R.S. 18:1465

Prohibited use of public funds ACTIVE

A. No public funds shall be used to urge any elector to vote for or against any candidate or proposition, or be appropriated to a candidate or political organization. This provision shall not prohibit the use of public funds for dissemination of factual information relative to a proposition appearing on an election ballot.

B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978
  • amendment Acts 2010, No. 797, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:1465 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-18-1465,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:1465},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-18/section-1465},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}