Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 36 > Chapter 3 - Department of Economic Development

• 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.
• Assistant secretary: means the officer designated by law or by the secretary of each department to carry out the duties and functions of an office within certain departments, except an office of management and finance and the office of state police of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 36:3
• Business entity: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Fingerprints: means an impression of the lines on the finger taken for purpose of identification. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• First-party claim: means a claim made by an insured or a policyholder under an insurance policy or contract that arises out of the occurrence of the contingency or loss covered by the policy or contract. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• Home state: means the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in which the public adjuster's principal place of residence or principal place of business is located. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• Individual: means a natural person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• Person: means an individual or a business entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Public adjuster: means any person who, for any compensation, direct or indirect, engages in public adjusting. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692
• Public adjusting: means either of the following:

  (a)  Investigating, appraising, or evaluating and reporting to an insured in relation to a first-party claim for which coverage is provided by an insurance contract that insures the property of the insured. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692

• Uniform business entity application: means the current version of the NAIC uniform application for business entity license for resident and nonresident business entities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1692