Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1426 – Reward fund
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1426
- Commissioner: means commissioner of insurance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- 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
- 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.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, in cooperation with and with voluntarily funding by authorized insurers and insurance professionals, may establish and operate a fund to offer monetary rewards for information sufficient to procure conviction in a court of appropriate jurisdiction of a person or persons responsible for insurance fraud. No law enforcement officer, employee of the office of commissioner of insurance, employee of an insurance company, or any insurance professional shall be eligible to receive such reward.
Acts 1999, No. 1312, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
NOTE: See La. Rev. Stat. 40:1429 regarding termination date of Subpart on July 1, 2024.