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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:796"
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heading: "Error in the location of markers; rectification."
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1977, No. 169, §1."
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# Art. 796. Error in the location of markers; rectification.

When visible markers have been erroneously placed by one of the contiguous owners alone, or not in accordance with a written agreement fixing the boundary, the error may be rectified by the court unless a contiguous owner has acquired ownership up to the visible bounds by thirty years possession.