Art. 2167. Supreme court judgment rehearing; finality; stay
A. Within fourteen days of the transmission of the notice of judgment in the supreme
court, a party may apply to the court for a rehearing.
B. A judgment of the supreme court becomes final and definitive when the delay for
application for rehearing has expired and no timely application therefor has been made.
C. When an application for rehearing has been applied for timely, a judgment of the
supreme court becomes final and definitive when the application is denied. The supreme
court may stay the execution of the judgment pending a timely application for certiorari or
an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
D. For the purposes of this Article, "transmission of the notice" means the sending
of the notice via the United States Postal Service or electronic mail.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1982, No. 163, §1; Acts
2012, No. 290, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2026, No. 127, §1.