Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3573.11

  • Buyer: means an individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit repair services organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3573.2
  • 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: means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3573.2

A.  A buyer may bring an action in a court to enjoin a violation of this Part.

B. The attorney general may, in his discretion, conduct such investigations as he deems necessary to ascertain possible violations of this Part.  Any person who is engaged in or is engaging in or is about to engage in any act or practice which is prohibited by this Part or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated or issued pursuant to this Chapter, or any person who has failed to act or is failing to act or is about to fail to act under any affirmative duty imposed by this Part, shall be subject to appropriate action by the attorney general.  Such action shall include but shall not be limited to the issuance of orders to cease and desist, entering into compliance agreements, seeking injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, or any combination thereof.

C.  Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 76, §2.

Acts 1992, No. 345, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1027, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 190, §1; Acts 2008, No. 858, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 76, §§1, 2.