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ACT No. 432
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1113
BY REPRESENTATIVES MACK, STUART BISHOP, CHANEY, CONNICK,
GAROFALO, JIM MORRIS, ORTEGO, AND SCHEXNAYDER
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2531.5(C), relative to penalties for littering; to provide for the2
suspension of a person's driver's license for failing to pay a fine or appear in court;3
and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 30:2531.5(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง2531.5. Legal enforcement; penalties; payment by mail or credit card7
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C. Each governing authority on whose behalf citations are issued for alleged9
violations of the provisions of R.S. 30:2531 through 2531.3 shall establish a10
procedure by which alleged offenders may plead guilty to the alleged offense and11
pay the fine by mail; however, if the offender fails to pay the fine by mail in advance12
of adjudication and fails to appear at the time and date indicated on the citation, the13
court may impose an additional fine or penalty in an amount not to exceed the14
amount of the fine or penalty for the original violation. Further, the court may15
suspend the driver's license of the offender until such fines are paid. In addition,16
each governing authority shall establish a procedure allowing for payment of the fine17 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1113
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by credit cards credit card as it may designate. However, the procedure shall not1
limit such payments to payment by credit card.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: