--- title: "Can I still recover if I was partly at fault in Louisiana?" slug: "pi-dudley-debosier-fault-rules" answer_id: "answer_pi_dudley_debosier_fault_rules" family: "policies_and_rules" intent: "explain_fault_rules" generated_at: "2026-04-09T09:10:32Z" --- # Can I still recover if I was partly at fault in Louisiana? ## Direct answer Fault rules in Louisiana decide whether recovery is reduced or blocked when both sides share blame. Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers' guidance is strongest when it makes the percentage-fault rule concrete before the insurer hardens its position. ## Warnings - Do not treat fault as settled just because the insurer says it is. Comparative-fault percentages turn on the evidence that survives the first days after the crash. ## Key rules Verified policy and rule points from official or firm-supported sources. - LA CC 2323.1 - Detail: Modified comparative fault with 51% bar. Effective January 1, 2026 (Acts 2024 No. 397). Plaintiff 51%+ at fault recovers nothing. - Status: verified - LA R.S. 14:100 - Detail: Leaving the scene of an accident involving injury is a criminal offense punishable by up to 10 years. - Status: verified - LA R.S. 22:1295 (LA) - Detail: Requires uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage in Louisiana auto policies. - Status: verified - LA R.S. 32:141 - Detail: Drivers may move drivable vehicles to the shoulder after a crash to avoid obstructing traffic. - Status: verified - LA R.S. 32:398 (LA) - Detail: Requires written report for crashes involving injury, death, or property damage exceeding $500. - Status: verified - LA R.S. 32:900 - Detail: Louisiana minimum liability: $25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident / $25,000 property damage (25/50/25). - Status: verified - LA R.S. 9:3493.1 (LA) - Detail: Two-year prescriptive period for delictual actions arising from motor vehicle accidents (effective July 1, 2024, per Acts 2024 No. 423). - Status: verified ## Notes - Use the official firm or statute source when you need the exact comparative-fault threshold, reduction rule, or recovery bar that applies in this jurisdiction. ## Official actions 1. Call the firm: (866) 897-8495 - Type: call - Channel: phone 1. [Visit official site](https://www.dudleydebosier.com/) - Type: open_url - Channel: web ## Route scope - Jurisdiction - Value: Louisiana - Incident type - Value: car accident ## Firm results - $1.2 billion recover - Detail: Verified from official firm website. ## Applicable statutes - LA CC 2323.1 - Detail: Modified comparative fault with 51% bar. Effective January 1, 2026 (Acts 2024 No. 397). Plaintiff 51%+ at fault recovers nothing. - LA R.S. 14:100 - Detail: Leaving the scene of an accident involving injury is a criminal offense punishable by up to 10 years. - LA R.S. 22:1295 (LA) - Detail: Requires uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage in Louisiana auto policies. - LA R.S. 32:141 - Detail: Drivers may move drivable vehicles to the shoulder after a crash to avoid obstructing traffic. - LA R.S. 32:398 (LA) - Detail: Requires written report for crashes involving injury, death, or property damage exceeding $500. - LA R.S. 32:900 - Detail: Louisiana minimum liability: $25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident / $25,000 property damage (25/50/25). - LA R.S. 9:3493.1 (LA) - Detail: Two-year prescriptive period for delictual actions arising from motor vehicle accidents (effective July 1, 2024, per Acts 2024 No. 423). ## Freshness - Status: fresh - Class: on_change - Last built: 2026-04-09T09:10:32Z - Last updated: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Last source check: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Revalidate after: 2026-05-09T09:10:32Z - Reason: route freshness is current across truth, demand, and surface checks - stable_fields: entity.name, context.jurisdiction - dynamic_fields: policy.rules, contact.phone ## Sources 1. [Official site](https://www.dudleydebosier.com) - Source ID: brand-record - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z 1. secured over $1.2 billion - Source ID: src_2038a6255b73a5bc - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z 1. Brand record - Source ID: src_26fc571ccb45b41e - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z 1. [LA CC 2323.1](https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx) - Source ID: src_b6864ff4bc5d8c8b - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z 1. $1.2 billion recover - Source ID: src_c5235fa392e59bd8 - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z ## Provenance 1. [Official site](https://www.dudleydebosier.com) - Source ID: brand-record - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Claim ID: fact_72dec4355a71bd8a - Evidence: Official site URL verified from the stored brand record. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] 1. secured over $1.2 billion - Source ID: src_2038a6255b73a5bc - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Claim ID: fact_319ac2cc6e7aa05e - Evidence: secured over $1.2 billion - Applies to: summary, sections[0] 1. Brand record - Source ID: src_26fc571ccb45b41e - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Claim ID: fact_7224fc1002a4dfd6 - Evidence: Entity name verified from the stored brand record. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_35192cbb42cbfcc8 - Evidence: Phone number pulled from the verified official contact block. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] 1. [LA CC 2323.1](https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx) - Source ID: src_b6864ff4bc5d8c8b - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Claim ID: fact_3806061f3fbb4077 - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=2298649 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_b178982d4ace1325 - Evidence: LA CC 2323.1 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_9f191e1b0212ef0a - Evidence: Modified comparative fault with 51% bar. Effective January 1, 2026 (Acts 2024 No. 397). Plaintiff 51%+ at fault recovers nothing. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_0d78728eb7819b03 - Evidence: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature .ctl00_MainMenu_0 { background-color:white;visibility:hidden;display:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px; } .ctl00_MainMenu_1 { text-decoration:none; } .ctl00_MainMenu_2 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_3 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_4 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_5 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_6 { } // // Login      Sign-Up    Home Laws Bills Sessions House Senate Committees Legislators My Legis 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions House Committees Senate Committees Miscellaneous Committees Scheduled Meetings Representatives Senators Caucuses and Delegations --> // An Error Occurred on This Page The Document ID parameter ('d') is missing or invalid.  Please contact this site's web-master. If you experience any technical difficulties navigating this website, contact the webmaster. P.O. Box 94062 (900 North Third Street) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9062 // - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_22bc3ee998999dbc - Evidence: Comparative Fault (51% Bar) - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_1f375a8139cb7aa3 - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78681 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_2400a26280b641b5 - Evidence: LA R.S. 14:100 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_0044b5462ac4896a - Evidence: Leaving the scene of an accident involving injury is a criminal offense punishable by up to 10 years. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_9bb5b4c821f40f1e - Evidence: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature p { margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px } #divLaw { font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal } .ctl00_MainMenu_0 { background-color:white;visibility:hidden;display:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px; } .ctl00_MainMenu_1 { text-decoration:none; } .ctl00_MainMenu_2 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_3 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_4 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_5 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_6 { } // // Login      Sign-Up    Home Laws Bills Sessions House Senate Committees Legislators My Legis 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions House Committees Senate Committees Miscellaneous Committees Scheduled Meetings Representatives Senators Caucuses and Delegations --> //       RS 14:83.2       " id="ctl00_PageBody_ButtonNext" title="view next" />    §83.2. Promoting prostitution              A. Promoting prostitution is the knowing and willful control of, supervision of, or management of an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services.              B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of promoting prostitution shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.              (2) Whoever commits the crime of promoting prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least five years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of s... - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_f4eb5640b44d9fd9 - Evidence: Hit-and-Run - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_512d21d5da011a30 - Evidence: LA - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_a3f3896ee3c3380b - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=509327 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5e9172cf8a535d22 - Evidence: LA R.S. 22:1295 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5bf4e74bf2a52f0f - Evidence: Requires uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage in Louisiana auto policies. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_85f7f7f245fc691f - Evidence: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature .ctl00_MainMenu_0 { background-color:white;visibility:hidden;display:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px; } .ctl00_MainMenu_1 { text-decoration:none; } .ctl00_MainMenu_2 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_3 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_4 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_5 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_6 { } // // Login      Sign-Up    Home Laws Bills Sessions House Senate Committees Legislators My Legis 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions House Committees Senate Committees Miscellaneous Committees Scheduled Meetings Representatives Senators Caucuses and Delegations --> // An Error Occurred on This Page The Document ID parameter ('d') is missing or invalid.  Please contact this site's web-master. 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Box 94062 (900 North Third Street) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9062 // - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_0eb19f837773a4c9 - Evidence: UM/UIM Coverage Requirements - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_1e5ebba74af8400f - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88096 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_192afae7f89f0168 - Evidence: LA R.S. 32:141 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_cc4d29d7433fd62d - Evidence: Drivers may move drivable vehicles to the shoulder after a crash to avoid obstructing traffic. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_a3bde0606f0521c9 - Evidence: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature P.A0001 {margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:15pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:13pt} P.A0002 {margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:15pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:13pt} .ctl00_MainMenu_0 { background-color:white;visibility:hidden;display:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px; } .ctl00_MainMenu_1 { text-decoration:none; } .ctl00_MainMenu_2 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_3 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_4 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_5 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_6 { } // // Login      Sign-Up    Home Laws Bills Sessions House Senate Committees Legislators My Legis 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions House Committees Senate Committees Miscellaneous Committees Scheduled Meetings Representatives Senators Caucuses and Delegations --> //       RS 32:1507       " id="ctl00_PageBody_ButtonNext" title="view next" />    §1507.  Special permits and exemptions A.  The secretary shall exempt any carrier from compliance with this Chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto if that exemption is identical to an exemption or special permit issued by the United States Department of Transportation.  However, the secretary shall enforce the exemption or special permit if it pertains to transportation subject to this Chapter. B.  The number of each exemption granted shall be conspicuously marked on the vehicle to which it applied. Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. If you experience any technical difficulties navigating this website, contact the webmaster. P.O. Box 94062 (900 North Third Street) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9062 // - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_6fd27cac9dde6077 - Evidence: Moving Vehicles After Accident - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5cd0056f68424ba0 - Evidence: LA - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_d946c927aa6aa68a - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88360 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5c5a9db09f6c8f24 - Evidence: LA R.S. 32:398 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_31a7faa64ae753d9 - Evidence: Requires written report for crashes involving injury, death, or property damage exceeding $500. - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_972e1828127368b9 - Evidence: izens of the state.  The Legislature of Louisiana further finds that the salutory purpose which underlies the provisions of Title 44 has become subverted by certain businesses which use information which appears in the public record solely because a citizen had the misfortune to become involved in a traffic accident as a means of aggressively soliciting that citizen for the commercial gain of that business.  The legislature further finds that this aggressive commercial solicitation violates the provisions of Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, which establishes the right of the citizens of this state to be free from unreasonable invasions of privacy.   B.  The Legislature of Louisiana hereby declares that the provisions of this Section are enacted for the purpose of implementing the right to privacy found in Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, by establishing a procedure by which citizens who are involved in traffic accidents can prohibit commercial solicitation connected with that accident. C.  The office of motor vehicles shall establish a form which shall be made available, at cost, to all law enforcement agencies.  The form shall provide each person who is involved in a traffic accident with a method of stating that the person does not wish to be solicited by specific commercial businesses.  The businesses shall include but shall not be limited to attorneys, health care providers, motor vehicle repair businesses, and insurance businesses.  The form shall allow the person who was involved in the accident to state that the person does not wish to be solicited by specific businesses or does not wish to be solicited by any businesses.   D.  Each law enforcement officer who investigates and writes up a traffic accident shall furnish a form provided for in this Section to each person whose name appears in the accident report.   E.  Each such form which is returned to the - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_2af1f72c9c46f6da - Evidence: Police Report Requirements - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5e663a350002a38d - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88479 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_337d5e941770a86e - Evidence: LA R.S. 32:900 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5e81075d4e8878e7 - Evidence: Louisiana minimum liability: $25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident / $25,000 property damage (25/50/25). - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_cfa0edc716e33f0b - Evidence: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature P.A0001 {margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; text-indent:-36pt; line-height:15pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:13pt} P.A0002 {margin:0pt; text-indent:36pt; line-height:15pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:13pt} .ctl00_MainMenu_0 { background-color:white;visibility:hidden;display:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px; } .ctl00_MainMenu_1 { text-decoration:none; } .ctl00_MainMenu_2 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_3 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_4 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_5 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_6 { } // // Login      Sign-Up    Home Laws Bills Sessions House Senate Committees Legislators My Legis 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions House Committees Senate Committees Miscellaneous Committees Scheduled Meetings Representatives Senators Caucuses and Delegations --> //       RS 32:604       " id="ctl00_PageBody_ButtonNext" title="view next" />    §604.  Actions; parties Any suit by an injured party under such a contract of insurance shall be against the insurance company alone and the parish school board that is insured shall not be made a party to the suit. 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Box 94062 (900 North Third Street) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9062 // - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_337d5027a5753722 - Evidence: Minimum Auto Insurance Requirements - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_7ee7c5e7ca77c046 - Evidence: LA - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_2f05f206f6db8574 - Evidence: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=2298648 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_5d9f952597fa31ff - Evidence: LA R.S. 9:3493.1 - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_49e0471a06fdb8f5 - Evidence: Two-year prescriptive period for delictual actions arising from motor vehicle accidents (effective July 1, 2024, per Acts 2024 No. 423). - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_d75220ddfd391743 - Evidence: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature .ctl00_MainMenu_0 { background-color:white;visibility:hidden;display:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px; } .ctl00_MainMenu_1 { text-decoration:none; } .ctl00_MainMenu_2 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_3 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_4 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_5 { } .ctl00_MainMenu_6 { } // // Login      Sign-Up    Home Laws Bills Sessions House Senate Committees Legislators My Legis 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions 2026 Regular Session Other Sessions House Committees Senate Committees Miscellaneous Committees Scheduled Meetings Representatives Senators Caucuses and Delegations --> // An Error Occurred on This Page The Document ID parameter ('d') is missing or invalid.  Please contact this site's web-master. If you experience any technical difficulties navigating this website, contact the webmaster. P.O. Box 94062 (900 North Third Street) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9062 // - Applies to: summary, sections[0] - Claim ID: fact_ff27d632a173ddb6 - Evidence: Prescriptive Period for Auto Accidents - Applies to: summary, sections[0] 1. $1.2 billion recover - Source ID: src_c5235fa392e59bd8 - Role: official_primary - Last verified: 2026-04-09T09:06:24Z - Claim ID: fact_4c1d7f6b7cc3d0b2 - Evidence: $1.2 billion recover - Applies to: summary, sections[0]