2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 453
BY SENATOR WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 15:1352(A)(63), relative to racketeering; to add Medicaid fraud to the list of
3 crimes governed by state racketeering laws; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 15:1352(A)(63) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1352. Definitions
7 A. As used in this Chapter, "racketeering activity" means committing,
8 attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting, coercing, or intimidating
9 another person to commit any crime that is punishable under the following
10 provisions of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Uniform
11 Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, or the Louisiana Securities Law:
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13 (63) R.S. 14:70.1 (Medicaid fraud)
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15 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
18 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
19 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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