06LegSummaryConsumer

Consumer Protection
2006 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature

Exempts federally insured financial institutions and licensees of the Office of Financial Institutions from unfair trade practices law. (Amends R.S. 51:1406(1))
HB 358 Pinac; Act 171; Effective 8/15/06

Makes various changes to the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. The attorney general, not the executive assistant to the governor in charge of consumer affairs, has the responsibility to administer and enforce the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. (Amends R.S. 51:1402(4), (5), and (6), 1404(A) and (1)(b) and (6), (B), and (C), 1405, 1406(3), 1407, 1408, 1409(A), (B), and (D), 1410, 1411(A) and (C), 1412(A) and (C), 1416, and 1417; adds R.S. 51:1403; repeals R.S. 51:1404(A)(5))
HB 988 Trahan; Act 218; Effective 6/2/06