Louisiana § RS 33:175 - Peremption of right to attack ordinance
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§ RS 33:175. Peremption of right to attack ordinance
A. If no suit is filed within the thirty-day period, or if no appeal is taken within the legal delays from a judgment of the district court sustaining the ordinance, same shall then become operative and cannot be contested or attacked for any reason or cause whatsoever.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, an ordinance enlarging the boundaries of a municipality cannot be contested or attacked based on the inadequacy of the notice after the passage of five years from the date of its enactment, and the implementation and operation of such an ordinance for that period shall be adequate notice of its existence.
C. The periods established by this Section are peremptive and apply to any and all purported rights and causes of action to contest or attack an ordinance enlarging the boundaries of a municipality for any reason or cause whatsoever, except for any rights or causes of action under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
Acts 2005, No. 227, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:175 ("Peremption of right to attack ordinance") 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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