Any immunity which may extend to an expert appointed by the court pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article373 shall not extend to those acts of the expert which constitute perjury, as provided in R.S.14:123.
Art. 376.Limitation of Immunity
Title I. Courts · Chapter 7. Other Officers of the Court · Enacted 2001 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 376 provides that whatever immunity extends to a court-appointed expert under Article 373 does not cover acts of perjury, so an expert who lies under oath in that role remains exposed to Louisiana's perjury statute, R.S. 14:123.
Full Text of Art. 376
Amendment History
Acts 2001, No. 571, §1.
Plain-English Summary
A court-appointed expert acting as an officer of the court under Article 373 may have some protection from suit for good-faith work done to assist the court. Article 376 draws a hard limit on that protection: it never covers perjury.
The cross-reference to R.S. 14:123, Louisiana's perjury statute, ties the limitation directly to the criminal law that defines what counts as perjury. Whatever civil immunity the expert's appointment carries, it does not shield the expert from liability for lying under oath in that role.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a court-appointed expert have immunity for opinions given to the court?
Article 373 makes the expert an officer of the court, but Article 376 makes clear that immunity does not cover acts of perjury.
What happens if a court-appointed expert lies under oath?
The expert is not shielded by whatever immunity attaches to the role and remains exposed to Louisiana's perjury statute, R.S. 14:123.
Why does Article 376 exist?
To make explicit that officer-of-the-court immunity has a limit, so a court-appointed expert cannot use the protections of the appointment to shield dishonest sworn testimony.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the vLex (Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, 2026 Edition). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
· Official source
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