Source: http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=509041
Timestamp: 2019-11-18 01:12:25
Document Index: 206005451

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D.(1) When making a payment incident to a claim, no insurer shall require repairs be made to a motor vehicle, including window glass repairs or replacement, in a particular place or shop or by a particular entity.
(2) An insurer shall not recommend the use of a particular motor vehicle service or network of repair services without informing the insured or claimant that the insured or claimant is under no obligation to use the recommended repair service or network of repair services.
(3) An insurer shall not engage in any act or practice of intimidation, coercion, or threat to use a specified place of business for repair and replacement services.
(4) The commissioner may levy the following fines against any insurer that violates this Subsection:
(a) For a first offense, one thousand dollars.
(b) For a second offense within a twelve-month period, two thousand five hundred dollars.
(c) For a third or subsequent offense within a twelve-month period, five thousand dollars.
(5) A violation of this Subsection shall constitute an additional ground, under R.S. 22:1554, for the commissioner to refuse to issue a license or to suspend or revoke a license issued to any producer to sell insurance in this state.
Acts 1958, No. 125; Acts 1985, No. 778, §1; Acts 1986, No. 132, §1, eff. June 26, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 398, §1; Acts 1989, No. 638, §1; Acts 1990, No. 262, §1, eff. July 4, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 955, §1; Acts 1992, No. 879, §1; Acts 1993, No. 163, §1; Acts 1993, No. 585, §1, H.C.R. No. 4, 2002 1st Ex. Sess.; Acts 2003, No. 790, §1; Acts 2006, No. 404, §1; Acts 2006, No. 813, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:658 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 488, §1; Acts 2010, No. 1032, §1; Acts 2012, No. 271, §1; Acts 2018, No. 27, §1; Acts 2019, No. 317, §1.