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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The commission may:
(1) Compel the production of all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person licensed to conduct race meetings under the provisions of this Part;
(2) At any time require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee in any case where it has reason to believe that the employee or official has been guilty of any dishonest practice in connection with horse racing, has failed to comply with any condition of the licensee's license, or has violated any rule adopted by the commission;
(3) Require that the books, financial statement, or other statement of any licensee under this Part be kept in a manner provided by the commission;
(4) Visit, investigate, and place auditors and inspectors in the offices, tracts, or places of business of any such licensee;
(5) Summon witnesses before its meetings, administer oaths to such witnesses, and require testimony on any issue before it.
Any person failing to appear before the commission, or failing to produce books, records, and documents ordered, or refusing to testify thereon, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 4, § 153. Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of official or employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-4-sect-153/
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