Louisiana § RS 22:1931.5 - Civil monetary penalty
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:1931.5 — Civil monetary penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:1931.5. Civil monetary penalty
In a civil action instituted in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge pursuant to the provisions of this Part, the attorney general may seek a civil monetary penalty provided in R.S. 22:1931.6 from any of the following:
(1) Any person determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated any provision of R.S. 22:1924.
(2) Any person who has violated a settlement agreement entered into pursuant to this Part.
(3) A person who has been found liable in a civil action filed in federal court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1347 et seq., or 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a) or (b), et seq., or 31 U.S.C. 3729.
(4) A person who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or has participated in a pre-trial diversion program for, or has been convicted in federal or state courts of criminal conduct arising out of circumstances which would constitute a violation of R.S. 22:1924.
Acts 2012, No. 862, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 22:1931.5 ("Civil monetary penalty") 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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