RS 9:4842 Delivery of notice or other documents and materials; burden of proof - Louisiana Statutes

§4842.  Delivery of notice or other documents and materials; burden of proof

A.  A notice required or permitted to be given by this Part or any document required or permitted to be delivered by this Part shall be deemed to have been given or delivered when it is delivered to the person entitled to receive it, or when the notice or document is properly deposited in the United States mail for delivery by certified or registered mail to that person.  The mailing may be addressed to an owner, contractor, or surety at the address given in a notice of contract or attached bond filed in accordance with this Part, or to a claimant at the address given in the statement of claim or privilege filed by the claimant or a notice given by the claimant under the provisions of R.S. 9:4822.

B.  Proof of delivery at the site of the immovable by a claimant asserting a claim or privilege under the provisions of R.S. 9:4801(3) or R.S. 9:4802(3) is prima facie evidence that the movables became component parts of the immovable, or were used on the immovable, or in machinery or equipment used at the site of the immovable in performing the work.

Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1988, No. 685, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.