Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4552 – Recordation of notice of suit and judgment
Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4552
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
A. The clerk of court shall cause to be recorded a notice of the filing of the interdiction suit in the conveyance and mortgage records of the parish in which the interdiction action is pending. The clerk of court shall record every judgment granting, modifying, or terminating interdiction in the conveyance and mortgage records of the parish in which the judgment was rendered.
B. Within fifteen days of his qualification, the curator shall cause the judgment of interdiction to be recorded in the conveyance and mortgage records of every other parish in which the interdict owns immovable property. Within fifteen days from the signing of a judgment modifying or terminating interdiction, the curator shall cause it to be recorded in the conveyance and mortgage records of every other parish in which the interdict owns immovable property.
C. A clerk or curator whose failure to perform his duties causes damage is liable only to those who contract with the interdict and who neither knew nor should have known of the interdiction proceedings or judgment.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §3, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1008, §2.