§ 9:241 An officiant may not perform a marriage ceremony until twenty-four hours have elapsed since the issuance of the marriage license.
§ 9:242 A. A judge, justice of the peace, or retired justice of the peace authorized to perform the marriage may waive the twenty-four-hour delay upon application of the parties giving serio
§ 9:243 An officiant who violates R.S. 9:241, except for a judge, justice of the peace or an officiant authorized to perform marriage ceremonies in the parish of Orleans and who is authorize

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 9 > CODE TITLE IV > Chapter 1 > Part IV > Subpart A - Twenty-Four-Hour Delay

  • association: means a nonprofit corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity, which is created pursuant to a declaration, whose members consist primarily of lot owners, and which is created to manage or regulate, or both, the residential planned community. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1141.2
  • Community documents: means the articles of incorporation, bylaws, plat, declarations, covenants, conditions, restrictions, rules and regulations, or other written instruments, including any amendment thereto, by which the association has the authority to exercise any of its powers to manage, maintain, or otherwise affect the association property or which otherwise govern the use of association property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1141.2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Lot: means any plot or parcel of land designated for separate ownership shown on a recorded subdivision plat for a residential development or the boundaries of which are otherwise described in a recorded instrument, other than common area, within the jurisdiction of the residential community as such area is described in the community documents. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1141.2
  • planned community: means a real estate development, used primarily for residential purposes, in which the owners of separately owned lots are mandatory members of an association by virtue of such ownership. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1141.2
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.