2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 13 Courts and judicial procedure :: RS 13:1704 Notice to persons outside this state; submission to jurisdiction

§1704.  Notice to persons outside this state; submission to jurisdiction

NOTE:  Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 822, §2, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.

A.  Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction over a person outside this state shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, and may be:

(1)  By personal delivery outside of this state in the manner prescribed for service of process within this state; or

(2)  By registered or certified mail; or

(3)(a)  If the party is a nonresident or absentee who cannot be served by the methods provided in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, either personally or through an agent for service of process, and who has not waived objection to jurisdiction, the court shall appoint an attorney at law to represent him.

(b)  If the court appoints an attorney at law to represent the party, all proceedings against the party shall be conducted contradictorily against the attorney at law appointed by the court to represent him.  The qualifications and duties of such attorney and his compensation shall be governed by the provisions of Articles 5092 through 5096 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

B.  Notice under this Section shall be served, mailed and delivered, or last published at least ten days before any hearing in this state.

C.  Proof of service outside this state may be made by affidavit of the individual who made the service, or in the manner prescribed by the law of this state, the order pursuant to which the service is made, or the law of the place in which the service is made.  If service is made by mail, proof may be a receipt signed by the addressee or other evidence of delivery to the addressee.

D.  Notice is not required if a person submits to the jurisdiction of the court.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 513, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Acts 1997, No. 578, §2; Acts 2006, No. 822, §2, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.