Louisiana § RS 9:5553 - Defenses to enforcement of a vendor's privilege
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:5553 — Defenses to enforcement of a vendor's privilege, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:5553. Defenses to enforcement of a vendor's privilege
If the obligor of the written obligation that the vendor's privilege secures does not raise the following defenses or claim the extinction of the vendor's privilege, then, as long as the effects of recordation continue in accordance with Articles 3328 through 3334 of the Civil Code, third persons may not raise as a defense to the enforcement or claim the extinction of the vendor's privilege for any cause, other than forged signatures, based on: the invalidity of the written obligation; the extinction of the written obligation; or the lack of registry or any deficiency in registry of any transfer, assignment, or pledge of the written obligation from the original vendee.
Acts 1989, No. 137, §7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 598, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 1087, §3.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:5553 ("Defenses to enforcement of a vendor's privilege") 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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