Louisiana § RS 11:543 - Collection of benefits not due
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:543 — Collection of benefits not due, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:543. Collection of benefits not due
The board of trustees shall use all reasonable means to collect benefits paid by the system to an individual who was not due the benefit. The right to collect any benefit paid to an individual to whom the benefit was not due shall prescribe after a period of three years has elapsed from the date of the payment, except in case of fraud. If the individual receiving the payment committed a fraud against the system, then the collection of such fraudulent payment shall prescribe after a period of ten years from the date of payment.
Acts 2006, No. 770, §1, eff. June 30, 2006.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:543 cover?
Section RS 11:543 ("Collection of benefits not due") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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