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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:133 Inheritance rights
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§133. Inheritance rights Inheritance rights will not flow to the in vitro fertilized human embryo as a juridical person, unless the in vitro fertilized human embryo develops into an unborn child that is born in a live birth, or at any other time when rights attach to an unborn ch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1421 Joint securities accounts; surviving account holder; definitions
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§1421. Joint securities accounts; surviving account holder; definitions A. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Broker or securities firm" means a person defined as a broker or dealer under the federal securities laws, and also…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1422 Certified copies of inventories in Parish of Orleans; admission as proof
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§1422. Certified copies of inventories in Parish of Orleans; admission as proof Certified copies of original inventories of a succession taken in the parish of Orleans may be returned into the court having jurisdiction and when returned may be admitted as proof in the courts.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1423 Fees of experts and appraisers
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§1423. Fees of experts and appraisers The fees allowed to experts, notary publics and appraisers appointed to assist in taking inventories of successions, tutorships, interdictions, and other proceedings requiring the taking of inventories, shall be fixed by the court appointing …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1424 Affixing of seals on succession property; preservation
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§1424. Affixing of seals on succession property; preservation On the application of an interested party, or on its own motion, the court may order the affixing of seals on succession property in the manner and to the extent directed by the court, and may take such other action as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1425 Succession judgments affecting real property in Orleans; attorneys to file with assessor
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§1425. Succession judgments affecting real property in Orleans; attorneys to file with assessor A. Whenever any real property situated in the parish of Orleans is included in a succession judgment, signed upon the presentation of a petition for simple possession and rendered with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1426 Retirement plan; usufruct of surviving spouse
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§1426. Retirement plan; usufruct of surviving spouse A.(1) If a recurring payment is being made from a public or private pension or retirement plan, an annuity policy or plan, an individual retirement account, a Keogh plan, a simplified employee plan, or any other similar retirem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1441 Presumption of death of military personnel
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§1441. Presumption of death of military personnel A person on active duty in one of the armed services of the United States, who has been reported missing under circumstances which have induced the armed service to which he was attached to accept the presumption of his death, sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1442 Succession of military personnel presumed dead
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§1442. Succession of military personnel presumed dead A. The succession of a person presumed dead, as provided in R.S. 9:1441, may be opened, administered, and his heirs or legatees sent into absolute possession of his estate, by the district court of the parish where he was domi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1443 Proof of presumption of death of military personnel
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§1443. Proof of presumption of death of military personnel In a proceeding to open the succession of a person presumed dead, as provided in R.S. 9:1441, or in any other action or proceeding whatever in which the presumption of his death is an issue, this presumption may be proved…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1454.1 Prescription against informalities of legal procedure
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§1454.1. Prescription against informalities of legal procedure Any and all informalities of legal procedure connected with or growing out of any private sale of any succession property by executors or administrators, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:1451 through 9:1454, inclu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:151 Short title
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§151. Short title This Chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1997". Acts 1986, No. 829, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 809, §1, eff. July 10, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1511 Option for servitudes or flowage rights; perfecting
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§1511. Option for servitudes or flowage rights; perfecting In any case where a person had executed in favor of the United States of America an option for the acquisition of servitudes or flowage rights in any of the spillways in the state and dies prior to the execution of the fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1513 Payment to surviving spouse without court proceedings
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§1513. Payment to surviving spouse without court proceedings A. Any federally insured depository institution may pay to the surviving spouse of a depositor a sum not to exceed twenty thousand dollars out of the deposits of a decedent or out of deposits of the community between th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1514 Credit unions; payment to surviving spouse without court proceedings
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§1514. Credit unions; payment to surviving spouse without court proceedings A.(1) Any credit union in Louisiana may pay to the surviving spouse the value of any shares standing in the name of the decedent in the credit union not in excess of ten thousand dollars without any court…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1515 Payment to surviving spouse or children of deceased; last wages due by employers
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§1515. Payment to surviving spouse or children of deceased; last wages due by employers A. Any employer may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee any wages, sick leave, annual leave, or other benefits due to a deceased employee, provided neither spouse has instituted…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1516 Transfer or payment of monetary proceeds of minerals or mineral products, rentals, accrued royalties, and other funds related to minerals or mineral contracts belonging or payable to deceased person;
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§1516. Transfer or payment of monetary proceeds of minerals or mineral products, rentals, accrued royalties, and other funds related to minerals or mineral contracts belonging or payable to deceased person; authority; discharge of holder A. Upon proper authority any holder of mon…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1517 Certain succession representatives; power of attorney
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§1517. Certain succession representatives; power of attorney Any person confirmed as a testamentary executor, or appointed dative testamentary executor, provisional administrator, or administrator of a succession may, by power of attorney, designate a person to manage in his stea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:152 Uniformity of application and construction
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§152. Uniformity of application and construction This Chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Chapter among states enacting it. Acts 1986, No. 829, §1, eff. July 10, l986; Acts 1997, No. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1521 Public sale of succession property for purposes other than payment of estate debts or legacies
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§1521. Public sale of succession property for purposes other than payment of estate debts or legacies A. The property of a succession, movable, immovable, or both, may be sold at public auction for any purpose. There shall be no priority in the order of sale as between movable an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:153 Definitions
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§153. Definitions As used in this Chapter: (1) "Administrator" means the state treasurer. (2) "Apparent owner" means a person whose name appears on the records of a holder as the person entitled to property held, issued, or owed by the holder. (3) "Business association" means a c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:154 Presumptions of abandonment
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§154. Presumptions of abandonment A. Property is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner during the time set forth below for the particular property for the following: (1) Travelers check, fifteen years after issuance. (2) Money order, seven years after issuan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:154.1 Compensation for expropriation; ownership; town of Berwick
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§154.1. Compensation for expropriation; ownership; town of Berwick A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 9:154, monetary funds paid by the town of Berwick into the registry of the court for the expropriation of property and which monetary funds would otherwise be deemed aband…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:154.3 Crescent City Connection amnesty program; disposition
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§154.3. Crescent City Connection amnesty program; disposition Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Crescent City Amnesty Refund Fund is hereby abolished and any monies remaining in the fund shall be transferred for the use of the Department of Transport…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:155 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
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§155. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository A. Intangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business, and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1551 Disposition of remains
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§1551. Disposition of remains A.(1) Upon oral or written refusal by the person or persons authorized in R.S. 8:655 to provide for the disposition of the remains of a decedent, the coroner is authorized to immediately release the remains of the decedent to any interested person wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1552 Administration of successions of value of five hundred dollars or less
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§1552. Administration of successions of value of five hundred dollars or less A. Upon notification by the coroner of the burial of a person pursuant to the provisions of this Part, the public administrator or the clerk of the district court, as the case may be, shall cause the su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:156 Rules for taking custody
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§156. Rules for taking custody Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter or by other statute of this state, property that is presumed abandoned, whether located in this or another state, shall be subject to the custody of this state if any of the following applies: (1) The last k…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:157 Dormancy charge
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§157. Dormancy charge A holder may deduct from property presumed abandoned a charge imposed by reason of the owner's failure to claim the property within a specified time only if there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner pursuant to which …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:157.1 Prohibited charges by licensee operator or sports wagering account operator
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§157.1. Prohibited charges by licensee operator or sports wagering account operator No licensee, operator, or sports wagering account operator holding a sports wagering account which has been abandoned pursuant to R.S. 9:154 shall charge an administration fee or maintenance fee f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:158 Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
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§158. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft A record of the issuance of a check, draft, or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the administrator's burden of proof as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1581 Public administrators; appointment; terms; powers and duties
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§1581. Public administrators; appointment; terms; powers and duties The governor shall appoint public administrators for each parish of the state having a population of fifty thousand or more, according to the last census, whose terms of office shall be concurrent with the term o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1582 Bond
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§1582. Bond Before entering upon the duties of his office, each public administrator shall file with the governor a bond with security, to be by him approved for the faithful discharge of his duties. Such bond shall be for not less than ten thousand nor more than fifty thousand d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1583 Administrators of intestate succession; when
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§1583. Administrators of intestate succession; when They shall be appointed administrators of all intestate succession in their respective parishes when there is no surviving husband or wife or heir present or represented in the state. The filing of the application of the public …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1584 Dative testamentary executors; when
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§1584. Dative testamentary executors; when They shall be appointed dative testamentary executors of all testate successions in their respective parishes when, for any cause, the executor cannot discharge the duties of his office and when there is no surviving husband or wife or h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1586 Curator of vacant succession; disposition of funds
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§1586. Curator of vacant succession; disposition of funds A. They shall administer them until the heirs present themselves and are recognized by the court and placed in possession. If no heir presents himself within one year from the date of the homologation of a final account, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1588 Power to represent state in court; costs
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§1588. Power to represent state in court; costs Public administrators may appear in court in behalf of the state to assert its claim to any succession in which the state may be interested. They shall not be required to advance or pay any costs of court or sheriff's costs or to gi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1589 Compensation; employees; expense allowance; cost-of-living increases
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§1589. Compensation; employees; expense allowance; cost-of-living increases A. In parishes of less than four hundred twenty-five thousand population public administrators shall receive as a compensation five percent on all funds administered by them, and all necessary expenses in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:159 Report of abandoned property
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§159. Report of abandoned property A. A holder of property presumed abandoned shall make a report to the administrator concerning the property. B. The report shall be verified and shall include all of the following: (1) Except with respect to a traveler's check or money order, th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1590 Exemptions
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§1590. Exemptions R.S. 9:1581 through 9:1586 and R.S. 9:1588 and 9:1589 shall not apply to the parishes of Caddo, Ouachita and Calcasieu. Added by Acts 1960, No. 497, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:160 Payment or delivery of abandoned property
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§160. Payment or delivery of abandoned property A. Upon filing the report required by R.S. 9:159, the holder of property presumed abandoned shall pay, transfer, or cause to be paid or transferred to the administrator the property described in the report as unclaimed, but if the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:160.1 Digital assets; liquidation order or directive; before report required by R.S
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§160.1. Digital assets; liquidation order or directive; before report required by R.S. 9:159 A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 9:160, the administrator may direct or order a digital asset holder to liquidate a digital asset before the date on which the filing of a repo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:160.2 Payment or delivery of abandoned digital asset; after receipt of report required by
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§160.2. Payment or delivery of abandoned digital asset; after receipt of report required by R.S. 9:159 A.(1) If property reported to the administrator is a digital asset, and the digital asset holder has the ability to transfer the digital asset, the digital asset holder shall tr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:160.3 Disposal of digital assets; liquidation; recovery of value
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§160.3. Disposal of digital assets; liquidation; recovery of value A. The administrator shall not sell or liquidate a digital asset until three years after the digital asset is received by the administrator. B. Upon approval of a claim, the claimant may request the administrator …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:160.4 Administrator to provide an order or directive to liquidate digital assets
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§160.4. Administrator to provide an order or directive to liquidate digital assets A. Any order or directive issued by the administrator to require a holder of a digital asset to sell or liquidate shall be based upon at least one of the following: (1) The ability of the administr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:160.5 General provisions applying to digital assets
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§160.5. General provisions applying to digital assets Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all of the following shall apply: (1) The delivery of a digital asset or its liquidated value to the administrator's designated custodian constitutes payment or delivery for purposes of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:161 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property
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§161. Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property A. The administrator shall cause a notice to be published not later than November thirtieth of the year following the year in which abandoned property has been paid or delivered to the administrator. The notice shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1611 Retention instead of sale; administration
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§1611. Retention instead of sale; administration In all cases where the state succeeds to the immovable property of vacant successions, and it shall appear to be advantageous to the state, as determined by the governor, the attorney general, and the executive counsel, or any two …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1612 Compromise of rights and claims
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§1612. Compromise of rights and claims These officers, or any two of them, may compromise the rights and claims of the state in relation to any immovable property of any vacant succession, upon such terms as they may deem in the best interest of the state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1613 Disposition of funds; apportionment and allocation
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§1613. Disposition of funds; apportionment and allocation Any funds realized from any such administration or compromise shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the treasurer's special fund for the payment of old age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the …
