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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1990"
article_number: "1990"
status: active
heading: "Obligor put in default by arrival of term"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title IV › Chapter 8 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109244"
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. 1990. Obligor put in default by arrival of term

When a term for the performance of an obligation is either fixed, or is clearly determinable by the circumstances, the obligor is put in default by the mere arrival of that term. In other cases, the obligor must be put in default by the obligee, but not before performance is due.