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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 940
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:3852(A) and to enact R.S. 13:3852(C), relative to seizure of2
property; to provide with respect to notice of seizure; to provide that additional3
notice of rescheduled sale dates is not required; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 13:3852(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 13:3852(C)6
is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง3852. Notices of seizure8
A. The sheriff to whom the writ is directed shall make three notices setting9
forth the title of the action or proceeding, its docket number, the court which issued10
the writ, the amount of the judgment or claim specified in the writ, an exact copy of11
the description of the immovable property furnished him in accordance with R.S.12
13:3851, and the fact that the sheriff is seizing the described property, in accordance13
with Code of Civil Procedure Article 2293, and, if applicable, the date of the first14
scheduled sale of the property. If the immovable property to be seized is owned by15
more than one party, the sheriff shall make an additional notice for each additional16
party. No other notice of seizure shall be required.17
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C. The Sheriff shall not be required to serve any further notice of1
rescheduled sale dates provided he has not returned the writ to the clerk of court.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: