§ 51:1401 Short title
§ 51:1402 As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:
§ 51:1403 Prohibited contracts
§ 51:1404 Powers and duties
§ 51:1405 A. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.
§ 51:1406 Exemptions
§ 51:1407 Restraining prohibited acts
§ 51:1408 Additional relief
§ 51:1409 A. Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss of money or movable property, corporeal or incorporeal, as a result of the use or employment by another person of an unfair or decept
§ 51:1409.1 A. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:
§ 51:1410 Assurances of voluntary compliance
§ 51:1411 Investigative demands
§ 51:1412 Investigative depositions
§ 51:1413 Enforcement of investigative demands and subpoena
§ 51:1414 Other investigative and subpoena authority
§ 51:1415 Service of demand, subpoena, or petition
§ 51:1416 Civil penalties
§ 51:1417 Duties of district attorneys
§ 51:1418 Jurisdiction
§ 51:1419 Disclosure of service charges; forfeiture
§ 51:1420 Deceptive trade practices; telephone directories and databases; penalties
§ 51:1421 Deceptive trade practices; requesting certain personal information for cash sales
§ 51:1422 A. The provisions of this Section shall apply to an unsolicited offer, made by mail or common carrier, to sell to another an extended service agreement relative to a motor vehicle.
§ 51:1423 Deceptive trade practices; gift certificates; expiration date
§ 51:1424 Unfair or deceptive acts or practices; commercial laundromats; state fire marshal; additional enforcement
§ 51:1425 Unfair or deceptive acts or practices; prohibition of certain disclosures by an Internet service provider; penalties
§ 51:1426 Unfair acts or practices
§ 51:1427 Unfair or deceptive trade practices or acts; stolen or misappropriated computer software; violations
§ 51:1428 Unfair or deceptive trade practice or act; bad faith assertions of patent infringement

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 51 > Chapter 13 - Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

  • 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.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • 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.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Division: means the division of state police in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • 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
  • Elder person: means any person sixty-five years of age or older. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • Employee: means any employee of the division of state police in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • 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
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Person: means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Police employee: means any employee who is assigned to police work as a peace officer pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1372
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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