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LA Rev Stat § 51:1368 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1368. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

RS 1368 - Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1371. Short title

RS 1371 - Short title  This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "4.9 GHz Allocation Act".  Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1372 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1372. Definitions

RS 1372 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them:  (1) "4.9 GHz band" means the fifty megahertz of spectrum in the 4940 to 4990 megahertz band.  (2) "Office" means the office under the direction of the executive director of broadband development and connectivity.  Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1374 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1374. Reporting requirements

RS 1374 - Reporting requirements  A. The office shall require auction winners, incumbents, and entities using the 4.9 GHz band for public safety to submit reports to the office on or before January 1, 2023. The report shall include the following:  (1) The amount of the 4.9 GHz band being used by the reporting person.  (2) The specific bands of the 4.9 GHz band that are being used by the reporting person.  (3) The purpose for which the reporting person is using the 4.9 GHz band.  (4) Any other information the office requires.  B. The office shall submit a report regarding the status of the 4.9 GHz band to the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs prior to March 1, 2023. The report shall include the following:  (1) All users of the 4.9 GHz band including auction winners, incumbents, and entities using the band for public safety.  (2) The funds raised due to the auction of the 4.9 GHz band.  (3) Approximately how many people have been connected through use of the 4.9 GHz band.  Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1375 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1375. Commercial use task force; establishment; chair; membership; consideration; reporting requirement

RS 1375 - Commercial use task force; establishment; chair; membership; consideration; reporting requirement  A. Prior to January 1, 2023, the office shall establish, facilitate, and maintain a task force to study the commercial effects of the 4.9 GHz band use in this state. The executive director of broadband development and connectivity shall serve as chair of the task force, and the remainder of the task force is to be composed of the following members:  (1) The governor or his designee.  (2) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.  (3) The president of the Senate or his designee.  (4) The chairman of the House Committee on Commerce or his designee.  (5) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs or his designee.  B. The task force shall hold the first meeting no later than January 31, 2022, and shall continue to meet, as often as necessary, until January 1, 2025. The task force shall meet at least twice per calendar year.  C. The task force shall examine how the 4.9 GHz band is being utilized commercially and consider other potential uses for the band.  D. The task force shall submit a report making recommendations as to how to utilize the 4.9 GHz band to the legislature no later than six months before the convening of the 2024 Regular Session.  E. The Division of Administration shall provide staff support as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.  Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1376 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1376. Public use task force; establishment; chair; membership; consideration; reporting requirements.

RS 1376 - Public use task force; establishment; chair; membership; consideration; reporting requirements.  A. Prior to January 1, 2022, the office shall establish, facilitate, and maintain a task force to study the public use of the 4.9 GHz band use in this state. The executive director of broadband development and connectivity shall serve as chair of the task force, and the remainder of the task force is to be composed of the following members:  (1) A representative of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association.  (2) A representative of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.  (3) A representative of the Louisiana State Police.  (4) A representative of the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance.  (5) A representative of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials.  (6) An appointee of the chair of the House Committee on Commerce.  (7) An appointee of the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs.  B. The task force shall hold the first meeting no later than January 31, 2022, and shall continue to meet as often as necessary until January 1, 2025. The task force shall meet at least twice per calendar year.  C. The task force shall consider how to ensure that the commercial utilization of the 4.9 GHz band does not interfere with public safety.  D. Beginning in January of 2023, the task force shall submit an annual report to the legislature, with the final report being submitted in January of 2025. The report shall contain the findings of the task force and may contain recommendations from the task force.  E. The Division of Administration shall provide staff support as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.  Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1377 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1377. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

RS 1377 - Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1401. Short title

RS 1401 - Short title  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 § 51:1402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1402. Definitions

RS 1402 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them: (1) "Consumer" means any person who uses, purchases, or leases goods or services. (2) "Consumer interest" means those acts, practices, or methods that affect the economic welfare of a consumer. (3) "Consumer transaction" means any transaction involving trade or commerce to a natural person, the subject of which transaction is primarily intended for personal, family, or household use. (4) "Documentary material" means the original or a copy of any book, record, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording, wherever situated. (5) "Elder person" means any person sixty-five years of age or older. (6) "Examination" of documentary material includes the inspection, study, or copying of any such material and the taking of testimony under oath or acknowledgment in respect to any such documentary material or copy thereof. (7) "Knowingly" means that the act or practice used was such that a reasonably prudent businessman knew or should have known that the act or practice was a violation of this Chapter. (8) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity. (9) "Person with a disability" means a person with a mental, physical, or developmental disability that substantially impairs that person's ability to provide adequately for his own care or protection. (10) "Trade" or "commerce" means the advertising, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any services and any property, corporeal or incorporeal, immovable or movable, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value wherever situated, and includes any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of the state. Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 873, §3, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 811, §28, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1403 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1403. Prohibited contracts

RS 1403 - Prohibited contracts Any consumer contract, express or implied, made by any person, firm, or corporation in violation of this Chapter is an illegal contract and no recovery thereon shall be had. Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1404. Powers and duties

RS 1404 - Powers and duties A. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office, Public Protection Division, Consumer Protection Section shall have the following powers and duties: (1)(a) To investigate, conduct studies and research, to conduct public or private hearings into commercial and trade practices in the distribution, financing and furnishing of goods and services to or for the use of consumers. (b) In the furtherance of the above, the attorney general shall notify said seller, distributor, packer, or manufacturer who shall have the right to put on the record any and all pertinent information that may substantiate the commercial or trade practice and shall have the right of cross examination. (c) Public disclosure shall not be made of any trade secret and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is of a privileged or confidential nature. (2) To suggest means of securing adequate consumer representation on public boards and commissions; (3) To advise the governor and the legislature on matters affecting consumer interests, and to assist in developing executive policies, and to develop, draft and prepare legislative programs to protect the consumer; (4) To promote consumer education; (5) Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 218, §2, eff. June 2, 2006. (6) To do such other acts as are necessary and incidental to the exercise of the powers and functions of the section. B. The attorney general may receive information and documentary material and may receive and otherwise investigate complaints with respect to acts or practices declared to be unlawful by this Chapter or other laws of this state and inform the public with respect thereto. The attorney general may institute legal proceedings and take such other actions provided for herein or which are necessary or incidental to the exercise of his powers and functions. C. The attorney general may receive funding available under federal grants and from other sources for the purposes set forth in this Chapter. Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §§1, 2, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1405. Unfair acts or practices; interpretation and rulemaking authority

RS 1405 - Unfair acts or practices; interpretation and rulemaking authority A. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful. B. The attorney general may make rules and regulations interpreting the provisions of this Chapter consistent with the provisions in R.S. 51:1 through 461.1. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted in the form and manner prescribed by R.S. 49:951 et seq. The validity or applicability of a rule may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment in the district court of the parish in which the division is located or in the parish in which the plaintiff resides or is domiciled. Appeals may be had from any ruling of a district court in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure, except that such appeals shall be given preference and heard in priority to other appeals. Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 240, §1, eff. July 5, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 719, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 873, §3, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1406. Exemptions

RS 1406 - Exemptions The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any federally insured financial institution, its subsidiaries, and affiliates or any licensee of the Office of Financial Institutions, its subsidiaries, and affiliates or actions or transactions subject to the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or other public utility regulatory body, the commissioner of financial institutions, the insurance commissioner, the financial institutions and insurance regulators of other states, or federal banking regulators who possess authority to regulate unfair or deceptive trade practices. (2) Acts done by the publisher, owner, agent or employee of a newspaper, periodical or radio or television station or other advertising medium in the publication or dissemination of an advertisement when the publisher, owner, agent or employee did not have knowledge of the false, misleading or deceptive character of the advertisement, did not prepare the advertisement and did not have any direct financial interest in the sale or distribution of the advertised product or service. (3) No seller of any product or service who disseminates any advertisement or promotional material in this state shall be liable under this Chapter if he receives the advertisement or promotional material from a manufacturer, packer, distributor, or other seller from whom he has purchased the product or service unless he refused on the request of the attorney general to provide the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or other seller from whom he has purchased the product or service and said seller also agrees to enter into an assurance of voluntary compliance as prescribed by this Chapter from disseminating any such advertisement or promotional material thereafter. This exemption does not in any way limit the right of action any consumer may have under this Chapter. (4) Any conduct which complies with section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C., 45(a)(1)], as from time to time amended, any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder and any finally adjudicated court decision interpreting the provisions of said Act, rules and regulations. Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 34, §3, eff. April 14, 2000; Acts 2006, No. 171, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1408. Additional relief

RS 1408 - Additional relief A. The court may issue such additional orders or render judgments against any party, as may be necessary to compensate any aggrieved person for any property, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, which may have been acquired from such person by means of any method, act, or practice declared unlawful by R.S. 51:1405, whichever may be applicable to that party under R.S. 51:1418. Such orders shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Revocation, forfeiture, or suspension of any license, charter, franchise, certificate, or other evidence of authority of any person to do business in the state. (2) Appointment of a receiver. (3) Dissolution of domestic corporations or associations. (4) Suspension or termination of the right of foreign corporations or associations to do business in this state. (5) Restitution. B. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this Chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state. Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1409. Private actions

RS 1409 - Private actions  A. Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss of money or movable property, corporeal or incorporeal, as a result of the use or employment by another person of an unfair or deceptive method, act, or practice declared unlawful by R.S. 51:1405, may bring an action individually but not in a representative capacity to recover actual damages. If the court finds the unfair or deceptive method, act, or practice was knowingly used, after being put on notice by the attorney general, the court shall award three times the actual damages sustained. In the event that damages are awarded under this Section, the court shall award to the person bringing such action reasonable attorney fees and costs. Upon a finding by the court that an action under this Section was groundless and brought in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court may award to the defendant reasonable attorney fees and costs.  B. Upon commencement of any action brought under Subsection A of this Section, the plaintiff's attorney shall mail a copy of the petition to the attorney general, and, upon entry of any judgment or decree in the action, shall mail a copy of such judgment or decree to the attorney general, but failure to conform with this Subsection shall not affect any of plaintiff's rights under this Section.  C. Any permanent injunction, judgment or order of the court made under R.S. 51:1407 and 1408 shall be prima facie evidence in an action brought under this Subsection that the respondent used or employed a method, act or practice declared unlawful by R.S. 51:1405 or by rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto; provided, however, that this Subsection shall not apply to consent orders or voluntary assurances of compliance.  D. If any person is enjoined from the use of any method, act, or practice or enters into a voluntary compliance agreement accepted by the attorney general under the provisions of this Chapter, such person shall have a right of action to enjoin competing businesses engaged in like practices.  E. The action provided by this Section shall be subject to a liberative prescription of one year running from the time of the transaction or act which gave rise to this right of action.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2018, No. 337, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1409.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1409.1. Deceptive practices; telephone, electronic mail, or text messaging; elder persons and persons with disabilities; private actions

RS 1409.1 - Deceptive practices; telephone, electronic mail, or text messaging; elder persons and persons with disabilities; private actions  A. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Electronic mail" means an electronic message that is transmitted between two or more telecommunications devices, computers, or other electronic devices capable of sending and receiving electronic messages with a person identified by a unique electronic address.  (2) "Telephone" means a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire, radio, cellular, or electric signals.  (3) "Text messaging" means using a wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person by using a text-based communication referred to as a text message, instant message, or direct message.  B. In addition to any damages to which a person is entitled pursuant to R.S. 51:1409, the court may award damages not to exceed ten thousand dollars per violation if a person knowingly sends deceptive information to any elder person or person with a disability, as those terms are defined in R.S. 51:1402, who suffers damage or injury as a result of an offense or violation described in this Chapter through marketing by telephone, electronic mail, or text messaging.  C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to extend liability for violations of the provisions of this Section to telephone, electronic mail, internet, cable, or other telecommunications service providers.  Acts 2019, No. 14, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1410. Assurances of voluntary compliance

RS 1410 - Assurances of voluntary compliance  In the administration of this Chapter, the attorney general shall accept an assurance of voluntary compliance with respect to any method, act, or practice deemed to be violative of this Chapter from any person who has engaged or was about to engage in such method, act, or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with the district court having civil jurisdiction in the parish in which the alleged violator resides, or is domiciled or has his principal place of business, or in the district court of the parish in which the state capitol is located. Such assurance of voluntary compliance shall not be considered an admission of violation for any purpose. Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1411. Investigative demands

RS 1411 - Investigative demands  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.