NOTE: This provision of law was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes
Biennial Report to the Legislature, dated March 14, 2016.
§1179. Service of process
The clerk of court shall not order service of process with respect to any
petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 15:1177 until the petition has been
reviewed by the court and has been found to state a cognizable claim.
Acts 1997, No. 716, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §2, eff. April
18, 2002.