Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1831.11 – Recovery from the offender
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1831.11
- Board: means the Crime Victims Reparations Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1802
- 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
- Reparations: means payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter for pecuniary loss resulting from physical injury, death, or catastrophic property loss by reason of a crime enumerated in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1802
A. Whenever any person is charged with vehicular homicide pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 14:32.1 and an order for the payment of reparations is or has been made pursuant to this Chapter from the act constituting the crime for the charge, the attorney general, within two years after the date on the charges are final, may institute a civil action against the person charged for the recovery of all or any part of the reparations payment. The suit shall be instituted in the district court having jurisdiction in the parish in which the person resides or is found. The court shall have jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment in the action. Any amount recovered pursuant to this Subsection shall be deposited in the state treasury and, after meeting the requirements of La. Const. Art. VII, § 9 , credited to the Victims of Vehicular Homicide Fund hereinafter created. If an amount greater than that paid pursuant to the order for payment of reparations is recovered and collected in the action, the board shall pay the balance to the person.
B. The board shall provide the attorney general with information, data, and reports as the attorney general may require to institute actions in accordance with this Section.
Acts 2023, No. 451, §2.
NOTE: Pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 46:1831.16, this Chapter will terminate Aug. 1, 2027.