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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2946"
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heading: "Conventional sequestration; definition"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2003, No. 491, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004."
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    effective_date: 2004-01-01
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# Art. 2946. Conventional sequestration; definition

Conventional sequestration takes place when two or more persons by agreement deliver to a depositary a thing, movable or immovable, the rights to which are disputed or uncertain. In that case, the depositary is bound to deliver the thing according to their agreement or according to a court order.