Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1448 – Civil penalties
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1448
- 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
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
A. When a private child support collection agency is found by a court to have violated the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 51:1443, the court shall award to the state a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
B. A collection agency found by a court to have violated any of the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 51:1444 through 1447 shall be ordered to pay to the plaintiff a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation and reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs.
C. The civil penalties provided in this Section shall be cumulative to each other and any other provision of law.
Acts 2010, No. 872, §2, eff. July 2, 2010.