Section 49:999.23 - Hearing before the issuing agencyA. An action to enforce the provisions of this Part shall be initiated by written application made by the enforcing authority to the issuing agency issuing the license or permit requesting such agency to order the suspension and recommend to the courts the revocation of the license or permit.B. No determination shall be made and no license shall be ordered suspended and ultimately revoked without an adjudicatory hearing conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and Part A of this Chapter.C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:992 or any other law to the contrary, any hearing conducted pursuant to this Part may, at the request of the issuing agency, be conducted by an administrative law judge in an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Part A of this Chapter.D. For purposes of this Part, the enforcing authority shall prove by a preponderance of the evidence that a person has been convicted of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime which is a felony under state or federal law related to the obtaining or keeping of the license at issue.Acts 1997, No. 1162, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2003, No. 956, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.Acts 1997, No. 1162, §1, eff. 7/1/1998; Acts 2003, No. 956, §1, eff. 7/1/2003.