Louisiana § RS 56:34 - Class four violation
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:34 — Class four violation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 56:34. Class four violation
A. The following penalties shall be imposed for a class four violation:
(1) For the first offense, the fine shall be not less than four hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment for not more than one hundred twenty days, or both.
(2) For the second offense, the fine shall be not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars and imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred eighty days.
(3) For the third offense and all subsequent offenses, the fine shall be not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars, and imprisonment for not less than one hundred eighty days nor more than two years.
B. The above penalties in all cases shall include forfeiture to the commission of anything seized in connection with the violation.
Acts 1983, No. 72, §1; Acts 1986, No. 503, §1; Acts 1988, No. 240, §1; Acts 1999, No. 154, §1; Acts 2005, No. 102, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:34 ("Class four violation") 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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