Louisiana § RS 32:1717.1 - Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee
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§ RS 32:1717.1. Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee
A. Each towing company or storage facility which conducts non-consensual tows or non-consensual storage, or stores vehicles under the provisions of this Chapter shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars for a storage inspection license to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, subject to oversight of the House and Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committees, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, as are necessary, for the implementation of this Section.
C.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, may initiate an administrative action to suspend the storage license pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for either of the following:
(a) Repeat violations of any provision of this Chapter.
(b) The failure to meet requirements for the issuance of a storage license.
(2) Except as otherwise provided for in R.S. 49:977.3(C), no suspension imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall exceed thirty days.
(3) Revocation may be issued for three or more suspensions.
(4) Prior to the suspension or revocation of any license, the licensee shall have the opportunity for an impartial hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(5) For purposes of this Subsection, "repeat violations" means three or more violations of the same administrative rule or regulation within a two-year period.
Acts 2001, No. 856, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1; Acts 2019, No. 103, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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