CHAPTER 5.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRONGFUL FILING

OF INTERDICTION PETITION

Art. 399.  Responsibility for wrongful filing of interdiction petition

A petitioner whose petition for interdiction is denied is liable for resulting damages caused to the defendant if the petitioner knew or should have known at the time of filing that any material factual allegation regarding the ability of the defendant consistently to make reasoned decisions or to communicate those decisions was false.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.