Louisiana § RS 6:765 - Shares or savings accounts payable to two or more persons; survivorship
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:765 — Shares or savings accounts payable to two or more persons; survivorship, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 6:765. Shares or savings accounts payable to two or more persons; survivorship
A. When shares or savings accounts have been subscribed for or owned, or when any certificate of any class or evidence of indebtedness shows the investment of funds in any association, in the names of two or more persons, payable to either, or any of them, such funds or any part of them or any interest or dividend on them may be paid, on due delivery of the certificate, book, or other evidence of indebtedness, to either of the persons, whether the other or others are living or not; and the receipt or acquittance of the person paid is a complete release and discharge of the association for any payment made, with respect to anyone.
B. The pledge to an association of all or part of a savings account or shares owned or subscribed for by two or more persons, executed by a person upon whose signature withdrawals may be made shall, unless the terms of the savings account provide specifically to the contrary, be a valid pledge and transfer to the association of all the shares or savings pledges.
C. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 175, §6.
Acts 1970, No. 234, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 283, §1; Acts 1981, No. 435, §1; Acts 1983, No. 675, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2004, No. 42, §1; Acts 2010, No. 175, §6; Acts 2011, No. 346, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:765 cover?
Section RS 6:765 ("Shares or savings accounts payable to two or more persons; survivorship") 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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