Louisiana § 45:1166.3 Collect calls from penal institutions

Louisiana Statutes

§ 45:1166.3 — Collect calls from penal institutions

Louisiana § 45:1166.3

Title 45Public Utilities and Carriers

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 45:1166.3 (2026).

Text

No long-distance service provider shall charge a customer a rate for operator-assisted collect calls made from penal institutions in this state in excess of the rate charged for operator-assisted collect calls made from the municipality in which the penal institution is located or the nearest municipality to the penal institution or the parish seat of the parish in which the penal institution is located, whichever is closer. In no case shall the rate for an operator-assisted collect call made from a penal institution in this state exceed the rate caps established by the Louisiana Public Service Commission for such calls.

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No long-distance service provider shall charge a customer a rate for operator-assisted collect calls made from penal institutions in this state in excess of the rate charged for operator-assisted collect calls made from the municipality in which the penal institution is located or the nearest municipality to the penal institution or the parish seat of the parish in which the penal institution is located, whichever is closer. In no case shall the rate for an operator-assisted collect call made from a penal institution in this state exceed the rate caps established by the Louisiana Public Service Commission for such calls.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, No. 531, §1.

Nearby Sections

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Cramming

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Collect calls from penal institutions

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