La. R.S. § 22:1931.10 [Repealed] Civil Investigative Demand

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 22:1931.10

A. If the attorney general has information, evidence, or reason to believe that any person or entity may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to an investigation for a possible violation of this Part, he or any of his assistants may issue to the person or entity a civil investigative demand before the commencement of a civil proceeding to require the production of the documentary material for inspection or copying or reproduction, or the answering under oath and in writing of interrogatories. Any civil investigative demand issued pursuant to this Part shall state a general description of the subject matter being investigated and the applicable provisions of law constituting the alleged violation of this Part. A civil investigative demand for the production of documentary material shall describe each class of documentary material to be produced with such definiteness and certainty as to permit such material to be fairly identified. A civil investigative demand for answers to written interrogatories shall set forth with specificity the written interrogatories to be answered. Each investigative demand shall set a return date of no earlier than twenty days after service of the demand upon the person or his representative or agent.

B. A civil investigative demand issued pursuant to this Part may be served by the sheriff or a P.O.S.T.-certified investigator employed by the attorney general or by the office of state police when the demand is issued to a resident or a domestic business entity found in this state. A civil investigative demand issued to a non-resident or a foreign business entity may be served using long-arm jurisdiction as provided for in the Code of Civil Procedure.

C. Upon failure to comply with the civil investigative demand, the attorney general may apply to the district court having jurisdiction over the person to compel compliance with the civil investigative demand.

D. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no documentary material, answers to interrogatories, or copies thereof, while in the possession of the attorney general or any other agency assisting the attorney general with the matter under investigation, shall be available for examination by any person or entity except as determined by the attorney general and subject to any conditions imposed by him for effective enforcement of the laws of this state. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit or limit the attorney general from sharing any documentary material, answers to interrogatories, or copies thereof with the United States government, any other state government, any federal or state agency, or any person or entity that may be assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the subject matter of the civil investigative demand.