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Can you summarize 13 LARS Chapter 32, Part I, Subpart B?
ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES > GAMBLING
Short Summary
This legal document, part of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, defines and declares gambling houses as public nuisances. It includes places where games of chance are played for money, wagers, or tokens, and where the profit benefits individuals other than the participants. The document also covers places that provide opportunities for wagering on races, athletic contests, sports, and games of chance, even if they are not actually held there. All gambling houses are declared public nuisances, and the owners, agents, lessees, sublessees, or other occupants are guilty of maintaining a public nuisance. However, the provisions of this document do not apply to places where sports wagering is conducted in accordance with specific chapters of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The document outlines the procedure for obtaining an injunction to abate a nuisance related to gambling in Louisiana. It grants the district attorney, the sheriff, the parish governing authority, or any ten residents of the election precinct the right to file a suit in the district court to abate the described nuisances and have the responsible parties declared guilty of maintaining a public nuisance. The document also specifies the process for identifying the responsible parties when the lessees, tenants, or other occupants are unknown. It further explains the rules and procedures for the trial, issuance of injunctions, and enforcement of judgments. Any violation of the judgments or maintenance of a nuisance previously enjoined is considered contempt of court and is punishable by fines and imprisonment. Additionally, any fines levied against the owner, officer, lessee, tenant, or occupant of a gambling house constitute a special lien and privilege on their property, which can be enforced through the sale of real property under execution of judgments. If a gambling house is owned by a corporation, the president or executive head of the corporation is equally amenable to the provisions and penalties outlined in this document.
Whom does it apply to?
Owners, agents, lessees, sublessees, or other occupants of gambling houses
What does it govern?
Definition and declaration of gambling houses as public nuisances
What are exemptions?
Places where sports wagering is conducted in accordance with specific chapters of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
What are the Penalties?
No specific penalties are mentioned in this document
Jurisdiction
Louisiana