La. Civ. Code art. 3074
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3074, 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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Lawful object
Official statutory text
The civil consequences of an unlawful act giving rise to a criminal action may be the object of a compromise, but the criminal action itself shall not be extinguished by the compromise.
A compromise may relate to the patrimonial effects of a person's civil status, but that civil status cannot be changed by the compromise.
Acts 2007, No. 138, ยง1.
A compromise may relate to the patrimonial effects of a person's civil status, but that civil status cannot be changed by the compromise.
Acts 2007, No. 138, ยง1.
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