Louisiana § RS 37:1792 - Pledgor's warranty; division of things
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§ RS 37:1792. Pledgor's warranty; division of things
A pledgor warrants that the thing pledged is not stolen, that the pledgor has not received the thing by fraud, that the thing has no liens or encumbrances against it, that the pledgor is not in voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy and is not anticipating filing a bankruptcy proceeding of any type, and that the pledgor has the right to pawn the thing. A pawnbroker and a pledgor may agree to divide groups or sets of things pawned into separate pawn transactions.
Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:1792 ("Pledgor's warranty; division of things") 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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