Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:532.2 – A. The office of motor vehicles may suspend, revoke, cancel, impose a fine, or impose other restrictions on any contract confected pursuant to R.S. 47:532.1 for the following causes:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:532.2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Person: means every natural person, individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association or other organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
A. The office of motor vehicles may suspend, revoke, cancel, impose a fine, or impose other restrictions on any contract confected pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 47:532.1 for the following causes:
(1) Failure to remit taxes and fees collected from applicants for title transfers.
(2) Operating as a public tag agent 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 public tag agent 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 public tag agent 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 a public tag agent 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 public tag agent 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 pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 47:532.1.
(11) Failure to maintain at all times during the term of the contract all qualifications required by La. Rev. Stat. 47:532.1 or by rule adopted by the office of motor vehicles.
(12) Any other cause the office of motor vehicles 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 or who has been assessed a fine pursuant to rules promulgated by the department may request an administrative hearing to review the office of motor vehicles’ action. A request for administrative review shall stay the action of the office of motor vehicles.
Acts 2015, No. 110, §2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2023, No. 357, §2.