Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part III - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 17 - Compulsory Insurance
Subchapter A - General
Section III-1705 - Revocation of Registration Privileges

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-1705

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. If the owner of the motor vehicle cited for being operated in violation of R.S. 32:863.1 provides proof of valid insurance in effect at the time of the violation within three days of the date of the violation, the registration for that motor vehicle shall not be revoked and the license plate shall be returned to the individual within 48 hours upon its receipt by the department.

B. If the owner of the motor vehicle cited for being operated in violation of R.S. 32:863.1 does not provide proof of valid insurance in effect at the time of the violation within three days of the date of the violation, the registration for that motor vehicle shall be revoked and the license plate shall be destroyed.

C.

1. Any period of revocation shall begin on the fourth day after the date of the violation. The registration shall remain revoked until the owner of the motor vehicle complies with requirements of R.S. 32:863.1 and this Chapter.

2. If a license plate was seized at the time of the violation, and a new plate issued for the motor vehicle in question, a pickup order shall be issued for the new plate.

3. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting the department from taking any other action against a registered owner of a motor vehicle who subsequently applied for a new plate, after the previous plate was seized pursuant to R.S. 32:863.1, without the registered owner first complying with the provisions of R.S. 32:863.1 and the provisions of this Chapter.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:863.1.

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