§ 37:2663 — Disciplinary hearing; procedure, appeal

Louisiana § 37:2663

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§2663. Disciplinary hearing; procedure, appeal
A. Any person, against whom a complaint has been filed pursuant to this Chapter
shall be given thirty days notice, in writing by certified mail with return receipt, enumerating
the charges and specifying the date, place, and time for public hearing thereon. In connection
with any hearing, the board may issue subpoenas, compel the attendance and testimony of
witnesses, and administer oaths the same as a district court in the parish where the hearing
takes place. A record of all proceedings before the board shall be made and kept on file with
the board.
B. Any licensee or registrant aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the
decision within thirty days thereof to the district court for the parish in which the board is
domiciled. In such case the secretary-treasurer shall transmit to the district court a certified
copy of the record. The procedure for the appeal shall be pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act.
C. The board is authorized to recover its attorney fees, costs, and expenses in
connection with the enforcement of R.S. 37:2662 through 2666.
D. The state of Louisiana shall be a party to the prosecution of all such actions and
hearings before the board pertaining to the suspension and revocation of a license or
registration, and the attorney general, or one of his assistants, shall appear on behalf of the
state.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1972, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 1995, No. 892, §2; Acts 2017, No. 302, §1.