2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements
RS 38:28 - Penalties
§28. Penalties
A. It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Chapter relative to dams, or any provision of the orders, rules, regulations, or lawful requirements of the chief engineer; or to willfully obstruct, hinder, or prevent the chief engineer, or his authorized representative, from performing the duties imposed herein; or for any director, officer, agent, or employee of a contractor who engages in the construction, modification, maintenance, or removal of any dam, to knowingly do work or permit work to be done on the dam without the approval or in violation of any approval as provided in this Chapter; or for any inspector, agent, or employee of the chief engineer to fail to immediately notify him of such improper work of which he has knowledge.
B. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 733, §1, eff. July 23, 1981.
