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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3497"
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heading: "Actions subject to a five year prescription"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XXIV › Chapter 4 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110522"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 2009, No. 107, §1."
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    effective_date: 1984-01-01
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# Art. 3497. Actions subject to a five year prescription

The following actions are subject to a liberative prescription of five years:

An action for annulment of a testament;

An action for the reduction of an excessive donation;

An action for the rescission of a partition and warranty of portions; and

An action for damages for the harvesting of timber without the consent of the owner.

This prescription is suspended in favor of minors, during minority.