Louisiana § RS 40:1135.4 - Ambulance services; fees
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§ RS 40:1135.4. Ambulance services; fees
Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity currently operating or planning to operate an ambulance service shall pay the following fees to the department, as applicable:
(1) An initial licensing fee of one hundred fifty dollars, to be submitted with the initial application for a license.
(2) An annual license renewal fee of one hundred dollars, to be submitted with each annual application for renewal of a license.
(3) A delinquent fee of one hundred dollars for failure to timely pay an annual license renewal fee. Such delinquent fee shall be assessed and shall become due and payable at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-sixth day following the date of the invoice by which the department bills the applicant or licensee for the annual license renewal fee.
(4) A vehicle inspection fee of seventy-five dollars for each ambulance or emergency medical response vehicle, which shall be submitted with the initial application for a license, with each annual application for renewal of a license, and with each application for a permit for a vehicle added to service by the applicant.
(5) A delinquent fee of one hundred dollars for each ambulance and emergency medical response vehicle, for failure to timely pay a vehicle inspection fee. Such delinquent fee shall be assessed and shall become due and payable at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-sixth day following the date of the invoice by which the department bills the applicant or licensee for the vehicle inspection fee.
(6) A change of address fee of ten dollars for each change of address.
(7) A duplicate license fee of ten dollars for each duplicate license.
Acts 1999, No. 1113, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1235.3 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1135.4 ("Ambulance services; fees") 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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