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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:521"
article_number: "521"
status: active
heading: "Lost or stolen thing."
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title II › Chapter 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110706"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1979, No. 180, §1."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 180
    section: 1
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---

# Art. 521. Lost or stolen thing.

One who has possession of a lost or stolen thing may not transfer its ownership to another. For purposes of this Chapter, a thing is stolen when one has taken possession of it without the consent of its owner. A thing is not stolen when the owner delivers it or transfers its ownership to another as a result of fraud.