La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-1709

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

Section III-1709 - Proof of Insurance for Rental or Leased Motor Vehicles

A. For purposes of this Chapter, a rental motor vehicle is a motor vehicle which remains registered in the name of the rental company with the Office of Motor Vehicles.

B. For purposes of this Chapter, a leased motor vehicle is a motor vehicle or which is registered in the name of the lessee in addition to the name of the rental company with the Office of Motor Vehicles.

C. The law enforcement officer enforcing the provisions of R.S. 32:863.1 may contact the rental agent to determine if the rental agent wishes to retake possession of the motor vehicle. If the rental agent retakes possession of the motor vehicle, the rental motor vehicle shall not be impounded and the license plate of the rental motor vehicle shall not be seized.

D. A leased motor vehicle shall be subject to the impoundment provisions of R.S. 32:863.1 unless one of the exceptions applies.

E. No vehicle shall be subject to impoundment if the operator provides proof that he owns a motor vehicle which is covered by a policy of liability insurance.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-1709

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 24:474 (March 1998).

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