2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 28:181 — Improper commitment

PART VII.  PENALTIES

§181.  Improper commitment

Any person who, alone or in conspiracy with others, unlawfully, wilfully, maliciously, and without reasonable cause, commits or attempts to commit to any mental institution any person not sufficiently ill to require care shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.  

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 701, §1.  

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