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urn: urn:us-la:rs:8:604
citation: "R.S. 8:604"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 8 › Chapter 9"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 417, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2022, number: 574, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Improper construction a nuisance; penalty

Every owner or builder of a structure erected or converted in violation of this Title shall be guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than six months, or both.