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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:662.1. Admissibility

RS 32:662.1 - Admissibility
In all criminal cases where intoxication is an issue, any certificate or writing made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:663, including but not limited to intoxilyzer instrument recertification forms, and other certificates or writings made with respect to the chemical analyses of a person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, shall be admissible as evidence.
Acts 2004, No. 798, §1; Acts 2012, No. 262, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:663. Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections

RS 32:663 - Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections
A.(1) Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, to be considered valid under the provisions of this Part, shall have been performed according to methods approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and performed by an individual or laboratory possessing a valid permit issued by said department for the purposes set forth in this Part. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to approve satisfactory techniques or methods, to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals or laboratories to conduct such analyses, and to issue permits which shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the department in accordance with regulations approved and promulgated by the department pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) Chemical analyses of a person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance may be conducted by an out-of-state individual or laboratory provided that the chemical analyses are performed in accordance with the methods approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or are performed by an individual or laboratory possessing a valid permit. Such analyses shall be considered valid under the provisions of this Part and admissible and competent evidence in the courts of this state and in administrative law hearings if performed in accordance with the methods approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or are performed by an individual or laboratory possessing a valid permit.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may use an individual's current certification to a nationally or internationally recognized certification body or a laboratory's current accreditation to an accreditation program based on the international standard, ISO/IEC 17025, with an accreditation scope that includes toxicology or blood alcohol, in its determination of the qualifications and competence of individuals or laboratories as required by Subsection A of this Section prior to the issuance of a permit.
C. Issuance of a permit to such a certified individual or laboratory makes all laboratory forensic test results conducted on a person's blood, urine, or other bodily substance by such individual or laboratory valid under the provisions of this Part, and admissible and competent evidence of intoxication in any court of law or administrative hearing.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 533, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1212, §1; Acts 2008, No. 492, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 536, §1, eff. June 30, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 183, §1; Acts 2015, No. 111, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 506, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:664. Persons authorized to administer test

RS 32:664 - Persons authorized to administer test
A. When a person submits to a blood test at the request of a law enforcement officer under the provisions of this Part, only a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical technician, chemist, nurse practitioner, or other qualified technician may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content or presence of any abused or illegal controlled dangerous substances therein. No law enforcement officer who is not otherwise qualified as a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical technician, chemist, nurse practitioner, or other qualified technician may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining, or of having determined, the alcoholic content or presence of any abused or illegal controlled dangerous substances therein. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath specimens. Only procedures approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may be used in the analysis of blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance.
B. After submitting to the chemical test, the person tested may have a physician, physician assistant, chemist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical technician, nurse practitioner, or other qualified technician of his own choosing administer a chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. The cost of any such additional test shall be at the expense of the tested person. After being advised of this right as provided in R.S. 32:661(C), he shall be given the opportunity to telephone and request a qualified person to administer such test. The failure or inability of the person to obtain an additional test shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer, unless the person was denied rights guaranteed to him by law.
C. No person who administers any such test upon the request of a law enforcement officer as herein defined, no hospital in or with which such person is employed or otherwise associated or in which such test is administered, and no other person, firm, or corporation by whom or which such person is employed or is in any way associated, shall be in any wise criminally liable for the administration of such test, or civilly liable in damages to the person tested.
D. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 393, §1.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 534, §1; Acts 1986, No. 263, §1; Acts 1987, No. 338, §1; Acts 1987, No. 767, §1; Acts 1990, No. 68, §1; Acts 1999, No. 888, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1212, §1; Acts 2007, No. 96, §1; Acts 2014, No. 551, §1; Acts 2022, No. 393, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:665. Furnishing of information to person tested

RS 32:665 - Furnishing of information to person tested
Upon the request of the person who submits to a chemical test or tests at the request of a law enforcement officer, results concerning the test or tests shall be made available to him or his attorney.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Acts 1984, No. 409, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:668.1. Procedure following revocation or denial of license; discovery

RS 32:668.1 - Procedure following revocation or denial of license; discovery
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, prehearing discovery, in conjunction with the administrative hearing provided for in R.S. 32:668, shall not include depositions of law enforcement witnesses.
Acts 2009, No. 287, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:669. Suspension of nonresident's operating privilege; notification to state of residence

RS 32:669 - Suspension of nonresident's operating privilege; notification to state of residence
A. When a nonresident driver submits to the chemical test, or refuses to take an approved chemical test as provided for in R.S. 32:661 et seq., the arresting officer or agency shall notify the department, which shall give information, in writing, to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he has a license.
B. When it has been finally determined that a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, the Department of Public Safety shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he has a license.
Acts 1983, No. 632, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 2020, No. 40, §2, eff. June 4, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:670. Test results for persons under the age of twenty-one; exclusion from official driving record

RS 32:670 - Test results for persons under the age of twenty-one; exclusion from official driving record
The submission to a chemical test by any person under the age of twenty-one which indicates a blood alcohol level of at least 0.02 but less than 0.08 percent shall not be included on his official driving record. However, this provision shall not prohibit the use of those results for administrative purposes or for obtaining a conviction, or the use of a conviction obtained based on those results for any purpose allowed by law.
Acts 1999, No. 927, §1; Acts 2001, No. 781, §4, eff. Sept. 30, 2003.
NOTE: Section 6 of Acts 2001, No. 781, provides that the provisions of the Act shall become null and of no effect if and when Section 351 of P.L. 106-346 regarding the withholding of federal highway funds for failure to enact a 0.08 percent blood alcohol level is repealed or invalidated for any reason.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:671. Responsibilities of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police; interstate highways

RS 32:671 - Responsibilities of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police; interstate highways
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall use its best efforts to respond to calls placed by motorists from call boxes located along Interstate 10 as it crosses the Atchafalaya River Basin between the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee and the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, or to relay the calls to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Acts 1993, No. 122, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:691. Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council; purpose

RS 32:691 - Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council; purpose
The legislature recognizes that the Louisiana trucking industry faces many challenges, including but not limited to workforce development, highway safety, highway planning, and public education. The purpose of the Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council is to promote education, training, research, and development for enhanced safety and efficiency within the industry.
Acts 2019, No. 314, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:692. Creation; membership; salary

RS 32:692 - Creation; membership; salary
A. The Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council, hereinafter referred to as the "council", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state with its domicile as Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The council is hereby declared to be a body corporate and public and shall be composed of thirteen members to serve terms concurrent with the governor as follows:
(1) The Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Incorporated shall submit the names of twelve trucking industry representatives and the governor shall appoint eight persons from those nominees.
(2) The superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, or his designee.
(3) The state superintendent of education, or his designee.
(4) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, or his designee.
(5) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, or his designee.
(6) The secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, or his designee.
B. The members of the council shall meet and organize immediately following their appointment, and shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and a secretary-treasurer from the trucking industry representative members of the council, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such offices or specifically designated by the council. The council may disqualify any appointed member for cause, including excessive absences from council meetings. If any council member is disqualified or resigns, the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the council from a list of two names submitted by the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Incorporated.
C. Council members shall not receive a salary for their services as members, but shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses. The reimbursement shall be paid from funds available to the council.
D. The council shall establish rules and regulations for its own government and the administration of its affairs.
E. The council created by this Part shall be subject to the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq., and the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq., of the state.
Acts 2019, No. 314, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:693. Jurisdiction; powers

RS 32:693 - Jurisdiction; powers
The council may exercise powers necessary, pertinent, convenient, or incidental to carrying out its purposes, including but not limited to the following rights and powers:
(1) To develop programs and projects that carry out the purpose of the council, including but not limited to enhancing safety and training, providing for research and development, and educating the public.
(2) To provide for the payment of all council costs with funds collected pursuant to this Part.
(3) To coordinate council activities with the industry associations and others, as appropriate, to provide efficient delivery of services and avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts and activities.
(4) To contract with any public or private person, partnership, association, or corporation to carry out the purpose of the council.
(5) To apply for, receive, and accept grants, loans, advances, and contributions from any source of money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied for the council's purposes.
(6) To enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with the LMTA Foundation, Inc., or its successor entity, a nonprofit corporation, for the use of staff and resources to carry out the powers and duties of the council.
Acts 2019, No. 314, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:694. Surcharge assessment; collection

RS 32:694 - Surcharge assessment; collection
A. A surcharge shall be imposed and levied at the rate of fifteen dollars on truck registrations issued pursuant to R.S. 47:511 and on all Class 1 and Class 2 registration fees for trucks and trailers in excess of 23,999 pounds, pursuant to R.S. 47:462(B)(3)(a), and shall be paid in addition to and simultaneous with any annual registration or license tax, as provided in R.S. 462(B)(3)(a) and 511.
B. The surcharge shall be collected by the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, at the issuance of any annual registration or license tax.
C. There is hereby created a statutorily dedicated fund account within the state treasury known as the "Trucking Research and Education Council Fund Account" which shall consist of those revenues derived from the surcharge collected pursuant to this Section. Monies in the fund account shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund account shall be credited to the fund account. Monies deposited into the fund account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills. Monies in the fund account shall be used as provided in Subsection D of this Section. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in this statutorily dedicated fund account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the account.
D. Subject to legislative appropriation, the gross amount collected shall be paid by the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, to the council on a quarterly basis. The quarterly payments made to the council shall be made on or before the fifteenth day of the succeeding quarter and shall be accompanied by a complete audit of all funds collected.
Acts 2019, No. 314, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:703. Offices of commissioner

RS 32:703 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:704. Applicability

RS 32:704 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:705.1. Acts of donation; titled motor vehicles

RS 32:705.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:706.1. Disclosure by persons who transfer ownership of vehicles with salvage or reconstructed titles, assembled title, or certificate of destruction; penalties

RS 32:706.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:706.2. Requirements for vehicle identification number inspections

RS 32:706.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:707.1. Deceased persons; titles to vehicles

RS 32:707.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:707.6. Expedited title procedure; rules and regulations

RS 32:707.6 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:708.1. Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of child support privilege or security interest; security measures

RS 32:708.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:709. Numbers assigned; indices; files

RS 32:709 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:711. Sale subject to mortgage or security interest; act of sale and assignment of certificate; corrected certificate

RS 32:711 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:712. Ownership of vehicle passing otherwise than by voluntary transfer

RS 32:712 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:713. Lost or destroyed certificate

RS 32:713 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:715. Change of engine in vehicle

RS 32:715 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:716. Dismantling registered vehicle

RS 32:716 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:717. Sale of motor vehicle as scrap

RS 32:717 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:718. Sale of an auto hulk as scrap to a scrap metal processor or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler

RS 32:718 - Sale of an auto hulk as scrap to a scrap metal processor or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler
A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in lieu of a title, any owner who sells an auto hulk as scrap to be dismantled or processed for recycling shall provide the secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler with a signed and dated affidavit stating that he is the owner of the vehicle or part or has the right to sell or transfer the vehicle or part.
B. Every secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall maintain the signed and dated affidavit, along with the name and address of the person delivering, selling, or transferring the auto hulk, photographic or electronic copy of the seller's valid driver's license or a valid identification card issued by the seller's current state of residence, the tag number and state of issue of the vehicle delivering the auto hulk, and the vehicle identification number of the auto hulk. This information shall be kept in a registry or book or in electronic format for a period of two years at the secondary metal processor's or the licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler's place of business and shall be made available for inspection by any peace officer, law enforcement official, or office of motor vehicles official at any time during customary business hours.
C. Every secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall report the vehicle identification number of each auto hulk received from a seller to the office of motor vehicles' auto hulk database located at www.expresslane.org. The report shall be in a form approved by the office of motor vehicles and shall be submitted prior to the dismantling, crushing, or other destruction of the auto hulk. The office of motor vehicles shall send a return message that the report was successfully entered. If the office's return message indicates the auto hulk has been reported as stolen, such auto hulk shall not be dismantled or destroyed, and the secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler in possession of the auto hulk shall notify local law enforcement of its location.
D. The provisions of this Section are applicable to auto hulks in lieu of the provisions of R.S. 32:717 and 807.
E. For the purposes of this Chapter and Chapter 4-C of this Title, "auto hulk" shall not mean a motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:781.
Acts 2008, No. 586, §1; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 638, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:719. §§719 to 720.1 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 773, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.

RS 32:719 - §§719 to 720.1 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 773, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:721. Stolen vehicles; report of theft and recovery

RS 32:721 - Stolen vehicles; report of theft and recovery
The Department of Public Safety and every sheriff, chief of police, or peace officer upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered hereunder has been stolen shall immediately or not later than one week after receiving such information report such theft to the commissioner, unless prior thereto information has been received of the recovery of such vehicle. Any said officer upon receiving information that any vehicle, which he has previously reported as stolen, has been recovered, shall immediately report the fact of such recovery to the local sheriff's office or police department and to the commissioner.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §24.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:722. Stolen or embezzled vehicles; liens and encumbrances

RS 32:722 - Stolen or embezzled vehicles; liens and encumbrances
The owner, or person having a lien or encumbrance upon a registered vehicle which has been stolen or embezzled, may notify the commissioner of such theft or embezzlement, but, in the event of an embezzlement, may make such report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with such embezzlement. Every owner or other person who has given such notice must notify the commissioner of a recovery of such vehicle.
Acts 1950, No. 342 §25.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:723. Stolen or embezzled vehicles; suspension of registration; lists

RS 32:723 - Stolen or embezzled vehicles; suspension of registration; lists
A. The commissioner upon receiving a report of a stolen or embezzled vehicle as hereinbefore provided shall file and appropriately index the same and shall immediately suspend the registration of the vehicle so reported and shall not transfer the registration of the same until such time as it is notified in writing that such vehicle has been recovered.
B. The commissioner shall at least once each week compile and maintain at his headquarters office a list of all vehicles which have been stolen or embezzled or recovered as reported to it during the preceding week and such lists shall be open to inspection by any peace officer or other person interested in any such vehicle.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §26.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:724. Transfer and possession of stolen vehicles

RS 32:724 - Transfer and possession of stolen vehicles
Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, received, or transfers possession of the same from one to another, or who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such officer, is guilty of a felony.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §27.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:725. Concealing or misrepresenting identity of motor vehicle or engine

RS 32:725 - Concealing or misrepresenting identity of motor vehicle or engine
Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in his possession any motor vehicle, or engine removed from a motor vehicle, from which the manufacturer's serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed thereon under assignment from the commissioner has been removed, defaced, covered, altered, or destroyed for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the identity of said motor vehicle or engine is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §28.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:726. Destruction or alteration of distinguishing number or mark

RS 32:726 - Destruction or alteration of distinguishing number or mark
A. No person shall with fraudulent intent deface, destroy or alter the manufacturer's serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, or other number or mark upon a motor vehicle, except one assigned thereto by the commissioner. Any violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.
B. This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original serial, engine, or other number or mark when such restoration is made under permit issued by the commissioner, nor prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business numbers or marks upon motor vehicles or parts thereof.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §29.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:727. Rules and regulations; forms; cancellation of certificates; copies of and reports as to records

RS 32:727 - Rules and regulations; forms; cancellation of certificates; copies of and reports as to records
A. The commissioner may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to insure uniform and orderly operation of this Chapter.
B. The commissioner shall provide and furnish the forms required by this Chapter. The commissioner shall keep on hand a sufficient supply of blank forms, which, except certificate of title and memorandum certificate forms, shall be furnished and distributed without charge to all persons residing within the state.
C. If it appears that a certificate of title has been improperly issued, the commissioner shall have the power, and it shall be his duty, to cancel same. Upon cancellation of any certificate of title, the commissioner shall notify the person to whom such certificate of title was issued as well as any chattel mortgage holders appearing thereon of said cancellation and shall demand the surrender of such certificate of title, but said cancellation shall not affect the validity of any chattel mortgage noted thereon. The holder of such certificate of title shall return same to the commissioner forthwith.
D. The commissioner is authorized upon application of any person and payment of the proper fees, to search the records of the bureau and make reports thereof, and to make photographic copies of the bureau records and attestations thereof.
E. The commissioner shall charge two dollars a page for photographic copies of records and attestations thereof, under the signature and seal of the commissioner. Such copy or copies shall be taken as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, in any court of the state of Louisiana. The commissioner shall furnish without charge to the Department of Public Safety, sheriffs, or chiefs of police, information on any title.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §30. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 416, §1, eff. July 1, 1977.