Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part III - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 15 - Services Provided by Persons and Business Entities
Subchapter B - Public Tag Agents
Section III-1571 - Declaratory Orders and Rulings

A. Any person desiring a ruling on the applicability of any statute, or the applicability or validity of any rule in LAC 55, Part III, Chapter 15, Subchapter B, regarding public tag agents, shall submit a written petition to the deputy secretary. The written petition shall cite all constitutional provisions, statutes, ordinances, cases, and rules which are relevant to the issue presented or which the person wishes the deputy secretary to consider prior to rendering an order or ruling in connection with the petition. The petition shall be typed, printed or written legibly, and signed by the person seeking the ruling or order. The petition shall also contain the person's full printed name, the complete physical and mailing address of the person, and a daytime telephone number.

B. If the petition includes reference to a specific transaction handled by the department or a public tag agent, or if the petition relates to the issuance, revocation, cancellation, or denial of any license, permit or authorization, then the person submitting the petition shall also submit proof that he has notified all of the persons involved in the transaction or issuance, revocation, cancellation, or denial of the license, permit or authorization by certified mail, return receipt requested. If the person is unable to notify the involved person or persons after otherwise complying with the notice requirement, he shall so state in his petition.

C. The deputy secretary may request the submission of legal memoranda to be considered in rendering any order or ruling. The deputy secretary or his designee shall base the order or ruling on the documents submitted including the petition and legal memoranda. If the deputy secretary or his designee determines that the submission of evidence is necessary for a ruling, the matter may be referred to a hearing officer prior to the rendering of the order or ruling for the taking of such evidence.

D. Notice of the order or ruling shall be sent to the person submitting the petition as well as the security provider receiving notice of the petition at the mailing addresses provided in connection with the petition.

E. The deputy secretary may decline to render an order or ruling if the person submitting the petition has failed to comply with any requirement in this Section.