Louisiana § RS 9:5213 - Method of recordation; certificate of encumbrances
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:5213 — Method of recordation; certificate of encumbrances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:5213. Method of recordation; certificate of encumbrances
These officers shall record on their register the acts which are presented to them, in the order of their date, and without leaving any intervals or blank space between them; and they are bound also to deliver to all persons who may demand them, a certificate of the mortgages, privileges or donations, which they may have thus recorded; if there be none, their certificate shall declare that fact.
Redesignated from C.C. Art. 3393 by Acts 1992, No. 1132, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:5213 ("Method of recordation; certificate of encumbrances") 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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