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La. Stat. Ann. tit. 44 – Public Records and Recorders | Midpage
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Louisiana Revised Statutes
Title 44
La. Stat. Ann. tit. 44
Public Records and Recorders
44:1
General definitions
44:1.1
Short title
44:2
Records involved in legislative investigations
44:3
Records of prosecutive, investigative, and law enforcement agencies and communications districts
44:3.1
Certain records pertaining to security-related activity
44:3.1.1
School surveillance and security video; limited retention and viewing policy
44:3.2
Proprietary and trade secret information
44:3.3
Public power authority; commercially sensitive information
44:3.4
Records of the Board of Ethics
44:3.5
Records of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
44:3.6
Airport facility and infrastructure records
44:4
Applicability
44:4.1
Exceptions
44:5
Records of the office of the governor
44:5.1
Records of the office of a statewide elected official
44:6
Completed reports of the Legislative Auditor
44:7
Hospital records
44:8
Louisiana office building corporation, special provisions
44:10
Confidential nature of documents and proceedings of judiciary commission
44:11
Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions
44:11.1
Limited access to domiciliary address information for judges
44:11.2
Limited access to personal information for protected individuals
44:12
Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programs
44:12.1
Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitions
44:13
Registration records and other records of use maintained by libraries
44:14
Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to department
44:15
Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund
44:16
Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds
44:17
Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; procedures
44:18
Geophysical survey information
44:19
Records of a coroner; autopsy photographs, video, and other visual images
44:20
Records of discharge from armed forces
44:21
Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidential
44:21.1
Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidential
44:22
Economic development negotiations
44:22.1
Port economic development negotiations
44:22.2
Local government economic development negotiations
44:23
Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimates
44:23.1
Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information
44:31
Right to examine records
44:31.1
Exceptions; authority of the custodian
44:31.2
Public records awareness program
44:32
Duty to permit examination; prevention of alteration; payment for overtime; copies provided; fees
44:33
Availability of records
44:33.1
Custodian; contact information; notice to public
44:34
Absence of records
44:35
Enforcement
44:36
Preservation of records
44:37
Penalties for violation by custodians of records
44:39
Microfilm and electronic digitized records; use as evidence
44:40
Additional copies of records; purchase of equipment; funds available for payment; copies of suit records
44:41
Receiving and filing map, plat, etc. for record
44:42
Immunity from suit for invasion of privacy
44:51
Definitions
44:52
Address confidentiality program; application; certification; substitute address; renewal; prohibited acts; penalties
44:53
Cancellation of certification
44:54
Substitute address; use
44:55
Secretary of state; use of substitute address; exceptions
44:56
Program participants; application assistance
44:57
Service of process
44:67.1
Acceptance of collective bargaining agreement
44:67.2
Construction; enforcement
44:71
Offices for recording mortgages and conveyances
44:72
Seal
44:73
Location of office
44:75
Deputies
44:77
Recorder as proper party; payment of judgments and compromises; obligation to maintain insurance
44:78
Limitation of liability
44:79
Recorder not required to pay costs or give security in judicial proceedings
44:80
Fees
44:101
General powers
44:102
Repair and rebinding of books and records; payment
44:103
Certified copies and their effect
44:114
Actions against the recorder
44:115
Photographic reproduction of acts
44:116
Photostatic, photographic, microfilm, or other photographic or electronic copies of records; indexes of conveyance and mortgage records; disposition; evidentiary status; preservation
44:117
Preservation of filings in the conveyance records
44:118
Electronic copies of records; Lafayette Parish
44:119
Electronic filing and recording of written instruments
44:161
Double index; form and contents
44:171
Recordation of discharge from armed forces
44:181
Clerk of court as recorder; duties
44:181.1
Official seal
44:181.2
Deputy recorders
44:181.3
Archivist
44:181.4
Fees
44:181.7
Notarial archives records; fees
44:182
General powers
44:182.1
Retention of powers
44:182.11
Annual budget; submission to enumerated entities
44:183
Microfilm records; use; separate location; preservation of records
44:184
Applicability of other laws
44:184.1
Recordation of agreement
44:185
Recordation books; indexes
44:301
Pending proceedings
44:302
Judgments; execution on certified copies
44:321
Petition and service
44:322
Oath
44:323
Affidavits
44:324
Answer; judgment
44:325
Parol evidence may be used
44:326
Court costs
44:327
Effect of recording certified copies of reestablished records
44:328
Costs due clerks or other officials
44:329
Certified copies admissible in evidence
44:361
Use of abstractors' records authorized
44:362
Parishes may purchase or expropriate abstractors' records
44:363
Procedure for purchase or expropriation by parish
44:364
Recordation of evidence adduced at trial
44:365
Binding and certification
44:366
Compensation for district attorney
44:367
Certified copies of re-established archives prima facie evidence
44:368
Presumption of correctness; use of parol evidence
44:369
Judicial notice
44:370
Restricted application
44:401
Division of archives, records management, and history
44:402
Definitions
44:403
Counsel
44:404
State archivist
44:405
Powers and duties
44:406
Collection of records
44:408
Archives and records center building; duty custody and control
44:409
Appointment of advisory groups
44:410
Records management programs
44:411
Record management obligation of agency heads
44:415
Imaging and preservation services
44:417
Deposit of records of historical value; transfer of deposited records to public or educational institutions; disposition of abandoned property
44:418
Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of records
44:419
Preservation, conservation, and exhibition of records
44:420
Deposit of papers and other historical materials of officials and individuals
44:421
Authorization to certify facts; evidentiary status of any reproductions
44:422
Safeguards against the removal, unlawful destruction, or loss of records
44:424
Authority of state financial officers and others not limited
44:425
Department of Revenue; exemption
44:426
Transfer of inactive legislative records to archives
44:427
Advisory Board of the Louisiana State Archives
44:501
Board; creation; appointment; compensation
44:502
Duties of the board
44:503
State historical records coordinator duties; deputy state historical records coordinator duties