Louisiana Civil Code 3493.10 – Delictual actions; two-year prescription; criminal act
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Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 3493.10
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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.