NOTE: Pursuant to R.S. 22:1931.13, this Section terminates on July 1, 2024.

§1931.5. Civil monetary penalty

            In a civil action instituted in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge pursuant to the provisions of this Part, the attorney general may seek a civil monetary penalty provided in R.S. 22:1931.6 from any of the following:

            (1) Any person determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated any provision of R.S. 22:1924.

            (2) Any person who has violated a settlement agreement entered into pursuant to this Part.

            (3) A person who has been found liable in a civil action filed in federal court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1347 et seq., or 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a) or (b), et seq., or 31 U.S.C. 3729.

            (4) A person who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or has participated in a pre-trial diversion program for, or has been convicted in federal or state courts of criminal conduct arising out of circumstances which would constitute a violation of R.S. 22:1924.

            Acts 2012, No. 862, §1.