---
urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3422"
article_number: "3422"
status: active
heading: "Nature of possession; right to possess"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XXIII › Chapter 2 › Section 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110445"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1982
    act_number: 187
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1983-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 3422. Nature of possession; right to possess

Possession is a matter of fact; nevertheless, one who has possessed a thing for over a year acquires the right to possess it.