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.