Louisiana § RS 22:1931.2 - Prescription
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§ RS 22:1931.2. Prescription
A. No action brought pursuant to this Part shall be instituted later than ten years after the date upon which the alleged violation occurred. For violations involving a scheme or course of conduct, no action pursuant to this Part shall be instituted more than ten years after the latest component of the scheme or course of conduct occurred.
B. To the extent that the conduct giving rise to the cause of action involves the provision of services, supplies, merchandise, or benefits of a medical assistance program administered by the Louisiana Department of Health, including any medical assistance programs administered by the state pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., the provisions of this Part shall not apply.
C. An action by a prevailing defendant to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees pursuant to R.S. 22:1931.3 may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of a final nonappealable judgment. In the instance of a state criminal action, the action for recovery of the civil monetary penalty shall be brought within one year of the date of the criminal conviction, final plea, or pre-trial diversion agreement.
D.(1) In the case of a civil judgment rendered in federal court, the action for recovery of the civil monetary penalty pursuant to R.S. 22:1931.6 may be brought after the judgment becomes enforceable and no later than one year after written notification to the attorney general of the enforceable judgment.
(2) In the case of a criminal conviction, final plea, or pre-trial diversion agreement in federal court, the action for recovery pursuant to this Part may be brought after the conviction or plea is final and no later than one year after written notification to the attorney general of the rendering of the conviction or final plea.
(3) Any action for recovery brought pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be filed in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
Acts 2012, No. 862, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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