{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-9-2720.23","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 9:2720.23","heading":"Nondisclosure agreements; victims of child sexual abuse; void and unenforceable","body":"A. A nondisclosure clause shall be void and unenforceable as against public policy only to the extent that the nondisclosure clause prohibits the following:\n(1) A victim or alleged victim of sexual abuse against a minor from disclosing that act of sexual abuse, or facts related to that act of sexual abuse.\n(2) Any other person from disclosing facts related to sexual abuse against a minor in support of, in furtherance of, or consistent with the right of a victim or alleged victim to disclose under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.\nB. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a person, including a victim or alleged victim of sexual abuse against a minor, from entering into a contract or agreement that restricts the disclosure of information, including the amount or payment terms of a settlement, by another party to the contract or agreement, including an alleged perpetrator, provided that such restriction does not prevent disclosure protected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.\nC. No person may enforce or attempt to enforce a nondisclosure clause provided for in this Section, regardless of the date that the contract or agreement containing the nondisclosure clause was entered into.","path":["TITLE 9. CIVIL CODE-ANCILLARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1483612","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:37Z","sha256":"d05dd6f867463297fd634da4a9eeacf0b0910ba5ba78fe4c35e7e58ec2a49b1b","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-9-2720.22","next":"us-la/rs-9-2721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}