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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 6, § 1376. Immunity

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. (1) A covered financial institution and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, and other representatives shall have no duty to act pursuant to this Chapter or otherwise to protect an eligible adult from financial exploitation by a third person.

(2) A covered financial institution and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, and other representatives shall be immune from all criminal, civil, and administrative liability for not taking action pursuant to this Chapter.

(3) A covered financial institution and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, or other representatives who choose to act pursuant to the authority granted in this Chapter shall be immune from all criminal, civil, and administrative liability for any act taken pursuant to this Chapter, unless such act of the financial institution or its representatives was grossly negligent and caused pecuniary loss to the eligible adult who was suspected of being a victim of financial exploitation.

B. No claim shall be brought against any covered agency or the state of Louisiana in connection with the receipt of or response to any notice of financial exploitation.

C. The immunity provided for in this Section shall not extend to any individual in a case when such individual is a principal, conspirator, or an accessory after the fact to a criminal offense involving the financial exploitation of an eligible adult.

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