Louisiana § RS 37:1975 - Failure to comply; penalty
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:1975 — Failure to comply; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:1975. Failure to comply; penalty
A. Anyone acting as an unlicensed operator without complying with the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both.
B. For a second offense, the offender shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
C. For a third or subsequent offense, the offender shall be fined not less than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2023, No. 151, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:1975 ("Failure to comply; 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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