Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1469 – Offender notification
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1469
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Licensee: means any person who has been issued a license by the commission to participate in any activity described in this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1431
- Seller: includes a lessor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1431
A. Every written lease or rental agreement executed by any licensee for residential immovable property and every written contract for sale of residential immovable property shall contain a notice of the availability to the public of access to a statewide database disclosing the locations of individuals required to register pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 15:540 et seq. The notice shall include the telephone number and Internet site for the statewide database.
B. Upon delivery of the notice to the lessee or transferee of the residential immovable property, the lessor, seller, broker, or licensee is not required to provide any information in addition to that contained in the notice regarding the proximity of registered sex offenders. The information in the notice shall be deemed to be adequate to inform the lessee or transferee about the existence of a statewide database of the locations of registered sex offenders and information from the database regarding those locations. The information in the notice shall not give rise to any cause of action against the disclosing party by a registered sex offender or other parties to the transaction.
C. This Section shall apply only to written agreements and contracts that are entered into by the parties on or after January 1, 2002.
Acts 2001, No. 178, §1.