Louisiana § RS 9:4885 - Cessation of effect as to certain third persons
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:4885 — Cessation of effect as to certain third persons, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:4885. Cessation of effect as to certain third persons
A. A privilege given by this Subpart ceases to have effect against a third person to the extent it secures an obligation due more than one hundred eighty days or incurred more than one year before a statement of privilege is filed in the mortgage records of the parish where the operating interest subject to the privilege is located. The filing of the statement of privilege preserves the effect as to a third person for all obligations incurred thereafter.
B. The privilege ceases to have effect against a third person unless the creditor institutes an action for the enforcement of the privilege within one year after the date of the filing of the statement of privilege.
C. The privilege ceases to have effect against a third person who is not a party to the action instituted pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section unless the creditor 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.
D. The provisions of R.S. 9:4869 apply to the privileges given by this Subpart.
Acts 1997, No. 1040, §1; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:4885 ("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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