Public Records and Recorders
La. Laws div. RS, tit. 44
in effectContents
section44:1. General definitionssection44:1.1. Short titlesection44:2. Records involved in legislative investigationssection44:3. Records of prosecutive, investigative, and law enforcement agencies and communications districtssection44:3.1. Certain records pertaining to security-related activitysection44:3.1.1. School surveillance and security video; limited retention and viewing policysection44:3.2. Proprietary and trade secret informationsection44:3.3. Public power authority; commercially sensitive informationsection44:3.4. Records of the Board of Ethicssection44:3.5. Records of the Department of Agriculture and Forestrysection44:3.6. Airport facility and infrastructure recordssection44:4. Applicabilitysection44:4.1. Exceptionssection44:5. Records of the office of the governorsection44:5.1. Records of the office of a statewide elected officialsection44:6. Completed reports of the Legislative Auditorsection44:7. Hospital recordssection44:8. Louisiana office building corporation, special provisionssection44:9. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 145, §3.section44:10. Confidential nature of documents and proceedings of judiciary commissionsection44:11. Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptionssection44:11.1. Limited access to domiciliary address information for judgessection44:11.2. Limited access to personal information for protected individualssection44:12. Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programssection44:12.1. Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitionssection44:13. Registration records and other records of use maintained by librariessection44:14. Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to departmentsection44:15. Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fundsection44:16. Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or fundssection44:17. Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; proceduressection44:18. Geophysical survey informationsection44:19. Records of a coroner; autopsy photographs, video, and other visual imagessection44:20. Records of discharge from armed forcessection44:21. Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidentialsection44:21.1. Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidentialsection44:22. Economic development negotiationssection44:22.1. Port economic development negotiationssection44:22.2. Local government economic development negotiationssection44:23. Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimatessection44:23.1. Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure informationsection44:31. Right to examine recordssection44:31.1. Exceptions; authority of the custodiansection44:31.2. Public records awareness programsection44:32. Duty to permit examination; prevention of alteration; payment for overtime; copies provided; feessection44:33. Availability of recordssection44:33.1. Custodian; contact information; notice to publicsection44:34. Absence of recordssection44:35. Enforcementsection44:36. Preservation of recordssection44:37. Penalties for violation by custodians of recordssection44:38. Access to records involved in legislative studiessection44:39. Microfilm and electronic digitized records; use as evidencesection44:40. Additional copies of records; purchase of equipment; funds available for payment; copies of suit recordssection44:41. Receiving and filing map, plat, etc. for recordsection44:42. Immunity from suit for invasion of privacysection44:51. Definitionssection44:52. Address confidentiality program; application; certification; substitute address; renewal; prohibited acts; penaltiessection44:53. Cancellation of certificationsection44:54. Substitute address; usesection44:55. Secretary of state; use of substitute address; exceptionssection44:56. Program participants; application assistancesection44:57. Service of processsection44:67.1. Acceptance of collective bargaining agreementsection44:67.2. Construction; enforcementsection44:71. Offices for recording mortgages and conveyancessection44:72. Sealsection44:73. Location of officesection44:74. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 540, §2section44:75. Deputiessection44:76. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:77. Recorder as proper party; payment of judgments and compromises; obligation to maintain insurancesection44:78. Limitation of liabilitysection44:79. Recorder not required to pay costs or give security in judicial proceedingssection44:80. Feessection44:101. General powerssection44:102. Repair and rebinding of books and records; paymentsection44:103. Certified copies and their effectsection44:104. Redesignated as R.S. 9:2742 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:105. Redesignated as R.S. 9:2743 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:106. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5169 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:107. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5170 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:108. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5171 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:109. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5172 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:109.1. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5173 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:110. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5174 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:111. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5175 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:112. Redesignated as R.S. 9:5176 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:113. Redesignated as R.S. 9:2741 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.section44:114. Actions against the recordersection44:115. Photographic reproduction of actssection44:116. Photostatic, photographic, microfilm, or other photographic or electronic copies of records; indexes of conveyance and mortgage records; disposition; evidentiary status; preservationsection44:117. Preservation of filings in the conveyance recordssection44:118. Electronic copies of records; Lafayette Parishsection44:119. Electronic filing and recording of written instrumentssection44:132. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:133. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:134. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:135. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:136. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:138. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:161. Double index; form and contentssection44:162. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:163. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:171. Recordation of discharge from armed forcessection44:181. Clerk of court as recorder; dutiessection44:181.1. Official sealsection44:181.2. Deputy recorderssection44:181.3. Archivistsection44:181.4. Feessection44:181.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.section44:181.6. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.section44:181.7. Notarial archives records; feessection44:182. General powerssection44:182.1. Retention of powerssection44:182.2. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.3. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.4. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.5. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.6. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.7. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.8. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.9. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.10. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 2007.section44:182.11. Annual budget; submission to enumerated entitiessection44:183. Microfilm records; use; separate location; preservation of recordssection44:184. Applicability of other lawssection44:184.1. Recordation of agreementsection44:184.2. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 677, §2, eff. July 1, 2008, and Acts 2008, No. 856, §2.section44:185. Recordation books; indexessection44:201. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:201.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:202. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:203. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:204. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:205. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:205.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:206. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:207. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:231. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:231.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:232. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:232.1. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:233. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:234. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:234.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:235. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:261. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:262. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:263. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:264. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:265. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:266. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:267. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 621, §20(B), eff. Jan. 1, 2009.section44:268. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.section44:301. Pending proceedingssection44:302. Judgments; execution on certified copiessection44:321. Petition and servicesection44:322. Oathsection44:323. Affidavitssection44:324. Answer; judgmentsection44:325. Parol evidence may be usedsection44:326. Court costssection44:327. Effect of recording certified copies of reestablished recordssection44:328. Costs due clerks or other officialssection44:329. Certified copies admissible in evidencesection44:361. Use of abstractors' records authorizedsection44:362. Parishes may purchase or expropriate abstractors' recordssection44:363. Procedure for purchase or expropriation by parishsection44:364. Recordation of evidence adduced at trialsection44:365. Binding and certificationsection44:366. Compensation for district attorneysection44:367. Certified copies of re-established archives prima facie evidencesection44:368. Presumption of correctness; use of parol evidencesection44:369. Judicial noticesection44:370. Restricted applicationsection44:401. Division of archives, records management, and historysection44:402. Definitionssection44:403. Counselsection44:404. State archivistsection44:405. Powers and dutiessection44:406. Collection of recordssection44:407. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 508, §2.section44:408. Archives and records center building; duty custody and controlsection44:409. Appointment of advisory groupssection44:410. §410. Records management programssection44:411. §411. Record management obligation of agency headssection44:412. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 508, §2.section44:413. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 508, §2.section44:414. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 508, §2.section44:415. Imaging and preservation servicessection44:416. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 508, §2.section44:417. Deposit of records of historical value; transfer of deposited records to public or educational institutions; disposition of abandoned propertysection44:418. Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of recordssection44:419. §419. Preservation, conservation, and exhibition of recordssection44:420. Deposit of papers and other historical materials of officials and individualssection44:421. Authorization to certify facts; evidentiary status of any reproductionssection44:422. Safeguards against the removal, unlawful destruction, or loss of recordssection44:423. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 508, §2.section44:424. Authority of state financial officers and others not limitedsection44:425. Department of Revenue; exemptionsection44:426. Transfer of inactive legislative records to archivessection44:427. Advisory Board of the Louisiana State Archivessection44:428. §§428 to 430 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, effective July 6, 1985.section44:501. Board; creation; appointment; compensationsection44:502. Duties of the boardsection44:503. State historical records coordinator duties; deputy state historical records coordinator dutiessection44:504. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 46, §1; ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
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