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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1968"
article_number: "1968"
status: active
heading: "Unlawful cause"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title IV › Chapter 5"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109219"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 2019, No. 106, §1."
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  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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  - act_year: 2019
    act_number: 106
    section: 1
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# Art. 1968. Unlawful cause

The cause of an obligation is unlawful when the enforcement of the obligation would produce a result prohibited by law or against public policy.

Examples of obligations with unlawful causes include those that arise from gaming, gambling, and wagering not authorized by law.