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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1841"
article_number: "1841"
status: active
heading: "Copy of recorded writing"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title III › Chapter 5"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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# Art. 1841. Copy of recorded writing

When an authentic act or an acknowledged act under private signature has been filed for registry with a public officer, a copy of the act thus filed, when certified by that officer, constitutes proof of the contents of the original.