Louisiana § RS 6:1046 - Penalties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:1046 — Penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 6:1046. Penalties
A. Any person who directly or through another violates or attempts to violate any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars but not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months, or both. Each transaction in violation of this Chapter and each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
B. A conviction or plea of guilty, or a finding of guilt after a plea of nolo contendere, shall automatically constitute a revocation of the primary license and all location licenses.
Acts 1966, No. 476, §16; Acts 1988, No. 792, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 6:1046 ("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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