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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3140"
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heading: "Nullity of agreement of forfeiture"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2014, No. 281, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015."
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# Art. 3140. Nullity of agreement of forfeiture

Unless expressly permitted by law, a clause in a contract providing in advance that ownership of a thing given as security will transfer upon default in performance of the secured obligation is absolutely null.

A clause in a contract obligating the owner of a thing to give it to an obligee in payment of a debt upon a future default in performance of an obligation is absolutely null.