HLS 16RS-4574 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 192
BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY
MOTOR VEHICLES: Urges and requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections,
public safety services, to make any necessary improvements to the system by which
records of information are received from security providers
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services,
3 to make any necessary improvements to the system by which records of information
4 are received from security providers.
5 WHEREAS, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, R.S. 32:851 et seq.,
6requires that every motor vehicle registered in the state of Louisiana be covered by a motor
7vehicle liability policy or a motor vehicle liability bond, hereinafter referred to as "security";
8and
9 WHEREAS, all entities providing security, hereinafter referred to as "security
10providers", are required to notify the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public
11safety services, of the effective dates of each liability policy, liability bond, deposit, or other
12security within fifteen business days from the date that notice of such policy, bond, deposit,
13or other security was issued; and
14 WHEREAS, in addition, all such security providers are required to notify the
15Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, when any policy, bond,
16deposit, or other item of security is terminated, withdrawn, canceled, lapsed, or otherwise
17made ineffective within fifteen business days from the date that notice of the security
18becoming ineffective was issued by the security provider; and
19 WHEREAS, when a security provider does not provide the Department of Public
20Safety and Corrections, public safety services, with information regarding terminations and
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1other grounds rendering a security item ineffective within the time limits set forth by law,
2the security provider is required to pay a late fee of not more than fifty dollars per policy,
3bond, or deposit, or other security item concerning which information is not supplied; and
4 WHEREAS, if the security provider has reported terminations and other grounds
5rendering a security item ineffective in an untimely manner, the Department of Public Safety
6and Corrections, public safety services, is required to impose the late fee unless it is
7determined that the security provider made a good faith effort to comply with these
8requirements but the delay was caused by circumstances outside the security provider's
9control; and
10 WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services,
11is required to keep a record of the information received from security providers concerning
12coverage of vehicles and persons by security, which information may be stored through
13automated electronic data processing means; and
14 WHEREAS, these late fees are imposed on security providers in many instances, but
15in many other instances determinations cannot be made on whether the information was
16timely submitted or not due to problems with the system by which security providers report
17terminations and other grounds rendering a security item ineffective.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
19Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Public Safety and
20Corrections, public safety services, to make any necessary improvements to the system by
21which records of information are received from security providers concerning coverage of
22vehicles and persons so that the appropriate fees can be collected from security providers
23who fail to timely notify the department when any policy, bond, deposit, or other item of
24security is terminated, withdrawn, canceled, lapsed, or otherwise made ineffective.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
26Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
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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)]
HR 192 Original 2016 Regular Session Terry Landry
Urges and requests the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to
make any necessary improvements to the system by which records of information are
received from security providers concerning coverage of vehicles and persons by security
so that the appropriate fees can be collected from security providers who fail to timely notify
the department when any policy, bond, deposit, or other item of security is terminated,
withdrawn, canceled, lapsed, or otherwise made ineffective.
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