Category Archives: Towings Laws

RS 32:1720 1720. Owner notification of a stored vehicle; right to request administrative hearing

RS 32:1719 1719. Notification to Department of Public Safety and Corrections. A. Whenever any vehicle subject to registration in this state has been stored, parked, or left in a garage, or any type of public storage or parking lot, where fees are charged for storage or parking, the owner of the storage or parking facility [...]

RS 32:1718 1718. Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility. A. Whenever any vehicle has been towed to a storage facility where fees are charged for such storage or parking, the owner or operator of the storage facility shall, within twenty-four hours of the…

RS 32:1717.1 1717.1. Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee. A. Each towing company or storage facility which stores vehicles under the provisions of this Chapter shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars for a storage inspection license to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.

RS 32:1717 1717. Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance. A. A tow truck license plate shall not be issued to a tow truck owner unless:. 1) The applicant has never been convicted of a felony relating to vehicle thefts.. 2) The applicant and all drivers who operate the…

RS 32:1716 1716. Licensing; special license plates. A. In addition to the fee charged by Title 47, each tow truck owner shall pay an annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars per tow truck, not to include those tow trucks owned by public agencies. B. The assistant secretary for the office of motor vehicles shall [...]

RS 32:1715 1715. Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana. A. It shall be unlawful for any tow truck or carrier to tow or to carry a vehicle on the highways and roadways of the state of Louisiana without the towing vehicle or carrier having displayed a towing license plate and complying with [...]

RS 32:1714 1714. Powers and duties of the office of state police. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, shall: 1) Adopt rules and regulations to govern the towing and storage industry in Louisiana..

RS 32:1713 1713. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning:. 1) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.. 2) “Indirect compensation” means any benefit derived by the tow truck owner or operator as a result of barter, payment, or…

RS 32:1712 1712. Short title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Louisiana Towing and Storage Act”. Acts 1989, No. 522,167 1…