§ 36:231 A. The Department of Environmental Quality is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge.
§ 36:232 Officers of the department; compensation for one office only
§ 36:233 Secretary of environmental quality
§ 36:234 A. In addition to the functions, powers, and duties otherwise vested in the secretary by law, he shall:
§ 36:235 Deputy secretary
§ 36:236 Undersecretary; functions; office of management and finance
§ 36:237 Assistant secretaries
§ 36:238 A. The purpose for which the offices of the Department of Environmental Quality are created shall be as set forth in this Section.
§ 36:239 A. The following agencies are hereby abolished and their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality a

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 36 > Chapter 5-A - Department of Environmental Quality

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  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fingerprints: means an impression of the lines on the finger taken for purpose of identification. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Home state: means the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in which the public adjuster's principal place of residence or principal place of business is located. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
  • Individual: means a natural person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
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  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public adjuster: means any person who, for any compensation, direct or indirect, engages in public adjusting. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.