La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-1717

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

Section III-1717 - Owner and Driver Compliance

A. Each person who applies for registration of a motor vehicle, or applies for a driver's license, shall declare, in writing, on a form provided by the department that all motor vehicles registered in such person's name are covered by security as required by R.S. 32:861, and that such person intends to maintain said security at all times while said vehicle is used upon the highways of Louisiana.

B. In accordance with R.S. 32:863(D)(5), the department shall collect an administrative fee of $25 to offset the administrative costs of the department whenever an individual reinstates his registration privileges after such registration privileges were revoked in connection a reported cancellation of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy in accordance with R.S. 32:863(A)(3)(a).

1. This administrative fee shall be in addition to the reinstatement fee required by R.S. 32:863(A)(3)(a).

2. The administrative fee shall be collected for each reported insurance cancellation when the registration privileges are reinstated even if multiple cancellations on one or more vehicles are being reinstated at one time.

3. No administrative fee will be collected if the owner submits proof satisfactory to the department that there was no lapse in coverage or the person provides proof satisfactory to the department that such person sold or otherwise transferred the vehicle prior to the date the motor vehicle liability insurance was cancelled.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-1717

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 39:3324 (December 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:862 and 32:863.