Louisiana § RS 37:3281 - Posting; unlawful posting; surrender of license
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§ RS 37:3281. Posting; unlawful posting; surrender of license
A.(1) Within seventy-two hours after receipt of the license certificate, the licensee shall cause the license certificate to be posted and to be displayed at all times in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the licensee within the state.
(2) Copies of the license certificate shall be displayed at all times in any other office within the state where the licensee transacts business.
(3) Such license certificates, or copies thereof, shall be subject to inspection at all reasonable times by the board.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person holding such a license certificate knowingly and willfully to post such license certificates, or permit such license certificate to be posted, upon premises other than those described in the license certificate, or knowingly and willfully to alter such license certificate.
C.(1) Each license certificate shall be surrendered to the board within seventy-two hours after it has been revoked or after the licensee ceases to do business.
(2) If, however, the board or a court of competent jurisdiction has pending before it any matter relating to the renewal, revocation, or transfer of a license, the licensee shall not be required to surrender the license until the matter has been adjudicated and all appeals have been exhausted.
(3) REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 315, §2.
Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Act 1991, No. 315, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:3281 ("Posting; unlawful posting; surrender of license") 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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