Louisiana § RS 38:2192 - Certain contract amendments and revisions; recordation

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 38:2192 — Certain contract amendments and revisions; recordation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 38:2192. Certain contract amendments and revisions; recordation

Each amendment or other revision to any service or insurance contract which adds an amount of ten percent or more of the original contract amount and which additional amount is at least ten thousand dollars or all amendments and other revisions to any service or insurance contract aggregating to an amount of twenty percent or more of the original contract amount and which additional amount is at least ten thousand dollars shall be recorded by the public entity which entered into the contract in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish where the public entity is domiciled not later than thirty days after the date of the amendment or other revision which requires that the recordation take place.  In addition, the original contract shall be recorded together with the amendments or other revisions if not previously recorded.

Acts 2011, No. 343, §2.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 38:2192 cover?

Section RS 38:2192 ("Certain contract amendments and revisions; recordation") 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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