Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:625

  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:611
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

The board, through its president may, on motion in any court of competent jurisdiction, take a rule on any person who practices podiatry in violation of any provision of this Chapter to show cause in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, after service thereof why he should not be ordered to cease from the further practice of podiatry.  This rule may be tried out of term and in chambers; if the rule is made absolute, the order rendered shall be a judgment in favor of the board prohibiting the person from the further practice of podiatry in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, and each violation of the injunction shall be considered as a contempt of court and punished accordingly.  

Acts 1970, No. 585, §1.