Louisiana § RS 51:1008 - Eligible parties; entry and withdrawal
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§ RS 51:1008. Eligible parties; entry and withdrawal
NOTE: ACTS 1979, NO. 576, §1, EFF. UPON APPROVAL BY NINE PARTY STATES AND CONGRESS:
A. Any or all of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands shall be eligible to become party to this compact.
B. As to any eligible party state, this compact shall become effective when its legislature shall have enacted the same in law; provided that it shall not become initially effective until enacted into law by seven states.
C. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall become effective until the governor of the withdrawing state shall have sent formal notice in writing to the governor of each other party state informing said governors of the action of the legislature in repealing the compact and declaring an intention to withdraw.
Acts 1979, No. 576, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 51:1008 ("Eligible parties; entry and withdrawal") 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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