ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 192
BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request 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.
WHEREAS, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, R.S. 32:851 et seq.,
requires that every motor vehicle registered in the state of Louisiana be covered by a motor
vehicle liability policy or a motor vehicle liability bond, hereinafter referred to as "security";
and
WHEREAS, all entities providing security, hereinafter referred to as "security
providers", are required to notify the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public
safety services, of the effective dates of each liability policy, liability bond, deposit, or other
security within fifteen business days from the date that notice of such policy, bond, deposit,
or other security was issued; and
WHEREAS, in addition, all such security providers are required to notify the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, when any policy, bond,
deposit, or other item of security is terminated, withdrawn, canceled, lapsed, or otherwise
made ineffective within fifteen business days from the date that notice of the security
becoming ineffective was issued by the security provider; and
WHEREAS, when a security provider does not provide the Department of Public
Safety and Corrections, public safety services, with information regarding terminations and
other grounds rendering a security item ineffective within the time limits set forth by law,
the security provider is required to pay a late fee of not more than fifty dollars per policy,
bond, or deposit, or other security item concerning which information is not supplied; and
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WHEREAS, if the security provider has reported terminations and other grounds
rendering a security item ineffective in an untimely manner, the Department of Public Safety
and Corrections, public safety services, is required to impose the late fee unless it is
determined that the security provider made a good faith effort to comply with these
requirements but the delay was caused by circumstances outside the security provider's
control; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services,
is required to keep a record of the information received from security providers concerning
coverage of vehicles and persons by security, which information may be stored through
automated electronic data processing means; and
WHEREAS, these late fees are imposed on security providers in many instances, but
in many other instances determinations cannot be made on whether the information was
timely submitted or not due to problems with the system by which security providers report
terminations and other grounds rendering a security item ineffective.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request 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 concerning coverage of
vehicles and persons 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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