CHAPTER 3. LEGAL MORTGAGES
PART I. IN GENERAL
§5501. Affidavit of distinction; acknowledgment; contents; damages
A.(1) An owner of immovable property with a name similar to that of a debtor against whom a judgment has been obtained and recorded may execute an affidavit of distinction before a notary public or before any authorized employee of the clerk of court's office on a form provided by the clerk of court to clarify that he is not the same person as named in the judgment. The affidavit shall be duly recorded and thereafter the judgment shall not affect title to any property the person may own or acquire.
(2) The notary public or clerk of court or any employee of the clerk shall be immune from civil or criminal liability as a result of providing the affidavit, assisting in the completion of the affidavit, or recording of the affidavit form as prescribed in R.S. 9:5501.1.
B. The judgment creditor shall sign the acknowledgment in the affidavit of distinction as provided in R.S. 9:5501.1 within ten days after the date of receipt of the affidavit, after ascertaining that the affiant is not the debtor named in the judgment. The judgment creditor shall be liable for any damages, attorney fees, and expenses arising out of his failure to sign the acknowledgment without good cause. The affiant shall be liable for any damages, attorney fees, and expenses occasioned by a fraudulently executed affidavit of distinction.
C. The procedure established in this Section for executing an affidavit of distinction shall not be the exclusive means of clarifying that an owner of immovable property with a name similar to that of a judgment debtor is not the same person as such judgment debtor.
Acts 1985, No. 839, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1200, §1.
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