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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:728. Fees

RS 32:728 - Fees
Unless required to be waived pursuant to R.S. 32:1729, the commissioner shall charge the following fees and no others:
(1) Each certificate of title-- sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents.
(2) Each certified copy of a certificate of title--fifteen dollars.
(3) Each memorandum certificate--one dollar; provided, that if the application for a memorandum certificate is made at the time of application for a certificate of title, the commissioner shall charge only the three dollar and fifty cent fee for the certificate of title and no fee shall be required for the memorandum certificate.
(4) Each certified copy of memorandum certificate--one dollar.
(5) Each notation of a security interest, whether a chattel mortgage, other security agreement, or other financing statement evidencing such security interest is filed, on a vehicle certificate of title--five dollars.
(6) Each cancellation of a notation of any chattel mortgage or security interest on a certificate of title or a cancellation of a floor plan mortgage--five dollars.
(7) Each permit to sell or duplicate permit to sell a motor vehicle--fifteen dollars.
(8) Each salvage title-- sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents.
(9) The fees authorized under R.S. 10:9-525 et seq.
(10) Each certificate of title issued pursuant to a procedure established by R.S. 32:707.6 – ten dollars in addition to the eighteen dollars and fifty cents charged for each certificate of title as authorized pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Section. The additional ten dollars shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account.
(11) The fees authorized by R.S. 32:707.2(C)(4).
Acts 1991, No. 377, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 483, §1; Acts 1992, No. 272, §1; Acts 2001, No. 128, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2011, No. 288, §1; Acts 2015, No. 110, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:729. Necessity for certificate

RS 32:729 - Necessity for certificate
After July 1, 1951, no owner of any vehicle registered and licensed under the Louisiana Vehicle Registration License Tax Law, Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall operate any such vehicle upon any public road, highway or bridge in this state, without first applying for a certificate of title therefor, nor shall he so operate any such vehicle upon which the certificate of title has been cancelled; nor shall any other person operate such vehicle upon any public road, highway or bridge in this state, knowing or having reason to believe that the owner has failed to obtain a certificate of title therefor, or that same has been cancelled.
Provided, however, that the commissioner is hereby vested with discretion to grant extension of such general compliance date, upon reasonable grounds, for a reasonable period not exceeding three months, and may thereafter grant a further extension, upon reasonable grounds, not exceeding two months.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §32.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:730. Alteration and forgery; false name, address, or statement; other fraud

RS 32:730 - Alteration and forgery; false name, address, or statement; other fraud
Whoever alters or forges any certificate of title to a vehicle, or any endorsement or sale and assignment thereof, or resale or reassignment thereof, or any cancellation of any chattel mortgage on a vehicle is guilty of forgery and punishable as provided by law. Whoever holds or uses such certificate or endorsement of sale and assignment or cancellation knowing the same to have been altered or forged; or whoever uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address or makes any false statement in any application or affidavit required under the provisions of this Chapter, or in a bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership or otherwise commits a fraud in any application, shall, upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment not exceeding four years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §33.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:731. Violations; penalty

RS 32:731 - Violations; penalty
Whoever shall, except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, purport to sell or transfer a vehicle without delivery to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title thereto duly endorsed and assigned to such purchaser as provided in this Chapter; or, being the owner thereof, shall operate on any public road, highway or bridge in this state a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by the provisions of this Chapter without such certificate having been applied for in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been cancelled; or any person other than the owner thereof who shall operate on any public road, highway or bridge in this state a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by the provisions of this Chapter, knowing or having reason to believe that the owner has failed to obtain a certificate of title therefor, or that same has been cancelled; or whoever shall fail to surrender any certificate of title or memorandum certificate upon cancellation of the same by the commissioner and notice thereof as prescribed in this Chapter; or whoever fails to surrender the certificate of title to the commissioner as provided in this Chapter in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a vehicle in such respect that it is not the vehicle described in the certificate of title; or whoever shall violate any of the other provisions of this Chapter, or any lawful rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall for each offense be punished by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §34.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:732. Additional penalties

RS 32:732 - Additional penalties
A. Unless another penalty is in this Chapter or by the laws of this state provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of any provisions of this Chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §35.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:734. Signature to documents

RS 32:734 - Signature to documents
Whenever the commissioner is required to sign any document under this Chapter he may, at his discretion, perform the act of signing in person or by duly authorized agent, and may use or cause to be used a signature machine for the purpose of affixing his signature to such documents.
Acts 1950, No. 342, §37.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:735. Auto title companies; licensing; regulation; fees, suspension, and revocation; domicile; surety bonds; expiration and renewal dates

RS 32:735 - Auto title companies; licensing; regulation; fees, suspension, and revocation; domicile; surety bonds; expiration and renewal dates
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, only auto title companies, as defined by R.S. 32:702, who have confected a contract with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall be allowed to issue temporary registrations as provided in R.S. 47:519.2. Eligibility to contract under the provisions of this Section shall be limited to those persons of good moral character, who maintain an office within the state, have executed a good and sufficient surety bond that meets the requirements of R.S. 32:736, and have paid the annual fee required by Subsection C of this Section.
B. The department shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement this Section. Such rules may include guidelines for eligibility to contract with the department, criteria for the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a contract, or any other matter the department deems necessary for the proper oversight of auto title companies.
C. A biennial fee of four hundred dollars shall be collected from a person seeking to contract with the department prior to the person commencing to act as an auto title company as provided in this Section. The contract and bond shall be valid for additional locations when such locations are under the same ownership, management, and control as that of the authorized auto title company. However, for the initial contract request and for each subsequent contract request, the auto title company shall pay an additional one hundred dollars for each additional location.
D. Every contract between the department and an authorized auto title company authorized by this Section shall expire as of the first day of June two years following the year in which such license was issued and may be automatically renewed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles.
E. Each contract perfected pursuant to this Section shall be renewed biennially at least sixty days in advance of the expiration date of the contract by submitting to the office of motor vehicles an application for renewal upon a form supplied by that office, together with the renewal fee and the surety bond for the renewal period.
Acts 1992, No. 626, §2; Acts 1993, No. 463, §1; Acts 1993, No. 737, §1; Acts 1993, No. 1005, §1; Acts 2006, No. 409, §1; Acts 2016, No. 606, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:736. Surety bond required; amount and conditions of surety bond; filing of bond

RS 32:736 - Surety bond required; amount and conditions of surety bond; filing of bond
A. Each auto title company shall execute a good and sufficient surety bond with a surety company qualified to do business in Louisiana as surety, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars should the auto title company have only one location in this state and in a sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars should the auto title company have more than one location in this state, if such surety bond is available for purchase. Such bond shall name the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles as obligee and shall be subject to the condition that, if the auto title company shall, throughout the entire term of the bond, timely file with the office of motor vehicles all applications delivered to the auto title company for filing, and timely remit all fees and taxes collected, the obligation shall be void. If the company fails to meet the conditions of the bond, the obligation of the surety shall remain in full force and effect.
B. The surety bond furnished as required in this Section shall be delivered to and filed with the office of motor vehicles.
Acts 1993, No. 737, §1; Acts 2016, No. 606, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:737. Causes for suspension, revocation, cancellation, or restrictions; reinstatement

RS 32:737 - Causes for suspension, revocation, cancellation, or restrictions; reinstatement
A. The office of motor vehicles may suspend, revoke, cancel, or impose other restrictions on any contract confected under this Chapter for the following causes:
(1) Failure to remit taxes and fees collected from applicants for title transfers.
(2) Operating as an auto title company without a contract for each location, with an expired contract, or without a valid surety bond on file with the office of motor vehicles.
(3) Issuance of more than one temporary registration (T-Marker) to a title applicant, or issuing a T-Marker without first collecting all taxes and fees.
(4) Operating from an unapproved location.
(5) Changing the ownership of the auto title company and not reporting in writing to the office of motor vehicles within thirty days from the date of such change.
(6) Changing the officers or directors of the auto title company and not reporting in writing to the office of motor vehicles within thirty days from the date of such change.
(7) Being a principal or accessory to the alteration of documents relevant to a registration or titling transaction that results in a material injury to the public records or a shortfall in the collection of taxes owed.
(8) The forwarding to the office of motor vehicles by an auto title company of a document relevant to a registration or titling transaction that results in a material injury to the public records, or a shortfall in the collection of taxes owed when the auto title company had knowledge of facts causing such injury or shortfall, and failed to disclose same to the office of motor vehicles.
(9) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any criminal charge an element of which is fraud.
(10) Fraud, deceit, or perjury in obtaining any contract perfected under this Chapter.
(11) Failure to maintain at all times during the term of the contract all qualifications required by this Chapter or by rule adopted by the department.
(12) Any other cause the department may establish through the adoption of a rule.
B. Any person whose contract has been suspended, canceled, or revoked during the effective term of the contract may request an administrative hearing to review the department's action. A request for administrative review shall stay the action of the department.
C. Any contract suspended, revoked, canceled, or otherwise restricted by the office of motor vehicles may be reinstated by the office of motor vehicles.
Acts 1993, No. 737, §1; Acts 2006, No. 409, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:738. Cease and desist order; injunctive relief

RS 32:738 - Cease and desist order; injunctive relief
A. In addition to or in lieu of the administrative sanctions provided in this Chapter, and any criminal sanctions otherwise provided by law, the office of motor vehicles is empowered to issue an order to any person engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Chapter, directing such person to cease and desist from such activity, conduct, or practice. Such order shall be issued in the name of the state of Louisiana under the official seal of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles.
B. If the person to whom the office of motor vehicles directs a cease and desist order does not cease and desist the proscribed activity, conduct, or practice within ten days from service of such cease and desist order by certified mail, the office of motor vehicles may cause to issue a writ of injunction enjoining such person from engaging in any activity, conduct, or practice proscribed by this Chapter. Such proceeding shall be brought in the district court having civil jurisdiction in any parish in which such person resides, or is domiciled or has his principal place of business. If the person whose license is to be suspended, revoked, canceled, or otherwise restricted is a nonresident and is not domiciled within the state, such proceeding may be brought in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
C. Upon a proper showing by the office of motor vehicles that such person has engaged or is engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice proscribed by this Chapter, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order restraining the person from engaging in unlawful activity, conduct, or practices pending the hearing on a preliminary injunction, and in due course a permanent injunction shall issue after hearing, commanding the cessation of the unlawful activity, conduct, or practice complained of, all without the necessity of the office of motor vehicles having to give bond as usually required in such cases.
D. The trial of the proceeding by injunction shall be a summary proceeding, and shall be by the judge alone without a jury.
Acts 1993, No. 737, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:782. Purpose; jurisdiction and authority of the commission

RS 32:782 - Purpose; jurisdiction and authority of the commission
A. The Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission is created for the purpose of developing and advancing the independent used motor vehicle industry, promoting and stimulating its businesses, and encouraging fair business practices to strive for fair competition. Further, the commission understands its role in representing the consumers of used motor vehicles and seeks to protect their interests by strengthening the relationship between dealers and consumers, assisting in dispute resolution, maintaining education programs to promote industry standards, and assisting the office of motor vehicles in enforcement of its laws related to used motor vehicle transactions.
B. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that is licensed or regulated by the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. If any provision of this Chapter conflicts with any provision of Chapter 6 of this Title, the provisions of Chapter 6 of this Title shall prevail.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 435, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:784. Dealers, dismantlers, and auctions to be licensed; exception

RS 32:784 - Dealers, dismantlers, and auctions to be licensed; exception
A. No person, firm, or corporation, unless licensed by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, shall carry on or conduct the business of any of the following:
(1) A used motor vehicle dealer.
(2) A dealer in used parts or used accessories of motor vehicles.
(3) A dismantler and parts recycler.
(4) Public or retail motor vehicle auctions, wholesale motor vehicle auctions, or salvage pools that deal in used motor vehicles.
(5) A rent-to-own dealer as defined in R.S. 32:793(A).
(6) A used motor vehicle salesperson for any dealer licensed pursuant to this Chapter.
(7) A used motor vehicle dealer who provides daily rentals of used motor vehicles as defined in R.S. 32:781.
(8) A motor vehicle crusher as defined in R.S. 32:781.
B. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 435, §2.
C. No person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity, unless licensed by the commission as a used car dealer, shall engage in the business as a "broker", "purchasing company", "sales agent", or similar title for the procurement of prospective purchasers for used motor vehicles.
D. No person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity licensed by the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission shall display any used motor vehicle at any place other than at a facility licensed by the commission, unless an off-premises permit authorizing the display of such used motor vehicle at the location has been issued by the commission. The commission may issue one off-premises permit to a dealer in any ninety-day period in accordance with rules and regulations authorizing the display of up to five vehicles at an event within thirty-five miles of the dealer's place of business for a period of up to three days.
E. A public or retail motor vehicle auction shall not be required to obtain an off-premises permit to auction, via an Internet site, a used motor vehicle for a third party which is in the possession of the third party.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2007, No. 446, §1; Acts 2008, No. 220, §10, eff. June 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 403, §§1, 2, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 987, §1; Acts 2013, No. 204, §1; Acts 2018, No. 435, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:786. Injunctions; cease and desist orders

RS 32:786 - Injunctions; cease and desist orders
A. The commission is hereby authorized without cost, bond, or deposit to institute injunctive actions in courts of competent jurisdiction in the name of the state on the relation of the commission to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
B. Any licensee or other person who violates or threatens to violate any provision of this Chapter or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder may be enjoined from committing or continuing the violation or engaging in any business for which a license has been issued under this Chapter. In addition to any other proper venue, the parish of East Baton Rouge shall constitute a proper venue for the institution by the commission of judicial actions authorized under this Chapter.
C. All costs, including reasonable attorney fees set by the court incurred by the commission, shall be borne by the person or licensee who has been so enjoined.
D.(1) If it appears to the commission at any time that a person is violating the provisions of this Chapter or any rule or order of the commission issued pursuant to this Chapter, it shall notify the person engaged in such conduct to appear and show cause why a cease and desist order should not be issued prohibiting the proscribed conduct. An interlocutory cease and desist order may be granted with or without bond or other undertaking if one or all of the following conditions exist:
(a) Such an order is necessary to the performance of the duties delegated to the commission by this Chapter or is otherwise necessary or convenient to maintaining the status quo between two or more adverse parties before the commission.
(b) A party before the commission is entitled to relief demanded of the commission, and all or part of the relief requires the restraint of some act prejudicial to the party.
(c) A person is performing or is about to perform or is procuring or allowing the performance of an act relating to the subject of a contested case pending before the commission, and the act would tend to render the commission's order in that case ineffectual.
(d) Substantial injury to the rights of a person subject to the commission's jurisdiction is threatened irrespective of any remedy at law.
(2) Interlocutory cease and desist orders shall remain in effect until vacated or until incorporated into a final commission order. Permanent cease and desist orders may be issued without regard to the enumerations in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, but only in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter pertaining to the issuance of final commission orders.
(3) Appeal of any interlocutory cease and desist order shall be made to the commission prior to seeking judicial review under the provisions of this Chapter. Appeal of a permanent cease and desist order shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter pertaining to judicial review of final orders.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:787. Criminal penalties

RS 32:787 - Criminal penalties
Any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust which is required to be licensed under the provisions of this Chapter, committing a violation of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and each day that a person, firm, association, corporation, or trust violates this Chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:788. Civil penalties

RS 32:788 - Civil penalties
A. If the commission shall determine that any applicant is not qualified to receive a license, a license shall not be granted to said applicant, and if the commission shall determine that any licensee is guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission, his or its license may be suspended or revoked or a civil penalty may be imposed by the commission. The commission may also impose a civil penalty against any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust which is determined by the commission to have violated any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission.
B.(1) No civil penalty imposed for the violation of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission shall exceed two thousand dollars for each day such violation continues.
(2) On a second or subsequent violation, no civil penalty imposed shall exceed three thousand dollars for each day such second or subsequent violation continues. In order to constitute a second or subsequent violation there must occur a lapse of at least one day following the first or previous violation.
C. Any civil penalty imposed by the commission may, in the discretion of the commission, be suspended in whole or in part.
D. Upon the failure of any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust to timely pay any civil penalty imposed by the commission when due, the commission shall be entitled to recover by suit or otherwise, from such party all costs of collection, including court costs, deposition, and other discovery costs, and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the commission in collecting such civil penalty.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2012, No. 136, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:789. Sale of used water-damaged vehicles

RS 32:789 - Sale of used water-damaged vehicles
A. No used motor vehicle dealer, nor any person or entity, shall sell, transfer, or convey any used motor vehicle to any person without notifying the buyer or receiver of the vehicle in writing of the extent of any water damage from flooding which occurred to the vehicle prior to the transaction.
B. If a sale, transfer, or conveyance of a used motor vehicle occurs in violation of Subsection A of this Section, the person receiving ownership and title to the vehicle who is not otherwise aware of the damage at the time of the transaction may bring an action to set aside the transaction within one year from the date of the transaction and receive all monies or other property given as consideration for the vehicle less a reasonable assessment for miles driven.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:790. Black market sales; prohibition

RS 32:790 - Black market sales; prohibition
A. No person shall sell used motor vehicles by using fraudulent practices, such as forgery or providing a false or fraudulent name on a certificate of title, to escape the licensing requirements and the payment of license fees provided for in Parts II and IV of this Chapter and to escape the payment of state and local sales and use tax.
B. Any person who violates this Section shall be liable for a fine of up to three thousand dollars.
C. The Used Motor Vehicle Commission shall have the responsibility to enforce the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2013, No. 204, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:794. Wholesale motor vehicle auctions; unlawful acts

RS 32:794 - Wholesale motor vehicle auctions; unlawful acts
A. It shall be unlawful and constitute a violation of this Chapter for any wholesale motor vehicle auction to:
(1) Fail to comply with the licensing requirements of this Chapter.
(2) Fail to comply with any provision of this Chapter, any provision relating to the proper disposition of license tags or registrations, transfers of title, or payment of sales taxes in connection with the purchase or sale of any new or used motor vehicle, or with any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission pursuant to the authority vested in it by this Chapter.
(3) Permit any person other than a licensed dealer or a person who holds a current authorization to bid for a licensed dealer, to bid, offer to bid, participate in the bid process, purchase, or offer to purchase a used motor vehicle placed up for bid at the auction.
(4) Accept cash for a sale from anyone other than a licensed dealer or his agent.
(5) Permit any person other than a mechanic or technical expert to accompany a licensed dealer to inspect used motor vehicles prior to the vehicle being placed up for bid at the auction.
(6) Fail to disclose that a sale took place off the block or out of the auction ring by providing red-stamped verification on the auction bill of sale or invoice, with the lettering on the stamp to be no less than half-inch print size.
(7) Fail to implement, within six months, following the effective date of this Section, an audio video recording system which will properly verify sales occurring in the lanes at the auction and fail to maintain those video recordings for at least thirty days following the sale.
(8) Fail to use an industry-recognized damage classification system for all vehicles sold at auction.
(9) Engage in fraudulent activity in the auction process.
B. Any violation of this Section shall constitute grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue or renew any license or permit issued by the commission.
C. Any licensee who violates any of the provisions of this Section may be subject to an injunction under R.S. 32:786 and fines and penalties provided in R.S. 32:788.
Acts 2010, No. 987, §1; Acts 2013, No. 204, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:801. Definition

RS 32:801 - Definition
As used in this Part only:
"Motor vehicle" means any motor-driven vehicle required to be registered that was used, is used, or is designed to be used for the transporting of passengers or goods for public, private, commercial, or for-hire purposes.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2018, No. 435, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:803. Other licenses not required

RS 32:803 - Other licenses not required
A licensed dismantler and parts recycler shall not be required to obtain a separate license as a used motor vehicle dealer, an automobile accessory dealer, an automobile garage or shop, or a storage garage or yard to engage in the business of a dismantler and parts recycler as set forth herein.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:805. Requirement to keep records

RS 32:805 - Requirement to keep records
A. Every used motor vehicle dealer, dismantler and parts recycler, motor vehicle crusher, and scrap metal processor shall keep a register of all purchases and sales of motor vehicles for three years from the date of purchase or sale indicating the make, model, year, body style, vehicle identification number, odometer reading, and name and address of the purchaser and sellers, provided that any person, firm, or corporation purchasing a motor vehicle from a licensee of this commission is exempted from the requirement of keeping records on such purchases as are required in this Section. Scrap metal processors shall provide the information concerning the vehicle purchased, as required in this Section, only to the extent the information is readily available or ascertainable from the motor vehicle itself, as determined by the scrap metal processor.
B. Such registers and any vehicles or parts of vehicles still in the possession of the used motor vehicle dealer or dismantler and parts recycler, motor vehicle crusher, and scrap metal processor shall be made available for inspection to identified representatives of the commission and to identified law enforcement officers of the state, parish, and municipality during reasonable business hours on business days.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:806. Transfer of motor vehicle certificate of title to or from a dismantler and parts recycler

RS 32:806 - Transfer of motor vehicle certificate of title to or from a dismantler and parts recycler
In all transfers of motor vehicles at wholesale as authorized herein, a dismantler and parts recycler, duly licensed hereunder, shall have the authority to transfer the certificates of title to such motor vehicles as a dealer under the Louisiana Certificate of Title Law.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:807. Transfers of scrapped motor vehicles

RS 32:807 - Transfers of scrapped motor vehicles
A. Unless transferred by a dismantler and parts recycler or motor vehicle crusher licensed by this commission, all transfers of motor vehicles shall be accompanied by the delivery of possession of the certificate of title, a permit to sell, or the permit to dismantle the motor vehicle, as required under R.S. 32:716 or 717, whichever is applicable, by the transferor to the transferee thereof.
B. No motor vehicle crusher or scrap metal processor acquiring a motor vehicle from any person, firm, or corporation who is not licensed under the provisions of this Part as a dismantler and parts recycler or as a motor vehicle crusher shall crush, compact, demolish, shred, or otherwise recycle for scrap such motor vehicle until after applying with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, for a permit to dismantle the motor vehicle for scrap in accordance with the applicable provisions and procedures set forth in R.S. 32:716 or 717, unless a permit to dismantle or a permit to sell such motor vehicle has previously been issued to the seller and transferred to the purchaser of the motor vehicle.
C. A scrap metal processor, upon receiving a copy of the license from a used motor vehicle dealer, dismantler and parts recycler, or motor vehicle crusher, shall be authorized to rely on the validity of said license for the term of said license unless and until the scrap metal processor receives actual written notice from the commission that said license has been revoked, suspended, or canceled.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:808. Salvage pools; record keepers

RS 32:808 - Salvage pools; record keepers
A.(1) The owner, manager, employee, or person in charge of a salvage pool or salvage disposal sale shall keep a register of all sales of motor vehicles for three years from the date of sale, showing the make, model, year, body style, vehicle identification number, odometer reading, and the name and address of the seller and buyer. The register shall be made available when requested by the commission within a reasonable period of time.
(2) The register shall be made available for inspection by identified law enforcement officers of the state, parish, or municipality or agents of the commission at the salvage pool or salvage disposal sale business location during regular business hours on business days.
B. In the event a bid card is not required in order to purchase a vehicle, a transaction fee of five dollars shall be collected and remitted monthly, electronically or otherwise, and transmitted to the commission by the owner or operator of the salvage pool in connection with the sale of each vehicle.
Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2007, No. 257, §§1 and 2; Acts 2007, No. 446, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §14; Acts 2018, No. 533, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:861.1. Security required; exemption for out-of-state service in the uniformed services

RS 32:861.1 - Security required; exemption for out-of-state service in the uniformed services
A. The registered owner of a motor vehicle who is a member of and due to service out-of-state for more than thirty days in the uniformed services is exempt from the provisions of this Chapter, while on active duty if, prior to such service, the owner notifies the commissioner in writing of the intent to discontinue the use of a vehicle. Such notice shall set forth the date upon which the vehicle will no longer be in use, the intended period of nonuse, and the storage address of the vehicle. The owner shall attach a copy of any orders or other documentation that substantiates nonuse of the vehicle due to service out-of-state in the uniformed services.
B. An exemption pursuant to Subsection A of this Section terminates on the final date of nonuse as set forth in the notice or upon a subsequent report of liability security on the vehicle to the office of motor vehicles, whichever occurs first.
Acts 2010, No. 330, §1; Acts 2020, No. 52, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:861.2. Waive penalty, procedure, or requirement; authority

RS 32:861.2 - Waive penalty, procedure, or requirement; authority
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 32:861, or the provision of any other law to the contrary that provides for or requires the assessment of a penalty, procedure, or requirement to the contrary for a registered owner's failure to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security, the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, office of motor vehicles, may waive any penalty, procedure, or requirement if the motor vehicle liability security expired or cancelled when the motor vehicle's principal driver was the registered owner or owner's spouse or child who was in the hospital or has died, and the registered owner presents proof of such exceptional circumstance to the commissioner.
Acts 2019, No. 173, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:863.1.1. Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security not contained in a motor vehicle; prohibition of citation resulting in a penalty or fee

RS 32:863.1.1 - Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security not contained in a motor vehicle; prohibition of citation resulting in a penalty or fee
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, at the time any law enforcement officer stops a vehicle at an administrative violations checkpoint, or in connection with an alleged violation of the law, or for any other reason, or when a law enforcement officer investigates an accident, the law enforcement officer shall use electronic means immediately available to verify compulsory motor vehicle liability security, including the name or names of the insured, the effective date and the expiration date of the policy, a description of the motor vehicle or vehicles insured under the policy, and the current policy status.
B. If the law enforcement officer is unable to verify electronically that the owner or operator has active motor vehicle liability security covering the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, the owner or operator of the motor vehicle shall provide evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security as required in R.S. 32:863.1.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, at the time any law enforcement officer stops a vehicle at an administrative violations checkpoint, or in connection with an alleged violation of the law, or for any other reason, or when a law enforcement officer investigates an accident and the owner or operator fails to have a document that evidences compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in the motor vehicle, and the law enforcement officer is able to verify electronically that the owner or operator has current motor vehicle liability security covering the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, the law enforcement officer shall be prohibited from issuing a citation resulting in a penalty, fine, or fee for failure to have a document that evidences proof of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in the motor vehicle.
D. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2016, No. 197, §1; Acts 2017, No. 315, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:864. Criminal sanctions for false declaration

RS 32:864 - Criminal sanctions for false declaration
Any person, firm or corporation which violates R.S. 32:863(A)(2) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty days.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 115, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Acts 1987, No. 616, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2014, No. 641, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:865.1. Criminal sanctions for operating school bus not covered by security

RS 32:865.1 - Criminal sanctions for operating school bus not covered by security
A. Any school bus driver knowingly operating a school bus and any owner of a school bus allowing it to be operated when such school bus is not covered by the security required by R.S. 32:861 shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
B. If a school bus is involved in an accident within this state, and it is not covered by the security required by R.S. 32:861, the owner thereof shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and shall have the registration of the vehicle revoked for a period of sixty days. The school bus driver who was operating the vehicle with the knowledge that it was not insured shall have his commercial driver's license privileges disqualified for a period of one year.
C. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to a school bus that is privately owned.
Acts 2014, No. 559, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:867. Private parking lots

RS 32:867 - Private parking lots
A. The provisions of this Part shall apply to the operation of a motor vehicle in any privately owned parking lot that is utilized for commercial or retail activities.
B. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the operation of a motor vehicle on private land on which activities related to agriculture, as is defined in R.S. 3:263(2), are performed provided that the motor vehicle used in the activity is not operated on a public road or highway of the state of Louisiana.
C. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any legally parked vehicle.
Acts 2005, No. 265, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:871. Report required following accident; availability

RS 32:871 - Report required following accident; availability
A. The operator of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including himself, may report, in writing, to the commissioner a claim for property damages and damages for physical injury sustained as a result of such accident. Such report, the form of which shall be prescribed by the commissioner, shall declare in writing that the motor vehicle is covered by security as required by this Chapter, including the name of the insurance company, policy number, effective dates of the policy, and the amount of said security, listing the liability limits as well as bodily injury and property damage limits if also maintained, and such other information as the commissioner may require to enable him to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under R.S. 32:872 are applicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this Chapter. The commissioner may rely upon the accuracy of the information unless and until he has reason to believe that the information is erroneous. If such operator is physically incapable of making such report, the owner of the motor vehicle involved in such accident, may make such report. The operator or the owner shall furnish such additional relevant information as the commissioner shall require.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall keep a record of information concerning insurance coverage or security declared pursuant to Subsection A. Upon the written request of and the payment of a fifteen dollar fee by any interested person, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall forward this information as to insurance coverage or security as required by this Chapter.
C. In such case that the Department of Public Safety does not have a record of the requested information, the department shall direct a written inquiry as to insurance coverage or security as required by this Chapter by registered or certified mail to the owner or operator, or both, of a motor vehicle involved in any accident in this state. After the lapse of fifteen days, the department shall provide an affidavit to said interested person as to the response or lack thereof received from said owner or operator, or both.
D. In the event that the damage described in Subsection A of this Section is to property owned by the state, then the report authorized by Subsection A shall be submitted if the amount of damage exceeds fifty dollars.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §4. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 495, §1; Acts 1967, No. 24, §1; Acts 1967, No. 106, §1; Acts 1970, No. 623, §1; Acts 1980, No. 510, §2; Acts 1980, No. 621, §2; Acts 1981, No. 483, §1; Acts 1985, No. 496, §1; Acts 1986, No. 516, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1; Acts 2012, No. 221, §1.