Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:264 – Violation of law by carrier; penalty recoverable by state or person discriminated against
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:264
- Common carrier: includes all persons engaged in the transportation of petroleum as public utilities and common carriers for hire; or which on proper showing may be legally held a common carrier from the nature of the business conducted, or from the manner in which such business is carried on. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:251
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
No common carrier as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 45:251, shall wilfully violate any provision of this Chapter, or fail to perform any duty imposed by this Chapter or fail to obey any valid order of the commission when not stayed or suspended by order of court.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars for each offense, such penalty to be recoverable at the suit of the Attorney General in the name of the state and for its own use. This penalty may also be recovered by and for the use of any person against whom there shall have been an unlawful discrimination as defined in this Chapter, the suit to be brought in the name and for the use of the party aggrieved.