No enforcing officer within the covert operations section of the enforcement division shall be held criminally liable for any violation of Chapter 1 of this Title when said violation is committed in the course and scope of the enforcing officer's employment with the department, and is necessary for the effective performance of his duties. Enforcing officers must report any such violation to the secretary or his designee within twenty-four hours of its commission, where possible to do so, in order to receive the criminal immunity provided under this Section.
La. R.S. § 56:66