Louisiana § RS 40:1472.9 - Civil penalties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:1472.9 — Civil penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:1472.9. Civil penalties
A. After notice and an opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the deputy secretary may assess a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation against any person he determines to have violated any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Part. In determining the amount of the penalty the deputy secretary shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the degree of culpability of the person violating the rule or regulation, the person's history of previous offenses, the person's ability to pay and the effect of the penalty on his ability to continue to operate, and any other matter that justice requires.
B. The secretary may refer any civil penalty assessed pursuant to this Section to the attorney general for collection. Before referral for collection, the secretary may compromise any penalty.
C. The secretary may deduct all or part of any civil penalty assessed under the provisions of this Section from any other monies owed by the department to the person assessed with the penalty.
D. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this Section shall be dedicated to the Explosives Trust Dedicated Fund Account, as provided in R.S. 40:1472.20.
Acts 1995, No. 1139, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1202, §1; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1472.9 ("Civil 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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