La. Civ. Code art. 3025

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3025, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.

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Termination by principal

Official statutory text

The principal may terminate the mandate and the authority of the mandatary at any time. A mandate in the interest of the principal, and also of the mandatary or of a third person, may be irrevocable, if the parties so agree, for as long as the object of the contract may require.

Acts 1997, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.

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