§ 51:425 — Incrimination not to bar evidence in civil action; defendant or witness

§425. Incrimination not to bar evidence in civil action; defendant or witness
not to be prosecuted
Any defendant, or any witness, in any civil action brought under the
provisions of this Subpart may be required to testify, and the books, records,
invoices and all other documents of any defendant, may be brought into court
and introduced as evidence, but no defendant, or any witness in any civil
action shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on
account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or
produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, and no testimony given or
produced shall be received against him upon any criminal proceeding or
investigation.