Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:58.1 – Additional remedies; contract defeat or voidability
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:58.1
- Board: means the ethics body which has jurisdiction over elected officials under Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:51
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, and any other organization or group of persons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:51
A. Any person who violates the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 24:56(G) shall have engaged in a misrepresentation sufficient to defeat or void the contract such person entered into to act in a representative capacity for the purpose of lobbying. Any effort to register or to file a supplemental registration after any remedy or relief relative to such a violation is sought pursuant to any provision of law shall not be sufficient to reverse the misrepresentation.
B. The board shall afford any person accused of violating La. Rev. Stat. 24:56(G) a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. If the board finds that a person violated the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 24:56(G), the board shall order that the contract entered into for the purpose of lobbying by such person is void and the provisions thereof unenforceable.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be in addition to any other applicable penalties or any other remedy or relief provided by law.
Acts 2006, No. 368, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 368, §2, relative to application of Act.