Louisiana § RS 40:1159.6 - Construction of Subpart; general application
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§ RS 40:1159.6. Construction of Subpart; general application
A. The provisions of this Subpart shall be liberally construed, and all relationships set forth herein shall include the marital, adoptive, foster and step-relations as well as the natural whole blood. A consent by one person so authorized and empowered shall be sufficient. Any person acting in good faith shall be justified in relying on the representations of any person purporting to give such a consent, including but not limited to his identity, his age, his marital status, his emancipation, and his relationship to any other person for whom the consent is purportedly given.
B. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve assistance to suicide, mercy killing, or euthanasia.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 798, §1; Acts 2012, No. 715, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.55 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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