La. Rev. Stat. § 51:481.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 481.1
Choice of remedy
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this Part are in addition and supplemental to remedies provided in any dealer agreement. A dealer may elect to pursue its contract remedy, the remedies provided by law, or both. An election by the dealer to pursue remedies as provided in the dealer agreement shall not preclude or prohibit the dealer from exercising his right to any other remedies provided by law. Any provision included in an agreement between an agent and a dealer that attempts to limit or otherwise preclude or prohibit a dealer from exercising any rights or protections provided in this Section shall be null, void, and unenforceable.

Acts 2015, No. 466, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1411 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1411
Investigative demands
Status: in_force

A. When the attorney general has evidence that a person has engaged in or is engaged in any method, act, or practice declared to be unlawful by this Chapter and he believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person in fact has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice declared to be unlawful, the attorney general may execute in writing and cause to be served by the sheriff or a post-certified commissioned law enforcement officer employed by the attorney general or through long-arm to a foreign corporation upon any person who is believed to have information, documentary material, or physical evidence relevant to the alleged or suspected violation, an investigative demand. Such investigative demand shall contain a description of the unlawful method, act, or practice under investigation and shall require such person to furnish, under oath or otherwise, a report in writing setting forth the relevant facts and circumstances of which he has knowledge, or to produce relevant documentary material or physical evidence for examination, at such reasonable time and place as may be stated in the investigative demand, concerning the advertisement, sale, or offering for sale of any goods or services or the conduct of any trade or commerce that is the subject matter of the investigation.

B. At any time before the return date specified in the investigative demand, or within twenty days after the demand has been served, whichever is shorter, a petition stating good cause for a protective order to extend the return date, or to modify or set aside the demand, may be filed in the district court having civil jurisdiction in the parish where the person served with the demand resides or is domiciled or has his principal place of business.

C. If no protective order from the court is secured and the written request by the attorney general is not complied with by the return date thereof, the attorney general may apply to the court for an order compelling compliance with the demand under R.S. 51:1413.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1429 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1429
Unfair or deceptive trade practice or act; real estate service agreements for residential property; recordation on immovable title prohibited
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Real estate broker" or "real estate salesperson" has the meanings ascribed to them in R.S. 37:1431.

(2) "Real estate service agreement" means an agreement that does all of the following:

(a) Grants a right to a person or his designee to act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson for the sale of the residential immovable property identified in the real estate service agreement.

(b) Provides for compensation to one or more owners of the residential immovable property identified in the real estate service agreement.

(3) "Residential immovable property" means immovable property consisting of at least one but not more than four residential dwelling units, which are buildings or structures, each of which are occupied or intended for occupancy as single-family residences.

B. No person shall do any of the following:

(1) Secure any obligation in a real estate service agreement by obtaining a security interest, lien, or mortgage against residential immovable property.

(2) Record a real estate service agreement, or a notice, extract, or memorandum thereof, in the mortgage or conveyance records.

C. Any violation of the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be a deceptive and unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to any action and penalty provided for in this Chapter, excluding private rights of action as provided in R.S. 51:1409 and 1409.1.

D. Any obligation arising out of a real estate service agreement shall not constitute a real right and is not effective or enforceable against a third person, whether or not the agreement under which it arises is recorded.

E. Any mortgage purporting to secure or purporting to create an encumbrance of any nature upon immovable property as security for obligations arising from a real estate service agreement is absolutely null.

F. If a real estate service agreement, or a notice, extract, or memorandum thereof, in the mortgage or conveyance records is recorded, it shall not provide actual or constructive notice against an otherwise bona fide purchaser or creditor.

G. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an interested person may petition the court for a writ of mandamus ordering the clerk of court to cancel a security interest, lien, or mortgage or to remove a real estate service agreement, or a notice, extract, or memorandum thereof, from any public record.

H. The remedies and rights provided pursuant to this Section shall not preclude any right or remedy otherwise authorized by law.

I. Nothing in this Section authorizes or shall be construed to authorize a real estate salesperson or real estate broker to record a lien or privilege against an owner's residential immovable property to secure payment of a commission or other compensation.

J. This Section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) A lien for a real estate broker commission on commercial real estate pursuant to R.S. 9:2781.1.

(2) An option to purchase or right of refusal to purchase real estate.

(3) An agreement to manage residential real estate.

Acts 2024, No. 363, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1578 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1578
Prohibited clauses in contracts
Status: in_force

No contract for physical fitness services may:

(1) Have a duration of longer than thirty-six months or be measured by the life of the buyer or the life of the center.

(2) Waive the required provisions of this Chapter.

(3) Provide that a right of action or defense of the member shall be terminated by assignment of the contract to a third person.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 808, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:335 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 335
Violation by corporation; revocation of permit or license
Status: in_force

If any corporation, foreign or domestic, authorized to do business in this state, or any officer, agent, or receiver, of any such corporation, is guilty of unfair discrimination as defined by this Subpart, the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the permit or license of such corporation to do business in this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2152
Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this Chapter, the terms listed below shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Artist" means the creator or each of the joint creators of a work of fine art.

(2) "Conservation" means acts taken to prevent, stop, or retard deterioration of a work of fine art.

(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental body, or other group, however organized.

(4) "Recognized quality" means those attributes of a work of fine art that enhance its value. The issue of whether or not these attributes exist shall be determined by the trier of fact based on the opinions of artists, art dealers, collectors of fine art, curators of art museums, restorers and conservators of fine art, and other persons involved with the creation or marketing of fine art.

(5) "Reproduction" means a copy or likeness, in any medium, of a work of fine art that is displayed or published under circumstances that, reasonably construed, evidence an intent that it be taken as a representation of a work of fine art as created by the artist.

(6) "Restoration" means acts taken to correct deterioration and alteration of a work of fine art.

(7) "Work of fine art" means any original work of visual or graphic art of recognized quality in any medium which includes, but is not limited to, the following: painting, drawing, print, photographic print, or sculpture of a limited edition of no more than three hundred copies; however, "work of fine art" shall not include sequential imagery such as motion pictures.

Acts 1986, No. 599, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1285 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1285
Powers of district
Status: in_force

A. The district shall have all of the rights and powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Subpart. The district shall be subject to the Public Records and Public Meetings Law and to the extent not otherwise in conflict herewith, the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., and shall be empowered to utilize all rights and powers set forth in the Bond Validation Procedures Law. Nothing herein shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the applicable provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, official journals, dual officeholding and employment, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.

B. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the district, as a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state with full corporate powers, shall have the following rights and powers:

(1) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.

(2) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure.

(3) To maintain an office at such place as it may designate.

(4) To sue and be sued.

(5) To receive, administer, and comply with the conditions and requirements respecting any gift, grant, or donation of any property or money.

(6) To apply and contract for assistance from the United States or other public or private sources, whether in form of a grant or loan or otherwise.

(7) To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary in the exercise of the powers and functions of the district under this Subpart, including contracts with persons, firms, corporations, and others.

(8) To employ an executive director, employees, accountants, financial advisors, underwriters, attorneys, and such other consultants as may be required in the judgment of the board and to fix and pay their compensation from funds available to the district therefor.

(9) To research and study, develop plans and programs designed to assist the state and units of local government in the promotion of tourism.

(10) To accept the mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, grant, or donation of any properties of the state.

(11) To exercise any and all other powers necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth herein.

Acts 1990, No. 1038, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1582 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1582
Financial responsibility
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every center which enters into prepaid or credit contracts for physical fitness services of over one month's duration shall maintain with the state treasurer a surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars.

(2) Such bond shall be maintained and in effect for two years from the date:

(a) The center sells a contract to provide facilities or services.

(b) A bond is secured as a result of action taken by a district attorney or the office of consumer protection within the Department of Justice.

(3) A surety bond required under the provisions of Subsection A shall be issued by a surety company authorized to do business as a surety in this state.

(4) Each bond shall be in favor of the state for the benefit of any customer who is damaged by the center's violation of law or failure to comply with its contractual obligations to its customers. The state or any person claiming against the bond may maintain actions for damages or additional relief against the center and the surety. The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the bond conditions provided herein shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond.

(5) The provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section shall apply and become effective as to any center upon the sale or transfer of more than fifty percent of any class of stock, equity interest, or other ownership interest in the center.

B.(1) In lieu of the bond required by Subsection A of this Section, a center may deposit with the office of the state treasurer a certificate of deposit issued by a financial institution doing business in this state and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and pledge it, for the periods specified for the bond required under Subsection A of this Section, and for ninety days thereafter, to the state of Louisiana for the benefit of any customer damaged by the center's violation of law, or failure to comply with its contractual obligations to its customers. The certificate shall be in the amount of the bonds required under Subsection A of this Section. Any interest from the certificate of deposit shall be payable to the center. If the state or a customer obtains a final judgment against the center which must be satisfied from the proceeds of the certificate of deposit, any penalty arising from premature payment of the certificate of deposit shall be paid by the center and not subtracted from the face amount of the pledged certificate.

(2) In lieu of maintaining the bond required in Subsection A of this Section or in lieu of maintaining a certificate of deposit with the office of the state treasurer as set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a center may furnish an irrevocable letter of credit from any foreign or domestic bank that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, which letter of credit shall be returned upon request by the center following the expiration of two years from the date set forth in Paragraph A(2) of this Section.

C. A copy of the bond or certificate of deposit required by this Chapter shall be posted conspicuously at every location where monies or contracts are received by the center.

D. A copy of any bond or certificate required by this Section shall be conspicuously posted on the premises of the center at each separate location and made available for inspection by any person upon request.

E. It shall be unlawful for any person or center to advertise, sell, or offer to sell the physical fitness services of a center required to maintain a bond or certificate of deposit when a valid bond or certificate is not on file with the state treasurer.

F. Any person who may have violated Subsection E of this Section shall be warned in writing of the provisions of this Section.

G. Any person who violates this Subsection E of this Section after receipt of a warning shall be guilty of a violation of law and shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars.

H. If a center does not maintain the bond or certificate of deposit required by this Section, any customer may cancel his contract for that reason.

I. Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(5) of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 51:1582 shall not apply to any center that is in operation on September 10, 1982. Centers claiming this exemption shall substantiate the claim upon the reasonable request of any law enforcement officer, district attorney, or of any representatives of the attorney general or office of consumer protection.

J. Any center that properly posts a bond as provided by Subsection A of this Section, deposits a certificate of deposit as provided by Subsection B of this Section, or furnishes an irrevocable letter of credit as provided by Subsection B of this Section and then sells a contract to provide services and facilities but fails to open for business shall refund the entire contract price to each purchaser. After all refunds have been made, the center may petition the district court in the parish in which the business was to have been located to have an order issued to cancel the bond or return the certificate of deposit or the letter of credit, as the case may be. The center shall prove to the court that all refunds have been made and that there are no outstanding suits on the bond, the certificate of deposit, or the letter of credit. The center shall serve a copy of the petition on the state treasurer and attorney general.

K.(1) All monies paid by a customer to a center prior to the opening of the outlet shall promptly be deposited by the center in a trust account, to be maintained by the center for the purpose of holding such monies for the customer. Such monies shall be deposited with a bank, savings and loan association, mutual savings bank, or licensed escrow agent located in Louisiana.

(2) The center shall, within seven days of the first deposit, notify the attorney general's office of consumer protection in writing of the name, address, and location of the depository and any subsequent change thereof.

(3) The center shall provide the customer with a written receipt for the monies and shall provide written notice of the name, address, and location of the depository and any subsequent change thereof.

(4) If prior to the opening of the outlet, ownership of the center is transferred to another, any sums in the trust account affected by such transfer shall simultaneously be transferred to an equivalent trust account of the entity to which the center was transferred. Such entity shall promptly notify the customer and the attorney general's office of consumer protection of the transfer and of the name, address, and location of the depository at which such equivalent account is held.

(5) A customer's claim to any monies under this Section shall be prior to that of any creditor of the center, including a trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver, even if such monies are commingled.

(6) After a center receives a notice of cancellation of a contract or if a center fails to open a facility at the date stated in the contract, the center shall within ten days give a full refund to the customer of any monies held in escrow for the customer pursuant to this Section. Such refund shall include the customer's pro rata share of any interest earned on such monies.

(7) Any monies received from customers by a center in excess of its normal monthly dues shall be placed in escrow subject to the provisions of this Section in the event that the physical fitness services are not fully operational or in the event that the physical fitness service is promising future construction or improvements.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 808, §1. Acts 1983, No. 607, §1; Acts 1986, No. 650, §1; Acts 1993, No. 704, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1141
Citation
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the Venture Capital Network Law.

Acts 1987, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1964 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1964
Terms deemed accepted
Status: in_force

Terms of which shall be deemed to have been accepted under R.S. 51:1963, if included in an accompanying license agreement which conforms to the provisions of R.S. 51:1965, may include any or all of the following:

(1) Provisions for the retention by the licensor of title to the copy of the computer software.

(2) If title to the copy of computer software has been retained by the licensor, provisions for the prohibition of any copying of the copy of computer software for any purpose and/or limitations on the purposes for which copies of the computer software can be made and/or limitations on the number of copies of the computer software which can be made.

(3) If title to the copy of computer software has been retained by the licensor, provisions for the prohibition or limitation of rights to modify and/or adapt the copy of the computer software in any way, including without limitation prohibitions on translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, and/or creating derivative works based on the computer software.

(4) If title to the copy of computer software has been retained by the licensor, provisions for prohibitions on further transfer, assignment, rental, sale, or other disposition of that copy or any other copies made from that copy of the computer software, provided that terms which prohibit the transfer of a copy of computer software in connection with the sale or transfer by operation of law of all or substantially all of the operating assets of a licensee's business shall to that extent only not be deemed to have been accepted under R.S. 51:1963.

(5) Provisions for the automatic termination without notice of the license agreement if any provisions of the license agreement are breached by the licensee.

Acts 1984, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1045.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1045.2
Solutions to poverty initiative; coordination
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Children and Family Services shall be in charge of coordinating the overall development and implementation of the Governor's Solutions to Poverty Plan. The head of each of the following departments, offices and commissions shall select a coordinator from within the administration of each department, office or commission to work together to formulate plans and propose legislation to implement the recommended solutions:

(1) Department of Insurance.

(2) Louisiana Works.

(3) Department of Revenue.

(4) Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission and the office of student financial assistance.

(5) Louisiana Workforce Investment Council.

B. The coordinators selected in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall, beginning September 1, 2005, coordinate the efforts of the departments, offices and commissions they represent in planning to implement the solutions recommended by the Governor's Summit on Solutions to Poverty and listed in R.S. 51:1045.3.

Acts 2005, No. 404, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:665 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 665
Violation; injunction; forfeiture of corporate charter and privileges
Status: in_force

The district courts have jurisdiction to grant injunctions restraining violations of this Part upon proceedings brought by the Attorney General, the district attorney or any party in interest. The procedure shall be by petition and citation as in other causes and the court has power to issue such temporary restraining orders as may be just in the premises. Where necessary, the court may subpoena parties residing out of the parish in order to properly dispose of the case. For repeated violations of this Part, the court may enjoin a finance company or finance agency from engaging in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles in this state.

Where the violator is a corporation, domestic or foreign, the charter rights, franchises or privileges of such corporation or the privilege of doing business in this state may be revoked in a quo warranto proceeding brought by the Attorney General or the district attorney for the district. In such proceeding, the court shall enter an order or decree that it thinks proper to carry into effect the provisions of this Part and to prevent unfair competition and prohibit monopolies.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.15
Reimbursement for grantees
Status: in_force

Initial funding of ten percent shall be distributed to a grantee once the grantee has demonstrated that ten percent of the project has been completed. Thereafter, payments shall be distributed as follows: thirty-five percent completion, sixty percent completion, eighty-five percent completion, and the final fifteen percent payment shall not be paid without an approved completion report. Invoice for final payment shall be submitted within ninety days of completion date. All invoices are subject to audit for three years from the completion date.

Acts 2021, No. 477, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 383, §3A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 424
Injunctions
Status: in_force

In addition, the courts of this state may prevent and restrain violations of this Subpart, and district attorneys, in the respective districts, shall institute proceedings to prevent and restrain violations. Any person damaged, or who is threatened with loss or injury by reason of a violation of this Subpart may sue for and have injunctive relief against any damage, or threatened loss or injury. Any person, successful in a suit for injunctive relief under this Section, shall be allowed a reasonable attorney's fee; and further, the right as herein established shall exist in favor of any duly organized and existing trade organization and there shall exist damages and injury to such organization where it is shown that any one or more individual members thereof has been damaged by a violation of this Subpart.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 121, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:545 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 545
Retailers; records to be open to inspection
Status: in_force

The record provided for in R.S. 51:544 shall be kept for a reasonable time and open to the inspection of the public at all times.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1774 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1774
Protections
Status: in_force

A. A developer is not liable for a violation of this Part if the developer demonstrates that the developer complied with the requirements described in R.S. 51:1773.

B. For the purposes of setting the age category of an application and providing content description disclosure to a covered application store provider, a developer complies with R.S. 51:1773(C) if the developer uses widely adopted industry standards to determine the application's age category and the content description disclosures and if the developer applies those standards consistently and in good faith.

C. The protection described in this Section applies only to actions brought pursuant to this Part and shall not limit a developer of covered application store provider's liability under any applicable law.

D. Nothing in this Part shall displace any other available remedies or rights authorized under the laws of this state or the United States.

E. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to do any of the following:

(1) Prevent a covered application store provider or developer from taking reasonable measures to do any of the following:

(a) Block, detect, or prevent distribution to minors of unlawful material, obscene material, or other harmful material.

(b) Block or filter spam.

(c) Prevent criminal activity.

(d) Protect the application store or application security.

(2) Require a covered application store provider to disclose user information to a developer beyond age category or verification of parental consent status.

(3) Allow a covered application store provider or developer to implement measures required by this Part in a manner that is arbitrary, capricious, anticompetitive, or unlawful.

(4) Require a covered application store provider or developer to obtain parental consent for an application that meets all of the following conditions:

(a) Provides direct access to emergency services, including:

(i) 911.

(ii) Crisis hotlines.

(iii) Emergency assistance services legally available to minors.

(b) Limits data collection to information necessary to provide emergency services in compliance with 15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq., Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

(c) Provides access without requiring account creation or collection of unnecessary personal information.

(d) Is operated by or in partnership with any of the following:

(i) A government entity.

(ii) A nonprofit organization.

(iii) An authorized emergency service provider.

(5) Require a developer to collect, retain, reidentify, or link any information beyond any of the following:

(a) What is necessary to verify age categories and parental consent status as required by this Part.

(b) What is collected, retained, reidentified, or linked in the developer's ordinary course of business.

(6) Relieve a developer of its obligation to conduct age verification as otherwise required by law.

Acts 2025, No. 481, §2, eff. July 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1966 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1966
Enforceability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to limit in any manner the effectiveness or enforceability of any of the provisions of such a license agreement under any other provisions of the laws of this state, nor is this Chapter intended to limit in any manner the laws of this state or any other laws.

Acts 1984, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 133
Evidence; defendant's documents; legislative and administrative reports; judicial records
Status: in_force

In any suit under this Part, the judge shall give the books, letters, and other documents, or apparent copies of them, belonging to the defendant, full effect as being what they purport to be and as establishing the facts carried on their face, unless there is sufficient rebuttal or countervailing proof, against them. Such books, letters or other documents, or apparent copies of them, shall be received in evidence without other formality than proof of their having been under the control of the defendant.

The judge shall receive in evidence any report by a legislative committee of Louisiana, or of the Senate or House of Representatives of the United States, or of any bureau, department, or any commission organized or acting under the authority either of this state or the United States, pertinent to the issue. The judge shall receive in evidence any record or parts of the record of any court of any state or of the United States in any legal proceeding to which the defendant is or has been a party, on the condition that all of the record is produced unless the certificate of the custodian shows that all of it is not obtainable. However, the testimony of a witness shall not be received unless the party against whom it is offered has had the opportunity to cross-examine, but the defendant may put the record, or parts of it, in evidence whether the state or other plaintiff has had the right to cross-examine or not, and in the absence of denial, explanation, or counter-proof, the report, record, or testimony, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts set forth.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 51
Holding of deposit
Status: in_force

A. The deposit made by an applicant for licensure pursuant to R.S. 51:47(D) shall be held by the consumer protection section for a period of sixty days from the date of delivery of a returned license or from the date of acceptance of an affidavit in lieu of return. B. While in the hands of the consumer protection section, such deposit shall be subject to attachment or execution in behalf of creditors or consumers whose claim may arise in connection with business done pursuant to the license for which such deposit was made. The consumer protection section may also be held to answer as garnishee under process of foreign attachment in any civil action brought against the licensee. However, no such payment may be made or garnished from the deposit of a licensee until the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in Subsection A of this Section.

C. While in the hands of the consumer protection section, such deposit shall also be subject to the payment of any fine or penalty imposed on the licensee for violation of any provision of this Part. However, such payment shall be made only if the clerk of the court imposing such fine or penalty notifies the section of the name of the licensee and the amount of the fine or penalty during the period in which the deposit is in the hands of the consumer protection section.

D. After satisfying all claims made upon a licensee's deposit, the consumer protection section shall return the deposit, or such portion of the deposit as remains in its hands to the licensee or as directed by the licensee.

E. Upon the failure of the licensee to return the license or an affidavit in lieu of such return within three hundred sixty-five calendar days from the expiration of the license, the deposit shall revert to the Unclaimed Property Division of the Department of the Treasury in the name of the licensee and the consumer protection section of the Department of Justice.

F. While in the hands of the Unclaimed Property Division of the Department of the Treasury, the deposit shall be subject to the provisions of Subsections A through D of this Section. The deposit shall be released by the Department of Treasury to the licensee only upon verification by the Department of Justice that the licensee has complied with R.S. 51:50 and Subsection A of this Section.

G. Any deposit remaining in the consumer protection section which was received more than three hundred sixty-five calendar days prior to July 1, 2018, shall revert to the unclaimed property division of the Department of the Treasury in the name of the licensee and the consumer protection section. The provisions of Subsections E and F of this Section shall apply to such deposit.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1; Acts 2018, No. 374, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 439, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:692.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 692.1
Sale on the open market prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to sell or offer for sale on the open market of this state any articles, goods, wares, or merchandise produced, manufactured, or mined, wholly or in part, in this or any other state by convicts and prisoners of this state or any other state, except convicts and prisoners on parole or probation.

Acts 1950, No. 350, §1; Acts 1999, No. 741, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:470.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 470.3
Property right in an individual's identity
Status: in_force

A. Every individual has a property right in connection with the use of that individual's identity for commercial purposes.

B. The identity rights provided in this Subpart constitute property rights that do not expire upon the death of the individual so protected, regardless of whether such rights were commercially exploited by the individual during the individual's lifetime. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the identity rights with respect to a performance in audiovisual works shall expire upon the death of the individual.

C. Identity rights are heritable, licensable, assignable, and transferable to the executors, heirs, legatees, assignees, or licensees of the individual.

D. Any transfer or exclusive license of an individual's identity rights is not valid unless in writing and signed by the individual or the individual's authorized representative, or if the individual is deceased, by more than fifty percent of the authorized representatives holding the rights specified in the transfer or license. An exclusive licensee of an individual's identity rights may, within the scope of and to the extent permitted by the license, assert a claim against a third party for a violation of this Subpart.

E. The identity rights provided by this Subpart shall terminate upon the earlier of either of the following:

(1) Proof of nonuse of the individual's identity for commercial purposes by an individual's authorized representative for a period of three consecutive years following the individual's death.

(2) Fifty years following the individual's death.

F. The rights provided by this Subpart apply to all individuals whether or not the individual died before, on, or after August 1, 2022. If the individual died before August 1, 2022, the rights are considered to have existed on and after the date the individual died. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a claim for a violation of an individual's identity rights may not be asserted under this Subpart unless the alleged act or event of violation occurs after August 1, 2022.

G . Rights under this Subpart are not subject to levy or attachment and may not be the subject of a security interest, marital property distribution, or debt collection. Nothing in this Section limits the ability to levy, attach, or obtain a security interest in the proceeds of the exercise of the rights under this Subpart, if the individual chooses to exercise his rights, or as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 2022, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2104
Sharing of cybersecurity information; public entities
Status: in_force

When sharing a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure information, each natural or juridical person or public or private entity shall receive the legal protections and privileges conveyed by the federal Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, 6 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., and R.S. 51:2106.

Acts 2019, No. 187, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1962 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1962
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter the following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:

(1) "Computer software" means a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a certain result, in any form in which such statements or instructions may be fixed, by any method now known or hereafter developed, regardless of whether such statements or instructions are capable of being perceived by or communicated to humans, together with any associated documentation and materials.

(2) "License agreement" means any written document on which the word "license", either alone or in combination with other words, appears prominently at or near the top of such document in such a position of prominence so as to be readily noticeable to a person of average literacy viewing such document.

(3) "Reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembling" means any process by which computer software is converted from one form to another form which is more readily understandable to human beings, including without limitation any decoding or decrypting of any computer program which has been encoded or encrypted in any manner.

Acts 1984, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3052 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3052
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Company" means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those entities or business associations, that exists to make a profit.

(2) "Critical infrastructure" means a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility.

(3) "Cybersecurity" means the measures taken to protect a computer, computer network, computer system, or other technology infrastructure against unauthorized use or access.

(4) "Designated country" means a country designated by the governor as a threat to critical infrastructure pursuant to R.S. 51:3054.

(5) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or political subdivision of this state.

Acts 2022, No. 766, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.25
Records; limitations
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Subpart to the contrary, all records related to the GUMBO 2.0 program are public records as provided by the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq., except for a broadband service provider's trade secret and proprietary information, including coverage data, maps, and shapefiles.

B. The office shall treat any information submitted with a broadband availability challenge or grant award protest that is not publicly available as confidential and subject to the trade secrets protections of state law upon a challenging broadband service provider's request for confidential treatment.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 192
Agreements requiring Sunday opening prohibited
Status: in_force

No store or business that is opposed to being open on Sunday shall be required to open on Sunday unless it is agreed to in the lease agreement.

Acts 1983, No. 546, §1; Acts 1983, No. 726, §1, eff. July 21, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 586, §1, July 13, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 1, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 1, §3, REGARDING EFFECTIVE DATES OF MAY 22, 1987 OR DEC. 1, 1986.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1260 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1260
Major Events Incentive Fund; Major Events Incentive Program
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Major Events Incentive Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

(2) The source of monies deposited into the fund shall be any monies appropriated by the legislature, including federal funds; any public or private donations, gifts, or grants from individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, or other business entities which may be made to the fund; and any other monies which may be provided by law. In determining the amount of the annual appropriation to the fund, the legislature shall consider contracts which have been entered into pursuant to this Section as well as any recruitment efforts being made by local organizing committees for qualified major events.

(3) Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and any interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

(4) Monies in the fund shall be used solely for attracting, hosting, and staging major events pursuant to the Major Events Incentive Program as provided in this Section.

B. There is hereby created the Major Events Incentive Program, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "program", to be administered by Louisiana Economic Development. The program shall provide grant funding to event producers and hosts, local organizing committees, endorsing municipalities, endorsing parishes, official tourism commissions, convention and visitors bureaus, and official destination marketing organizations for costs associated with attracting and hosting qualified major events as provided in this Section.

C. As used in this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Endorsing municipality" means either of the following:

(a) A municipality that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for a major event and is a party to an event support contract.

(b) A municipality that does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for a qualified major event but is included in the market area for the event as designated by the secretary and is a party to an event support contract.

(2) "Endorsing parish" means either of the following:

(a) A parish that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for a qualified major event and is a party to an event support contract.

(b) A parish that does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for a qualified major event but is included in the market area for the event as designated by the secretary and is a party to an event support contract.

(3) "Event support contract" or "event contract" means a joint undertaking, a joint agreement, or a similar contract executed by a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing parish, official tourism commission, convention and visitors bureau, or official destination marketing organization, or any combination thereof, and a site selection organization.

(4) "Local organizing committee" means an organization created or recognized as the official host entity sanctioned by an endorsing municipality or parish for a specified qualified major event.

(5) "Qualified major event" means any event, and any activities related to or associated with the event, including but not limited to the following:

(a) A National Football League Super Bowl.

(b) A National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four tournament game.

(c) The National Basketball Association All-Star Game.

(d) The X-Games.

(e) A National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision Postseason Game.

(f) A college tournament or championship.

(g) The World Games.

(h) A national collegiate championship of an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

(i) An Olympic activity including a Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community Olympic Development Program.

(j) A mixed-martial arts championship or competition bout.

(k) The Breeders' Cup World Championships.

(l) A Bassmasters Classic.

(m) A National Motorsports race.

(n) The Red Bull Signature Series.

(o) A football kickoff game between two National Collegiate Athletic Association teams.

(p) A national championship or Olympic trials of an amateur or professional sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the sport.

(q) The United States Bowling Congress Tournament.

(r) Any event sanctioned by TKO Group Holdings, Inc., including but not limited to WWE WrestleMania and Ultimate Fighting Championship events.

(s) The Bayou Classic.

(t) The Essence Festival.

(u) The Zurich Classic or other PGA Tour event or any event sanctioned by a professional golf organization.

(v) A national military event or air show.

(w) A national political convention of the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee.

(x) Any National Collegiate Athletic Association conference, convention, or conference media event including conference media days.

(y) Any event sanctioned by the USA Baseball, USA Softball, or by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

(z) Any event sanctioned by the international or national governing body of soccer, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) or U.S. Soccer including but not limited to World Cups, international "friendlies" matches between national or professional teams, or tournaments between national teams or professional teams from countries that are members of the international governing bodies.

(aa) Any event sanctioned by the international or national governing body of rugby, World Rugby or USA Rugby including but not limited to World Cups, international "friendlies" matches between national or professional teams, or tournaments between national teams or professional teams from countries that are members of the international governing bodies.

(bb) Any event sanctioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals or Women's Tennis Association, including events on the ATP Tour or WTA Tour.

(cc) Any event sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Professional Bull Riders, or any international amateur or professional rodeo or bull riding event.

(dd) The Humor and Harmony Weekend.

(ee) The State Fair of Louisiana.

(ff) Any professional boat racing event hosted by Powerboat P1 or AquaX.

(gg) The Boots on the Bayou music festival.

(6) "Site selection organization" means the governing body of an organization that schedules a qualified major event as defined in this Subsection.

D. An entity shall be eligible to receive funding through the program only if all of the following apply:

(1) The event is included in the definition of qualified major event.

(2) A site selection organization or the event producer or host selects or has selected a site in Louisiana under either of the following circumstances:

(a) After holding a bidding or invitation selection process involving required terms and conditions that could be fulfilled by sites not located in Louisiana.

(b) As the sole site for the event or the sole site for the event in a region composed of Louisiana and one or more states.

(3) The event is not held more than one time per year in Louisiana or any other state. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to events occurring twice in one year due to a natural disaster, an act of God, force majeure, a catastrophe, pandemic, or such other occurrence which causes the event to move or be rescheduled.

E. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with an event producer or host, a local organizing committee, endorsing parish, endorsing municipality, official tourism commission, convention and visitors bureau, or official destination marketing organization to recruit, solicit, acquire, or organize for Louisiana any qualified major event. Any contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall have the prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and be subject to the availability of funding for such contract within the Major Events Incentive Fund. The contract shall provide for a financial commitment to the entity which shall not exceed the amount to recruit, solicit, or acquire a major event or the qualified major event's projected economic impact in the state, as demonstrated by an economic impact analysis conducted by an economist selected by Louisiana Economic Development, whichever is greater.

F. Upon completion of the qualified major event, the grant recipient shall make all records related to the costs associated with attracting and hosting the qualified major event available for inspection by Louisiana Economic Development, and an economist selected by Louisiana Economic Development shall prepare an economic impact analysis report which shall be paid for by the grant recipient. Any economic impact analysis provided in this Section shall be submitted to the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development.

G. Any grants received pursuant to this Section may be used for either of the following:

(1) To pay or reimburse the costs of applying or bidding for selection as the site of the event.

(2) To pay or reimburse the costs of planning for or conducting the event.

H. Louisiana Economic Development shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. In order to expedite implementation of the program, the department shall utilize emergency rulemaking for the promulgation of the initial administrative rules.

I. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 518, §2, eff. July 1, 2024.

Acts 2022, No. 751, §1, eff. June 27, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 345, §1, eff. May 28, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 518, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 446, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3222
Chapter termination
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall terminate and have no effect upon the expiration, removal, or lifting of all sanctions imposed by the United States Department of Treasury in accordance with 31 CFR Part 587.

Acts 2022, No. 236, §1, eff. May 31, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1911 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1911
Bond or trust account required
Status: in_force

A. Every loan broker must obtain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana, or establish a trust account with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution located in Louisiana. The amount of the bond or trust account shall be twenty five thousand dollars. The bond or trust account shall be in favor of the state of Louisiana. Any person damaged by the loan broker's breach of contract or of any obligation arising therefrom, or by any violation of law, or the attorney general seeking additional relief under R.S. 51:1408, may bring an action against the bond or trust account to recover monies therefrom. The aggregate liability of the surety or trustee shall be only for actual damages or additional relief under R.S. 51:1408 and in no event shall exceed the amount of the bond or trust account.

B. The term of the bond shall be continuous, but it shall be subject to termination by the surety upon giving sixty days written notice to the principal and to the state treasurer. The bond shall continue in effect during the sixty day period.

C. A copy of said bond shall be conspicuously posted at any business location of the broker near the location where payments are received.

D. It shall be unlawful for any loan broker or its agent or employee to post an expired bond or a bond which does not meet the requirements of this Chapter.

E. It shall be unlawful for any loan broker or its agent or employee to collect or attempt to collect any deposit or payment toward a fee where a valid bond as required by Subsections A and B herein is not posted as required by Subsection C herein.

F. Any person who is found guilty of any act prohibited by this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined five hundred dollars, and may be imprisoned for up to six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 811, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2329 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2329
Qualifications for applicants
Status: in_force

Each applicant for funding shall, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements established by rule, provide the corporation with documentation of each of the following:

(1) Its ability to secure title to a facility or lease a facility, to be located in northeast Louisiana, with the intent to secure title and to transform the facility into a small business incubator at a specified cost.

(2) Its ability to provide access to business development services for tenants of the small business incubator, including but not limited to financial assistance, management and marketing services, and physical services.

(3) Its ability to manage and operate the small business incubator and to accept and terminate tenants in accordance with the guidelines established by the corporation.

(4) Its ability to project sustained use for the small business incubator.

Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:288 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 288
Registration of name or mark; fees
Status: in_force

In order to register a name, mark or device under this Subpart, the supplier shall do all of the following:

(1) File in the office of the secretary of state and also in the office of the clerk of court of the parish in which the principal place of business of the supplier is located, or if such place of business is located outside of the state then in the office of the secretary of state and the clerk of court of any parish of the state, a description of the names, marks or devices so used.

(2) Cause the description of the name, mark or device to be printed once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the parish in which the description has been filed.

The registrant shall pay to the secretary of state for filing each laundry supply designation described and for issuing a certificate of filing a fee of five dollars and to the parish clerk of court a fee of one dollar for each such designation described and filed.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 354, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:651.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 651.1
Possession, sale, or use of certain fireworks prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 51:651 shall not be construed to authorize the possession, sale, use, or shipment into the state of the types of fireworks which are specifically prohibited by this Section.

B. It is unlawful for any person in the state of Louisiana to possess, sell, or use for any purpose whatsoever any of the following items of commercial fireworks: cherry bombs, tubular salutes, two-inch American-made salutes, firecrackers with casings the external dimensions of which exceed one and one-half inches in length or one-quarter of an inch in diameter, repeating bombs, aerial bombs, torpedoes which exceed three-eighths of an inch in diameter, Roman candles larger than ten ball, and sky rockets larger than six ounces. It is also unlawful for any person to ship into the state of Louisiana any of the above mentioned items for any purpose whatsoever.

C. The items of commercial fireworks enumerated in this Section shall not be considered as public display fireworks within the meaning of R.S. 51:655.

D. It is unlawful for a person in this state to sell, offer for sale, distribute, possess, ignite, or otherwise use aerial luminaries, commonly known as sky lanterns, Hawaii lanterns, Kongming lanterns, Chinese lanterns, sky candles, fire balloons, or flying luminaries.

E. Illegal fireworks or aerial luminaries as provided in this Part shall be subject to seizure by the state fire marshal, his deputies, or any authorized law enforcement officer as contraband and further subject to forfeiture as provided in R.S. 15:41.

F. Whoever violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both. Each violation of this Section constitutes a separate offense.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 456, §1. Acts 1984, No. 918, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 2018, No. 211, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:714 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 714
Civil liability from sales of securities
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates R.S. 51:712(A) shall be liable to the person buying such security, and such buyer may sue in any court to recover the consideration paid in cash or, if such consideration was not paid in cash, the fair value thereof at the time such consideration was paid for the security with interest thereon from the date of payment down to the date of repayment as computed in R.S. 51:714(C)(1), less the amount of any income received thereon, together with all taxable court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, upon the tender, where practicable, of the security at any time before the entry of judgment, or for damages if he no longer owns the security. Damages are the amount which equals the difference between the fair value of the consideration the buyer gave for the security and the fair value of the security at the time the buyer disposed of it, plus interest thereon from the date of payment to the date of repayment as computed in R.S. 51:714(C)(2).

B. Every person who directly or indirectly controls a person liable under Subsection A of this Section, every general partner, executive officer, or director of such person liable under Subsection A of this Section, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, and every dealer or salesman who participates in any material way in the sale is liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as the person liable under Subsection A of this Section unless the person whose liability arises under this Subsection sustains the burden of proof that he did not know and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known of the existence of the facts by reason of which liability is alleged to exist. There is contribution as in the case of contract among several persons so liable.

C.(1) No person may sue under this Section more than two years from the date of the contract for sale or sale, if there is no contract for sale. No person may sue under this Section:

(a) If the buyer received a written offer, before suit and at a time when he owned the security, to repay in cash or by certified or official bank check, within thirty days from the date of acceptance of such offer in exchange for the securities, the fair value of the consideration paid, determined as of the date such payment was originally paid by the buyer, together with interest on such amount for the period from the date of payment to the date of repayment, such interest to be computed in case the security consists of an interest-bearing obligation, at the same rate as provided in the security or, in case the security consists of other than an interest-bearing obligation, at the applicable rate of legal interest, less, in every case, the amount of any income received on the security, and:

(i) Such offeree does not accept the offer within thirty days of its receipt or

(ii) If such offer was accepted, the terms thereof were complied with by the offeror;

(b) If the buyer received a written offer before suit and at a time when he did not own the security to repay in cash or by certified or official bank check, within thirty days from the date of acceptance of such offer, an amount equal to the difference between the fair value of the consideration the buyer gave for the security and the fair value of the security at the time the buyer disposed of it, together with interest on such amount for the period from the date of payment down to the date of repayment, such interest to be computed in case the security consists of an interest-bearing obligation at the same rate as provided in the security, or, in case the security consists of other than an interest-bearing obligation, at the applicable rate of legal interest, less, in every case, the amount of any income received on the security, and:

(i) Such offeree does not accept the offer within thirty days of its receipt or

(ii) If such offer was accepted, the terms thereof were complied with by the offeror;

(2) Provided, that no written offer shall be effective within the meaning of this Subsection unless, if it were an offer to sell securities, it would be exempt under R.S. 51:709 or, if registration would have been required, then unless such rescission offer has been registered and effected under R.S. 51:705. Any person who is paid for his security in the amount provided by this Subsection shall be foreclosed from asserting any remedies under this Part, regardless of whether the other requirements of this Subsection have been complied with.

D. Every cause of action under this Part survives the death of any person who might have been a plaintiff or defendant.

E. Nothing in this Part shall limit any statutory or civil right of any person to bring action in any court for any act involved in the sale of securities or the right of this state to punish any person for any violation of any law. The attorney general and each of the district attorneys throughout this state, with regard to violation of this Part in their respective districts, shall lend full assistance to the commissioner in any investigations or prosecutions that the commissioner may deem necessary under the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:483 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 483
Violations; civil remedies
Status: in_force

A. It shall be a violation of this Part for an agent to:

(1) Coerce any dealers to accept delivery of equipment parts or accessories which the dealer has not ordered voluntarily, or to seek payment for any such equipment parts or accessories, or their return.

(2) Condition the sale of equipment on a dealer also purchasing other goods or services; except that an agent may require the dealer to purchase those parts reasonably necessary to maintain the quality of operation in the field of the equipment used in the trade area and to purchase and lease such telecommunication equipment as is substantially and reasonably necessary to communicate with the agent.

(3) Coerce a dealer into refusing to purchase an agent's equipment manufactured by another agent.

(4) Attempt or threaten to terminate, cancel or fail to renew or substantially change the competitive circumstances of the dealership agreement based on the result of a natural disaster, including a sustained drought or high unemployment in the dealership market area, labor dispute, or other similar circumstances beyond the dealer's control.

(5) In connection with an incentive agreement, impose on the dealer:

(a) The burden of proof regarding the terms of the agreement, including the establishment of the location of a piece of equipment's first substantial use.

(b) A penalty for the sale of equipment if the first substantial use is in a location outside the dealer's area of responsibility for agricultural sales, regardless of the location of the seller, or of the customer's residence, office, or operating base.

B.(1) A dealer may bring an action for civil damages in a court of competent jurisdiction against any agent found violating the provisions of this Section, and may recover the damages sustained as a consequence of the agent's violations, together with all costs and attorney fees.

(2) The dealer shall be entitled to injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or substantial change of competitive circumstances. In any action by the dealer for injunctive relief for a violation of this Section, irreparable harm shall be presumed. The remedies in this Section are in addition to any other remedies permitted by law.

Acts 1991, No. 627, §1; Acts 2021, No. 359, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:922 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 922
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Chapter to effectuate the policy set forth in R.S. 51:921 by providing for all of the following:

(1) A program designed to create a nonpolitical Louisiana Economic Development operated by a thoroughly professional staff.

(2) A continuing program of economic and industrial planning and industrial development.

(3) A continuing program designed to furnish information to the general public and to state, regional, parish, and local governmental and private agencies concerning ways and means of effectuating the policy set forth in R.S. 51:921.

(4) A continuing program of commercial and industrial planning, education, cooperation, and assistance between the state of Louisiana and foreign countries, the federal government, other states, and state, regional, parish, and local public and private agencies and individuals.

(5) A continuing program designed to attract manufacturing facilities to this state, with a focus on economic incentives, necessary infrastructure, workforce development, and the potential benefits a manufacturing facility would provide the state, including but not limited to job creation, wages, community investment, and quality of life.

Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 1989, No. 325, §1; Acts 2022, No. 743, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1905.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1905.1
Prohibited acts and additional remedies
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person owning, managing, directing, representing, or acting as agent for any charitable organization to engage in unfair or deceptive practices or misrepresentations regarding the purposes for which funds are being solicited.

B. In addition to other remedies or penalties provided by law, if any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person owning, managing, directing, representing, or acting as agent for any charitable organization represents, either orally or in writing, that the proceeds of the solicitation shall be used for a specific person, event, facility, institution, or project, the person, sponsor of the event, or owner or operator of the facility, institution, or project named as beneficiary may file suit:

(1) To enjoin any unauthorized use of its name or other actions which are in violation of this Section.

(2) To obtain the proceeds of the solicitation, as a third party beneficiary under Civil Code Article 1978, if the proceeds are not forthcoming from the charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person owning, managing, directing, representing, or acting as agent for any charitable organization.

Acts 1997, No. 819, §2, eff. July 10, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3275.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3275.5
Implementation
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the collection and publication of the information outlined in this Chapter.

B. This Chapter does not require an energy utility to provide an annual consumption report, but an energy utility shall disclose to the commission whether it does or does not provide this service.

Acts 2025, No. 311, §1, eff. June 24, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.25
Installation standards for used manufactured homes in hurricane zones
Status: in_force

When the manufacturer's printed setup requirements are not available for the applicable wind zone, the following guidelines are to be used:

(1) All anchors shall be listed for four thousand seven hundred twenty-five pounds ultimate load.

(2) Longitudinal ties only are required at each end of each unit. The minimum number of ties at a minimum angle of forty-five degrees from vertical is three each for Zone II and four each for Zone III.

(3) All designated tie points on the perimeter side walls shall be equipped with vertical and diagonal ties with stabilizer devices. When tie points are not designated on the side walls, diagonal ties with stabilizer devices shall be spaced a maximum of ten feet for Zone I, eight feet for Zone II, and six feet six inches for Zone III.

(4) Anchors and support piers shall be installed at the center line of each opening over five feet. Support piers shall be installed on each end of the marriage wall and at other locations that may be identified on the marriage wall.

(5) Shear wall interior partition wall which attaches to the side wall and is thirty-six inches or longer shall have vertical ties and support piers installed at each end.

(6) All foundations and piers shall comply with the requirements of this Part.

(7) Multiple section homes shall be mechanically fastened every twenty-four inches at the bottom, end walls, and roof.

(8) A minimum thirty gauge, eight inch wide, galvanized strip shall be centered over the peak and fastened with galvanized roofing nails at two inches on center at both sides of center line.

Acts 1997, No. 970, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2007, No. 441, §1; Acts 2008, No. 217, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.24
Installation standards for anchors and tie-downs
Status: in_force

The following specifications are standards set for used manufactured homes when manufacturer's installation instructions and specifications are not available:

(1) Anchors:

(a) All auger anchors shall be a minimum of thirty inches in height.

(b) All anchors shall be tested to an ultimate load of four thousand seven hundred twenty-five pounds.

(2) Frame ties:

(a) Used units where the manufacturer's specifications are not available shall be anchored every ten feet in Zone I, eight feet in Zone II, and six feet in Zone III, with anchors placed within two feet of each end.

(b) Frame ties shall make at least one complete wrap around the chassis or frame and shall be looped from the top of the I-beam to the anchor. However, some frame tie straps may have to extend from the bottom of the I-beam or the I-beam on the opposite side to assure the proper angle due to the height of the home.

(c) Each frame tie shall be installed to the component manufacturer's instructions.

(d) All frame ties shall be secured to one of the main steel I-beams that run the length of the home.

(3) Marriage wall or centerline ridge beam column ties, shear wall ties, and frames ties:

(a) Multiple section homes are to be secured at the centerline with straps or cables to the specifications in the manufacturer's manual or at the locations designated on the home.

(b) Used multiple section homes shall have anchors installed at all factory-installed anchor strap connections, including ridge beam column straps, shear wall straps or attachments, or other locations designated by the manufacturer.

(4) Multiple section homes shall be mechanically fastened every twenty-four inches at the bottom, end walls, and roof. A minimum thirty-gauge, eight-inch-wide, galvanized strip shall be centered over the peak and fastened with galvanized roofing nails at two inches on center at both sides of center line.

Acts 1997, No. 970, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2003, No. 661, §1; Acts 2008, No. 217, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 7
Refusal to permit inspection; penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever refuses to submit any books, records, other papers, or documents to inspection as required by R.S. 51:6 shall be imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than one hundred and twenty days, and if the offender refuses to submit the books, records, other papers, or documents at the instance of, or on the authority and direction of, any firm, partnership, corporation or association, such firm, partnership, corporation or association shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, notwithstanding the punishment imposed upon the individual.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1401
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law."

Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:930 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 930
Expenses of the department and the board
Status: in_force

The legislature shall provide funds for suitable offices for Louisiana Economic Development and the Board of Commerce and Industry and shall provide adequate funds annually for the operation of the activities of the department and the board. The department shall administer all such funds and any other funds made available to the department or the board by the federal government or any other outside agency, organization, or individual in accordance with state law.

Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 1989, No. 324, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2341 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2341
Economic Development Award Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created an Economic Development Award Program, hereinafter referred to as "EDAP", and placed within the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. EDAP shall serve as a mechanism through which Louisiana Economic Development evaluates; financially assists; awards appropriations, grants, or loans; engages in joint ventures; or provides incentives or inducements to industrial and business development projects as provided in this Section, and in which a state appropriation is required or for which a state guarantee is contracted. EDAP shall be separate and distinguished from any tax exemption or incentive programs administered by the Board of Commerce and Industry, all of which shall remain unaffected by this Section.

B. The corporation shall develop a formal award program that includes an application, review, evaluation, and award process. The corporation shall develop rules and regulations in accordance with law which shall include but not be limited to the maximum amount of awards and local matching monies.

C. Any private, quasi public, or public entity, or political subdivision of the state seeking financial assistance from the state, through Louisiana Economic Development, in the form of an appropriation, loan, guarantee, state-backed financial inducement or incentive, or participation in a joint venture where state funds are appropriated, loaned, committed, or guaranteed, shall make application for such assistance to the corporation. The corporation shall evaluate each project according to established criteria. Any project funded by the sale of general obligation or revenue bonds and which is subject to the capital outlay review process shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.

D.(1) Each application shall be reviewed by the corporation's board to determine if such applicant has met the established criteria to receive funding and whether he shall receive such funding.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.

E. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.

F. The legislature shall make an annual appropriation to EDAP for deposit in the Louisiana Economic Development Fund under the terms and conditions as provided for in R.S. 51:2315. Project awards shall be disbursed by the corporation's board.

G. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to programs, funds, or projects administered by any department other than Louisiana Economic Development. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the federally funded Community Development Block Grant program administered by the division of administration.

Acts 1997, No. 726, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §§9 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:659 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 659
Local licensing by parish or municipality
Status: in_force

The governing authority of a parish or municipality is authorized to require and issue local licenses to retailers, similar to permits issued by the state fire marshal, and may charge and collect fees not in excess of the fees authorized for collection by the state fire marshal pursuant to this Part. However, any parish or municipality which on January 1, 1984, was charging a fee in excess of the fee authorized by this Section shall be permitted to continue to charge and collect such fee.

Acts 1958, No. 63, §11. Acts 1984, No. 918, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 612, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1157 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1157
Corporate powers
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the powers granted to such corporations elsewhere in the laws of Louisiana, the corporation shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those hereinafter stated:

(1) To acquire, whether by purchase, exchange, gift, lease or otherwise, and to construct, improve, maintain, equip and furnish one or more projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of directors of the corporation may deem necessary in connection therewith and whether or not any such project shall then be in existence;

(2) To lease or to contract for the use to or by others any or all of its projects and to charge and collect rent, fees or charges therefor, and to terminate any such lease or contractual arrangement upon the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the obligations thereof;

(3) To sell, exchange, donate and convey any or all of its properties upon such terms and conditions as its board of directors may deem advisable, including the power to receive for any such sale the note or notes of the purchaser of a project whenever its board of directors finds any such action to be in furtherance of the purposes for which the corporation was organized;

(4) To issue its bonds for the purpose of carrying out any of its powers;

(5) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds so issued and any agreements made in connection therewith, to mortgage and pledge any or all of its projects or any part or parts thereof, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, and to pledge the revenues and receipts therefrom or from any source thereof;

(6) To employ and pay compensation to such employees and agents, including attorneys, as the board of directors shall deem necessary for the business of the corporation.

B. The corporation shall not have the power to operate any project as a business other than as lessor. Any meeting held by the board of directors for any purpose whatsoever shall be open to the public; regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held monthly, the place, date and time to be fixed by the board of directors at its first meeting. Special meetings may be called by the president of the corporation or by any two members of the board of directors upon twenty-four hours notice to every member of the board. These special meetings shall be held at the same place provided for regular meetings of the board, provided that the requirements of a notice shall not be binding in any special meeting at which all members of the board of directors are present.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §7. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1; Acts 1972, No. 103, §6, emerg. eff. June 25, 1972, at 6:15 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3274 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3274
Violations; civil remedies; penalties
Status: in_force

A. A housing provider that violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars per violation.

B. A tenant may bring a civil action against a housing provider in violation of the provisions of this Chapter to enjoin further violation and recover penalties pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.

C. The attorney general may bring an action against a housing provider in violation of the provisions of this Chapter to seek injunctive relief and to impose penalties pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 577, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1551 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1551
Contract for dance studio lessons and other services defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, "contract for dance studio lessons and other services" means a contract for instruction in ballroom or other types of dancing, and includes lessons and other services, whether given to students individually or in groups. This Chapter does not include contracts for professional services rendered or furnished by a person licensed under the provisions of R.S. 17:3141.1 et seq. governing the operations of proprietary schools.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:692.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 692.3
Exemptions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the provisions of R.S. 51:692.1, relating to the sale on the open market, shall not include the following:

(1) The sale or exchange of any articles, goods, wares, and merchandise produced, manufactured, or mined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections with and from labor of inmates thereof, to or with any department, institution, agency, or political subdivision of the state and any penal, charitable, reformatory, or custodial institutions, the major portion of whose maintenance is contributed by this state or any of the political subdivisions thereof for the use or consumption of said institution, or for the use or consumption of the population therein contained.

(2) The sale of any articles, goods, wares, and merchandise produced, manufactured, or mined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections with and from labor of inmates thereof to a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) The sale of goods or products manufactured in a certified Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Program as provided for in 18 U.S.C. 1761.

Acts 1950, No. 350, §3; Acts 1999, No. 741, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.4
Warranties; exclusions
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the exclusions provided in Subsection B of this Section, every builder warrants the following to the owner:

(1) One year following the warranty commencement date, the home will be free from any defect due to noncompliance with the building standards or due to other defects in materials or workmanship not regulated by building standards.

(2) Two years following the warranty commencement date, the plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, and ventilating systems exclusive of any appliance, fixture, and equipment will be free from any defect due to noncompliance with the building standards or due to other defects in materials or workmanship not regulated by building standards.

(3) Five years following the warranty commencement date, the home will be free from major structural defects due to noncompliance with the building standards or due to other defects in materials or workmanship not regulated by building standards.

B. Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, the builder's warranty shall exclude the following items:

(1) Fences, landscaping, including but not limited to sodding, seeding, shrubs, existing and new trees, and plantings, as well as off-site improvements, all driveways and walkways, or any other improvement not a part of the home itself.

(2) After the first year, the concrete floor of a basement and the concrete floor of an attached or unattached garage that is built separate from a foundation wall or other structural element of the home.

(3) Damage to real property which is not part of the home covered by the warranty and which is not included in the purchase price of the home.

(4) Any damage to the extent it is caused or made worse by any of the following:

(a) Negligence, improper maintenance, neglect, or improper operation by anyone other than the builder or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of the builder.

(b) Failure by anyone other than the builder or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of the builder to comply with the warranty requirements of manufacturers of appliances, equipment, or fixtures.

(c) Failure by the owner to give written notice by registered or certified mail to the commission of any defect within the time set forth in this Section; however, the provisions of this Subparagraph shall not be construed to change either the warranty periods enumerated in Subsection A of this Section or the notice requirements provided by this Section.

(d) Any change of the grading of the ground by anyone other than the builder, or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of the builder.

(e) Any change, alteration, or addition made to the home by anyone after the initial occupancy by the owner, except any change, alteration, or addition performed by the builder or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of the builder.

(f) Dampness, condensation, or other damage due to the failure of the owner to maintain adequate ventilation or drainage.

(5) Any loss or damage which the owner has not taken timely action to minimize.

(6) Any defect in, or any defect caused by, materials or work supplied by anyone other than the builder or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of the builder.

(7) Normal wear and tear or normal deterioration.

(8) Loss or damage which does not constitute a defect in the construction of the home by the builder or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of the builder.

(9) Loss or damage resulting from war, accident, riot and civil commotion, water escape, falling objects, aircraft, vehicles, acts of God, lightning, windstorm, hail, flood, mudslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption, wind-driven water, and changes in the level of the underground water table which are not reasonably foreseeable.

(10) Any damage caused by soil movement which is covered by other insurance.

(11) Insect damage.

(12) Any loss or damage which arises while the home is being used primarily for a nonresidential purpose.

(13) Any condition which does not result in actual physical damage to the home.

(14) Bodily injury or damage to personal property.

(15) Any cost of shelter, transportation, food, moving, storage, or other incidental expense related to relocation during repair.

(16) Any defect not reported in writing by registered or certified mail to the commission or insurance company, as appropriate, prior to the expiration of the period specified in Subsection A of this Section for such defect plus thirty days.

(17) Consequential damages.

(18) Any loss or damage to a home caused by soil conditions or soil movement if the home is constructed on land owned by the initial purchaser and the builder obtains a written waiver from the initial purchaser for any loss or damage caused by soil conditions or soil movement.

(19) Mold and mold damage.

C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section establish minimum required warranties and shall not be waived by the owner or reduced by the builder provided the home is a single- or multiple-family dwelling to be occupied by an owner as his home.

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:717 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 717
Appeals
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken by any person interested from any final order of the commissioner to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court by filing a petition therein against the commissioner, officially as defendant, within twenty days after notice of the entry of such order and stating in said petition the grounds upon which a reversal of such final order is sought. Such petition may be accompanied by a demand upon the commissioner for a certified transcript of the record and of all papers on file in his office affecting or relating to such order and such demand may be granted by the court and an order may be issued by the court ordering the production of a transcript of such records upon the furnishing of bond by the plaintiff with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the court, conditioned upon the faithful prosecution of such action to final judgment and upon the payment of all costs including costs of making such transcript. Thereupon, the commissioner shall within ten days make, certify and file with the clerk of said court such a transcript, or, in lieu thereof, the original papers if the court shall so order. Such suit shall be given precedence by the court over all matters pending in said court. The court shall receive and consider the evidence, both oral and documentary concerning the order of the commissioner objected to by the plaintiff. If the order of the commissioner shall be reversed, the court shall enter such judgment, order, and decree as the equities and exigencies may require, directing the commissioner as to his further action in the matter, including the making and entering of any order or orders in connection therewith, and the conditions, limitations, and restrictions to be therein contained, provided that the commissioner shall not thereby be barred from thereafter revoking or altering such order for any proper cause which may thereafter accrue or be discovered. If said order shall be affirmed, said plaintiff shall not be barred after thirty days from filing a new application, provided such new application is not otherwise barred or limited. The court shall not in any wise suspend the operation of any order of the commissioner during the pendency of the action. Mere technical irregularities in the procedure of the commissioner shall be disregarded and the burden shall rest on the plaintiff to prove his rights to a reversal of the order of the commissioner. A devolutive appeal may be taken from the judgment of the district court on the same terms and conditions as an appeal is taken in other civil actions.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2032 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2032
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Electronic mail message" means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox and a reference to an Internet domain, whether or not displayed, to which an electronic message can be sent or delivered.

(2) "Identifying information" means any of the following:

(a) Social security number.

(b) Driver's license number.

(c) Bank account number.

(d) Credit card or debit card number.

(e) Personal identification number (PIN).

(f) Automated or electronic signature.

(g) Unique biometric data.

(h) Account password.

(i) Any other piece of information that can be used to access an individual's financial accounts or to obtain goods or services.

(3) "Internet" means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks.

(4) "Web page" means a location that has a single uniform resource locator or other single location with respect to the Internet.

Acts 2006, No. 201, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3282
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

(1) "Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm.

(2) "Assign" or "assignment" refers to a covered entity's policy, process, or practice that labels, links, or otherwise associates a merchant category code with a merchant or a payment card transaction in a manner that allows the covered entity or any other entity facilitating or processing the payment card transaction to identify whether a merchant is a firearm retailer or whether a transaction involves the sale of firearms or ammunition.

(3) "Covered entity" means an entity, or agent of an entity, that establishes a relationship with a retailer for the purpose of processing credit, debit, or prepaid transactions.

(4) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in R.S. 40:1781 and includes a firearm component or accessory.

(5) "Firearm retailer" means any person or entity that is physically located in this state and is engaged in the lawful selling or trading of firearms, antique firearms, or ammunition to be used in firearms or antique firearms.

(6) "Government entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any court, agency, or instrumentality of the foregoing.

(7) "Merchant category code" means the code, approved by the international organization for standardization or an equivalent successor organization specifically for firearm retailers, that is assigned to a retailer based on the types of goods and services offered to a retailer's customers.

(8) "Payment card" means credit card, charge card, debit card, or any other card that is issued to a customer and allows the customer to purchase goods or services from a merchant.

(9) "Payment card network" means an entity, or agent of an entity, that provides the proprietary services, infrastructure, and software to conduct debit card or credit card transaction authorizations, clearances, and settlements and that an entity uses to accept as a form of payment a brand of debit card, credit card, or other device that may be used to carry out debit or credit transactions.

(10) "Payment card transaction" means any transaction in which a payment card is accepted as payment.

Acts 2024, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:718 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 718
Consent to substituted service of process or pleadings; manner of service
Status: in_force

Where a consent to service of process is required under this Part, such consent to service of process shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner, shall be irrevocable, and shall provide that actions arising out of or founded upon the sale of any securities in violation of this Part may be commenced against the person executing such consent in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within this state by the service of process or pleadings upon the commissioner. Service of any such process or pleadings in any such action against a person who has filed a consent to service with the commissioner shall, if made on the commissioner, be by duplicate copies, one of which shall be filed in the office of the commissioner and the other shall immediately be forwarded by the commissioner by registered or certified mail or by commercial courier as defined in R.S. 13:3204(D), when the person to be served is located outside of this state to the person against whom such process or pleadings are directed at his latest address on file in the office of the commissioner.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1; Acts 1999, No. 395, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1142 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1142
Purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to improve the dissemination of information regarding informal investment opportunities to potential investors and entrepreneurs, and thereby stimulate the growth of small businesses in Louisiana.

B. Consistent with the purpose stated in Subsection A of this Section, Louisiana Economic Development is directed to establish, from funds appropriated to or otherwise available to the department, the Venture Capital Network as a clearinghouse for information on informal risk capital investment opportunities in the fifty-thousand-dollar to five-hundred-thousand-dollar range in Louisiana.

Acts 1987, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2154
Artists' authorship rights
Status: in_force

A. Except as limited by R.S. 51:2155, any person who displays to others, makes accessible to the public, or publishes a work of fine art or a reproduction thereof shall do so in such a manner that the authorship of the work of fine art is shown to be that of the artist, unless:

(1) The name of the artist is not known to the person and it does not appear on or in connection with the work of fine art in such a manner that it can be discovered with reasonable ease; or

(2) The artist expressly agrees otherwise.

B. Except as limited by R.S. 51:2155, the artist shall retain at all times the right to claim authorship of his or her work of fine art. This right shall include the right of the artist to have his or her name appear, as the artist, on or in connection with the work of fine art or any reproduction thereof.

C. Except as limited by R.S. 51:2155, the artist shall retain at all times the right to disclaim authorship of his or her work of fine art for just and valid reason. This right shall include the right of the artist to prevent his or her name from appearing on or in connection with the work of fine art or any reproduction thereof. Just and valid reason for disclaiming authorship shall include that the work of fine art has been altered, defaced, mutilated, or modified without the artist's consent and damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result or has resulted therefrom.

D. The rights created by this Section shall exist in addition to any other rights and duties which may now or in the future be applicable.

Acts 1986, No. 599, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2
Bond
Status: in_force

Every commission merchant shall furnish a bond of one thousand dollars, payable to the commissioner of agriculture and forestry of Louisiana or his successors in office, to guarantee his compliance with the provisions of R.S. 51:1 through 4, such bond to be signed as surety by any surety company authorized to do business in this state.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §5, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2264 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2264
Civil remedies for injunction and damages
Status: in_force

Any person deeming himself injured by any alleged violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall have a civil cause of action in district court to enjoin further violations and to recover the actual damages sustained by him, together with the costs of court and a reasonable fee for his attorney of record, all of which shall be in addition to any other remedies contained in this Chapter.

Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 61
Definitions
Status: in_force

Whenever used in this Part, "board" refers to the New Orleans Aviation Board, the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the South Louisiana Port Commission, the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission, the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, the Vidalia Port Commission, the Board of Commissioners of the England Economic and Industrial Development District, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Iberia, and in addition, any port commission or port, harbor, and terminal district, the New Orleans Regional Business Park, and any airport with an industrial park or property designated for industrial development.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 24, §1; Acts 1966, No. 473, §1; Acts 1970, No. 642, §1; Acts 1972, No. 39, §1; Acts 1981, No. 321, §1; Acts 1985, No. 470, §1; Acts 1986, No. 453, §1; Acts 2003, No. 416, §1; Acts 2010, No. 747, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2172
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that continuing care retirement communities are becoming an integral part of and a necessary alternative in meeting the long term residential, social, and health maintenance needs of the senior citizens of this state. The legislature recognizes the need for full disclosure of the terms of agreement between residents and the provider to establish minimum requirements to help insure the financial viability of the providers. The legislature further determines that the minimum requirements established herein are necessary to protect the interests of all citizens who may be served by the providers.

Acts No. 1987, No. 483, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1927 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1927
Decertification
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall conduct an annual review of each capital company certified under the program to determine if the certified Louisiana capital company is abiding by the requirements of certification for its various investment pools, to advise the certified Louisiana capital company as to the certification status of its qualified investments, and to ensure compliance with R.S. 51:1924(D)(6) and 1926. The cost of the annual review shall be paid by each certified Louisiana capital company according to a reasonable fee schedule adopted under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. Any violation of R.S. 51:1926, other than R.S. 51:1926(A), shall be grounds for decertification of the certified Louisiana capital company and any investment pools that have not been decertified. A violation of R.S. 51:1926(A) shall be grounds for decertification of the noncomplying investment pool in accordance with Subsection C of this Section. If the commissioner determines that a company is not in compliance with any requirements of R.S. 51:1926, he shall, by written notice, inform the officers of the company and the board of directors, partners, managers, or members that the certified Louisiana capital company and any investment pools that have not yet been decertified, as the case may be, may be subject to involuntary decertification in one hundred twenty days from the date of mailing of the notice unless they correct the deficiencies and are again in compliance with all requirements for certification.

C. At the end of the one-hundred-twenty-day grace period, if the certified Louisiana capital company and any investment pools that have not yet been decertified, as the case may be, are still not in compliance with R.S. 51:1926, the commissioner shall send a notice of involuntary decertification of the certified Louisiana capital company and any affected investment pools, as appropriate, to the company, to the secretary of the Department of Revenue, and the commissioner of the Department of Insurance. Voluntary or involuntary decertification of a certified Louisiana capital company and any affected investment pools may cause the forfeiture of the remaining and unclaimed income tax credits under this Chapter and premium tax credits under R.S. 22:832(E), which correspond to such certified Louisiana capital company or to such investment pools, respectively, and shall cause the recapture of all credits taken by investors with respect to such certified Louisiana capital company or to such investment pools, respectively, to be due and payable to the Department of Revenue or the Department of Insurance in the year of decertification, notwithstanding the years for which the credits were originally taken may have prescribed, as follows:

(1) If any investment pools are decertified due to the inability of a certified Louisiana capital company to comply with all requirements for continued certification under the provisions of R.S. 51:1926 within three years of the investment dates of such investment pools, one hundred percent of all credits relating to such investment pools which have been taken by investors shall be due and payable and any remaining and previously unclaimed investor credits relating to such investment pools shall be forfeited.

(2) When a certified Louisiana capital company meets all requirements for continued certification of any investment pools under R.S. 51:1926, including R.S. 51:1926(A)(1), but excluding R.S. 51:1926(A)(2), those insurance premium tax credits relating to such investment pools which have been or will be taken by investors within three years from the investment dates of such investment pools will not be subject to recapture or repayment.

(3) When a certified Louisiana capital company meets all requirements of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection and subsequently fails to meet the requirements for continued certification of any investment pools under the provisions of R.S. 51:1926, only those insurance premium tax credits that have been or will be taken by investors after the third anniversary of the investment dates of such investment pools shall be subject to recapture and repayment and any other remaining and previously unclaimed insurance premium tax credits shall be forfeited.

(4) When a certified capital company meets all requirements for continued certification of any investment pools, including R.S. 51:1926(A)(1) and (2), no insurance premium tax credits or income tax credits relating to such pools shall be subject to recapture, repayment, retaliation, or forfeiture.

(5) The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations regarding the recapture or forfeiture of income tax credits associated with pools which are certified on or after January 1, 1999, and which fail to meet the continuing certification requirements of R.S. 51:1926.

D. The Department of Revenue and the Department of Insurance shall send written notice to the address of each person or insurance company whose tax credit has been subject to repayment or forfeiture, using the address last shown on the last income tax or premium tax filing.

Acts 1983, No. 642, §1; Acts 1989, No. 496, §1; Acts 1993, No. 279, §2, eff. June 2, 1993; Acts 1996, No. 21, §2, eff. June 27, 1996; Acts 1998, No. 70, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 1122, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, No. 84, §2, eff. June 25, 2002; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:761 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 761
Manufacturers; stamping of certain information on boot or shoe required
Status: in_force

No person shall use in manufacturing any boot or shoe, a counter, heel, in-sole, out-sole, middle-sole or slip-sole, made in whole or in part of leather-board, straw-board, leatheroid, fibre-board, horn-fibre, pate or any other substitute for leather, without clearly, legibly, and in the English language, stamping with a metal die and in plain view, upon the outside of the out-sole of the boot or shoe, where and by whom such boot or shoe was made and what substitute for leather, if any, has been used; and in the same way designating each part where the substitute has been used, whether in the counter, heel, in-sole, middle-sole or slip-sole.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.24
Rules
Status: in_force

A. The office shall have the authority and responsibility to promulgate rules that are consistent with requirements promulgated by the assistant secretary pursuant to the IIJA, BEAD program guidelines, state law, and this Subpart.

B. Grants solicited and awarded pursuant to the GUMBO 2.0 program are not subject to the provisions of the Louisiana Procurement Code, R.S. 39:1551 et seq., or the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2181 et seq. The office shall devise and implement alternative procurement methods consistent with the requirements defined by the assistant secretary to award grants.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1444 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1444
Contracts between obligees and private child support collection agencies; contents; provisions
Status: in_force

A. Any contract for the collection of child support between a private child support collection agency and an obligee shall be in writing, in at least ten-point font or the equivalent, and dated and signed by the obligee and an authorized representative of the collection agency. The contract shall be delivered to the obligee in paper form. The contract shall include all of the following:

(1) A clear description of the child support enforcement services that may be provided.

(2) An explanation of the amount to be collected from the obligor and a statement of a sum certain of the total amount that is to be collected.

(3) An explanation in dollar figures of the maximum amount of fees which may be collected under the contract and an example of how the fees are calculated and deducted.

(4) A statement that fees shall be charged only for collecting past due child support, even if the contract includes provisions to collect current and past due child support.

(5) A statement that a private child support collection agency shall not retain fees from collections that are primarily attributable to the actions of the department and the collection agency shall be required to refund any improperly retained fee.

(6) An explanation of the opportunities available to the obligee or private child support collection agency to cancel the contract or other conditions under which the contract terminates.

(7) The mailing address, street address, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and Internet address or location of the collection agency and any agents who assist the collection agency.

(8) A statement that the private child support collection agency shall collect only money owed to the obligee and not child support assigned to the state of Louisiana.

(9) A statement that the private child support collection agency is not a government agency and is not affiliated with any government agency and that the department provides support enforcement services at little or no cost to the obligee.

(10) A statement that the obligee may continue to receive or pursue support enforcement services through the department and the collection agency may not prohibit this in any way.

(11) A provision that the collection agency cannot alienate, encumber, sell or assign any rights to the contract to a third party. This shall include using the contract as collateral to secure any debt owed by the collection agency to a third party.

(12) A copy of any other document the collection agency requires the obligee to sign.

(13) A notice that the collection agency is required to keep and maintain case records for a period of two years after the termination of the contract and may thereafter destroy or otherwise dispose of the records. The obligee may, prior to destruction or disposal, retrieve his entire record.

(14) The expected duration of the contract, stated as a length of time or as an amount to be collected.

B. A private child support enforcement service contract shall not include any of the following:

(1) A requirement that the obligee waive the right to pursue any civil or criminal matter, agree to resolve disputes in a jurisdiction other than the obligee's, or agree to the application of laws other than those of the residence of the obligee. Any waiver, including an agreement to arbitrate or a choice of forum or law, required as a condition of doing business with the collection agency shall be presumed against public policy and unenforceable.

(2) A clause that requires the obligee to change the payee or redirect child support payments that would otherwise be payable to the obligee, the department or other agency administering a state plan approved under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and corresponding state laws and regulations, or a state disbursement unit, if payment is ordered to be made through a state disbursement unit.

(3) A requirement that the obligee not pursue a child support case with the department or other agency administering a state plan approved under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and corresponding state laws and regulations.

(4) A requirement that the obligee waive his right to review and consent to any modification of the contract.

(5) A prohibition against termination of the contract for the collection of child support payments until the arrears are paid.

(6) A requirement that the obligee waive his right to accept a settlement offer.

C. A private child support enforcement contract may not be modified by subsequent agreement unless the obligee has signed the subsequent agreement after receiving a written copy of the modifications.

D. The provisions of this Subsection shall be attached to the contract as an addendum, in at least ten-point font, and be signed and dated by the obligee. In addition to any other cancellation or termination provisions provided in the contract, it shall be cancelled or terminated if any of the following:

(1) The obligee requests cancellation in writing within thirty days of signing the contract.

(2) No payment of child support has been collected by such debt collection agency for a period of six consecutive months.

(3) The collection agency breaches any term of the contract or violates any provision contained in this Chapter.

(4) The contract term has expired or the contract amount has been collected, whichever occurs first.

Acts 2010, No. 872, §2, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:762 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 762
Dealers; sale unlawful if boot or shoe unstamped
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale, any boot or shoe with a counter, heel, in-sole, out-sole, middle-sole or slip-sole, made in whole or in part, of leather-board, straw-board, leatheroid, fibre-board, horn-fibre, pate, or any substitute for leather whatsoever, without clearly, legibly, and in the English language, stamping with a metal die in plain view, upon the outside of the out-sole of the boot or shoe, where and by whom such boot or shoe was made and what substitute for leather, if any, has been used; and in the same way designating each part where the substitute has been used, whether in the counter, heel, or in-sole, middle-sole or slip-sole.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.7
Scoring
Status: in_force

Applications shall be scored based upon a system that awards a single point for criteria considered to be the minimum level for the provision of broadband service with additional points awarded to criteria that exceed minimum levels. The office shall develop a scoring system in accordance with the following:

(1) The office shall give additional points based upon the experience, technical ability, and financial wherewithal of the applicant in successfully deploying and providing broadband service, as well as the proposed amount of matching funds committed by the applicant relative to the minimum required amount of twenty percent.

(2) The office shall give additional points to applicants that provide a letter of support from local government.

(3) The office shall give additional points to projects based upon the estimated number of unserved households within the eligible economically distressed parish, as determined by the most recent data published by the Federal Communications Commission or any other information available to the office.

(4) The office shall give additional points to projects that will provide broadband service based upon the percentage of the total unserved households within the eligible economically distressed parish that the project will serve. The number of unserved households shall be determined using the most recent data published by the Federal Communications Commission or any other information available to the office.

(5) The office shall give additional points to projects that will provide broadband service to unserved businesses located within the eligible economically distressed parish, as determined by the most recent data published by the Federal Communications Commission or any other information available to the office.

(6) The office shall give additional points based upon the applicant's ability to leverage its own or nearby or adjacent broadband service infrastructure in the proposed project area, and shall consider the ultimate price to the consumer in awarding points.

(7) The office shall give additional points to projects receiving funding or in-kind contributions from local government for eligible projects within the jurisdiction of the local government.

(8) The office shall give additional points to projects in which the eligible grant recipient is a small business entrepreneurship certified by the Hudson Initiative, R.S. 39:2001 et seq., or the Veteran Initiative, R.S. 39:2171 et seq., in accordance with rules promulgated by the office.

(9) The office shall give additional points to projects in which the eligible grant recipient commits to a good faith subcontracting plan to contract with or employ a small business entrepreneurship certified by the Hudson Initiative, R.S. 39:2001 et seq., or the Veteran Initiative, R.S. 39:2171 et seq., to substantially participate in the performance of the project, in accordance with rules promulgated by the office.

(10) The office shall not consider the format of mapping data provided by a broadband provider evaluating a grant proposal.

Acts 2021, No. 477, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 383, §3A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.8
Transfer of warranty and insurance
Status: in_force

Any warranty imposed pursuant to this Part and any insurance benefit shall automatically transfer without charge to a subsequent owner who acquires title to the home. Any transfer of the home shall not extend the duration of any warranty or insurance coverage.

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:334 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 334
Violation by corporation; investigation; proceedings to be instituted
Status: in_force

If any complaint is made to the Secretary of State that any corporation, authorized to do business in this state is guilty of unfair discrimination within the terms of this Subpart, the Secretary of State shall refer the matter to the Attorney General who shall examine into the complaint and if in his judgment the facts justify it, shall institute proceedings against such corporation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:291 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 291
Purpose
Status: in_force

This Subpart is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (T) of Section 47 of Article XIV of the Louisiana Constitution authorizing the Legislature to more fully define the rights and obligations of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.

The legislature hereby finds and declares that the terms "Superdome", "Louisiana Superdome", "Dome (d) Stadium", "Louisiana Dome (d) Stadium", and "Louisiana Dome", and the general design, appearance and configuration of the stadium being constructed by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, and the following logo--"L'S"--which comprises three elements (a) a curved line which follows the general configuration of the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, (b) a straight vertical line across the curved line which generally represents the Greater Mississippi River Bridge, and (c) a circular dot which generally represents the approximate geographical location of the stadium facility, are particularly, exclusively and uniquely descriptive in the State of Louisiana of the stadium being constructed by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is therefore within the public interest that these terms and said general design, appearance and configuration of the stadium and the special "L'S" logo be reserved to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District in order to prevent unauthorized commercial exploitation thereof, it being the intent hereof that said terms and said general design, appearance and configuration and said special "L'S" logo be used commercially in the state of Louisiana only when authorized by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1916 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1916
Application
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply in all circumstances in which any party to the contract conducted any contractual activity, including but not limited to advertising, solicitation, discussion, negotiation, offer, acceptance, signing, or performance, in this state.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 811, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1961 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1961
Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as the Software License Enforcement Act.

Acts 1984, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1558 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1558
Provisions not exclusive
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contracts subject thereto from compliance with all other applicable provisions of law.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1922.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1922.1
Administration of the program
Status: in_force

Louisiana Economic Development shall maintain and interpret policy for the Louisiana Capital Companies Tax Credit Program. The Office of Financial Institutions shall perform the regulatory and examination functions of the program.

Acts 2001, No. 1122, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:149 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 149
Discovery; transcript; governor to have custody
Status: in_force

The officer designated under the authority of R.S. 51:144 shall cause the testimony to be recorded by competent stenographers. Each witness shall sign his testimony. After the close of the examination, the officer shall certify and deliver all testimony to the Attorney General or district attorney. The Attorney General or district attorney shall forthwith seal and forward it to the governor who shall be the custodian thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:294 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 294
Issuance by secretary of state of certificates of registration of trademarks, service marks and trade names reserved to Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
Status: repealed

The secretary of state shall not register any trade name, (including corporate names), or trademark or service mark reserved by this Subpart to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, except for said district or with the written approval of said district.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1611
Sale, transportation, and acceptance of fuel following a natural disaster
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, following a disaster or emergency declared in accordance with the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721 et seq., and upon written authorization from the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the diversion, sale, transport, delivery, or acceptance of gasoline, diesel fuel, liquified petroleum gas, motor fuel, special fuel, gasohol, liquified natural gas, and other types of fuel, across jurisdictional boundaries within this state shall not be restricted or prohibited when needed for disaster recovery, including but not limited to supplying fuel to generators, motor vehicles, homes, and other resources to provide electricity, heat, light, meals, and other necessities to persons in affected areas.

B. This provision shall not be construed as waiving any mandatory federal law, nor as creating any exception thereto, to the extent that any such law may be applicable to the transport of commodities described in this Section.

Acts 2022, No. 73, §1; Acts 2022, No. 546, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:293 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 293
Certain trademarks, service marks and trade names reserved to Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
Status: repealed

The terms "Superdome", "Louisiana Superdome", "Dome (d) Stadium", "Louisiana Dome (d) Stadium" and "Louisiana Dome" and marks including the symbol or image of the general design, appearance and/or configuration of the stadium facility being constructed by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the following logo--"L'S", and terms and marks which include any of the foregoing are hereby reserved to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District as trade names, trademarks and service marks in all fields of commerce in the state of Louisiana; and firms, partnerships, corporations, associations or other organizations to utilize the foregoing trade names, trademarks or service marks in connection with the manufacture, sale and/or distribution of goods or with the providing of services.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2001
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:

(1) "Commercial electronic mail advertisement" means any electronic mail message initiated for the primary purpose of advertising or promoting the lease, sale, rental, gift offer, or other disposition of any property, goods, services, or extension of credit.

(2) "Domain name" means any alphanumeric designation that is registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar as part of an electronic mail address on the internet.

(3) "Electronic mail" means an electronic message that is transmitted between two or more telecommunications devices, computers, or electronic devices capable of receiving electronic messages, whether or not the message is converted to hard copy format after receipt or is viewed upon transmission or stored for later retrieval. "Electronic mail" includes electronic messages that are transmitted through a local, regional, or global computer network.

(4) "Electronic mail address" means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered. An "electronic mail address" may include a user name or mailbox and a reference to an internet domain.

(5) "Electronic mail service provider" means any person, including an internet service provider, that is an intermediary in sending or receiving electronic mail or that provides to end users of the electronic mail service the ability to send or receive electronic mail.

(6) "Functioning return electronic mail address" means an electronic mail address displayed in a commercial electronic mail advertisement that has the capacity to receive the number of reply messages that the sender of the commercial electronic mail advertisement should reasonably expect to be transmitted by the recipients for no less than thirty days after the sending of such advertisements.

(7) "Header information" means the source, destination, and routing information attached at the beginning of an electronic mail message, including the originating domain name and originating electronic mail message.

(8) "Initiate the transmission of a commercial electronic mail advertisement" means to transmit or cause to be transmitted a commercial electronic mail advertisement or assist in the transmission of a commercial electronic mail advertisement by providing or selecting electronic mail addresses to which the advertisement may be sent, but does not include the transmission by a telecommunications utility or an electronic mail service provider of the advertisement at the direction of another person through the network or system of a telecommunications utility or an electronic mail service provider.

(9) "Internet" means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks.

(10) "Louisiana electronic mail address" means any of the following:

(a) An electronic mail address furnished by an electronic mail service provider that sends bills for furnishing and maintaining that electronic mail address to a mailing address in this state.

(b) An electronic mail address ordinarily accessed from a computer located in this state.

(c) An electronic mail address furnished to a resident of this state.

(11) "Obscene material" means any tangible work or thing which the trier of fact determines:

(a) The average person applying contemporary community standards would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest.

(b) Depicts or describes in a patently offensive way, hard-core sexual conduct as specifically provided in R.S. 14:106(A)(2).

(c) The work or thing, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

(12) "Recipient" means the addressee of a commercial electronic mail advertisement. If an addressee of a commercial electronic mail advertisement has one or more electronic mail addresses to which a commercial electronic mail advertisement is sent, the addressee shall be deemed to be a separate recipient for each address to which the advertisement is sent.

(13) "Sender" means a person who initiates a commercial electronic mail advertisement.

(14) "Unsolicited commercial electronic mail message" means a commercial electronic mail message sent without the consent of the recipient, by a person with whom the recipient does not have a preexisting or current business relationship. The term "unsolicited commercial electronic message" does not include electronic mail messages where the sender:

(a) Is an organization using electronic mail to communicate exclusively with its members.

(b) Is an organization using electronic mail to communicate exclusively with its employees or contractors, or both.

(c) Has the consent of the recipient.

Acts 2003, No. 1275, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1255 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1255
Powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the office
Status: in_force

The office shall have the following powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities:

(1) Promote and assist expansion of tourism and the tourism industry in Louisiana.

(2) Encourage employment opportunities for all citizens throughout the state through the orderly but accelerated development of facilities for tourism, travel, and hospitality.

(3) Invite visitors from this nation and foreign countries to visit Louisiana.

(4) Conduct an ongoing promotional campaign of information, advertising, and publicity to create and sustain an image and understanding of Louisiana that is responsible and accurate, to include the following:

(a) Development of a program to entice, educate, and facilitate the visitor concerning the state's history, culture, folklore, recreational and leisure opportunities, natural and scenic resources, transportation, cuisine, sites, accommodations, events and attractions.

(b) Disseminating information and publicity to the media, including newspapers, magazines, billboards, radio, television, and film, by the use of audio-visual presentations, features, publications, paid advertisements, and such other means as necessary.

(c) Preparing and distributing literature on and about Louisiana, its history, culture, recreation, folklife, attractions, art, leisure opportunities, natural and scenic resources, cuisine, sites, events, accommodations, and transportation for agencies of the department and for other agencies and groups requesting it.

(d) Selecting and using an appropriate theme about Louisiana for a unified and comprehensive promotions program.

(5) Hold and sponsor seminars, meetings, and an annual conference designed to involve and educate the public and travel industry of the purposes and programs of the office, for which a reasonable fee may be charged.

(6) Conduct familiarization tours for travel industry representatives, writers, editors, and motor coach and tour operators to acquaint them with Louisiana and to provide them with factual information, photographs, and contacts within the office to assist these industry representatives on such tours.

(7) Make and enter into contracts to provide the office with stipulated services for promotions, advertising, publicity, research, marketing, or evaluation, and to license a logo and theme for use on promotional items offered for sale by the private sector.

(8) Cooperate with all governmental agencies, tourists, promotion agencies, private industry, and private nonprofit associations and organizations in the promotion, advertising, and publicity of the state, including cooperative advertising, formation of local promotion groups, and other activities necessary and proper consistent with the provisions of this Subpart.

(9) Manage and coordinate the functions and activities of welcome centers in the state.

(10) Submit the reports as required by R.S. 51:1260.

(11) Formulate, implement, and evaluate a master plan for tourism marketing as further stipulated in R.S. 51:1261.

(12) Identify all federal programs related to tourism and make recommendations on such programs for the benefit of the state, on a timely basis to the Congress or appropriate federal agency or official.

(13) Assist and submit recommendations to other state departments and agencies in providing facilities and services that will promote and facilitate the safe and convenient travel of visitors throughout the state.

(14) Develop and test data on numbers of visitors, expenditures by visitors, points of origin and destination, and other relevant information on tourism and visitors.

(15) Join trade associations, organizations, and councils chartered to develop and stimulate tourism, and attend meetings, seminars, conferences, and conventions to promote travel to and in Louisiana.

(16) Provide advice and technical assistance to regional, parochial, and municipal tourism development organizations and to similar private organizations in planning programs to attract visitors and develop literature for distribution to visitors and potential visitors to this state.

(17) Provide basic support and discretionary grants, commonly referred to as Act 455 funds, to local tourist promotion agencies for travel development, marketing, promotion, and advertising, upon the approval of the commission.

(18) Expend funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of any grant, donation, or gift and in accordance with law.

(19) Develop an understanding among citizens of the state of the role, importance, economic impact, and challenges of tourism in Louisiana.

(20) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, as deemed necessary by the secretary of the department, to effectuate the provisions of this Section, all in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4; Acts 2001, No. 1191, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.31
Installation inspections
Status: in_force

Any commission licensee or a homeowner of a manufactured home may request an installation inspection of the home by the commission, for which the commission may charge a fee not to exceed fifty dollars.

Acts 2003, No. 661, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1934 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1934
Confidentiality of records
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 51:2389(G)(5) shall apply to all records of certified Louisiana capital companies provided to or generated by the Office of Financial Institutions.

B. In conjunction with the execution of their respective duties and responsibilities, the department and the commissioner may share with one another documents and other materials submitted by certified Louisiana capital companies or by Louisiana businesses. All information exchanged by the department and the commissioner shall be kept strictly confidential within the respective agencies. Such information shall not be subject to subpoena or other legal process, except as set forth in R.S. 9:3518.1(D).

C. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, the secretary and the commissioner shall not be prohibited from disclosure of the following information:

(1) The total amount of certified capital raised.

(2) The total amount of certified capital raised by each certified Louisiana capital company group.

(3) The total amount of certified capital invested in qualified Louisiana businesses.

(4) The total amount of certified capital that each certified Louisiana capital company has that has yet to meet the sixty percent or one hundred percent requirements contained in R.S. 51:1928.

(5) The total amount of certified capital invested in qualified Louisiana businesses by each certified Louisiana capital company group.

(6) The amounts and types of jobs created or retained by the investments of certified capital by each certified Louisiana capital company group.

Acts 1997, No. 366, §5; Acts 2001, No. 1122, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, No. 84, §2, eff. June 25, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:692.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 692.2
Definition
Status: in_force

The words "open market", as used in R.S. 51:692.1 through 51:692.10, shall mean all sales or exchanges conducted or transacted through the medium of stores, shops, sales agents or agencies, whether retail or wholesale, or in any manner to the consuming public.

Acts 1950, No. 350, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2367
Louisiana Mega-Project Energy Assistance Rebate
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the funding for an economic development mega-project provided for in R.S. 51:2365 or as a separate incentive, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development with the concurrence of the governor may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement to grant assistance to a mega- project as defined in R.S. 51:2365(F) the Louisiana Mega-Project Energy Assistance Rebate as provided for in this Section, subject to approval of the cooperative endeavor agreement by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

B. The assistance may be granted if the secretary determines that the consumption of energy will be a major cost component of the operation of a mega fund project and assistance in moderating the cost of such energy will be a major factor in inducing a mega fund project to locate, expand, or remain in the state. Also, the assistance may be granted only if the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development certifies to the governor and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget that the grant of the energy assistance rebate shall not harm any business located in the state which may be a competitor of the business to be undertaken by the mega fund project.

C. The Louisiana Mega-Project Energy Assistance Rebate to the mega-project shall be granted in the form of a rebate of Louisiana severance taxes that were paid to the state on any natural gas consumed or used directly in the operation of the mega-project facility or consumed indirectly in the manufacture or creation of energy sold to the mega-project facility for its operation, determined as follows:

(1) Prior to implementation of the energy assistance rebate, the Department of Revenue, at the request of the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, shall consult with the operators of the mega-project facility and the following businesses:

(a) The suppliers of natural gas for operation of the mega-project facility.

(b) The utilities or other suppliers of energy which themselves use or consume natural gas for the production of energy which they are expected to sell to the mega-project facility for its operation. Utilities shall be entitled to use estimates for reporting purposes.

(c) Any business or series of businesses back to the ultimate severance tax payer, which are expected to sell natural gas to the businesses described in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph.

(2)(a) Based upon such consultation, the Department of Revenue shall require periodic reports from any such supplier or utility provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection which will enable the department to make the best estimate of the amount of natural gas which is consumed or used directly in the operation of the mega-project facility or consumed indirectly in the manufacture or creation of energy sold to the mega-project facility for its operation which bears a Louisiana severance tax and the amount of the severance tax paid to the state.

(b) If the department finds that a supplier or utility not involved in such consultation is in the chain of supply of natural gas to the mega-project facility or the utilities or other suppliers as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, that supplier or utility may also be required to file the reports provided for in this Paragraph.

(3) Based upon the reports, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development may award the Louisiana Mega-Project Energy Assistance Rebate in an amount up to the Louisiana severance tax that has been paid to the state on natural gas for energy consumed or used in the mega-project facility operations as determined by the Department of Revenue at such times as provided for in the cooperative endeavor agreement.

(4) For purposes of establishing the amount of severance taxes which have been paid to the state relative to the granting of a rebate pursuant to this Section, the amount shall be determined by reducing the total amount of severance taxes estimated to have been paid by the amount of such tax which would have been allocated by the state to political subdivisions pursuant to Article VII, Section 4(D) and (E) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

D.(1) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall promulgate such rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section in the manner provided for in the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2)(a) The Department of Revenue shall promulgate such rules and regulations for the implementation of the consultation and the reports required by the department in order to make the determination of the amount of rebate which may be granted, all in the manner provided for in the Administrative Procedure Act. Where specific identification of the amount of severance tax paid on natural gas consumed directly or indirectly in the operation of the mega-project is determined by the department not to be reasonably possible, the rules and regulations shall provide for the determination by estimate of the amount to be rebated.

(b) In addition, in preparing such report, the department shall have any authority provided to it for examination and investigation pursuant to Part II of Chapter 18 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, (R.S. 47:1541 et seq.).

(c) Failure to file the periodic reports by any supplier or utility required to do so by the department as provided for in Paragraph (C)(1) of this Section shall make the supplier or utility subject to the same penalty provided for failure to file the severance tax report provided for in R.S. 47:642(A).

NOTE: Subsection E as enacted by Acts 2015, No. 126, §2, eff. through June 30, 2018. See Acts 2016, 1 st E.S., No. 28.

E. With respect to projects for which the secretary makes a determination on or after July 1, 2015, that the consumption of energy will be a major cost component of the operation of a mega-fund project, pursuant to this Section, the rebate granted to a mega-project shall not exceed eighty percent of Louisiana severance taxes that were paid to the state on any natural gas consumed or used directly in the operation of the mega-project facility or consumed indirectly in the manufacture or creation of energy sold to the mega-project facility for its operation, as determined in Paragraph (C)(1) of this Section.

F. No cooperative endeavor agreements shall be entered into pursuant to the provisions of this Section on or after July 1, 2017.

Acts 2010, No. 1006, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 126, §2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 28, §2, eff. April 1, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 386, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:543 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 543
Purchasers and carriers; penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever violates R.S. 51:541 or 51:542 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1263 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1263
Requirement to evaluate effectiveness
Status: in_force

A. The office shall develop criteria and implement an ongoing means of measurement pursuant to R.S. 51:1255(14), whereby it shall monitor, study, and evaluate its promotional programs and events to determine their effectiveness in a particular market or of a particular medium, an advertising or marketing lure, or any feature or aspect of promotion expended from monies appropriated to the office. The results of an effectiveness evaluation shall be made a part of the annual report, and the office shall adjust the direction of the master plan as may be necessary, as may be indicated or proven by its findings.

B. Such measurement means and criteria shall be based, in part, on specific program performance measures developed and refined by the department and the office, in cooperation with the Division of Administration.

C. The office shall have authority to contract with an independent, private firm, or a university business college or school to design the measurement means and criteria or monitor, study, and evaluate the performance of the programs and events.

Acts 1986, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.33
Failure to perform
Status: in_force

A. A grant recipient forfeits the amount of a grant received if the grant recipient fails to perform, in material respect, the obligations established in law or in the grant agreement. A grant agreement shall last, at a minimum, for the duration of broadband project construction and, or longer, in accordance with the grant agreement, but not to exceed five years after construction completion. A grant recipient that fails to provide the minimum advertised connection speed and cost at the advertised rate shall forfeit any grant funds, up to the entire amount received through the GUMBO 2.0 program. The office shall use its discretion to determine the amount forfeited. A grant recipient that forfeits amounts disbursed in accordance with this Subpart is liable for up to the amount disbursed plus interest. The number of subscribers that subscribe to broadband services offered by the broadband service provider in the project area shall not be a measure of performance under the grant agreement for the purposes of this Subsection.

B. A grant recipient is not required to forfeit the amount of a grant received if the grant recipient fails to perform due to a natural disaster, an act of God, a force majeure, a catastrophe, a pandemic, the failure to obtain access to private or public property or any government permits under reasonable terms, or such other occurrence over which the grant recipient has no control.

C. Except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section, if a grant recipient fails to perform and fails to return the full forfeited amount required pursuant to this Section, the ownership and use of the broadband infrastructure funded by the GUMBO 2.0 program shall revert to the division of administration.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section to the contrary, if a grant recipient fails to complete a project in a material respect, the grant recipient, at the discretion of the office, may be required to reimburse the state the actual cost to finish the project. The actual cost to finish the project shall be determined by the office in consultation with the grant recipient. The office shall not require a grant recipient that it determines has made a good faith effort to complete a project to reimburse the state an amount greater than the remaining GUMBO 2.0 cost per broadband-serviceable location as set forth in the grant recipient's application.

E.(1) Any GUMBO 2.0 subgrantee also subject to deployment obligations elsewhere in this state, including from programs such as the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Model, the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program, or any other similar program included in the BEAD deduplication process, shall make an enforceable commitment as part of its GUMBO 2.0 subgrant agreement not to default or otherwise fail to fulfill any such deployment obligation in this state. The penalty for breach of this commitment shall be, as reimbursement for funding that could have been awarded but for other federal program funding, payment to the state in the amount equal to the total investment cost of all defaulted locations, as measured by the Eligible Entity tool provided to the state by NTIA.

(2)(a) For the purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the office shall determine if a broadband provider has defaulted or otherwise failed to fulfill a deployment obligation.

(b) The office shall not approve any default that covers more than five percent of the unserved or underserved locations subject to the deployment obligation.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1; Acts 2024, No. 632, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:38 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 38
Purchase of additional goods for resale
Status: in_force

No person intending to conduct a fire, bankruptcy, or fiduciary sale under the license required by R.S. 51:33 shall order any goods for the purpose of selling and disposing of the same at the sale, and any unusual purchase and additions to the stock of goods within sixty days prior to the filing of the application for license to conduct the sale mentioned in R.S. 51:34 shall be presumptive evidence that the purchases and additions to stock were made in contemplation of the sale and for the purpose of selling the purchases and additions at the sale.

Acts 1986, No. 806, §1; Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:361 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 361
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart:

(1) "Compensation" means the payment of money, a thing of value, or any financial benefit. Compensation does not include:

(a) Payment to participants based upon sales of products purchased for actual use or consumption, including products used or consumed by participants in the plan.

(b) Payment to participants under reasonable commercial terms.

(2) "Consideration" means the payment of cash or purchase of goods, services, or intangible property. Consideration does not include:

(a) Purchase of products furnished at cost to be used in making sales and not for resale.

(b) Purchase of products where the seller offers to repurchase the participant's products under reasonable commercial terms.

(c) Participant's time and effort in pursuit of sales or recruiting activities.

(3) "Participant" means a person who contributes money into a pyramid promotional scheme.

(4) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, or any association, or unincorporated organization.

(5) "Promote" means to contrive, direct, establish, or operate a pyramid promotional scheme.

(6) "Pyramid promotional scheme" means any plan or operation by which a participant gives consideration for the opportunity to receive compensation which is derived primarily from the person's introduction of other persons into a plan or operation rather than from the sale of goods, services, or intangible property by the participant or other persons introduced into the plan or operation.

(7) "Reasonable commercial terms" includes repurchase by the seller, at the participant's request, and upon termination of the business relationship or contract with the seller, of all unencumbered products purchased by the participant from the seller within the previous twelve months which are unused and in commercially resalable condition, provided that repurchase by the seller shall be for not less than ninety percent of the actual amount paid by the participant to the seller of the products, less any consideration received by the participant for purchase of the products which are being returned. A product shall not be deemed nonresalable solely because the product is no longer marketed by the seller, unless it is clearly disclosed to the participant at the time of the sale that the product is a seasonal, discontinued, or special promotional product, and not subject to the repurchase obligation.

Acts 1997, No. 379, §1; Acts 2001, No. 837, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1730 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1730
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:

(1) "Advertisement" means any promotion of 900, 976, or any other pay-per-call service by means of any radio, television, video or print media, telemarketing, or any other communication promoting a 900 or 976 number, service, or program to consumers.

(2) "Carrier" means any company that provides telecommunications transmission services.

(3) "Consumer" means a telephone user or end-user who calls or may call a 900, 976, or any other pay-per-call service.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Justice.

(5) "Pay-per-call service" means any passive, interactive, polling, or other similar audiotext service that is accessed through a seven or ten digit telephone number that is provided for a charge to a caller through an exclusive telephone number prefix or service access code.

(6) "Sponsor" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other entity that sells a pay-per-call service on whose behalf charges are billed, but shall not include a public utility regulated by the state or the Federal Communications Commission or an interexchange carrier which provides transport or billing, or both, and collection services for a pay-per-call service, unless the public utility or interexchange carrier actually produces or promotes the pay-per-call service.

(7) "Subscriber" means any person or entity in whose name a telephone account is billed.

Acts 1991, No. 808, §1; Acts 1992, No. 176, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:946 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 946
Mentor-protégé program; legislative findings; purposes; implementation
Status: in_force

A. It is the finding of the Legislature of Louisiana that the overall economic health of the state would be improved by enabling the growth or formation of more viable small businesses. The legislature also finds that one way to facilitate the growth and formation of small businesses is to establish a mentor-protégé program to enable economically disadvantaged businesses to break down barriers and build economic self-sufficiency and capacity. The legislature finds that the establishment of a mentor-protégé program would benefit the state as the program would facilitate the creation of mutually beneficial relationships to assist in the transfer of managerial and technical skills and in the provision of one-on-one technical assistance from companies which are self-sufficient and thriving to companies which are attempting to succeed economically. The legislature further finds that an important element in facilitating companies to become economically viable includes development of the capacity to compete for public and private sector contracting and purchasing opportunities.

B. There is hereby established within the division the mentor-protégé program which shall be administered by the division. The division shall provide for implementation of the program through the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations which, at a minimum, provide for the following:

(1) Terms, conditions, and criteria for participation, which at a minimum shall include eligibility as economically disadvantaged businesses and persons.

(2) Development of a departmental marketing plan identifying business sectors to target for mentor-protégé activities and identifying potential firms to participate.

(3) Establishment of a database of protégé companies throughout the state to identify companies based on the type of enterprise in which they are involved.

(4) Guidelines for participation by mentor firms, including the following:

(a) Demonstrated capacity in managerial or technical skills.

(b) Participation requirements, including the time frame of the mentor-protégé relationship, specific business processes, procedures, or skills which will be transferred, and other evidence that a bona fide mentor-protégé business relationship exists.

(5) Guidelines for participation by the protégé firms, including:

(a) Eligibility criteria, including a net worth threshold and other business capacity measures.

(b) Eligibility for governmental contracting.

(6) Development and approval of a mentor-protégé plan between qualified firms detailing the following:

(a) The duties and responsibilities to be performed by each party in the joint, reciprocal relationship, including the transfer of managerial and technical skills and the development of competence, competitive position, and shared opportunity.

(b) Prohibition of mentor-protégé participation in the source selection process pursuant to R.S. 51:947 within one hundred and twenty days after a mentor-protégé plan between two companies has been approved.

(c) Provisions for termination, including provisions relative to competition between the mentor and protégé firms once the relationship is ended.

(7) Measures of performance to evaluate each individual mentor-protégé plan approved by the division including measures of the change in protégé firm's business capacity and capability, numbers and dollar value of contracts under the plan, and progress toward graduation from protégé status.

(8) Provisions for nonperformance by either the mentor firm or the protégé firm.

(9) Provisions for conflict resolution between the two parties in the relationship.

(10) Implementation of internal departmental controls over the program and the participants.

Acts 2006, No. 434, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2021 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2021
Short title; definitions
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter may be cited as the "Louisiana Anti-Phishing Act."

B. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this Section:

(1) "Electronic mail" means a message, file, or other information that is transmitted through a local, regional, or global computer network, regardless of whether the message, file, or other information is viewed, stored for retrieval at a later time, printed, or filtered by a computer program that is designed or intended to filter or screen those items.

(2) "Electronic mail address" means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent or delivered.

(3) "Identifying information" means information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an individual, including an individual's:

(a) Name, social security number, date of birth, and government-issued identification number.

(b) Unique biometric data, including the individual's fingerprint, voice print, and retina or iris image.

(c) Unique electronic identification number, address, and routing code, and financial institution account number.

(d) Telecommunication identifying information or access device.

(4) "Internet domain name" refers to a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an Internet host or service, assigned through a centralized Internet-naming authority and composed of a series of character strings separated by periods with the right-most string specifying the top of the hierarchy.

(5) "Web page" means a location that has a single uniform resource locator (URL) with respect to the World Wide Web or another location that can be accessed on the Internet.

Acts 2006, No. 549, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2366 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2366
Accountability requirements; Mega-Project Development Fund
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall develop a uniform accountability report for economic development created by the Louisiana Mega-Project Development Fund. The secretary shall also develop a formula for measuring the return on investment for each mega-project.

B. Louisiana Economic Development shall compile and make available a list of the cooperative endeavor agreements, the name of the entity receiving funds, and the amount of the incentive received for all Louisiana Mega-Project Development Fund projects in both written and electronic form.

Acts 2010, No. 420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3275.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3275.1
Revised Statutes 3275.1
Status: in_force

CHAPTER 67-A. ENERGY UTILITY REPORTING TRANSPARENCY ACT§3275.1. Short title

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy Utility Reporting Transparency Act".

Act 2025, No. 311, §1, eff. June 24, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:299 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 299
Issuance by secretary of state of certificates of registration of trademarks, service marks and trade names reserved to Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Status: repealed

The secretary of state shall not register any tradename, (including corporate names), or trademark or service mark reserved by this Subpart to the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, except for said commission or with the written approval of said commission.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 283
Corporation; partnership
Status: in_force

This Subpart does not apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of Louisiana or lawfully doing business in Louisiana. This Subpart shall not prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if the partnership name or designation includes the real name of at least one of the persons transacting the business.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1752 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1752
Age requirements for use of social media platform; parental consent
Status: in_force

A. A social media company shall make commercially reasonable efforts to verify the age of Louisiana account holders with a level of certainty appropriate to the risks that arise from the information management practices of the social media company or apply the accommodations afforded to minors pursuant to this Chapter to all account holders.

B. A social media company shall not permit a Louisiana resident who is a minor to be an account holder on the social media company's social media platform unless the minor has the express consent of a parent or guardian. Acceptable methods of obtaining express consent from a parent or guardian include any of the following:

(1) Providing a form for the minor's parent or guardian to sign and return to the digital service provider by common carrier, facsimile, or electronic scan.

(2) Providing a toll-free telephone number for the minor's parent or guardian to call to consent.

(3) Coordinating a call with a minor's parent or guardian over video conferencing technology.

(4) Collecting information related to the government-issued identification of the minor's parent or guardian and deleting that information after confirming the identity of the minor's parent or guardian.

(5) Allowing the minor's parent or guardian to provide consent by responding to an email and taking additional steps to verify the identity of the minor's parent or guardian.

(6) Any other commercially reasonable method of obtaining consent in light of available technology.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, a social media company shall not permit a Louisiana resident who is a minor to hold or open an account on a social media platform if the minor is ineligible to hold or open an account pursuant to any other provision of state or federal law.

D. The division may adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act that provide examples of all of the following:

(1) Acceptable processes or means by which a social media company may meet the age verification requirements of this Chapter, including adjusting for new technologies.

(2) Acceptable forms or methods of identification for individuals to verify that they are over the age of sixteen, which may not be limited to a valid identification card issued by a government entity.

(3) Acceptable processes or means to confirm that a parent or guardian has provided consent for the minor to open or use an account pursuant to this Section.

Acts 2023, No. 456, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 656, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.

NOTE: Acts 2023, No. 456 became effective July 1, 2024. Acts 2024, No. 656 changes the effective date of Acts 2023, No. 456 to July 1, 2025. However, Acts 2024, No. 656 is not effective until July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 46
Registration of promoters
Status: in_force

A. Any person desiring to act as a promoter for a going-out-of-business sale shall apply to the consumer protection section for registration as a promoter. Application for such registration shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the consumer protection section and shall contain such information as that section requires.

B. Each application shall be accompanied by such documentation as required by the consumer protection section, including a copy of a written agreement between the promoter and the person licensed to conduct the going-out-of-business sale. The agreement shall contain the date that it was entered into by the parties, all terms agreed to by the parties, and the name and address of the promoter, and shall be signed by both parties.

C. Upon receipt of the application and documentation required and payment of a registration fee of one hundred dollars, the consumer protection section shall register the applicant as a promoter. Each registration shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be annually renewed upon application and payment of a renewal fee of one hundred dollars.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2232
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights.

(2) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission.

(3)(a) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. For purposes of all laws which incorporate by reference, apply to, or rely for meaning upon the term disability as defined herein, the terms used in this definition have the following meanings:

(i) "Major life activities" includes functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.

(ii) "Mental impairment" means any mental or psychological disorder, such as intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.

(iii) "Physical impairment" means any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory, including speech organs, cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine.

(b) The following shall not be considered disabilities: homosexuality, bisexuality, transvestism, transexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders, compulsive gambling, kleptomania, pyromania, psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs, or use of alcohol which adversely affects job performance or conduct.

(4) "Discriminatory practice in connection with employment" means an employment practice prohibited by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or by R.S. 23:664.

(5) "Discriminatory practice in connection with public accommodations" means any direct or indirect act or practice of exclusion, distinction, restriction, segregation, limitation, refusal, denial, or any other act or practice of differentiation or preference in the treatment of a person or persons because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

(6) "Hearing examiner" means one or more persons or commissioners designated by the commission to conduct a hearing. The commission shall have the sole power to determine qualifications of the examiner.

(7) "National origin" means the national origin of an ancestor.

(8) "Natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle" shall include but is not limited to afros, dreadlocks, twists, locs, braids, cornrow braids, Bantu knots, curls, and hair styled to protect hair texture or for cultural significance.

(9) "Person" means one or more individuals, governments, governmental agencies, public authorities, labor organizations, corporations, legal representatives, partnerships, associations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, or other organized groups of persons.

(10) "Place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement" means any place, store, or other establishment, either licensed or unlicensed, which supplies goods or services to the general public or which solicits or accepts the patronage or trade of the general public, or which is supported directly or indirectly by government funds. However, a bona fide private club is not a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement if its policies are determined solely by its members and its facilities or services are available only to its members and their bona fide guests.

(11) "Unlawful practice" means a discriminatory practice in connection with employment, a discriminatory practice in connection with public accommodations, or any other practice prohibited by this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1988, No. 886, 1; Acts 1993, No. 820, 9; Acts 1997, No. 1409, §§3, 4, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 702, §2; Acts 2014, No. 756, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §28, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2022, No. 529, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:490 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 490
Reimbursement for handling costs
Status: in_force

A. The agent shall also pay the dealer or credit his account a sum equal to five percent of the current net price for all parts returned under the provisions of R.S. 51:485 for the handling, packing, and loading of such parts back to the agent. The five percent shall not be paid or credited to the dealer if the agent elects to perform the inventorying, packing, loading, and transportation of the parts itself. Transportation charges shall be paid by the agent.

B. The dealer or agent shall furnish a representative to inspect all parts and certify their acceptability as they are being packed for shipment. Should a representative of the agent not be provided within forty-five days, the parish sheriff shall be appointed in the agent's capacity with the agent responsible for all cost of the appointment.

Acts 1991, No. 627, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 52
Violations; penalties; unfair trade practice
Status: in_force

A. The consumer protection section may impose a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars for each offense on any person who violates R.S. 51:44 or any other provision of this Part. Each day for which the violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense.

B. Any person who violates R.S. 51:44 or any other provision of this Part shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

C. Violation of any provision of this Part shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice for purposes of the Unfair Trade and Consumer Protection Law, R.S. 51:1405 et seq.

D. No criminal or civil penalty prescribed in this Part shall apply to any act of a publisher, owner, agent, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, or radio or television station in publishing or otherwise disseminating any advertisement unless such person has actual knowledge of the false, misleading, or deceptive character of the advertisement.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.36
Hearings to investigate and determine violations; orders prohibiting violations and requiring compliance
Status: in_force

A. Whenever in the opinion of the commission the Code or the requirements of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter are being violated, it may conduct hearings to investigate and determine whether the violation has occurred or is occurring and may issue orders prohibiting such violation and requiring compliance with the Code and the provisions of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter.

B. All costs incurred by the commission, including reasonable attorney fees, may be borne by the person or licensee who has been found in violation of the provisions of the Code, or any provision of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.16
Records; limitations
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Subpart to the contrary, all records related to the GUMBO program shall be public records as provided by the Public Records Law, except for a provider's trade secret and proprietary information, including coverage data, maps, and shapefiles.

Acts 2021, No. 477, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 288, §2; Acts 2023, No. 383, §3A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1785 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1785
Designation
Status: in_force

A. The department shall designate qualified block groups as enterprise zones only after receiving notice from the appropriate governing authority that the governing authority agrees to:

(1) Participate in the enterprise zone program.

(2) Assist the department in evaluating progress made in any enterprise zone within its jurisdiction.

B. The department may designate block groups which do not qualify under R.S. 51:1784 as enterprise zones only if the requirements of Subsection A of this Section and all of the following conditions are met:

(1) Request for such designation is made by an appropriate governing authority.

(2) The number of enterprise zones within a particular parish is not increased.

(3) Such designation is approved by the Board of Commerce and Industry.

C. The department shall designate a qualified area as an economic development zone only after receiving notice from the appropriate governing authority that the governing authority agrees to:

(1) Participate in the economic development zone program.

(2) Assist the department in evaluating progress made in any economic development zone within its jurisdiction.

D. Any geographic area eligible for designation as an economic development zone but which had been alternatively designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to R.S. 51:1785(B) after May 19, 1994, is hereby abolished as an enterprise zone and shall be designated as an economic development zone pursuant to this Subsection upon notice of the appropriate governing authority to the department. In addition, any block group eligible pursuant to R.S. 51:1784(A) for designation as an enterprise zone but which had become ineligible for designation as an enterprise zone because of such an alternative designation shall again be eligible for designation as an enterprise zone pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 901, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 337, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1024, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; H.C.R. No. 71, 1993 R.S.; Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3106
Banking district depository
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of a local government in which a banking development district has been designated under R.S. 51:3105 may, by resolution, designate a financial institution located in the district as a banking district depository for purposes of R.S. 39:1220 regardless of whether the financial institution is designated as a state depository. All existing financial institutions operating in an area that becomes designated as a banking development district shall be eligible to be designated as a banking district depository for the purposes of this Chapter.

B. A resolution adopted under Subsection A must specify the maximum amount that may be kept on deposit with the banking district depository.

Acts 2007, No. 255, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:736 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 736
Receipt of notice and immunity
Status: in_force

No claim may be brought against the adult protection agency, commissioner of securities, office of financial institutions, or the state of Louisiana in connection with receipt or response to any notice of financial exploitation.

Acts 2016, No. 580, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.11
Receipt and disbursement of federal grant funds
Status: in_force

The division of administration shall be the designated agency for receipt and disbursement of state and federal funds intended for the state for broadband expansion or allocated by the state for broadband expansion and shall seek available federal grant funds for that purpose. All federal grant funds received for the purpose of broadband expansion shall be disbursed in accordance with this Subpart.

Acts 2021, No. 477, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 383, §3A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3212
Digitized identification card acceptance; limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A. When a person requests a consumer to produce valid identification for the purpose of furnishing proof of the consumer's identification or age, the person shall accept a state-issued digitized identification card as a valid form of identification.

B. A digital copy, photograph, or image of a digitized identification card which is not downloaded through a state-approved application on a mobile device shall not be considered a valid digitized identification card as provided for by this Chapter.

C. The display of a digitized identification card does not serve as consent or authorization for a person to search, view, or access any other data or application on the consumer's mobile device. When a consumer presents his mobile device to a person for the purpose of displaying a digitized identification card, the person shall promptly return the mobile device to the consumer once the person has had an opportunity to verify the identity or age of the consumer and the current status of the license or identification card.

D.(1) Under no circumstances shall this state, or any of its agencies, be held liable in any manner legally or otherwise as a result of the use or misuse of a digitized identification card.

(2) Under no circumstances shall a private business, legal entity, or person be held liable in any manner legally or otherwise as a result of the use or misuse of a digitized identification card.

Acts 2020, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Dec. 22, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1002 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1002
Board member
Status: in_force

NOTE: AS ENACTED BY ACTS 1960, NO. 389, §2:

The governor shall appoint one member of the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board as established by Article II of the Compact. Said member shall serve at the pleasure of the governor for a term of four years and may be reappointed. If said member of the Board shall be the head of a regularly constituted department or agency of this state, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee of his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II(a) of the Compact and in conformity with any applicable by-laws of the Board.

NOTE: AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1979, NO. 576, §1, EFF. UPON APPROVAL BY NINE PARTY STATES AND CONGRESS:

§1002. Southern States Energy Board

A. There is hereby created an agency of the party states to be known as the Southern States Energy Board, hereinafter called the board. The board shall be composed of three members from each party state, one of whom shall be appointed or designated in each state to represent the governor, the State Senate, and the State House of Representatives, respectively. Each member shall be designated or appointed in accordance with the law of the state which he represents and serving and subject to removal in accordance with such law. Any member of the board may provide for the discharge of his duties and the performance of his functions thereon, either for the duration of his membership or for any lesser period of time, by a deputy or assistant, if the laws of his state make specific provisions therefor. The federal government may be represented without vote if provision is made by federal law for such representation.

B. Each party state shall be entitled to one vote on the board, to be determined by majority vote of each member or member's representative from the party state present and voting on any question. No action of the board shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of all party states are represented and unless a majority of the total number of votes on the board are cast in favor thereof.

C. The board shall elect annually, from among its members, a chairman, a vice chairman, and a treasurer. The board shall appoint an executive director who shall serve at its pleasure and who shall also act as secretary, and who, together with the treasurer, shall be bonded in such amounts as the board may require.

D. The executive director, with the approval of the board, shall appoint and remove or discharge such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of the board's functions irrespective of the civil service, personnel or other merit system laws of any of the party states.

E. The board may establish and maintain, independently or in conjunction with any one or more of the party states, a suitable retirement system for its full-time employees. Employees of the board shall be eligible for social security coverage in respect of old age and survivors insurance, provided that the board takes such steps as may be necessary pursuant to federal law to participate in such program of insurance as a governmental agency or unit. The board may establish and maintain or participate in such additional programs of employee benefits as may be appropriate.

F. The board may borrow, accept, or contract for the services of personnel from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, from any interstate agency, or from any institution, person, firm, or corporation.

G. The board may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional or otherwise, from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, or interstate agency, or from any institution, person, firm, or corporation, and may receive, utilize, and dispose of the same.

H. The board may establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the transacting of its business. The board may acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property and any interest therein.

I. The board shall adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of its business, and shall have the power to amend and rescind these bylaws, rules, and regulations. The board shall publish its bylaws, rules, and regulations in convenient form and shall file a copy thereof, and shall also file a copy of any amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of the party states.

J. The board annually shall make to the governor of each party state, a report covering the activities of the board for the preceding year, and embodying such recommendations as may have been adopted by the board, which report shall be transmitted to the legislature of said state. The board may issue such additional reports as it may deem desirable.

Acts 1979, No. 576, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1746 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1746
Unsolicited telefacsimile messages; prohibition; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall initiate the unsolicited transmission of a telefacsimile message promoting goods or services for purchase by the recipient of such message.

B. This Section shall not apply to telefacsimile messages sent to a recipient with whom the person has had a prior contractual or business relationship, or when the telefacsimile transmission is sent as a follow-up to a sales call, sales lead, or other business-related contact.

Acts 1991, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1771 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1771
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Age category" means one of the following categories of individuals based on age:

(a) "Child" means an individual who is under thirteen years old.

(b) "Younger teenager" means an individual who is at least thirteen years old and under sixteen years old.

(c) "Older teenager" means an individual who is at least sixteen years old and under eighteen years old.

(d) "Adult" means an individual who is at least eighteen years old.

(2) "Age category data" means information about a user's age that is collected by a covered application store provider and shared with a developer.

(3) "Age rating" means a classification that provides an assessment of the suitability of an application's content for different age groups.

(4) "Application" means a software program that is designed to run on a connected device or a mobile device.

(5) "Connected device" means a smartphone, tablet, computer, gaming console, or virtual reality device that enables users to connect to the internet and download software applications.

(6) "Content description" means a description of the specific content elements that informed an application's age rating.

(7) "Covered application store" means a publicly available website, software application, or electronic service that allows users to download applications from third-party developers onto a mobile device.

(8) "Covered application store provider" means a person who owns, operates, or controls a covered application store that allows users in this state to download applications.

(9) "Developer" means a person who owns or controls an application made available through a covered application store in this state.

(10) "Minor" means an individual under the age of eighteen and is not emancipated or married.

(11) "Minor account" means an account with a covered application store provider that is established by an individual who the covered application store provider has determined is under eighteen years of age, and is not emancipated or married, through the covered application store provider's age verification methods and requires affiliation with a parent account.

(12) "Mobile device" means a phone or general purpose tablet that does all of the following:

(a) Provides cellular or wireless connectivity.

(b) Is capable of connecting to the internet.

(c) Runs a mobile operating system.

(d) Is capable of running applications through the mobile operating system.

(13) "Mobile operating system" means software that does all of the following:

(a) Manages mobile device hardware resources.

(b) Provides common services for mobile device programs.

(c) Controls memory allocation.

(d) Provides interfaces for applications to access device functionality.

(14) "Parent" means, with respect to a minor, individuals who have legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the minor.

(15) "Parent account" means an account with a covered application store provider that is both of the following:

(a) Is verified to be established by an individual whom the covered application store provider has determined is at least eighteen years old through the covered application store provider's age verification methods.

(b) May be affiliated with one or more minor accounts.

(16) "Parental consent disclosure" means the following information that a covered application store provider is required to provide to a parent before obtaining parental consent:

(a) If the covered application store provider has an age rating for the application or in-application purchase, the application's or in-application purchase's age rating.

(b) If the covered application store provider has a content description for the application or in-application purchase, the application's or in-application's content description.

(c) A description of:

(i) The personal data collected by an application from a user.

(ii) The personal data shared by the application with a third party.

(d) If personal data is collected by the application, the methods implemented by the developer to protect the personal data.

(17) "Significant change" means a material modification to an application's terms of service or privacy policy that:

(a) Changes the categories of data collected, stored, or shared.

(b) Alters the application's age rating or content descriptions.

(c) Adds new monetization features, including in-application purchases and advertisements.

(d) Materially changes the application's functionality or user experience.

(18) "Verifiable parental consent" means authorization that is all of the following:

(a) Is provided by an individual who a covered application store provider has verified is an adult.

(b) Is given after the covered application store provider has clearly and conspicuously provided the parental consent disclosure to the individual.

(c) Requires the parent to make an affirmative choice to grant consent or decline consent.

Acts 2025, No. 481, §2, eff. July 1, 2026.