Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1413 – Enforcement of investigative demands and subpoena
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1413
- Documentary material: means the original or a copy of any book, record, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording, wherever situated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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: means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1402
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
If any person fails or refuses to file any statement, report, documentary material or physical evidence, or obey any investigative subpoena or demand issued by the attorney general and director, under La. Rev. Stat. 51:1411 or La. Rev. Stat. 51:1412, except as permitted by a protective order issued by an appropriate court, the attorney general and director may apply to the district court having civil jurisdiction in the parish where the person served with the demand or subpoena resides or has his principal place of business, for a rule to show cause why an order compelling compliance should not be issued. Any disobedience of an order compelling compliance under this section by any courts shall be punished as a contempt of court.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1.