Louisiana § RS 8:811 - Limitations on vested rights
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:811 — Limitations on vested rights, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 8:811. Limitations on vested rights
No vested right of interment gives to any person the right to have his remains interred in any interment space in which the remains of any deceased person having a prior vested right of interment have been interred, nor does it give any person the right to have the remains of more than one deceased person interred in a single interment space in violation of the rules and regulations of the cemetery authority of the cemetery in which the interment space is located.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Louisiana § RS 8:811
What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:811 cover?
Section RS 8:811 ("Limitations on vested rights") 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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