Louisiana § CC 3319 - Methods of extinction
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § CC 3319 — Methods of extinction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CC 3319. Methods of extinction
A mortgage is extinguished:
(1) By the extinction or destruction of the thing mortgaged.
(2) By confusion as a result of the obligee's acquiring ownership of the thing mortgaged.
(3) By prescription of all the obligations that the mortgage secures.
(4) By discharge through execution or other judicial proceeding in accordance with the law.
(5) By consent of the mortgagee.
(6) By termination of the mortgage in the manner provided by Paragraph D of Article 3298.
(7) When all the obligations, present and future, for which the mortgage is established have been incurred and extinguished.
Acts 1992, No. 1132, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1087, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section CC 3319 ("Methods of extinction") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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