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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:873. Further exceptions to requirements of security

RS 32:873 - Further exceptions to requirements of security
The requirements as to security and suspension in R.S. 32:872 shall not apply:
(1) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of any one other than such operator or owner;
(2) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle legally parked at the time of the accident;
(3) To the owner of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without his permission, express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating such motor vehicle without such permission;
(4) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in a collision with another vehicle, the operator of which other vehicle is found guilty of or pleads guilty to a charge of drunk driving, negligent injury or negligent homicide;
(5) To any person who would otherwise be required to file security, when the adverse party has been charged with negligent homicide; provided however, that this exemption shall not apply if and when the adverse party so charged has been tried and found not guilty; nor
(6) If, prior to the date that the commissioner would otherwise suspend license and registration or non-resident's operating privilege under R.S. 32:872, there is filed with the commissioner evidence satisfactory to him that the person who would otherwise have to file security has been released from liability or been finally adjudicated not to be liable or has executed a duly acknowledged written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments, with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.
However, notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Chapter, the commissioner shall never suspend any registration of any owner of a motor vehicle involved in any accident where under the law of this state such owner is not legally liable for damages arising from such accident.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §6. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 115, §1; Acts 1958, No. 322, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:875. Application to unlicensed drivers and unregistered motor vehicles

RS 32:875 - Application to unlicensed drivers and unregistered motor vehicles
In case the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration, or is a nonresident, he shall not be allowed a license or registration until he has complied with the requirements of this Chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he had held a license and registration.
Acts 1952, No. 52 §8; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:876. Form and amount of security

RS 32:876 - Form and amount of security
A. The security required under this Part shall be in such form and in such amount as the commissioner may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in R.S. 32:872 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made, and at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the commissioner or state treasurer, the person depositing it may in writing amend the specification of the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person or persons; however, any single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident.
B. The commissioner may reduce the amount of security ordered in any case if, in his judgment, the amount ordered is excessive. In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 32:877.
Acts 1952, No. 52 §9. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 308, §2; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:877. Custody, distribution and return of security

RS 32:877 - Custody, distribution and return of security
Cash security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this Part shall be deposited by the commissioner in an escrow account of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Such deposits shall be applicable to the payment of a judgment or judgments rendered against the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out of the accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than one year after the date of such accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under R.S. 32:874(A)(3). Deposits of security in cash or negotiable securities shall be applicable also to the payment in settlement, agreed to by the depositor, of a claim or claims arising out of such accident. Such deposit of cash or negotiable securities or any balance thereof shall be returned to the depositor or his personal representative when evidence satisfactory to the commissioner has been filed with him that there has been a full release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a duly acknowledged agreement in accordance with R.S. 32:873(6), or whenever, after the expiration of one year from the date of the accident, or from the date of deposit of any security under R.S. 32:874(A)(3), the commissioner shall be given reasonable evidence that there is no such action pending and no judgment rendered in such action left unpaid.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §10. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 602, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:878. Matters not to be evidence in civil suits

RS 32:878 - Matters not to be evidence in civil suits
Neither the report required by R.S. 32:871, the action taken by the commissioner pursuant to this Part, the findings, if any, of the commissioner upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this Part shall be referred to in any way, nor be any evidence of the negligence of due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:879. Registration after suspension of inoperable vehicle

RS 32:879 - Registration after suspension of inoperable vehicle
A. Any owner of a vehicle that is no longer in use or operable and the registration for which has been suspended, revoked, or withdrawn under any provision of this Chapter because of the accident, after complying with the requirements of this Chapter, shall be allowed to apply to register another vehicle when he furnishes to the commissioner one of the following:
(1) A copy of any sale, transfer, or assignment of the vehicle that is no longer in use or operable.
(2) The registration plate and registration certificate for the vehicle that is no longer in use or operable.
B. In the event the owner has no copy of the sale, transfer, or assignment or a registration plate and registration certificate for the vehicle, the owner may furnish the commissioner a written statement indicating the vehicle with the suspended registration is no longer in use. The affidavit shall be in the form required by the commissioner.
Acts 1984, No. 600, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:891. Courts to report non-payment of judgments and convictions

RS 32:891 - Courts to report non-payment of judgments and convictions
Whenever any person fails within sixty days to satisfy any final judgment, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his attorney, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which any such judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the commissioner immediately after the expiration of said sixty days, a certified copy of such judgment.
If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the commissioner is a non-resident, the commissioner shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:892. Suspension for non-payment of judgment; exceptions

RS 32:892 - Suspension for non-payment of judgment; exceptions
A. The commissioner, upon the receipt of a certified copy of a final judgment shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any non-resident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this Section and in R.S. 32:895.
B. If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in such form as the commissioner may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed license and registration or non-resident's operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the commissioner, in his discretion, for six months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment, or of any installments thereof prescribed in R.S. 32:895 provided the judgment debtor furnished proof of financial responsibility.
C. However, notwithstanding any provisions of this Part, satisfaction of any judgment or the giving of future proof shall not be required of a judgment debtor whose insurance company became insolvent subsequent to the accident from which the judgment arose. Furnishing of acceptable written proof of such insolvency shall rest with such judgment debtor.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §13. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 603, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:893. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given

RS 32:893 - Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given
Such license, registration and non-resident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the extent hereinafter provided and until the said person gives proof of financial responsibility subject to the exemption stated in R.S. 32:892 and 32:895.
A discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any such judgment shall not relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this Part.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §14.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:894. Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements

RS 32:894 - Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements
A. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this Chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
(1) When fifteen thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident.
(2) When, subject to such limit of fifteen thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of thirty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment, or judgments, rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident.
(3) When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
B. Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this Section.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §15. Acts 1984, No. 237, §1; Acts 2008, No. 921, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:895. Installment payment of judgments; default

RS 32:895 - Installment payment of judgments; default
A. A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
B. The commissioner shall not suspend a license, registration or a nonresident's operating privilege, and shall restore any license, registration or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains such an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not a default.
C. In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then upon notice of such default, the commissioner shall forthwith suspend the license, registration or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied, as provided in this Chapter.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §16.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:896. Proof required upon certain convictions

RS 32:896 - Proof required upon certain convictions
A. When the director under Section 414(A) or 414(B)(2) of this Title suspends the license or nonresident operating privilege of any person upon receipt of evidence of conviction, entry of guilty plea, or forfeiture of bond of any person charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages or narcotic drugs or stimulants of the central nervous system, or under Section 667 of this Title for refusal to submit to chemical tests of blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for determining the alcoholic content of his blood, no license shall be reinstated or reissued to the person unless such person previously has given or immediately gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility with respect to all motor vehicles registered by him and shall show financial responsibility individually as a non-owner for a period of three years.
B. If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, or for operating an unregistered motor vehicle upon the highways, no license shall be thereafter issued to such person until he shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility, when required.
C. Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 822, §3.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §17. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 464, §1; Acts 1968, No. 273, §15; Acts 1976, No. 594, §1; Acts 1979, No. 221, §1; Acts 1979, No. 348, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:897. Alternate methods of giving proof

RS 32:897 - Alternate methods of giving proof
Proof of financial responsibility when required under this Chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing:
(1) A certificate of insurance as provided in R.S. 32:898 or 32:899, or
(2) A bond as provided in R.S. 32:903 or
(3) A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in R.S. 32:904 or
(4) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in R.S. 32:1042, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had been issued such a policy to said self-insurer.
No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such proof shall be furnished for such motor vehicle.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §18.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:898. Certificate of insurance as proof

RS 32:898 - Certificate of insurance as proof
A. Proof of financial responsibility shall be furnished by filing with the commissioner an electronic certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such electronic certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
B. No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such a certificate.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §19; Acts 2012, No. 368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:899. Certificate furnished by non-resident as proof

RS 32:899 - Certificate furnished by non-resident as proof
A. The non-resident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the commissioner a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificates is registered, or if such non-resident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to the provisions of this Chapter, and the commissioner shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
(1) Said insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and
(2) Said insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein.
B. If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the commissioner shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §20.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:900.1. Proof of financial responsibility; carriers of railroad workers

RS 32:900.1 - Proof of financial responsibility; carriers of railroad workers
A. This Section shall apply to persons, firms, corporations, or contract carriers who are in the for-hire business of providing transportation services on the highways of this state for railroad workers in the course of their employment.
B. It shall be unlawful for any for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier to operate any motor vehicle along or upon any public street or highway in any parish, incorporated city, town, or village in this state for the carriage of passengers employed by or contracting as workers for a railroad company in the course of their employment unless such for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier has given, and there is in full force and effect and on file with the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, proof of financial responsibility pursuant to Subsection C of this Section.
C. When a vehicle that is designed to carry fifteen or fewer passengers is used by a for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier to transport passengers who are employed by or who are contracting as workers for a railroad company in the course of their employment, that for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier shall, as proof of financial responsibility, maintain and be able to show verification of hit and run, uninsured, and underinsured motor vehicle coverage in a total amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars per passenger.
D.(1) Whenever the owner of a for-hire carrier used to transport railroad workers is found in violation of this Section, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall send the owner a "Notice of Violation" within thirty days of the violation. The notice shall inform the owner that noncompliance with the provisions of this Section shall subject the registration of the carrier vehicle to suspension.
(2) The office of motor vehicles shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works as are necessary regarding the regulation and enforcement of this Section. This authority shall include the assessment of fees and fines in accordance with this Section.
(3) In the event that the driver and the owner are not the same person, the driver shall not be responsible for violations of this Section.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any railroad company using vehicles owned by the railroad company and operated by railroad employees to transport railroad employees in the course of their employment.
Acts 2012, No. 807, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:901. Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy

RS 32:901 - Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy
When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under R.S. 32:898 or a policy under R.S. 32:899, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least ten days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be filed electronically by the insurance carrier in the office of the commissioner, except that such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §22; Acts 2012, No. 368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:902. Chapter not to affect other policies

RS 32:902 - Chapter not to affect other policies
A. This Chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the requirements of this Chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this Chapter.
B. This Chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on his behalf of motor vehicle not owned by the insured.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §23.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:903. Bond as proof

RS 32:903 - Bond as proof
A. Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the commissioner the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business in the state, or a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within this state, and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of such bond, which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond approved by a judge of a court of record. Such bond shall be conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in a motor vehicle liability policy, and shall not be cancelable except after ten days' written notice to the commissioner. Upon the filing of notice to such effect by the commissioner in the office of the proper clerk or court of the county or city where such real estate shall be located, such bond shall constitute a lien in favor of the state upon the real estate so scheduled of any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a judgment against the person who has filed such bond.
B. If such a judgment, rendered against the principal on such bond shall not be satisfied within sixty days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for his own use and benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the state against the company or persons executing such bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real estate of a person who has executed such bond.
Acts 1952, No. 52 §24.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:904. Money or securities as proof

RS 32:904 - Money or securities as proof
A.(1) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the state treasurer that the person named therein has deposited with him thirty thousand dollars in cash or securities such as may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a market value of thirty thousand dollars.
(2) The state treasurer shall not accept any such deposit and issue a certificate therefor and the commissioner shall not accept such certificate unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the parish where the depositor resides.
B. Such deposit shall be held by the State Treasurer to satisfy, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a motor vehicle after such deposit was made. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or execution unless such attachment or execution shall arise out of a suit for damages as aforesaid.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §25. Acts 1984, No. 237, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:905. Owner may give proof for others

RS 32:905 - Owner may give proof for others
Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the commissioner shall accept proof given by such owner in lieu of proof by such other person to permit such other person to operate a motor vehicle for which the owner has given proof as herein provided. The commissioner shall designate the restrictions imposed by this Section on the face of such person's license.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §26.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:906. Substitution of proof

RS 32:906 - Substitution of proof
The commissioner shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the commissioner shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this Chapter.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §27.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:907. Other proof may be required

RS 32:907 - Other proof may be required
Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this Chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the commissioner shall for the purpose of this Chapter, require other proof as required by this Chapter, and shall suspend the license and registration or the non-resident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §28.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:908. Duration of proof; when proof may be cancelled or returned

RS 32:908 - Duration of proof; when proof may be cancelled or returned
A. The commissioner shall, upon request, consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or the commissioner shall direct and the state treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto, any money or securities deposited pursuant to this Chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the commissioner shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events:
(1) At any time after three years from the date such proof was required when during the three year period preceding the request, the commissioner has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of the license, registration or non-resident's operating privilege of the person by or for whom such proof was furnished; or
(2) In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf such proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of such person to operate a motor vehicle; or
(3) In the event that the person who has given proof surrenders his license and registration to the commissioner;
B. However, the commissioner shall not consent to the cancellation of any bond or the return of any money or securities in the event any action for damages upon a liability covered by such proof is then pending or any judgment upon such liability is then unsatisfied, or in the event the person who has filed such bond or deposited such money or securities, has, within one year immediately preceding such request been involved as an operator or owner in any motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An affidavit of the applicant as to the non-existence of such facts, or that he has been released from all of his liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, for such injury or damage, shall be sufficient evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the commissioner.
C. Whenever any person whose proof has been cancelled or returned under paragraph (3) of this Section applies for a license or registration within a period of three years from the date proof was originally required, any such application shall be refused unless the applicant shall reestablish such proof for the remainder of such three year period.
Acts 1952, No. 52. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 495, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:909. Proof to be maintained for three years

RS 32:909 - Proof to be maintained for three years
In all cases, under this Chapter, in which a person is required to give proof of financial responsibility, he shall maintain such proof for a period of three years.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 495 §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:910. Driver's license; immediate reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance of restricted license

RS 32:910 - Driver's license; immediate reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance of restricted license
Whenever any person who is eligible for the reinstatement of a license, reissuance of a license, or issuance of a restricted license due to economic hardship, upon presentation of proof of financial responsibility under the provisions of this Chapter, presents a certified copy of the judgment ordering the reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance at the driver's license office for the parish in which he resides, the Department of Public Safety shall immediately reinstate, reissue, or issue the license to which the person is entitled without any additional administrative delays. If at a later date the Department of Public Safety determines that the proof given was false or fraudulent, the license previously reinstated, reissued, or issued shall immediately be suspended for a period of time in accordance with the original order of suspension and the person shall be prosecuted as otherwise provided by law.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 445, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1021. Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited

RS 32:1021 - Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited
If an owner's registration has been suspended hereunder, such registration shall not be transferred nor the motor vehicle in respect of which such registration was issued registered in any other name until the commissioner is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this Chapter. Nothing in this Section shall in any way affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee or lessor of a motor vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §30.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1022. Surrender of license and registration

RS 32:1022 - Surrender of license and registration
Any person whose license or registration shall have been suspended as herein provided, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this Chapter, shall have been cancelled or terminated, or who shall neglect to furnish other proof upon request of the commissioner, shall immediately return his license and registration to the commissioner. If any person shall fail to return to the commissioner the license or registration as provided herein, the commissioner shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the commissioner.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §31.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1023. Other violations; penalties

RS 32:1023 - Other violations; penalties
A. Failure to report an accident as required in R.S. 32:871 shall be punished by a fine not in excess of twenty-five dollars, and in the event of injury or damage to the person or property of another in such accident, the commissioner shall suspend the license of the person failing to make such report, or the non-resident's operating privilege of such person, until such report has been filed and for such further period not to exceed thirty days as the commissioner may fix.
B. Any person who gives information in a report provided for in R.S. 32:398 or 871 knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false, or who shall forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
C. Any person whose license or registration or non-resident's operating privilege has been suspended or revoked under this Chapter, and who, during such suspension or revocation drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly permits any motor vehicle owned by such person to be operated by another upon any highway, except as permitted under this Chapter, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both.
D. Any person willfully failing to return license or registration as required in R.S. 32:1022 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, or both.
E. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §32. Acts 1985, No. 547, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1041. Exceptions

RS 32:1041 - Exceptions
A. This Chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state, or any municipality therein, a bona fide organized public volunteer fire department which owns and operates those specially equipped motor vehicles for fire fighting purposes, nor, except for R.S. 32:871 and 905, with respect to any motor vehicle which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, or to any motor vehicle subject to registration under the single state registration for motor carriers authorized by 49 U.S.C. 11506, or as otherwise permitted by federal law, or to carriers of persons operating over specified routes with fixed termini and predominantly under franchises or indeterminate permits granted by an incorporated municipality and who are subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of such municipality.
B. Any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed and engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to be operated on the public highways shall only be required to furnish proof of financial ability to satisfy any judgment or judgments rendered against said person, firm, association, or corporation in his or its capacity as owner of the said motor vehicles, and shall not be required to furnish proof of its financial ability to satisfy any judgment or judgments rendered against the person to whom the motor vehicle was rented or leased at the time of the accident.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §33; Acts 1990, No. 862, §1; Acts 1995, No. 301, §1, eff. June 15, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1042. Self-insurers

RS 32:1042 - Self-insurers
A. Any person in whose name more than twenty-five motor vehicles are registered or who owns property in Louisiana assessed in his name having a value of one hundred thousand dollars or more after deducting any encumbrances thereon from its assessed valuation may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the assistant secretary of the office of motor vehicles as provided in Subsection B of this Section.
B.(1) The assistant secretary may, at his discretion, upon the application of such a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when he is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person.
(2) The assistant secretary shall assess a fee of one hundred dollars for each certificate.
C. Upon not less than five days notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the commissioner may cancel upon reasonable grounds a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within sixty days after such judgment has become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance. The commissioner, upon receipt of certified copy of a final judgment, shall forthwith suspend the license and registration, or any nonresident's operating privileges, of any person, or any legal entity, against whom such judgment was rendered, except as otherwise provided in R.S. 32:892 and R.S. 32:895.
D. Any person or any legal entity whose certificate of self-insurance has been cancelled for his failure to pay a final judgment shall not be eligible for the renewal or reissuance of a certificate of self-insurance for a period of five years from the date of cancellation.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §34. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 653, §1; Acts 1985, No. 589, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1251. Declaration of public policy

RS 32:1251 - Declaration of public policy
The legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of motor vehicles and recreational products in the state of Louisiana vitally affects the general economy of the state, the public interest, and the public welfare, and that in order to promote the public interest, and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and to license those persons enumerated in R.S. 32:1254 and doing business in Louisiana, in order to prevent frauds, impositions, and other abuses upon its citizens, and avoid undue control of the independent motor vehicle dealer and recreational products by their motor vehicle manufacturing and distributive organizations and foster and keep alive vigorous and healthy competition, by prohibiting unfair practices by which fair and honest competition is destroyed or prevented, and to protect the public against the creation or perpetuation of monopolies and practices detrimental to the public welfare, to prevent the practice of requiring the buying, leasing, or renting of special features, appliances, and equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser, lessee, or renter, to prevent false and misleading advertising, to prevent unfair practices by said licensees, to promote the public safety and prevent disruption of the system of distribution of motor vehicles and recreational products to the public and prevent deterioration of facilities for servicing motor vehicles and keeping same safe and properly functioning, and prevent bankrupting of motor vehicle and recreational products dealers and lessors, who might otherwise be caused to fail because of such unfair practices and competition, thereby resulting in unemployment, disruption of leases, and nonpayment of taxes and loans, and contribute to an inevitable train of undesirable consequences, including economic depression.
Acts 1985, No. 911, §1; Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 326, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1255. Fees; penalties

RS 32:1255 - Fees; penalties
A. To defray the cost of issuing licenses and administering this Chapter, the commission shall fix reasonable fees to be assessed under this Chapter as follows:
(1) The license for each manufacturer, distributor, converter, motor vehicle lessor franchisor, or wholesaler, and factory branch or distributor branch, shall not exceed one thousand dollars for each year covered by the license.
(2) The license for each motor vehicle dealer, specialty vehicle dealer, recreational products dealer, motor vehicle lessor, used motor vehicle dealer, factory representative, broker, distributor representative, or lease facilitator shall not exceed three hundred dollars for each year covered by the license.
(3) The license fee for each motor vehicle salesman and motor vehicle lessor agent shall not exceed thirty dollars for each year covered by the license.
(4) The fee for auto shows, trade shows, and expositions shall not exceed five hundred dollars.
(5) The fee for satellite warranty and repair centers shall not exceed three hundred dollars for each year covered by the license.
B. Any person, firm, or corporation required to be licensed hereunder, who fails to make application for such license at the time required herein, or required by the rules and regulations of the commission shall, in addition to the aforesaid fees, pay a penalty of fifty percent of the amount of the license fee. The penalty, however, may be waived in whole or in part within the discretion of the commission.
Acts 1985, No. 911, §1; Acts 1995, No. 51, §1, eff. June 9, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 1100, §1; Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 1036, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1256. Auto shows

RS 32:1256 - Auto shows
The commission may authorize or prohibit motor vehicle sales and shows at off-site locations. The commission may, in its discretion, allow such sales and shows in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1985, No. 911, §1; Acts 1987, No. 775, §1; Acts 1988, No. 247, §1; Acts 1989, No. 262, §1; Acts 1990, No. 519, §1; Acts 1995, No. 51, §1, eff. June 9, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 458, §1; Acts 1995, No. 758, §1, eff. June 27, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1133, §2; Acts 1997, No. 211, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1100, §1; Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 855, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:1256.2. National recreational product shows

RS 32:1256.2 - National recreational product shows
A. National recreational product shows are hereby authorized as provided for in this Section.
B. When used in this Section, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Paragraph:
(1) "National recreational product show" or "show" means a controlled event promoted by an organizer who seeks sponsorships from distributors or manufacturers of recreational products where their products are shown. A national recreational product show requires all of the following:
(a) The participation of at least three or more sponsors.
(b) A duration of no longer than ten days.
(c) A non-selling show with no execution of sales contracts, credit applications, taking of security deposits, or delivery of any recreational product.
(2) "Non-Louisiana" means a distributor or manufacturer who holds a current license as a distributor or manufacturer in another state.
(3) "Organizer" means any person, alone or with others, whose principal business activity is the promotion of shows. An organizer shall be licensed as a promoter pursuant to R.S. 32:1254.
(4) "Product specialist" means any person selected by the sponsor to assist in the sponsor's participation in a show.
(5) "Sponsor" means a distributor or manufacturer who pays cash or an in-kind fee to an organizer in return for access to the commercial potential associated with a show.
C. The presence of product specialists, business cards, brochures, pricing sheets and other points of sales devices to answer consumer questions are not prohibited at a national recreational product show.
D.(1) An organizer shall obtain a license from the commission on an application prescribed by and with the information required by the commission.
(2) The application shall be submitted to the commission not less than sixty days prior to the opening of the show.
(3) A license fee of five hundred dollars shall be included with the application.
E. Participation in a national recreational product show is limited to distributors or manufacturers who are licensed in Louisiana pursuant to this Chapter, except as provided in Subsection F of this Section.
F. In order to participate in a national recreational product show in Louisiana, non-Louisiana recreational products distributors and manufacturers shall register their participation with the commission not later than ten business days prior to the date of the show. To register, each non-Louisiana recreational product distributor or manufacturer shall submit its name, address, a copy of its current equivalent license from the state of its domicile, and a fee of two hundred fifty dollars to the commission.
G. The commission may adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2012, No. 855, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.