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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 857
BY REPRESENTATIVE TIM BURNS
(On Recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute)
MORTGAGES: Directs the LSLI to redesignate certain provisions relative to mortgage
records from Title 44 of the L.R.S. of 1950 to Title 9 of the L.R.S. of 1950
AN ACT1
To direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to redesignate certain provisions from Title 442
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 to Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised3
Statutes of 1950, relative to mortgage records; to provide for the effectiveness of4
references to redesignated statutes; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby directed to redesignate R.S.7
44:104 as R.S. 9:2742, R.S. 44:105 as R.S. 9:2743, R.S. 44:106 as R.S. 9:5169, R.S. 44:1078
as R.S. 9:5170, R.S. 44:108 as R.S. 9:5171, R.S. 44:109 as R.S. 9:5172, R.S. 44:109.1 as9
R.S. 9:5173, R.S. 44:110 as R.S. 9:5174, R.S. 44:111 as R.S. 9:5175, R.S. 44:112 as R.S.10
9:5176, and R.S. 44:113 as R.S. 9:2741.11
Section 2. The Louisiana State Law Institute is further directed to make technical12
changes to any citations and statutory forms, including R.S. 44:109.1, as necessary to reflect13
the statutory redesignations in Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.14
Section 3. The redesignation of a statute as provided by this Act shall not invalidate15
a reference to the former citation of the redesignated statute.16
Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2011.17 HLS 10RS-820 ENGROSSED
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Tim Burns HB No. 857
Abstract: Provides for the relocation of certain provisions from Title 44 of the L.R.S. of
1950 to Title 9 of the L.R.S. of 1950, all relative to mortgage records.
Present law provides for the filing and cancellation of certain documents in the mortgage
records.
Proposed law retains present law, but merely relocates certain provisions from Title 44 of
the L.R.S. of 1950 to Title 9 of the L.R.S. of 1950, all relative to mortgage records.
Proposed law provides that the provisions of proposed law redesignating certain statutes
shall not invalidate a reference to the former citation of the redesignated statute.
Effective Jan. 1, 2011.
(Redesignates R.S. 44:104 as R.S. 9:2742, R.S. 44:105 as R.S. 9:2743, R.S. 44:106 as R.S.
9:5169, R.S. 44:107 as R.S. 9:5170, R.S. 44:108 as R.S. 9:5171, R.S. 44:109 as R.S. 9:5172,
R.S. 44:109.1 as R.S. 9:5173, R.S. 44:110 as R.S. 9:5174, R.S. 44:111 as R.S. 9:5175, R.S.
44:112 as R.S. 9:5176, and R.S. 44:113 as R.S. 9:2741)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure
to the original bill.
1. Added provisions specifying that proposed law shall not affect the validity of
references to the former citations of the redesignated statutes.
2. Added an effective date of Jan. 1, 2011.