§ 39:1993 — Deception relating to certification of minority business enterprise or

NOTE: This provision of law was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes
Biennial Report to the Legislature, dated March 14, 2016 .
§1993. Deception relating to certification of minority business enterprise or
women's business enterprise
A. A person shall be guilty of the crime of deception relating to
certification of minority business enterprise or women's business enterprise if
he:
(1) Fraudulently obtains or retains certification as a minority business
enterprise or a women's business enterprise.
(2) Willfully makes a false statement, whether by affidavit, report, or
other representation, to an official or employee of a public body for the
purpose of influencing the certification or denial of certification of any
business entity as a minority business enterprise or a women's business
enterprise.
(3) Willfully obstructs or impedes any agency, official, or employee
who is investigating the qualifications of a business entity which has requested
certification as a minority business enterprise or a women's business enterprise.
(4) Fraudulently obtains public money reserved for, allocated to, or
available to minority business enterprises or women's business enterprises.
B. Any person who commits deception relating to certification of a
minority business enterprise or a women's business enterprise shall be fined
not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor,
for not more than two years, or both. As a condition for suspension of
imprisonment, the court may require payment of restitution in an amount equal
to all or part of the amount of public money which was obtained in violation
of this Section. Such restitution shall be made to the same entity or entities
from which the public money was obtained.
{{NOTE: SEE STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED BY
ACTS 1992, NO. 797, §4.}}

Legislative History

Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. July 1, 1992.