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2017 Louisiana Laws
Civil Code
CC 3476 - Attributes of possession

Universal Citation:
LA Civ Code 3476 (2017)
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Art. 3476. Attributes of possession

The possessor must have corporeal possession, or civil possession preceded by corporeal possession, to acquire a thing by prescription.

The possession must be continuous, uninterrupted, peaceable, public, and unequivocal.

Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.

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