La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § I-1933

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

Section I-1933 - Requirements for Official Report of Stored Vehicle (ORSV); Filing; Submittal; Option of the Department to Send and Receive ORSV Information

A. Storage Facility Requirements

1. When any vehicle subject to registration in this state has been stored, parked, or left at a garage where fees are charged for storage or parking, the owner of the storage or parking facility shall, unless exempted in R.S. 32:1721 or 32:1722, comply with R.S. 32:1719 and do the following.

a. File an Official Report of Stored Vehicle (ORSV) within three business days of receiving the vehicle in writing addressed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, Specialized Vehicle Unit, P.O. Box 64886, Baton Rouge, LA 70896, or the department's authorized agent. If the vehicle is released to the vehicle owner within three business days of towing or receiving the vehicle, a storage/towing company shall not be required to submit the ORSV notification and if the ORSV notification is not made prior to the release of the vehicle, there shall be no charge for related administrative fees.

b. Ensure that the ORSV contains make, model, VIN, license plate number, state of issuance and expiration date, vehicle storage date, adjusted storage date, stored vehicle's actual location, storage company's actual mailing address and state police storage inspection license number.

2. The department may charge an administrative fee of $9.50 to process the information exchange required in the ORSV notification; which fees shall be deposited in accordance with R.S. 32:1731.

3. The department or the department's authorized agent, shall provide directly and in writing to the owner of the storage or parking facility, the most current owner information available on the stored vehicle and indicate if the vehicle is reported stolen. If the department reports that a stored vehicle is or has been registered in another state, that report shall indicate that the department has used due diligence in obtaining information from nationwide databases available to the department.

4. If a storage company has not complied with the storage inspection licensing requirements provided in this Chapter; the department, its authorized agent, or the office of motor vehicles shall:

a. provide the owner information requested on the ORSV to the storage/towing company; and

b. forward a copy of the ORSV to the Office of State Police, Towing and Recovery Unit, within three business days of receipt of the ORSV.

B. Procedures for Transmission and Receipt of ORSV Information

1. The department may, as it deems appropriate, establish procedures for the collection of stored vehicle information as listed in this Subsection, including, but not limited to:

a. requirements that ORSV information be forwarded through electronic means from licensed storage companies the department;

b. requirements that ORSV registrant information and vehicle owner information be forwarded to licensed storage facilities using electronic notifications.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § I-1933

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Police, LR 32:861 (May 2006), amended LR 36:2579 (November 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:1714.