Art. 1845 Effects of judgments on state law

If a court declares a state law unconstitutional, that ruling only counts if the court followed the proper notice steps required by Article 855.1. Article 855.1 requires that the Attorney General be notified when someone challenges a law's constitutionality, so the state has a chance to defend it in court.

If a judge strikes down a law as unconstitutional but the Attorney General was never properly notified, that judgment is treated as if it never happened. It has no legal effect and cannot be enforced by anyone. This protects the state's right to defend its own laws before a court can throw them out.

In short, this rule makes sure the government gets a fair chance to weigh in before a law gets tossed out as unconstitutional. Skipping that step makes the whole ruling meaningless, no matter what the judge decided.