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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:7"
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heading: "Laws for the preservation of the public interest"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1987, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988."
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  - act_year: 1987
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    section: 1
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# Art. 7. Laws for the preservation of the public interest

Persons may not by their juridical acts derogate from laws enacted for the protection of the public interest. Any act in derogation of such laws is an absolute nullity.