Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:622

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Trust company: means a corporation or a limited liability trust company organized under this Chapter, including a trust company organized under the laws of this state before June 27, 2003, or an entity chartered to act as a fiduciary that is neither a depository institution nor a foreign bank. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 6:572

A trust company may not pledge or create a lien on any of its assets except to secure the repayment of money borrowed or authorized or required by this Chapter or by rules adopted under this Chapter.  An act, deed, conveyance, pledge, or contract in violation of this Section is void.

Acts 2003, No. 573, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.