Art. 4552.Recordation of Notice of Suit and Judgment
Book VII. Special Proceedings · Title VIII. Interdiction and Curatorship of Interdicts · Chapter 1. In General · Last amended 2024 · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 4552 requires the clerk of court to record notice of a pending interdiction suit and every judgment granting, modifying, or terminating interdiction, requires the curator to record the judgment in every other parish where the interdict owns immovable property, and coordinates notice to the parish registrar of voters.
A. The clerk of court shall cause to be recorded a notice of the filing of the interdiction suit in the conveyance and mortgage records of the parish in which the interdiction action is pending. The clerk of court shall record every judgment granting, modifying, or terminating interdiction in the conveyance and mortgage records of the parish in which the judgment was rendered.
B. Within fifteen days of his qualification, the curator shall cause the judgment of interdiction to be recorded in the conveyance and mortgage records of every other parish in which the interdict owns immovable property. Within fifteen days from the signing of a judgment modifying or terminating interdiction, the curator shall cause it to be recorded in the conveyance and mortgage records of every other parish in which the interdict owns immovable property.
C.
(1)Within fifteen days of his qualification, the curator shall mail a certified copy of a judgment of full interdiction, or limited interdiction for mental incompetence which specifically suspends the right to register and vote, to the registrar of voters of the parish in which the interdict is registered to vote, or otherwise eligible but for the interdiction, by certified mail or commercial courier.
(2)Within fifteen days from the signing of a judgment modifying or terminating such an interdiction, the curator shall mail a copy of the modification or termination to the registrar of voters of the parish in which the interdict resides by certified mail or commercial courier.
(3)The curator shall also provide to the registrar of voters the date of birth of the interdict and the last four digits of the social security number of the interdict to ensure that the proper person is removed from the voting records.
D. A clerk or curator whose failure to perform his duties causes damage is liable only to those who contract with the interdict and who neither knew nor should have known of the interdiction proceedings or judgment.
Interdiction limits what the interdict can lawfully do, and third parties who deal with the interdict need a way to find that out. Article 4552 builds the public-notice system that makes that possible, functioning for interdiction much the way a recorded notice of pending litigation functions for a real action -- putting anyone checking the public records on notice that a person's legal capacity may be, or has been, restricted.
The clerk of court records a notice of the interdiction suit's filing, and later every judgment granting, modifying, or terminating interdiction, in the conveyance and mortgage records of the parish where the case is pending or the judgment was rendered. If the interdict owns immovable property in other parishes, the curator has to extend that notice there too, recording the judgment -- and later any modification or termination -- in each of those parishes within fifteen days of qualifying, or within fifteen days of the modifying or terminating judgment being signed.
Article 4552 also threads voter registration into this recordation scheme. Within fifteen days of qualifying, the curator must mail a certified copy of a judgment of full interdiction, or of a limited interdiction that specifically suspends the right to register and vote, to the registrar of voters for the parish where the interdict is registered or otherwise eligible, along with the interdict's date of birth and the last four digits of the interdict's social security number to confirm identity. A later modification or termination triggers the same fifteen-day mailing obligation to keep the voter rolls current.
The recordation duties come with a corresponding, narrowly drawn liability rule. A clerk or curator whose failure to perform these duties causes damage is liable only to those who contracted with the interdict and who neither knew nor should have known of the interdiction proceedings or judgment -- the recordation system's flip side, protecting good-faith third parties who had no way to learn the truth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does an interdiction judgment get recorded in the public land records?
To give the public notice that the interdict's legal capacity has been formally limited, protecting third parties who might otherwise deal with the interdict unaware of the restriction.
Does an interdiction judgment have to be recorded in more than one parish?
Yes, if the interdict owns immovable property elsewhere. The curator must record the judgment in each such parish within fifteen days of qualifying.
Does interdiction affect a person's voter registration in Louisiana?
It can. For a full interdiction, or a limited interdiction that specifically suspends voting rights, the curator must notify the registrar of voters within fifteen days of qualifying.
Who is liable if the recordation duties are not performed and someone is harmed?
The clerk or curator, but only toward those who contracted with the interdict and neither knew nor should have known of the interdiction proceedings or judgment.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (legis.la.gov). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
· Official source
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