Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5546

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.

Sheriffs and their deputies may administer the oath required of appraisers of property under seizure, sequestration, or order of attachment.  They are entitled to compensation for this service only if they are commissioned notaries public.  This privilege shall not extend further than the objects mentioned.

Acts 1991, No. 530, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 33:1440 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.