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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.3 Prohibited acts
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§2713.3. Prohibited acts A. A transferee or structured settlement purchase company, or an employee or representative of a transferee or structured settlement purchase company, shall not engage in any of the following actions: (1) Pursue or complete a transfer with a payee without…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.4 Authority to pursue and complete transfers
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§2713.4. Authority to pursue and complete transfers A. At the time the transfer order is to be signed by the court, all transferees must provide evidence to the court in which a structured settlement transfer proceeding is filed that the transferee is registered to do business in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.5 Required disclosures to payee
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§2713.5. Required disclosures to payee A. Not less than three days prior to the date on which a payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement, in bold type no smaller than fourteen point font, setting forth the followi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.6 Approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights
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§2713.6. Approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective, and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.7 Effects of transfer of structured settlement payment rights
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§2713.7. Effects of transfer of structured settlement payment rights A. Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer may rely on the court order approving the transfer in redirecting periodic payments to an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.8 Procedure for approval of transfers
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§2713.8. Procedure for approval of transfers A. An application under this Act for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be made by the transferee. The application shall be brought in a court of general jurisdiction in the parish in which the payee i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2713.9 General provisions; construction
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§2713.9. General provisions; construction A. The provisions of this Act may not be waived by any payee. B. Any transfer agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2020, by a payee who is domiciled in this state shall provide that disputes under such transfer agreement, including …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2714 Chiropractors; certain contractual agreements invalid
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§2714. Chiropractors; certain contractual agreements invalid A. The legislature finds that an inequity is foisted on certain chiropractors by the provisions contained in some agreements pertaining to management consultant services to the extent these provisions encourage, promote…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2716 Contracts with automatic renewal clauses
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§2716. Contracts with automatic renewal clauses A. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in commerce that sells, leases, or offers to sell or lease, any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, when the contract automatically renews unless the consumer cancel…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717 Contracts against public policy; declaratory judgment
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§2717. Contracts against public policy; declaratory judgment A.(1) Any contract between a political subdivision and a person or entity entered into as a result of fraud, bribery, corruption, or other criminal acts, for which a final conviction has been obtained, shall be absolute…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1 Prohibition of acquisition of immovable property by a foreign adversary or a
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§2717.1. Prohibition of acquisition of immovable property by a foreign adversary or a person connected with a foreign adversary A.(1) No foreign adversary or person connected with a foreign adversary may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire immovable property in this state. (2) …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.1 Expropriation; private entity; foreign adversary; agent of a foreign adversary
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§2717.1.1. Expropriation; private entity; foreign adversary; agent of a foreign adversary For the purposes of expropriation of property by a private entity: (1) "Agent of a foreign adversary" means the juridical person, as defined in Civil Code Article 24, in which the foreign ad…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.2 Ownership of military-installation-adjacent lands by foreign adversaries restricted
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§2717.1.2. Ownership of military-installation-adjacent lands by foreign adversaries restricted A. No foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor shall directly or indirectly own, acquire, lease, or otherwise obtain any interest in military-installation-adjacent land. B. A prohi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.3 Definitions
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§2717.1.3. Definitions For purposes of this Part, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Agent of a foreign adversary" or "mandatary of a foreign adversary" means a juridical person or a natural person that serves as a mandatary, as provided in Civil Code Article 2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.4 Exceptions
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§2717.1.4. Exceptions The provisions of this Part do not apply to a person who might otherwise qualify as a prohibited foreign actor owning military-installation-adjacent lands under any of the following circumstances: (1) The person is a natural person who is a United States cit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.5 Civil penalties; actions
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§2717.1.5. Civil penalties; actions A.(1) A prohibited foreign actor that violates the provisions of this Part is subject to a civil penalty of fifty thousand dollars and forfeiture if such entity does not divest itself of military-installation-adjacent land that is acquired in v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.6 Protection of ownership interests
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§2717.1.6. Protection of ownership interests A. All forfeitures or dispositions under this Part shall be made with due provisions for the rights of any person who did not knowingly enter into a transaction with the foreign adversary or the prohibited foreign actor. B. No mortgage…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.7 Limitation of liability for failure to identify a foreign adversary or prohibited
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§2717.1.7. Limitation of liability for failure to identify a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor No attorney, title insurer, title insurance producer, title insurance agency producer, lender, mortgage servicer, notary public, real estate agent, real estate broker, selle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.1.8 Applicability
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§2717.1.8. Applicability Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the provisions contained in this Part apply only to immovable property acquired by a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor on or after August 1, 2026. If a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.2 Legal representative consent in contracts between a minor and an interactive
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§2717.2. Legal representative consent in contracts between a minor and an interactive computer service A.(1) It is declared to be the public policy of this state that minors are to be protected in the online environment and that interactive computer services shall be discouraged …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.2.1 Display or delivery of material harmful to minors
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§2717.2.1. Display or delivery of material harmful to minors A. For purposes of this Section, the following terms apply: (1) "Account", "interactive computer service", and "minor" have the same meanings as provided in R.S. 9:2717.2. (2) "Material harmful to minors" has the same m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.3 Nondisclosure agreement; hostile work environment; sexual harassment
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§2717.3. Nondisclosure agreement; hostile work environment; sexual harassment A. For purposes of this Section: (1) "Hostile work environment" means conditions where harassment rises to the level that the harrassment alters the ability of an employee to perform the employee's duti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2717.4 Kids Online Protection and Anti-Grooming Act
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§2717.4. Kids Online Protection and Anti-Grooming Act A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Kids Online Protection and Anti-Grooming Act". B. For purposes of this Section: (1) "Connect" means the linking, associating, or interacting of user accounts between an a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2718 Purpose and intent
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§2718. Purpose and intent The purpose and intent of this Part is to regulate gestational surrogacy agreements. The legislature has been guided by, among other things, the best interest of the children who are born as a result of gestational surrogacy. The legislature finds that i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2718.1 Definition of terms
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§2718.1. Definition of terms As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless otherwise provided for or unless the context otherwise indicates: (1) "Compensation" means a payment of money, objects, services, or anything …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2719 Contract for a genetic gestational carrier; nullity
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§2719. Contract for a genetic gestational carrier; nullity A contract for a genetic gestational carrier shall be absolutely null. Acts 2016, No. 494, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:272 Covenant marriage; intent; conditions to create
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§272. Covenant marriage; intent; conditions to create A. A covenant marriage is a marriage entered into by one male and one female who understand and agree that the marriage between them is a lifelong relationship. Parties to a covenant marriage have received counseling emphasizi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720 Enforceability of gestational carrier contract
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§2720. Enforceability of gestational carrier contract A. In accordance with the requirements of this Part, an agreement to be known as a gestational carrier contract is enforceable only if it is in writing and signed by the gestational carrier, her spouse if she is married, and b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.1 Parties to a gestational carrier contract
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§2720.1. Parties to a gestational carrier contract A gestational carrier shall, at the time the gestational carrier contract is executed: (1) Be at least twenty-five years of age, and no older than thirty-five years of age. (2) Have given birth to at least one child. Acts 2016, N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.10 Remedies
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§2720.10. Remedies After in utero embryo transfer, a failure to perform under the gestational carrier contract does not give rise to the right to dissolution. The parties' rights and responsibilities are otherwise governed by the rules of the Titles on Obligations in General and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.11 Termination of contract and effects of divorce, nullity, and death
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§2720.11. Termination of contract and effects of divorce, nullity, and death A judgment of divorce or judicial declaration of nullity of a marriage between the intended parents, entered before in utero embryo transfer, terminates the gestational carrier contract. Upon the filing …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.12 Effect of subsequent marriage
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§2720.12. Effect of subsequent marriage After the issuance of an Order Preceding Embryo Transfer, subsequent marriage of the gestational carrier does not affect the validity of a gestational carrier contract. The consent of the spouse is not required, and he is not a presumed fat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.13 Post-Birth Order
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§2720.13. Post-Birth Order A. Upon birth of a child to a gestational carrier within three hundred days after in utero embryo transfer, the intended parents or their successors, the gestational carrier, or her spouse shall file a motion requesting issuance of a Post-Birth Order. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.14 DNA testing
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§2720.14. DNA testing If the child is alleged not to be the child of the intended parents, supported by a sworn affidavit alleging specific facts which either tend to prove or deny filiation, the court shall order genetic testing to determine the parentage of the child. If the co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.15 Finality; time limitations
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§2720.15. Finality; time limitations A. A party to the gestational carrier contract may bring an action to annul a Post-Birth Order. However, except as otherwise provided in this Part, no action to annul a Post-Birth Order may be brought except on the grounds of fraud or duress. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.2 Contractual requirements
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§2720.2. Contractual requirements A. In an enforceable gestational carrier contract, the gestational carrier shall do all of the following: (1) Agree to become pregnant by means of in utero embryo transfer, using the gametes of the intended parents, and to give birth to the resul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.21 Short title
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§2720.21. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements Law'' or "TREY'S Law''. Acts 2026, No. 251, §1, eff. May 15, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.22 Definitions
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§2720.22. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Minor" means a person who has not attained eighteen years of age. (2) "Nondisclosure clause" means a provision in a contract or agreement that prohibits one or more parties to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.23 Nondisclosure agreements; victims of child sexual abuse; void and unenforceable
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§2720.23. Nondisclosure agreements; victims of child sexual abuse; void and unenforceable A. A nondisclosure clause shall be void and unenforceable as against public policy only to the extent that the nondisclosure clause prohibits the following: (1) A victim or alleged victim of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.3 Proceeding to approve gestational carrier contract
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§2720.3. Proceeding to approve gestational carrier contract A. Prior to in utero embryo transfer, the intended parents or the gestational carrier and her spouse, if she is married, may initiate a summary proceeding in the court exercising jurisdiction over the adoption of minors …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.4 Institution of records check
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§2720.4. Institution of records check A. Upon the initiation of the summary proceeding, the court shall do all of the following: (1) Order and be entitled to the criminal history record and identification files of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information on…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.5 Order Preceding Embryo Transfer
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§2720.5. Order Preceding Embryo Transfer A. Within sixty days of the initiation of a proceeding to approve a gestational carrier contract, the court shall set the matter for hearing, and after the hearing may issue an order, known as the Order Preceding Embryo Transfer, approving…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.6 Multiple embryo transfer attempts
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§2720.6. Multiple embryo transfer attempts If there are multiple attempts at in utero embryo transfer, the gestational carrier contract and the Order Preceding Embryo Transfer shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the parties' agreement until terminated under…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.7 Confidentiality
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§2720.7. Confidentiality All proceedings governed by this Chapter shall be heard by the judge in chambers or in a closed hearing, and no one shall be admitted to the hearings except the parties in interest, their attorneys, and officers of the court. The court, in its discretion,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.8 Continuing and exclusive jurisdiction
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§2720.8. Continuing and exclusive jurisdiction Subject to the jurisdictional requirements of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the court having jurisdiction over the proceeding to approve a gestational carrier contract pursuant to this Part shall have ex…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2720.9 Termination of contract by notice
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§2720.9. Termination of contract by notice A. Before each in utero embryo transfer, the gestational carrier or either of the intended parents may terminate the gestational carrier contract by filing a motion with the court giving notice of termination and serving all other partie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2721 Filing in office of parish recorder
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§2721. Filing in office of parish recorder A. An act of conveyance of immovable property or attachment thereto filed for registry in the office of the parish recorder shall designate the name of the person responsible for all property taxes and assessments and include the address…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2723 Operation
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§2723. Operation This Chapter is remedial, and is for the benefit of all such third persons or third parties heretofore as well as those hereafter dealing with immovables or real or personal rights therein on the faith of the public records. Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 7, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2724 Liens or privileges not dependent upon recordation for existence or priority
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§2724. Liens or privileges not dependent upon recordation for existence or priority This Chapter shall not derogate from or otherwise affect the existence or priority of any lien or privilege which, under existing law, is not dependent upon recordation for its existence or priori…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2725 Certificates of redemption under Federal Tax Lien Act; filing and recording
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§2725. Certificates of redemption under Federal Tax Lien Act; filing and recording A. Certificates of redemption under the Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-719 of the United States, Title I, Section 109, Title 26, Section 7425 of the United States Code,1 as it may from…