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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 140
BY SENATOR MURRAY
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Provides that failure to provide law enforcement with affidavit of
theft of vehicle shall not create civil presumption of insured's participation in vehicle theft.
(gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 14:67.26(B)(3), relative to theft of a motor vehicle; to provide with respect to2
failure to provide law enforcement with an affidavit; to provide that such failure shall3
not create a presumption for certain purposes; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:67.26(B)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง67.26. Theft of a motor vehicle7
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B. * * *9
(3) The failure to provide an affidavit as required by this Subsection10
shall not, of itself, create any presumption for civil purposes of participation by11
the insured in the theft of the motor vehicle.12
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not14
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature15
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If16
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become17 SB NO. 140
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effective on the day following such approval.1
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
Murray (SB 140)
Present law provides that a person who alleges that there has been a theft of a motor vehicle
shall attest to that fact by signing an affidavit provided by the law enforcement officer or
agency which shall indicate that a person who falsely reports a theft of a motor vehicle may
be subject to criminal penalties under present law.
Present law provides that if the affidavit is not taken in person by a law enforcement officer
or agency, the person who alleges that the theft of a motor vehicle has occurred shall mail
or deliver a signed and notarized affidavit to the appropriate law enforcement agency within
seven days.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that the failure to provide an affidavit shall not
of itself, create any presumption for civil purposes of participation by the insured in the theft
of the motor vehicle.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 14:67.26(B)(3))