{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-13-3741","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 13:3741","heading":"Advertisement to recover lost instrument; exceptions; bond","body":"In every case where a lost instrument is made the foundation of a suit or defense, it must appear that the loss has been advertised within a reasonable time in a public newspaper and proper means taken to recover the possession of the instrument; provided, that advertisement of a lost note shall not be necessary in any case where a surety bond given by a person who owns property liable to seizure, and who is domiciled in the parish where the security is to be given, or a commercial bond issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana, is furnished to protect the maker and/or his endorsers of said note from loss resulting from said note falling into the hands of a holder in due course provided that the bond must be in amount equal to the face of the note plus twenty-five percent thereof.","path":["TITLE 13. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=77591","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:54Z","sha256":"f076b2ad332dc8fa10e81a2b7f04daa5ead52c1f9e1384046f7de5cd4315d022","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-13-3740","next":"us-la/rs-13-3742"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}