Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2152 – Legislative intent and purpose
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2152
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Hurricane relief programs: means any state or federal program or fund created for the purpose of assisting persons who incurred personal, business, or property damage or other losses due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2153
- Misrepresentation: means the knowing failure to truthfully or fully disclose any and all information required, or the concealment of any and all information required on a claim or a provider agreement or the making of a false or misleading statement to any local, state, or federal agency for the purpose of obtaining funds, property, use of property, or other compensation from hurricane relief programs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2153
- Property: means any and all property, movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2153
The legislature intends the attorney general and private citizens of Louisiana to be agents of this state with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue civil monetary penalties or other remedies to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of hurricane relief programs in Louisiana from persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this Chapter, and to obtain funds, property, or other compensation to which these persons are not entitled.
Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.