Sections
Subpart A State Police Law 40:1371 – 40:1401
Subpart B Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit 40:1421 – 40:1429
Subpart C Additional Compensation for State Police Officers and Drivers License Examiners 40:1451 – 40:1455
Subpart D Additional Salary for State Police Officers 40:1456 – 40:1459

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 6 > Part III - State Police

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • ANSI: means the American National Standards Institute. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Apprentice: means a person who is licensed to work under the direct supervision and accompaniment of a technician who is licensed to the same firm and holding a valid license to perform the same acts. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • arrearages: means amounts of past due and unpaid monthly support obligations established by a court order issued by any court of this state or another state, including any judgment or order issued in accordance with an administrative procedure established by state law that affords substantial due process and is subject to judicial review, or any other judgment created by operation of any state law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • ASCE: means the American Society of Civil Engineers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • ASME: means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Board: means the Louisiana Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Board: means the board of directors of the district or any successor thereto. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
  • Certify: means to attest to the proper functionality, inspection, installation, integration, programming, and service of life safety and property protection systems and equipment in accordance with all applicable engineered specifications, manufacturer specifications, and submitted plans and per the inspection, testing and maintenance chapters as set forth in the applicable NFPA, ASME, ANSI, and ASCE codes, standards, and manufacturer specifications. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Child support: means any amount required to be paid pursuant to a court order issued by any court of this state or another state, including any judgment or order issued in accordance with an administrative procedure established by state law that affords substantial due process and is subject to judicial review. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • child support order: means any judgment or order for the support of dependent children issued by any court of this state or another state, including any judgment or order issued in accordance with an administrative procedure established by state law that affords substantial due process and is subject to judicial review. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Closed circuit television alarm system: means a system that provides video surveillance of events, primarily by means of transmission, recording, or transmission and recording of visual signals through the use of cameras, receivers, monitors, computer, and other visual imaging systems. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • collection agency: means an individual or nongovernmental entity that solicits and contracts directly with obligees to provide child support collection services for compensation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • commerce: means the advertising, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any services and any property, corporeal or incorporeal, immovable or movable, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value wherever situated, and includes any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • Commissioner: means commissioner of insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Connectivity: means the capacity for the interconnection of platforms, systems, and applications. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1361
  • Consumer: means any person who uses, purchases, or leases goods or services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • Consumer transaction: means any transaction involving trade or commerce to a natural person, the subject of which transaction is primarily intended for personal, family, or household use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract: means a contract or agreement, as described in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • conveyance device: means any of the following, except those located in one- or two-family dwellings as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Conveyance device mechanic: means any person engaged in the erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, dismantling, maintaining, or testing of a conveyance device. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services, office of children and family services, child support enforcement section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Designated agent: means an owner or a manager of an alarm contracting company or single station fire alarm contracting company, a locksmithing services company, or closed circuit television alarm system contracting company who has been assigned the responsibility of submitting any notice required by this Subpart to the state fire marshal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Direct supervision: means oversight of a firm's operations by a qualifier or onsite supervision by a licensed technician or specialist of an apprentice or consultant. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • District: means the St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
  • Division: means the division of state police in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Documentary material: means the original or a copy of any book, record, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording, wherever situated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • door hardware: means stand alone electro/mechanical locks, latches, exit hardware, closures, and hinges mounted onto doors intended to operate and secure the door properly. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • DOT: means the United States Department of Transportation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Elder person: means any person sixty-five years of age or older. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • emergency services dispatcher: shall include individuals with and without the ability to provide medical advice as provided by La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • Employee: means any employee of the division of state police in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • Employee: means a person who performs services for wages or salary and receives a W-2 tax form from his employer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fire detection and alarm systems: means those assemblies of wiring, electronic transmitting devices, detection devices, and related equipment for the detection of products of combustion or flammable gases, heat and for alerting occupants, including fire department personnel, of a fire emergency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Fire hose: means a flexible conduit used to convey water. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Fire protection systems and equipment: means those life safety and property loss systems, whether commercial or residential, intended to protect a structure's occupants or property from the risk and dangers of fire or explosion. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Fire sprinkler systems and equipment: means those life safety systems intended to protect a structure's occupants or property from the risk and dangers of fire or explosion. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Firm: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or any other entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Firm license: means that document authorizing a firm to perform life safety and property protection contracting for those endorsements held. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • FITAP: means Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Fixed fire suppression systems: means those assemblies of piping, conduits, or containers that convey liquid, powder, or gases to dispersal openings or devices protecting one or more hazards by suppressing or extinguishing fires, but shall not include fire sprinkler systems, as defined in this Subpart. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Fraud support unit: means the insurance fraud support unit within the Department of Justice. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Government agency: means any department, office, council, or agency of the federal, state, or local government, or any public benefit corporation or authority authorized by law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1361
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Household fire warning system specialist: means an individual licensed to certify, inspect, install, integrate, and service household fire warning systems. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Improper means: includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach, or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1431
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Individual license: means that document authorizing an individual to perform life safety and property protection contracting for those endorsements held. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Inspect: means a visual examination of life safety and property protection systems or equipment to verify that it appears to be in operating condition and is free of physical damage. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Install: means the initial placement of life safety and property protection systems or equipment or an extension of such after initial placement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Insurance fraud: means any commission or attempted commission of criminal acts or practices as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Insurance fraud section: means the insurance fraud section within the Louisiana Department of Insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Insurance policy: means a contract or other written instrument between an insured and insurer setting forth the obligations and responsibilities of each party. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Insurance professional: means an adjuster, agent, managing general agent, surplus lines broker, reinsurance intermediary, insurance consultant, broker, or attorney-in-fact. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Insured: means any person covered by an insurance policy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Insurer: means any person or company subject to regulation pursuant to Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Integrate: means the act of utilizing accepted and approved life safety and property protection systems or equipment and components in accordance with manufacturers' direction to develop a unified and functioning system meeting applicable NFPA codes and standards. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • intrusion alarm system: means an alarm, alarm system, or portion of such an alarm or system intended to detect an unauthorized entry or other emergency, not including a fire, in a structure. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • 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.
  • Kitchen suppression specialist: means an individual licensed to certify, inspect, install, integrate, and service pre-engineered fire suppression systems protecting kitchen appliances. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Knowingly: means that the act or practice used was such that a reasonably prudent businessman knew or should have known that the act or practice was a violation of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • LATIFPA: means the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority within the Louisiana Department of Insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Life safety and property protection contracting: means performing certification, inspection, installation, integration, programming, sale, or service of systems and equipment designed to protect life and property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Locksmith technician: means an individual who sells, repairs, rebuilds, recodes, services, adjusts, installs, manipulates, or bypasses a special locking system, mechanical locking device or electronic locking devices for controlled access or egress to premises, safes, vaults, safe doors, lock boxes, automatic teller machines, or other devices for safeguarding areas or certifies, inspects, installs, integrates, sells and services closed circuit television alarm systems. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Mayor-president: means the mayor-president of the city of Baton Rouge and parish of East Baton Rouge. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
  • Mechanical locks: means a mechanical device or door hardware intended to control access or egress to or from a structure or area. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Misappropriation: means :

    (a)  acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or

    (b)  disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:

    (i)  used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or

    (ii)  at the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was:

    (aa)  derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;

    (bb)  acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

    (cc)  derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

    (iii)  before a material change of his position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1431

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipal tax: means the two percent sales and use tax levied by the city of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
  • Municipality: means the city of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC
  • NFPA: means the National Fire Protection Association. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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.
  • Obligee: means an individual who is owed child support under a child support order and who has entered or may enter into a contract with a collection agency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Obligor: means a resident of this state required to pay child support in accordance with an order of support issued by a court or other tribunal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Office: means the office of broadband development and connectivity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1361
  • Office: means the office under the direction of the executive director of broadband development and connectivity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1372
  • Officer: means the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, comptroller, or any other person who performs functions for a life safety and property protection contracting firm corresponding to those performed by those officers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Operating location: means a physical address that houses an entity that performs life safety and property protection contracting. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Parish: means East Baton Rouge Parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Person: means a natural person or individual. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Person: means any natural or juridical person, including corporations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1361
  • Person: means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • Person: means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1431
  • Person with a disability: means a person with a mental, physical, or developmental disability that substantially impairs that person's ability to provide adequately for his own care or protection. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Police employee: means any employee who is assigned to police work as a peace officer pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • Portable fire extinguisher: means any portable device that contains liquid, powder, or gases for suppressing or extinguishing fires. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Portable fire extinguisher and fire hose technician: means an individual licensed to certify, inspect, install, and service portable fire extinguishers and fire hoses. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Pre-engineered fire suppression specialist: means an individual licensed to certify, inspect, install, integrate, and service pre-engineered fire suppression systems. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Pre-engineered fire suppression system: means packaged fire suppression systems which consist of system components intended to be installed according to pre-tested limitations as approved or listed by a testing laboratory. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Principal: includes a person or entity entitled to exercise the prerogatives or indicia of ownership or control of a property protection firm whether by direct action, assignment, or any other kind of substitution or subrogation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property protection systems and equipment: means those life safety and property protection systems intended to protect lives and property from the risk of theft, unauthorized entry, or other physical harm to a structure's occupants or property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • provider of Internet service: means a facilities-based provider or other entity that provides residential consumers with the ability to access the Internet in exchange for consideration such as through a paid subscription or through an agreement to view specific ads or content in exchange for Internet access, provided, however, this term does not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using spectrum regulated by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to 47 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1425
  • Qualifier: means a person who possesses the appropriate training or experience credentials enabling a firm to obtain a life safety and property protection license. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Security sales specialist: means an individual licensed to sell or specify security systems and equipment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Security systems and equipment: means those life safety and property protection systems intended to protect lives and property from the risk of theft, unauthorized entry, or other physical harm to a structure's occupants or property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Security technician: means an individual licensed to certify, inspect, install, integrate, sell, and service security systems and equipment or special locking systems. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Sell: means to solicit another on behalf of a property protection firm by any means, including but not limited to telephone or electronic device, public notice or advertisement, door-to-door or any other type of personal interaction. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Service: means to repair or maintain. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Special locking specialist: means an individual who certifies, designs, inspects, installs, integrates, sells, or services a special locking system protecting a controlled access area or egress to premises. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Special locking systems: means an electro-mechanical lock, electronic lock, or electronic locking arrangement intended to control access or egress to a structure or area. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Specialist: means an individual who is trained and certified to perform life safety and property protection contracting within a specific limited endorsement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Specialty endorsement: means a narrow category of license authorizing its holder to perform only one aspect of life safety and property protection contracting. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • State fire marshal: means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety, and its authorized representatives empowered to enforce the provisions of this Subpart. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • street: as used in this Part shall mean any public highway, boulevard, esplanade, square or street, or any part or side of the same, within the limits of any incorporated municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand inhabitants. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3721
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • substantial: means that at least fifty percent of the attorney's business, either in terms of remuneration or time spent, is comprised of the activity of seeking to collect or enforce child support obligations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • support enforcement services: means :

    (a)  Any action taken by the department, upon receipt of an application or referral for services or a request made under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, in accordance with the federal requirements of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and corresponding state laws and regulations without regard to whether there is any existing court order, delinquency, or presumption of paternity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442

  • Technical endorsement: means a broad category of license authorizing its holder to perform multiple aspects of life safety and property protection contracting within a certain endorsement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Technician: means an individual who is trained and certified to perform life safety and property protection contracting within a technical endorsement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Testing: means calibration testing, conformance testing, or fixed system testing. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1615
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trade secret: means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:

    (a)  derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and

    (b)  is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1431

  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • unit: means the insurance fraud investigation unit within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.