Article 3220

Privilege of pledgee. ACTIVE

The creditor acquires the right of possessing and retaining the movable which he has received in pledge, as a security for his debt, and may cause it to be sold for the payment of the same.

Hence proceeds the privilege which he enjoys on the thing.

Actions

References

None.

Cited by

None.

History

No legislative history recorded.

Article navigation

Cite Article 3220

Bluebook
La. Civ. Code art. 3220 (2026).
Permalink
https://theusufruct.com/cc/3220
BibTeX
@misc{lacivcode-art-3220,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3220},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3220},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}