§818.36.  Unlawful use of tax collected; theft of funds

Any person who knowingly obtains or uses, or endeavors to obtain or use, taxes collected pursuant to this Chapter, with the intent, either temporarily or permanently, to deprive the state of a right to the funds or a benefit therefrom or appropriates the funds to their own use or to the use of any person not entitled thereto, shall be guilty of theft and subject to the provisions of R.S. 14:67.

Acts 2005, No. 252, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.