{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-13-5241","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 13:5241","heading":"Fraudulent or frivolous claims","body":"A. Any person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have abused the protection of this Part by filing a frivolous or fraudulent claim may be assessed the court costs of the governmental entity and may be enjoined from filing further claims under this Part without leave of the court.\nB. A \"fraudulent claim\" means a claim that is dishonest in fact or that is made principally for a patently improper purpose, such as to harass the opposing party.\nC. A \"frivolous claim\" means a claim which lacks merit under existing law and which cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.","path":["TITLE 13. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=725138","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:03Z","sha256":"362b63623af61b3283c955a6a311aa0df78d37862f38bfe2bde6296543fa7e18","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-13-5240","next":"us-la/rs-13-5242"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}