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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3026"
article_number: "3026"
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heading: "Incapacity of the principal"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XV › Chapter 2 › Section 4"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1997, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 261
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1998-01-01
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# Art. 3026. Incapacity of the principal

In the absence of contrary agreement, neither the contract nor the authority of the mandatary is terminated by the principal's incapacity, disability, or other condition that makes an express revocation of the mandate impossible or impractical.