HLS 10RS-1676 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1043
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY
MTR VEHICLE/TOWING: Prohibits towing and storage companies from charging gate
fees
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:1734(E), relative to gate fees; to prohibit towing or storage companies2
from charging gate fees when operating outside of normal business hours; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:17.4(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1734. Gate fees; other fees; excessive charges; prohibitions; cause of action7
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E. Any towing or storage company that staffs its facility outside of normal9
business hours to conduct business, including but not limited to receiving or10
releasing vehicles or filing an Official Report of Stored Vehicle (ORSV), shall not11
charge a gate fee.12
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Henry HB No. 1043
Abstract: Prohibits towing or storage companies from charging gate fees when operating
outside of normal business hours.
Present law defines a "gate fee" as the charge assessed by a towing or storage company for
releasing a towed vehicle before or after business hours. HLS 10RS-1676 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1043
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Proposed law prohibits a towing or storage company that staffs its facility outside of normal
business hours to conduct business, including but not limited to receiving or releasing
vehicles or filing an Official Report of Stored Vehicle (ORSV), from charging a gate fee.
(Adds R.S. 32:1734(E))