Article 3420

Treasure ACTIVE

One who finds a treasure in a thing that belongs to him or to no one acquires ownership of the treasure. If the treasure is found in a thing belonging to another, half of the treasure belongs to the finder and half belongs to the owner of the thing in which it was found.

A treasure is a movable hidden in another thing, movable or immovable, for such a long time that its owner cannot be determined.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983

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La. Civ. Code art. 3420 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-3420,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3420},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3420},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}