Code · Louisiana · Title 28 — Mental Health

RS 28:181

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RS 28:181

PART VII. PENALTIES

§181. Improper commitment

Any person who, alone or in conspiracy with others, unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, and without reasonable cause, commits or attempts to commit any person not suffering from mental illness or a substance-related or addictive disorder to the extent that he requires care shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 701, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.