Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:85

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

            Evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this Part or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this Part is sufficient to justify additional fees, assessment of reasonable costs, a penalty, fine, injunction, restraining order, or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.

            Acts 1979, No. 510, §1; Acts 1999, No. 473, §1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2016, No. 553, §1.