La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5122
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5122, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Oath of surety and principal on bond
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, no bond shall be accepted in a judicial proceeding unless accompanied by affidavits of:
(1) Each surety that he is worth the amount for which he bound himself therein, in assets subject to execution, over and above all of his other obligations.
(2) The party furnishing the bond that he is informed and believes that each surety on the bond is worth the amount for which the surety has bound himself therein, in assets subject to execution, over and above all of the other obligations of the surety.
(3) The party furnishing a bond secured by immovable property under Article 5121.1 that he is worth the amount for which he has bound himself and that the immovable securing the bond contains assets subject to execution, over and above all his other obligations.
B. This Article does not apply to a bond executed by a surety company licensed to do business in this state.
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 200, ยง1.
(1) Each surety that he is worth the amount for which he bound himself therein, in assets subject to execution, over and above all of his other obligations.
(2) The party furnishing the bond that he is informed and believes that each surety on the bond is worth the amount for which the surety has bound himself therein, in assets subject to execution, over and above all of the other obligations of the surety.
(3) The party furnishing a bond secured by immovable property under Article 5121.1 that he is worth the amount for which he has bound himself and that the immovable securing the bond contains assets subject to execution, over and above all his other obligations.
B. This Article does not apply to a bond executed by a surety company licensed to do business in this state.
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 200, ยง1.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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