Louisiana § RS 14:68.3 - Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:68.3 — Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:68.3. Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties
A. No one, except upon a court order, shall remove a motor vehicle from a garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility when there is a charge due such garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility for repair work, mechanical service, or storage rendered to such vehicle without paying the charge or making arrangements acceptable to the management of the garage, repair shop, or vehicle storage facility to pay the charge.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
Acts 1991, No. 568, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 14:68.3 ("Unauthorized removal of a motor vehicle; penalties") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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