Louisiana § RS 41:1607 - Contracts for recovery
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 41:1607 — Contracts for recovery, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 41:1607. Contracts for recovery
A. The secretary, with the advice of the division, may enter into a contract with any governmental agency, political subdivision, group, or person for the recovery of archaeological materials, treasure, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea, or parts thereof or their contents, which are determined to be located on state-owned lands, or on private land if the written consent of the owner thereof is first obtained. Such contracts shall be approved by the attorney general and may provide for fair compensation to the salvager, and owner of the private land where applicable, in terms of a percentage of the reasonable cash value of the objects recovered or at the discretion of the secretary, with the advice of the division, of a fair share of the objects recovered.
B. The amount constituting a fair share shall be determined by the secretary, taking into consideration the circumstances of each operation, and the reasonable cash value may be determined by contractual agreement after appraisal by qualified experts or by representatives of the contracting parties. Each contract shall provide for the termination of any right of the salvager thereunder upon the violation of any of the terms thereof. Superior title to all objects recovered from state lands shall be retained by the state of Louisiana unless and until released by the secretary.
Acts 1989, No. 291, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 41:1607 ("Contracts for recovery") 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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