Louisiana § RS 9:4865 - Cessation of effect as to certain third persons
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§ RS 9:4865. Cessation of effect as to certain third persons
A. A privilege ceases to have effect against a third person one hundred-eighty days after the last activity or event which gives rise to the privilege unless:
(1) The property subject to the privilege is not a drilling or other rig and the claimant files a statement of privilege in the mortgage records of the parish where the operating interest subject to the privilege is located; or
(2) The property subject to the privilege is a drilling or other rig and the claimant files, in the place specified in R.S. 10:9-501, a financing statement conforming to the requirements of R.S. 10:9-502. Notwithstanding R.S. 10:9-509(a), the claimant may file such a financing statement without the debtor's authorization so long as the claimant holds the privilege at the time of filing and the financing statement covers only a rig covered by the claimant's privilege.
B. A privilege shall also cease to have effect against a third person unless the claimant institutes an action for the enforcement of the privilege within one year after the date of the filing of the statement of privilege or financing statement.
C. The privilege shall also cease to have effect against third persons who are not parties to the action instituted pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section unless the claimant files a notice of pendency of action in the mortgage records of the parish where the property is located or lawfully seizes the property subject to the privilege within thirty days after institution of the action unless the property subject to the privilege is a drilling or other rig.
Acts 1986, No. 191, §1; Acts 1995, No. 962, §1; Acts 2001, No. 128, §4, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:4865 ("Cessation of effect as to certain third persons") 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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