The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
Martiny (SB 605)
Present law provides for the regulations of new cars, marine products, and motorcycles and all-
terrain vehicles by the La. Motor Vehicle Commission (commission).
Present law provides that it is a violation for a manufacturer, a distributor, a wholesaler,
distributor branch, or facility branch of new cars, marine products, motorcycles and all-terrain
vehicles or any officer, agent, or representative thereof to fail to compensate its dealers for the
work and services that are required to be performed in connection with the dealer's delivery and
preparation of obligations according to the terms of compensation that shall be filed with the
commission on or before October first of each year. The commission shall find the
compensation to be reasonable or the manufacturer shall remedy any deficiencies.
Proposed law repeals present law as it relates to marine products and motorcycles and all-terrain
vehicles.
Proposed law, as it relates to new cars, revises the filing requirement with the commission.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 32:1261(A)(1)(m); repeals R.S. 32:1270.1(1)(j) and 1127.11(1)(i))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill
1. Adds language relative to new cars and motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.