Louisiana Statutes
§ 28:142 — Costs of transportation
Louisiana § 28:142
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 28Mental Health
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 28:142 (2026).
Text
§142. Costs of transportation
A.If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay all costs incident to
transporting the patient to the state psychiatric hospital; otherwise the department, in the case
of a nonresident, or the parish in which the hearing was held, in the case of a resident, shall
pay these costs. If a patient's domicile is in a parish other than that in which the hearing was
held, the former parish shall reimburse the latter for these costs.
B.Fees for transporting patients shall be in accordance with the special laws
establishing fees for transporting prisoners.
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts
2017, No. 369, §2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 28:1
Short title§ 28:100
Leaves of absence for patients§ 28:100.1
Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7§ 28:101
Boarding out patients§ 28:105
Extradition of escaped patients§ 28:11
Short title§ 28:142
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