Louisiana § RS 51:722 - Savings provisions as to prior law
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:722 — Savings provisions as to prior law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 51:722. Savings provisions as to prior law
A. Prior law exclusively governs all suits, actions, prosecutions, or proceedings which are pending or may be initiated on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring under prior law except that no civil suit or action may be maintained to enforce any liability under prior law unless brought within any period of limitation which applied when the cause of action accrued.
B. All effective registrations under prior law, all administrative orders relating to such registrations, and all conditions imposed upon such registrations remain in effect so long as they would have remained in effect if this Part had not become effective. They are considered to have been filed, entered, or imposed under this Part but are governed by prior law.
Acts 1985, No. 722, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:722 cover?
Section RS 51:722 ("Savings provisions as to prior law") 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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