Louisiana § 40:1622 Violation of Part; criminal and civil liability

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1622 — Violation of Part; criminal and civil liability

Louisiana § 40:1622

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1622 (2026).

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A.If the fire marshal or a representative of his office inspects a structure, watercraft, or movable and finds a violation of this Part, for which a compliance order is issued, and that violation is the proximate cause of an incident giving rise to response by firemen or first response personnel who suffer loss of life or bodily injury while responding to the incident, then the person or entity responsible for compliance with the order shall be liable for all damages resulting from the loss of life or bodily injury suffered by any such firemen or first response personnel if the compliance order has not been complied with within the time period stated in the compliance order.

B.Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for any loss of life suffered by firemen or first response person

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A. If the fire marshal or a representative of his office inspects a structure, watercraft, or movable and finds a violation of this Part, for which a compliance order is issued, and that violation is the proximate cause of an incident giving rise to response by firemen or first response personnel who suffer loss of life or bodily injury while responding to the incident, then the person or entity responsible for compliance with the order shall be liable for all damages resulting from the loss of life or bodily injury suffered by any such firemen or first response personnel if the compliance order has not been complied with within the time period stated in the compliance order.
B. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for any loss of life suffered by firemen or first response personnel under the conditions described in this Section, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the death resulted from criminal negligence.