La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-1629

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1629 - Contracts (Formerly section 1619)

A. The commissioner and public tag agents other than municipal and parish governing authorities may enter into contracts which shall state the required procedures for the implementation of LAC 55, Part III, Chapter 16. Such contracts may terminate upon violation of R.S. 47:532.1, LAC 55, Part III, Chapter 15, Subchapter B, or the provisions of the contract between the department and the public tag agent foregoing provisions.

B. The contract between the department and the public tag agent shall be on the form approved by the assistant secretary. The department may require that a public tag agent sign separate contracts to perform the following functions:

1. processing title work and issuing of registration certificates and permanent license plates;

2. conducting testing for, and in the issuance of, class "D" and "E" driver's licenses;

3. processing the filing of electronic liens;

4. processing the reinstatement of driver's licenses and providing status information;

5. processing expedited title transactions;

6. sale of miscellaneous items sold by the department such as motor vehicle inspections stickers, secure power of attorney forms, etc.

C. The contract between the department and the public tag agent shall have a term of two years provided the expiration is consistent with the expiration of the auto title company contract. The department may provide for automatic renewals.

D. Failure to perform the duties outlined in the contracts specified above properly or perform the duties outlined in the contract improperly may result in termination of that contract or suspension of the ability to perform the processes authorized by that contract.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-1629

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 25:2417 (December 1999), amended LR 27:1927 (November 2001), repromulgated LR 49:332 (February 2023), amended LR 491127 (6/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 47:532.1.