Louisiana § RS 46:116 - Prima facie proof of pleadings
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§ RS 46:116. Prima facie proof of pleadings
Pleadings filed on behalf of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health in actions to recover the value of ineligible public financial assistance payments or benefits shall be accompanied by an itemized statement of the amount of overissuance or overpayment together with the amount to which the recipient was entitled, if any. When accompanied by an affidavit of the assistant secretary of the office administering such payments or benefits to the correctness thereof as to the truth of the facts alleged to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief, such itemized statement shall be accepted as prima facie proof of the disbursement and receipt of said payments and the amount thereof.
NOTE: §116 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
§116. Prima facie proof of pleadings
Pleadings filed on behalf of Louisiana Works or the Louisiana Department of Health in actions to recover the value of ineligible public financial assistance payments or benefits shall be accompanied by an itemized statement of the amount of overissuance or overpayment together with the amount to which the recipient was entitled, if any. When accompanied by an affidavit of the assistant secretary of the office administering such payments or benefits to the correctness thereof as to the truth of the facts alleged to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief, such itemized statement shall be accepted as prima facie proof of the disbursement and receipt of said payments and the amount thereof.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 811, §1; Acts 2025, No. 478, §12, eff. Oct. 1, 2025, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:116 ("Prima facie proof of pleadings") 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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