La. Civ. Code art. 3172

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3172, 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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Pledge of mineral payments by owner of land or holder of mineral servitude

Official statutory text

By express provision in a contract establishing a pledge, the owner of land or holder of a mineral servitude may pledge bonuses, delay rentals, royalties, and shut-in payments arising from mineral leases, as well as other payments that are classified as rent under the Mineral Code. Other kinds of payments owing under a contract relating to minerals are not susceptible of pledge under this Title.

Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

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