Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2009.42

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

A.  Any person who is employed by the state of Louisiana or any agency or department thereof which regulates or licenses nursing homes and who has any ownership, interest, or is the owner, in whole or in part, of any mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other obligation secured by a nursing home licensed in this state shall disclose such information to the state licensing authority, except for those nursing homes operated by a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana.

B.  Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 763, §1.