{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-23-849","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 23:849","heading":"Punishment for contempt","body":"The punishment for contempt under R.S. 23:848, may be by fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding fifteen days, or both. Where a person is committed to jail, for the nonpayment of the fine he must be discharged at the expiration of fifteen days; but where he is also committed for a definite time, the fifteen days must be computed from the expiration of the definite time.","path":["TITLE 23. LABOR AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=83987","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:51Z","sha256":"5ff41aa3cf197123be869b658de83b627744c10e097fdbedd0bbdc7aba8c080a","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-23-848","next":"us-la/rs-23-861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}