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2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders
- §1. General definitions
- §1.1. Short title
- §2. Records involved in legislative investigations
- §3. Records of prosecutive, investigative, and law enforcement agencies and communications districts
- §3.1. Certain records pertaining to security-related activity
- §3.2. Proprietary and trade secret information
- §3.3. Public power authority; commercially sensitive information
- §3.4. Records of the Board of Ethics
- §3.5. Records of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- §3.6. Airport facility and infrastructure records
- §4. Applicability
- §4.1. Exceptions
- §5. Records of the office of the governor
- §6. Completed reports of the Legislative Auditor
- §7. Hospital records
- §8. Louisiana office building corporation, special provisions
- §9. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 145, §3.
- §10. Confidential nature of documents and proceedings of judiciary commission
- §11. Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions
- §12. Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programs
- §12.1. Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitions
- §13. Registration records and other records of use maintained by libraries
- §14. Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to department
- §15. Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund
- §16. Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds
- §17. Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; procedures
- §18. Geophysical survey information
- §19. Records of a coroner; autopsy photographs, video, and other visual images
- §20. Records of discharge from armed forces
- §21. Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidential
- §21.1. Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidential
- §22. Economic development negotiations
- §22.1. Port economic development negotiations
- §23. Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimates
- §23.1. Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information
PART II. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §31. Right to examine records
- §31.1. Exceptions; authority of the custodian
- §31.2. Public records awareness program
- §32. Duty to permit examination; prevention of alteration; payment for overtime; copies provided; fees
- §33. Availability of records
- §33.1. Custodian; contact information; notice to public
- §34. Absence of records
- §35. Enforcement
- §36. Preservation of records
- §37. Penalties for violation by custodians of records
- §38. Access to records involved in legislative studies
- §39. Microfilm and electronic digitized records; use as evidence
- §40. Additional copies of records; purchase of equipment; funds available for payment; copies of suit records
- §41. Receiving and filing map, plat, etc. for record
- §42. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 1075, §2.
PART III. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY ACT
- §51. Definitions
- §52. Address confidentiality program; application; certification; substitute address; renewal; prohibited acts; penalties
- §53. Cancellation of certification
- §54. Substitute address; use
- §55. Secretary of state; use of substitute address; exceptions
- §56. Program participants; application assistance
- §57. Service of process
PART IV. PUBLIC EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
CHAPTER 2. RECORDERS AND RECORDATION
- §71. Offices for recording mortgages and conveyances
- §72. Seal
- §73. Location of office
- §74. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 540, §2
- §75. Deputies
- §76. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §77. Recorder as proper party; payment of judgments and compromises; obligation to maintain insurance
- §78. Limitation of liability
- §79. Recorder not required to pay costs or give security in judicial proceedings
- §80. Fees
PART II. RECORDATION
- §101. General powers
- §102. Repair and rebinding of books and records; payment
- §103. Certified copies and their effect
- §104. Redesignated as R.S. 9:2742 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §105. Redesignated as R.S. 9:2743 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §106. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5169 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §107. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5170 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §108. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5171 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §109. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5172 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §109.1. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5173 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §110. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5174 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §111. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5175 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §112. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5176 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §113. Redesignated as R.S. 9:2741 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
- §114. Actions against the recorder
- §115. Photographic reproduction of acts
- §116. Photostatic, photographic, microfilm, or other photographic or electronic copies of records; indexes of conveyance and mortgage records; disposition; evidentiary status; preservation
- §117. Electronic copies of records; Lafayette Parish
- §132. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §133. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §134. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §135. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §136. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §138. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
PART III. INDEXES
- §161. Double index; form and contents
- §162. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §163. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
PART IV. OTHER DUTIES OF THE RECORDER
CHAPTER 2-A. RECORDER AND RECORDATION: CERTAIN PARISHES
- §181. Clerk of court as recorder; duties
- §181.1. Official seal
- §181.2. Deputy recorders
- §181.3. Archivist
- §181.4. Fees
- §181.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
- §181.6. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
- §181.7. Notarial archives records; fees
PART II. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PARISH RECORDER
- §182. General powers
- §182.1. Retention of powers
- §182.2. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.3. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.4. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.5. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.6. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.7. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.8. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.9. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.10. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.
- §182.11. Annual budget; submission to enumerated entities
PART III. RECORDS AND PRESERVATION
PART IV. RECORDATION
- §184. Applicability of other laws
- §184.1. Recordation of agreement
- §184.2. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 677, §2, eff. July 1, 2008, and Acts 2008, No. 856, §2.
PART V. BOOKS AND INDEXES
CHAPTER 3. RECORDERS AND RECORDATION; PARISH
- §201. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §201.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §202. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §203. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §204. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §205. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §205.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §206. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §207. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
PART II. RECORDER OF MORTGAGES
- §231. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §231.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §232. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §232.1. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §233. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
- §234. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §234.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §235. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
PART III. BOOKS AND INDEXES
- §261. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §262. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §263. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §264. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §265. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §266. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §267. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
- §268. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
CHAPTER 4. REESTABLISHMENT OF RECORDS IN EVENT
PART II. DEEDS, MORTGAGES AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
SUBPART A. IN GENERAL
- §321. Petition and service
- §322. Oath
- §323. Affidavits
- §324. Answer; judgment
- §325. Parol evidence may be used
- §326. Court costs
- §327. Effect of recording certified copies of reestablished records
- §328. Costs due clerks or other officials
- §329. Certified copies admissible in evidence
SUBPART B. BY USE OF ABSTRACTOR'S RECORDS
- §361. Use of abstractors' records authorized
- §362. Parishes may purchase or expropriate abstractors' records
- §363. Procedure for purchase or expropriation by parish
- §364. Recordation of evidence adduced at trial
- §365. Binding and certification
- §366. Compensation for district attorney
- §367. Certified copies of re-established archives prima facie evidence
- §368. Presumption of correctness; use of parol evidence
- §369. Judicial notice
- §370. Restricted application
CHAPTER 5. STATE ARCHIVAL, HISTORICAL, AND
- §401. Division of archives, records management, and history
- §402. Definitions
- §403. Counsel
- §404. State archivist
- §405. Powers and duties
- §406. Collection of records
- §407. Records management; reports
- §408. Archives and records center building; duty custody and control
- §409. Appointment of advisory groups
- §410. Records management programs; policies and principles
- §411. Retention of records; actions for recovery of records
- §412. Agency head to maintain active records management programs; use of records center by state and subdivisions
- §413. Surveys and inspections
- §414. Interim records centers; photostating, and repair
- §415. Centralized imaging and preservation services
- §416. Retention of records for longer periods than scheduled
- §417. Deposit of records of historical value; transfer of deposited records to public or educational institutions; disposition of abandoned property
- §418. Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of records
- §419. Preservation, repair, exhibition of records; finding aids
- §420. Deposit of papers and other historical materials of officials and individuals
- §421. Authorization to certify facts; evidentiary status of any reproductions
- §422. Safeguards against removal or loss of records
- §423. Notification of actual or threatened unlawful removal or destruction
- §424. Authority of state financial officers and others not limited
- §425. Department of Revenue; exemption
- §426. Transfer of inactive legislative records to archives
- §427. Advisory Board of the Louisiana State Archives
- §428. §§428 to 430 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, effective July 6, 1985.
CHAPTER 6. LOUISIANA HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD
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