ENROLLED
ACT No. 107
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 499
BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 3396.1, relative to the issuance of
3 letters of independent administration or executorship; to authorize the clerk of court
4 to issue letters of independent administration or executorship; to provide an effective
5 date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 3396.1 is hereby amended and reenacted
8 to read as follows:
9 Art. 3396.1. Scope
10 Upon qualification of a succession representative and compliance with the
11 provisions of this Chapter, the court clerk shall issue Letters of Independent
12 Administration or Letters of Independent Executorship letters of independent
13 administration or letters of independent executorship, as appropriate, certifying that
14 the independent administrator has been duly qualified.
15 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
18 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
19 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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