Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2618 – Prescription
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2618
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Property: means anything of value, including movables and immovables, including the whole of any lot or tract of land and corporeal and incorporeal movable property, including currency, instruments, or securities, or any other kind of privilege, claim, or right and includes any interest therein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2601
A civil action under this Chapter shall be commenced within seven years after the last conduct giving rise to forfeiture or to the cause of action became known or should have become known, excluding any time during which either the property or defendant is out of the state or in confinement, or during which criminal proceedings relating to the same conduct are pending.
Acts 1989, No. 375, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.