Louisiana § RS 14:72.5 - Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent postsecondary education degree
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:72.5 — Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent postsecondary education degree, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:72.5. Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution or possession of fraudulent postsecondary education degree
A. No person shall knowingly or intentionally buy, sell, produce, manufacture, or distribute for any purpose a fraudulent postsecondary education degree or other document purporting to confer any degree or certify the completion in whole or in part of any course of study.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Distribute a fraudulent postsecondary education degree" means to sell, give, transport, issue, provide, lend, deliver, transfer, transmit, distribute, or disseminate a fraudulent postsecondary education degree for any purpose.
(2) "Fraudulent postsecondary education degree" means a credential presented as a degree which provides information that is false, forged, altered, or counterfeit and signifies the satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary education program.
(3) "Produce or manufacture fraudulent postsecondary education degree" means to develop, prepare, design, create, or process a fraudulent postsecondary education degree for any purpose.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 206, §1, eff. June 17, 2010.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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