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urn: urn:us-la:rs:42:1156
citation: "R.S. 42:1156"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 42 › Chapter 15 › Part III › Subpart C"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1979, number: 443, section: 1, effective_date: 1980-04-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1996, number: 64, section: 6, effective_date: 1997-01-01, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2012, number: 608, section: 1, effective_date: 2012-06-07, role: amendment }
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# Finding of possible criminal violation

Upon finding at a public hearing that there is probable cause to believe that any public servant or other person has violated any criminal law of this state, the Board of Ethics or the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall forward a copy of its findings to the district attorney of the parish in which the violation occurred, for appropriate action. Thereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, such district attorney shall have access to all records of the board relative to such charges.