Title 9, Civil Code-Ancillaries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1152 Grant of mineral servitude on lands acquired by the state from agencies or political
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§1152. Grant of mineral servitude on lands acquired by the state from agencies or political subdivisions by subsidence or erosion A. With regard to lands previously acquired or which may be acquired hereafter by the state of Louisiana from an agency or political subdivision of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1201 Family home
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§1201. Family home The rights and obligations of all parties with respect to the family home and contents burdened in whole or in part with a usufruct in favor of the surviving spouse shall be controlled by the provisions of Civil Code Book II, Title III, Personal Servitudes. Add…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1202 Form of security for legal usufruct of surviving spouse
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§1202. Form of security for legal usufruct of surviving spouse If security is owed to the naked owner by the usufructuary who is the surviving spouse, the court may order the execution of notes, mortgages, or other documents as it deems necessary, or may impose a mortgage or lien…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:121 Human embryo; in vitro fertilization; definition
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§121. Human embryo; in vitro fertilization; definition Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and for the purposes of this Chapter the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Human embryo" means a fertilized human ovum that is biologically human, with certain rights grante…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:122 Uses of an in vitro fertilized human embryo
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§122. Uses of an in vitro fertilized human embryo The use of a human embryo fertilized in vitro is solely for the support and contribution of the complete development of human in utero implantation. No in vitro fertilized human embryo will be farmed or cultured solely for researc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:123 Capacity
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§123. Capacity A. An in vitro fertilized human embryo exists as a juridical person until it is either: (1) Deemed nonviable as provided in R.S. 9:121. (2) Implanted in the womb, at which time rights attach as otherwise allowed by law. B. As a juridical person, the in vitro fertil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:124 Identification and confidentiality
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§124. Identification and confidentiality As a juridical person, the in vitro fertilized human embryo shall be given an identification by the medical facility. The confidentiality of the in vitro fertilized human embryo and the patient from which it came shall be maintained. Acts …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:125 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§125. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1251 Passage to or from waters or recreational sites; servitudes or rights of way or passage not acquired
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§1251. Passage to or from waters or recreational sites; servitudes or rights of way or passage not acquired A. Any other provisions of the laws of this state to the contrary notwithstanding, whenever any land owner voluntarily, whether expressly or tacitly, permits passage throug…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1252 Creation of real right for educational, charitable, or historic purposes
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§1252. Creation of real right for educational, charitable, or historic purposes A. The owner of immovable property may create a perpetual real right burdening the whole or any part thereof of that immovable property, including, but not limited to, the facade, exterior, roof, or f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1253 Public transportation servitude
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§1253. Public transportation servitude Any road or street which becomes a public road or street under R.S. 48:491(B) shall be subject to a servitude of public transportation and utility running in favor of the parish or municipality in which the road or street is located. This se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1254 Enclosed estate; right and servitude of passage on certain waterways
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§1254. Enclosed estate; right and servitude of passage on certain waterways A. The owner of an enclosed estate who has no access to his estate other than by way of an existing waterway passing through neighboring property shall have a right and servitude of passage on such waterw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1255 Solar collectors; right of use
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§1255. Solar collectors; right of use A. For purposes of this Section, "solar collector" means any device or combination of elements which relies on sunlight as an energy source. B. No person or entity shall unreasonably restrict the right of a property owner to install or use a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1256 Alteration and extinction of natural servitudes of drain
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§1256. Alteration and extinction of natural servitudes of drain A. A natural servitude of drain may be altered or extinguished by agreement between the owners of the dominant and servient estates. B. An alteration or extinguishment by agreement shall not be adverse to the public …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1257 Conventional servitude of drain; right of dominant estate owner to enter servient
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§1257. Conventional servitude of drain; right of dominant estate owner to enter servient estate A. A conventional servitude of drain may be acquired by title, by acquisitive prescription, or by destination of the owner. B. The owner of the dominant estate with a conventional serv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:126 Ownership; control and decisionmaking authority
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§126. Ownership; control and decisionmaking authority A. An in vitro fertilized human embryo is not susceptible of ownership, and is not the property of the physician who acts as an agent of fertilization, or the facility which employs the physician, or the donors of the sperm an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:127 Responsibility
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§127. Responsibility Any physician or medical facility who causes in vitro fertilization of a human embryo will be directly responsible for the in vitro safekeeping of the fertilized human embryo. Acts 1986, No. 964, §1; Acts 2025, No. 116, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1271 Short title
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§1271. Short title This Chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Louisiana Conservation Servitude Act". Acts 1986, No. 217, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1272 Definitions
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§1272. Definitions As used in this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Conservation servitude" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in immovable property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting na…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1273 Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration
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§1273. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a conservation servitude may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other servitudes cre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1274 Judicial actions
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§1274. Judicial actions Any action affecting a conservation servitude may be brought by any one of the following: (1) An owner of an interest in the immovable property burdened by the servitude. (2) A holder of the servitude. (3) A person having a third party right of enforcement…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1275 Applicability
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§1275. Applicability A. This Chapter applies to any interest created after December 31, 1986 which complies with the provisions of this Chapter, whether designated as a conservation servitude or as a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, or otherwise. B. This Chapter applie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1276 Uniformity of application and construction
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§1276. Uniformity of application and construction A. 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 similar provisions of law. B. The provisions of this Chapte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:128 Qualifications
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§128. Qualifications No person shall engage in in vitro fertilization procedures unless the following criteria are met: (1) The procedure is performed at a medical facility that meets the standards of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American College of Obst…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1281 Definition
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§1281. Definition As used in this Chapter, a utility is a service, such as electricity, water, sewer, gas, telephone, cable, and power and communication networks, of the kind commonly used in the operation of an ordinary household, whether the service is provided to a household o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1282 Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude
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§1282. Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude A. The owner of an estate that has no access to a utility may claim a utility servitude over neighboring property to the nearest utility. The owner of the dominant estate is bound to compensate the neighbor for the util…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1283 Extent of the utility servitude
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§1283. Extent of the utility servitude The utility servitude shall be limited to the rights reasonably necessary to provide the utility to the dominant estate. The burden imposed on the servient estate shall not be substantially different from that required to provide the utility…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1284 Necessary works
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§1284. Necessary works The owner of the dominant estate may construct on the location of the utility servitude the works that are reasonably necessary for the exercise of the servitude. The works shall be constructed, maintained, and operated in a manner that reasonably minimizes…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1285 Location of the utility servitude
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§1285. Location of the utility servitude The owner of the dominant estate may not demand the location of the utility servitude anywhere that the owner chooses. The location of the utility servitude generally shall be taken along the shortest route that is the least injurious to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1286 Voluntary loss of utility access
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§1286. Voluntary loss of utility access If an estate loses access to a utility as a result of a voluntary act of its owner, the neighbors are not bound to furnish a utility servitude to the owner or the owner's successors. Acts 2025, No. 27, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1287 Voluntary alienation or partition
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§1287. Voluntary alienation or partition A. When in the case of judicial partition, or a voluntary alienation of an estate or a part thereof, property alienated or partitioned loses access to a utility, a utility servitude shall be furnished gratuitously to the owner and the owne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1288 Relocation of the utility servitude
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§1288. Relocation of the utility servitude The owner of the dominant estate has no right to the relocation of the utility servitude after it is fixed. The owner of the servient estate has the right to demand relocation of the utility servitude to a more convenient place at his ow…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1289 Indemnity
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§1289. Indemnity A. The owner of a dominant estate having a utility servitude under this Chapter is bound to indemnify the owner of the servient estate for any damage caused by the exercise of the servitude. B. The right to demand indemnity against the owner of the dominant estat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:129 Destruction
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§129. Destruction A viable in vitro fertilized human embryo is a juridical person which shall not be intentionally destroyed by any natural or other juridical person or through the actions of any other person. Acts 1986, No. 964, §1; Acts 2025, No. 116, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:130 Legal transfer of rights and responsibilities
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§130. Legal transfer of rights and responsibilities The in vitro fertilized human embryo is owed a high duty of care and prudent administration. If the current intended parent or parents of an in vitro fertilized human embryo choose to renounce their rights and responsibilities f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:131 Judicial standard
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§131. Judicial standard In disputes arising between any parties regarding the in vitro fertilized human embryo, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the terms and provisions of the in vitro fertilization agreement by the parties. If no such agreement exists, then disp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:132 Liability
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§132. Liability A. No physician, healthcare provider, hospital, in vitro fertilization clinic, laboratory personnel, provider of goods and services, or their agent who participates in the screening, collection, preparation, transfer, analysis, storage, transportation, fertilizati…
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. § 9:1400 [Blank]
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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. § 9:1431 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§1431. Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 31, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
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. § 9:1451 §§1451 to 1454 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§1451. §§1451 to 1454 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 31, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1961