon the expiration of the day of the last month of the period that corresponds with the date of the commencement of prescription, and if there is no corresponding day, prescription accrues upon the expiration of the last day of the period.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3456. Computation of time by years

Art. 3456. Computation of time by years
If a prescriptive period consists of one or more years, prescription accrues upon the expiration of the day of the last year that corresponds with the date of the commencement of prescription.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3458. Peremption; effect

SECTION 2--PEREMPTION
Art. 3458. Peremption; effect
Peremption is a period of time fixed by law for the existence of a right. Unless timely exercised, the right is extinguished upon the expiration of the peremptive period.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3461. Renunciation, interruption, or suspension ineffective

Art. 3461. Renunciation, interruption, or suspension ineffective
Except as otherwise provided by law, peremption may not be renounced, interrupted, or suspended.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2022, No. 469, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3462. Interruption by filing of suit or by service of process

CHAPTER 2--INTERRUPTION AND SUSPENSION
OF PRESCRIPTION
SECTION 1--INTERRUPTION OF PRESCRIPTION
Art. 3462. Interruption by filing of suit or by service of process
Prescription is interrupted when the owner commences action against the possessor, or when the obligee commences action against the obligor, in a court of competent jurisdiction and venue. If action is commenced in an incompetent court, or in an improper venue, prescription is interrupted only as to a defendant served by process within the prescriptive period.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3463. Duration of interruption; abandonment or discontinuance of suit

Art. 3463. Duration of interruption; abandonment or discontinuance of suit
A. An interruption of prescription resulting from the filing of a suit in a competent court and in the proper venue or from service of process within the prescriptive period continues as long as the suit is pending.
B. Interruption is considered never to have occurred if the plaintiff abandons the suit, voluntarily dismisses the suit at any time either before the defendant has made any appearance of record or thereafter, or fails to prosecute the suit at the trial. The dismissal of a suit pursuant to a compromise does not constitute a voluntary dismissal.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2018, No. 443, §1; Acts 2021, No. 414, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3465. Interruption of acquisitive prescription

Art. 3465. Interruption of acquisitive prescription
Acquisitive prescription is interrupted when possession is lost.
The interruption is considered never to have occurred if the possessor recovers possession within one year or if he recovers possession later by virtue of an action brought within the year.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3469. Suspension of prescription

Art. 3469. Suspension of prescription
Prescription is suspended as between: the spouses during marriage, parents and children during minority, tutors and minors during tutorship, and curators and interdicts during interdiction, and caretakers and minors during minority.
A "caretaker" means a person legally obligated to provide or secure adequate care for a child, including a tutor, guardian, or legal custodian.
Acts 1988, No. 676, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 676, §2.}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3470. Prescription during delays for inventory; vacant succession

Art. 3470. Prescription during delays for inventory; vacant succession
Prescription runs during the delay the law grants to a successor for making an inventory and for deliberating. Nevertheless, it does not run against a beneficiary successor with respect to his rights against the succession.
Prescription runs against a vacant succession even if an administrator has not been appointed.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3472.1. Emergency suspension of prescription and peremption

Art. 3472.1. Emergency suspension of prescription and peremption
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law or any provision of an executive order or proclamation, in the event the governor, in response to a state of emergency or disaster, issues an executive order or proclamation pursuant to R.S. 29:721 through 775 that purports to suspend or extend liberative prescriptive or peremptive periods in all or part of the state, the executive order or proclamation shall have the effect of suspending only those liberative prescriptive or peremptive periods that would have otherwise accrued during the period of time specified in the order or proclamation or, if no period of time is specified, during the duration of the effectiveness of the executive order or proclamation. Upon the termination of the period of suspension, liberative prescription or peremption commences to run again and accrues upon the earlier of thirty days after the expiration of the period of suspension or in accordance with the period of time as calculated pursuant to Article 3472.
Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 3, §1, eff. June 25, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 469, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3473. Prescription of ten years

CHAPTER 3--ACQUISITIVE PRESCRIPTION
SECTION 1--IMMOVABLES: PRESCRIPTION OF TEN YEARS IN
GOOD FAITH AND UNDER JUST TITLE
Art. 3473. Prescription of ten years
Ownership and other real rights in immovables may be acquired by the prescription of ten years.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3476. Attributes of possession

Art. 3476. Attributes of possession
The possessor must have corporeal possession, or civil possession preceded by corporeal possession, to acquire a thing by prescription.
The possession must be continuous, uninterrupted, peaceable, public, and unequivocal.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3478. Termination of precarious possession; commencement of prescription

Art. 3478. Termination of precarious possession; commencement of prescription
A co-owner, or his universal successor, may commence to prescribe when he demonstrates by overt and unambiguous acts sufficient to give notice to his co-owner that he intends to possess the property for himself. The acquisition and recordation of a title from a person other than a co-owner thus may mark the commencement of prescription.
Any other precarious possessor, or his universal successor, may commence to prescribe when he gives actual notice to the person on whose behalf he is possessing that he intends to possess for himself.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3479. Particular successor of precarious possessor

Art. 3479. Particular successor of precarious possessor
A particular successor of a precarious possessor who takes possession under an act translative of ownership possesses for himself, and prescription runs in his favor from the commencement of his possession.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3481. Presumption of good faith

Art. 3481. Presumption of good faith
Good faith is presumed. Neither error of fact nor error of law defeats this presumption. This presumption is rebutted on proof that the possessor knows, or should know, that he is not owner of the thing he possesses.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3483. Just title

Art. 3483. Just title
A just title is a juridical act, such as a sale, exchange, or donation, sufficient to transfer ownership or another real right. The act must be written, valid in form, and filed for registry in the conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable is situated.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3486. Immovables; prescription of thirty years

SECTION 2--IMMOVABLES: PRESCRIPTION OF THIRTY YEARS
Art. 3486. Immovables; prescription of thirty years
Ownership and other real rights in immovables may be acquired by the prescription of thirty years without the need of just title or possession in good faith.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3489. Movables; acquisitive prescription

SECTION 3--MOVABLES: ACQUISITIVE PRESCRIPTION OF
THREE YEARS OR TEN YEARS
Art. 3489. Movables; acquisitive prescription
Ownership and other real rights in movables may be acquired either by the prescription of three years or by the prescription of ten years.
Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3492. Delictual actions

CHAPTER 4. LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION
SECTION 1. ONE YEAR PRESCRIPTION
Art. 3492. Delictual actions
Delictual actions are subject to a liberative prescription of one year. This prescription commences to run from the day injury or damage is sustained. It does not run against minors or interdicts in actions involving permanent disability and brought pursuant to the Louisiana Products Liability Act or state law governing product liability actions in effect at the time of the injury or damage.
Acts 1992, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3493. Damage to immovable property; commencement and accrual of prescription

Art. 3493. Damage to immovable property; commencement and accrual of prescription
When damage is caused to immovable property, the one year prescription commences to run from the day the owner of the immovable acquired, or should have acquired, knowledge of the damage.
Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3493.10. Delictual actions; two-year prescription; criminal act

SECTION 1-A. TWO-YEAR PRESCRIPTION
Art. 3493.10. Delictual actions; two-year prescription; criminal act
Delictual actions which arise due to damages sustained as a result of an act defined as a crime of violence under Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except as provided in Article 3496.2, are subject to a liberative prescription of two years. This prescription commences to run from the day injury or damage is sustained.
Acts 1999, No. 832, §1; Acts 2016, No. 629, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3494. Actions subject to a three-year prescription

SECTION 2. THREE YEAR PRESCRIPTION
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3495. Commencement and accrual of prescription

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3496. Action against attorney for return of papers

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3496.1. Action against a person for abuse of a minor

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3496.2. Action against a person for sexual assault

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3497. Actions subject to a five year prescription

SECTION 3. FIVE YEAR PRESCRIPTION
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.
2023 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

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3498. Actions on negotiable and nonnegotiable instruments

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.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3501. Prescription and revival of money judgments

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3502. Action for the recognition of a right of inheritance

SECTION 5. THIRTY YEAR PRESCRIPTION
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3503. Solidary obligors

SECTION 6. INTERRUPTION AND SUSPENSION OF
LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3505. Acts extending liberative prescription

SECTION 7. EXTENSION OF LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3505.3. Effect of extension on other obligors and obligees

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3515. Determination of the applicable law; general and residual rule

BOOK IV. CONFLICT OF LAWS
TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3516. Meaning of "State"

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3517. Renvoi

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3518. Domicile

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3519. Status of natural persons; general principle

TITLE II. STATUS
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3523. Movables

TITLE III. MARITAL PROPERTY
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3524. Immovables situated in this state

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3525. Termination of community; immovables in another state acquired by a spouse while domiciled in this state

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3526. Termination of community; movables and Louisiana immovables acquired by a spouse while domiciled in another state

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.
2023 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

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3528. Formal validity of testamentary dispositions

TITLE IV. SUCCESSIONS
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3529. Capacity and vices of consent

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3530. Capacity of heir or legatee

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3531. Interpretation of testaments

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3533. Immovables situated in this state

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.