Louisiana § RS 37:1469 - Offender notification
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:1469 — Offender notification, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:1469. Offender notification
A. Every written lease or rental agreement executed by any licensee for residential immovable property and every written contract for sale of residential immovable property shall contain a notice of the availability to the public of access to a statewide database disclosing the locations of individuals required to register pursuant to R.S. 15:540 et seq. The notice shall include the telephone number and Internet site for the statewide database.
B. Upon delivery of the notice to the lessee or transferee of the residential immovable property, the lessor, seller, broker, or licensee is not required to provide any information in addition to that contained in the notice regarding the proximity of registered sex offenders. The information in the notice shall be deemed to be adequate to inform the lessee or transferee about the existence of a statewide database of the locations of registered sex offenders and information from the database regarding those locations. The information in the notice shall not give rise to any cause of action against the disclosing party by a registered sex offender or other parties to the transaction.
C. This Section shall apply only to written agreements and contracts that are entered into by the parties on or after January 1, 2002.
Acts 2001, No. 178, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:1469 cover?
Section RS 37:1469 ("Offender notification") 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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