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LA Rev Stat § 32:703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§703. Offices of commissioner

RS 703 - Offices of commissioner The vehicle commissioner shall maintain an office in the State Capitol at Baton Rouge and such other places in this state as he shall deem necessary, to properly carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The custodian of the capitol building shall provide therein adequate quarters for the offices and records of the vehicle commissioner.  Acts 1950, No. 342, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 32:703.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§703.1. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 703.1 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 32:704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§704. Applicability

RS 704 - Applicability A. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the sale and chattel mortgaging of and the granting of a security interest on vehicles of the sort and kind required to be registered and licensed under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and prior to the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) becomes effective,1 to the chattel mortgaging of vehicles by dealers to secure floor plan loans, except that there is specifically excluded from the provisions of this Chapter the sale, but not the chattel mortgaging of or the granting of a security interest on a new vehicle prior to the first sale of such new vehicle to a user, as defined herein. Such exclusion, however, does not exempt from the provisions of this Chapter such first sale made to a user as defined herein. Floor plan loans entered into after Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws becomes effective may be secured as provided therein. B. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 128, §18, eff. July 1, 2001. C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern this Chapter pursuant to R.S. 49:950 et seq. Acts 1950, No. 342, §7. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 140, §1; Acts 1972, No. 771, §2; Acts 1989, No. 137, §11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 964, §1; Acts 2001, No. 128, §18, eff. July 1, 2001. 1January 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 32:705.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§705.1. Acts of donation; titled motor vehicles

RS 705.1 - Acts of donation; titled motor vehicles The donation of a titled motor vehicle by manual gift as provided by Civil Code Article 1543 and documented by delivery of the motor vehicle's previously issued certificate of title that is executed by the donor-owner may be submitted to the office of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle transaction by a Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission licensee. The office of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations for implementation of the provisions of this Section. Acts 2014, No. 660, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:706.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§706.1. Disclosure by persons who transfer ownership of vehicles with salvage or reconstructed titles, assembled title, or certificate of destruction; penalties

RS 706.1 - Disclosure by persons who transfer ownership of vehicles with salvage or reconstructed titles, assembled title, or certificate of destruction; penalties A. Each person who sells, exchanges, donates, or otherwise transfers any interest in any vehicle for which a salvage title, certificate of destruction, assembled title, or a reconstructed title has been issued shall disclose the existence of that title to the prospective purchaser, recipient in exchange, recipient by donation, or recipient by other act of transfer. The disclosure shall be made by a conspicuous written document and shall be made prior to the completion of the sale, exchange, donation, or other act of transfer. B. If any person sells, exchanges, donates, or otherwise transfers any interest in any vehicle for which a salvage title, certificate of destruction, assembled title, or a reconstructed title has been issued and does not make the disclosures required by this Section, the person to whom the interest in that vehicle was transferred may demand the rescission of the sale, exchange, donation, or other act of transfer and, in that event, shall be entitled to recover the price or other consideration for the transaction and any fees or taxes paid to any governmental agency in connection with that transaction. C. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than six months or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both. In addition, the violator shall be sentenced to not less than eighty hours of community service. Acts 1995, No. 848, §1; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 32:706.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§706.2. Requirements for vehicle identification number inspections

RS 706.2 - Requirements for vehicle identification number inspections A.(1) Any physical inspection of a vehicle for the purpose of vehicle identification number verification shall be by a Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified law enforcement officer, who has been trained and certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to inspect motor vehicles. (2) No peace officer shall conduct a physical inspection of a vehicle in which he has a fiduciary interest or an ownership interest, or is in the process of acquiring an interest through a company or entity in which he has a fiduciary interest. B. The deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations regarding physical inspection certificates. The deputy secretary shall revoke the certification of any peace officer who fails to satisfy any of the requirements as promulgated. Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 403, §1; Acts 2014, No. 19, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:707.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§707.1. Deceased persons; titles to vehicles

RS 707.1 - Deceased persons; titles to vehicles A. The office of motor vehicles shall establish a procedure by which surviving spouses, heirs, and legatees of deceased persons may obtain title to a vehicle or vehicles which is, or are, titled in the name of the deceased person.  B. The procedure established under the provisions of this Section shall contain but shall not be limited to the following provisions: (1) Any person who has an ownership interest in a vehicle which is titled in the name of a deceased person may apply for a title to the vehicle. (2) The applicant shall attach to the application a copy of the death certificate of the deceased person, or other proof of death acceptable to the office of motor vehicles.  (3) The applicant shall attach to the application either a copy of the will, if any, which was executed by the deceased person or a notarized statement summarizing the disposition of vehicles contained in the will.  (4) The applicant shall attach to the application the title and the registration certificate of the vehicle, if available. If the title or registration certificate is not available, the applicant shall include a declaration of that fact in the affidavit executed by the applicant under Paragraph (5) of this Subsection.  (5) The applicant and each other person who has an ownership interest in the vehicle shall execute an affidavit which shall contain: (a) A declaration establishing the relationship of each affiant to the deceased person.  (b) A declaration of each affiant's knowledge, or lack of knowledge, of a will executed by the deceased person.  (c) A declaration by each affiant, other than the applicant, by which the affiant donates, sells, or otherwise transfers to the applicant all ownership interest which the affiant has in the vehicle.  (6) The affidavits required by Paragraph (5) above may be executed in one or more documents. The affidavits shall be attached to the application.  (7) The office of motor vehicles may require applicants and other persons who have an ownership interest in the vehicle to provide specific information, or to make specific declarations, or to submit copies of specific documents in connection with applications for titles under the provisions of this Section. The information, declarations, or documents of this Paragraph shall be limited to information, declarations, and documents which are necessary to insure the integrity of the title to the vehicle.  C. The office of motor vehicles shall adopt administrative rules to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 1992, No. 992, §1, eff. July 9, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 32:707.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§707.6. Expedited title procedure; rules and regulations

RS 707.6 - Expedited title procedure; rules and regulations A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall establish an expedited processing procedure for the receipt of applications and the issuance of certificates of titles for motor vehicles. Any designated agent, lienholder, or owner requesting the issuance of such document, at his option, shall receive such expedited processing upon payment of the fee authorized by R.S. 32:728(10). B. When expedited title processing is requested through the expedited title procedure or by application, the applicable fees are paid, and all documents and information necessary for the certificate of title applied for are received, the title shall be issued and directed to the public tag agent for pick-up by an authorized party within twenty-four hours of the time of receipt of the initial request, excluding weekends and holidays. C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations setting fees in accordance with R.S. 47:532.1. Acts 2011, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:708.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§708.1. Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of child support privilege or security interest; security measures

RS 708.1 - Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of child support privilege or security interest; security measures A. A judgment creditor who has obtained a final, nonappealable judgment ordering the payment of past due child support which has remained unpaid at least sixty days after it has become final may file the judgment with the office of motor vehicles to create a privilege over any motor vehicle titled in the name of the judgment debtor at the time the judgment is filed with the office of motor vehicles. B. The privilege on the titled motor vehicle shall be created by filing with the office of motor vehicles the appropriate documentation as required by this Section, together with the appropriate fees charged for titles and security interests, so long as such receipt subsequently is validated by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles. Any filing which fails to comply with this Section shall be rejected by the office of motor vehicles and shall not result in the creation of a privilege. C. The following documents shall be required to be filed to create a privilege over a titled motor vehicle: (1) A completed application signed by the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney on a form approved by the office of motor vehicles. The form shall contain information that the office of motor vehicles may deem necessary to process the transaction. (2) A certified copy of the final, nonappealable judgment ordering the payment of past due child support. (3) A statement verified and signed by the creditor or the creditor's attorney attesting to the following facts: (a) That the judgment is final, that no appeal was taken, or if an appeal was taken, the judgment was affirmed on appeal and all delays for review of the judgment have expired. (b) That more than sixty days have elapsed since the judgment became final and it remains unpaid. (4) The previously issued certificate of title of the motor vehicle on which the lien is to be recorded. D. The court, as part of its judgment of awarding past due child support, may order the judgment debtor to surrender the certificate of title to the judgment creditor. The failure to surrender the certificate of title shall be enforced by the court. If the certificate of title is held by an existing lienholder, the court shall order the lienholder to submit the certificate of title to the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles in order that the privilege shall be added to the certificate of title. The certificate of title shall then be returned to the ranking lienholder in accordance with R.S. 32:708. Acts 2006, No. 772, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 32:709 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§709. Numbers assigned; indices; files

RS 709 - Numbers assigned; indices; files The commissioner shall assign a number for each certificate of title and shall maintain in his office indices for such certificates of title. The commissioner shall not be required to retain on file any bill of sale or duplicate thereof covering any vehicle for a period longer than seven years after the date of the filing thereof and thereafter the same may be destroyed. Acts 1950, No. 342, §12.
LA Rev Stat § 32:711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§711. Sale subject to mortgage or security interest; act of sale and assignment of certificate; corrected certificate

RS 711 - Sale subject to mortgage or security interest; act of sale and assignment of certificate; corrected certificate A. In the event the certificate of title is held by a lien holder and sale is contemplated subject to the existing chattel mortgage or security interest and it is impractical for the owner to produce and deliver the certificate of title at the time possession is delivered to the purchaser, then the owner shall make and deliver to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the vehicle an act of sale of such vehicle and assignment of the certificate of title, subject to all existing chattel mortgages and security interests, on a form to be prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. The purchaser shall within five days of the transaction forward the act of sale and assignment to the commissioner accompanied by the fee prescribed by this Chapter and also accompanied by an application for a certificate of title as hereafter set forth.  B. Upon receipt of the act of sale and assignment and the application, the commissioner shall notify all lien holders in writing of the sale and request the holder of the certificate of title to surrender it, and shall issue in lieu thereof a corrected certificate of title in the name of the new owner and deliver it to the first ranking mortgage holder or owner. The corrected certificate of title shall show on its face all existing chattel mortgages or security interests. It shall be the duty of any holder of a certificate of title, on request of the commissioner, to return same, within five days, in order that correction might be made thereon; provided however, the provisions of this Section shall not be construed as impairing any rights which a mortgage or lien holder may have by virtue of a chattel which existed prior to December 15, 1950.  Acts 1950, No. 342, §14. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 121, §1; Acts 1989, No. 137, §11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 32:712 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§712. Ownership of vehicle passing otherwise than by voluntary transfer

RS 712 - Ownership of vehicle passing otherwise than by voluntary transfer  On and after December 15, 1950, whenever the ownership of any vehicle shall pass otherwise than by voluntary transfer, the new owner shall obtain a certificate of title therefor upon presentation of an application for certificate of title and payment of the fee prescribed by this Chapter, accompanied by the prior certificate, if possible, and accompanied by such instruments or documents of authority, or certified copies thereof, as may be required by law to evidence or effect a transfer of title in movables in such case. If the applicant obtains possession of a vehicle in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 6:965 et seq., he must present a certified copy of the order entitling him to take possession of the vehicle and an affidavit of possession verifying that he has, in fact, obtained possession of the vehicle in accordance with the terms of the judgment. The commissioner, when satisfied of the genuineness of regularity of such transfer, shall issue a certificate of title to the person entitled thereto. Such certificate of title shall contain a statement of any chattel mortgages of record in the office of the commissioner, unless such application is accompanied by proper evidence of their satisfaction or extinction.  Acts 1950, No. 342, §15; Acts 1992, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 927, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 32:713 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§713. Lost or destroyed certificate

RS 713 - Lost or destroyed certificate In the event of a lost or destroyed certificate of title, application shall be made to the commissioner by the owner of said vehicle in whose name the original title was issued or by the perfected lienholder holding said title for collateral for a certified copy of same upon a prescribed form duly sworn to by the owner or perfected lienholder and accompanied by a fee prescribed by this Chapter. Thereupon the commissioner shall issue a certified copy of said certificate of title to the person or perfected lienholder entitled to receive the certificate of title under the provisions of this Chapter. Said certified copy and all subsequent certificates of title issued in the chain of title originated by said certified copy shall be plainly marked across their face "duplicate copy", and any subsequent purchaser of said vehicle in the chain of title originating through such certified copy shall acquire only such rights in such vehicle as the original holder of said certified copy himself had. Any purchaser of such vehicle may at the time of such purchase require the seller of same to indemnify him and all subsequent purchasers of said vehicle against any loss which he or they may suffer by reason of any claim or claims presented upon the original certificate. In the event of the recovery of the original certificate of title by said owner or perfected lienholder, the party, shall forthwith surrender same to the commissioner for cancellation or a statement of destruction from the perfected lienholder stating the original title has been destroyed. Acts 1950, No. 342, §16. Amended by Acts 1959, No. 121, §1; Acts 2011, No. 288, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:714 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§714. Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 572, §1

RS 714 - Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 572, §1
LA Rev Stat § 32:715 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§715. Change of engine in vehicle

RS 715 - Change of engine in vehicle The commissioner is authorized to adopt and enforce such registration rules and regulations with respect to the change or substitution of one engine or motor in place of another in any vehicle as may be deemed necessary and consistent with the purposes of this Chapter.  Acts 1950, No. 342, §18.
LA Rev Stat § 32:716 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§716. Dismantling registered vehicle

RS 716 - Dismantling registered vehicle Any owner dismantling or wrecking any registered vehicle shall immediately forward to the commissioner the certificate of title or permit to sell, registration card, and the registration plate or plates last issued for such vehicle, whether such plates and documents were issued by the vehicle commissioner of this state or of any other state.  Acts 1950, No. 342, §19; Acts 1987, No. 406, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:717 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§717. Sale of motor vehicle as scrap

RS 717 - Sale of motor vehicle as scrap  A. Any owner who sells a motor vehicle as scrap to be dismantled or destroyed shall assign a certificate of title to the purchaser, whether the certificate was issued by the vehicle commissioner of this state or any other state, and the purchaser shall deliver the certificate of title to the commissioner with an application for a permit to dismantle the vehicle. The commissioner shall thereupon issue to the purchaser a permit to dismantle the vehicle, which shall authorize the purchaser to possess or transport the motor vehicle or to transfer ownership thereto by an endorsement upon the permit. A certificate of title shall not again be issued for the motor vehicle in the event it is scrapped, dismantled, or destroyed.  B. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this Section, the commissioner may issue, without the delivery of the certificate of title, a permit to dismantle any vehicle which is more than fifteen years old and has not had its registration renewed in this state or any other state for a period of three years immediately prior to the application for a permit to dismantle the vehicle.  C. For purposes of this Section, "motor vehicle" or "vehicle" means a "motor vehicle" as defined in R.S. 32:401.  Acts 1950, No. 342, §20. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 485, §1; Acts 1991, No. 883, §1; Acts 2012, No. 250, §1; Acts 2018, No. 638, §1.