---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:15:1179
citation: "R.S. 15:1179"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 15 › Chapter 7 › Part IV-B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1997, number: 716, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2002, number: 89, section: 2, effective_date: 2002-04-18, role: amendment }
---

# Service of process

The clerk of court shall not order service of process with respect to any petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 15:1177 until the petition has been reviewed by the court and has been found to state a cognizable claim.