Louisiana § RS 22:1260.9 - Penalties
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§ RS 22:1260.9. Penalties
A. In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this Subpart, any person who willfully violates the provisions of this Subpart shall be subject to civil penalties of up to two thousand five hundred dollars per violation.
B. A person that willfully operates as or aids and abets another person's operating as a discount medical plan organization in violation of R.S. 22:2397(B) commits insurance fraud and shall be subject to payment of a monetary penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each and every act or violation, but not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, unless the person knew or reasonably should have known he was in violation of R.S. 22:2397(B), in which case the penalty shall not be more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each and every violation not to exceed an aggregate penalty of two hundred-fifty thousand dollars in any six-month period, as if the unregistered discount medical plan organization were an unauthorized insurer, and the fees, dues, charges or other consideration collected from the members by the unregistered discount medical plan organization or marketer were insurance premium.
C. A person that collects fees for purported membership in a discount medical plan, but purposefully fails to provide the promised benefits commits a theft and upon conviction is subject to the criminal penalties for theft enumerated in R.S. 14:67. In addition, upon conviction, the person shall be ordered to pay restitution to persons aggrieved by the violation of this Subpart. Restitution shall be ordered in addition to a fine or imprisonment, but not in lieu of a fine or imprisonment.
Acts 2008, No. 442, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Redesignated by Acts 2009, No. 503, §3.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 22:1260.9 ("Penalties") 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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