The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SB 17 Original 2021 Regular Session Johns
Present law (R.S. 3:4601 et seq.) creates the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law, which governs
the weights, measures, and weighing and measuring devices offered for sale, sold, and in use in the
state, including the sale of petroleum products.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires any retail motor fuel device capable of conducting consumer initiated
electronic financial transactions be secured to substantially restrict the ability of unauthorized
persons to manipulate it to obtain payment information that could be used to commit fraud.
Proposed law requires compliance by any of the following:
(1)Installation of a locking device on the exterior of each door that provides access to an interior
portion of the retail motor fuel device from which the payment terminal or any electronic
component connected to the payment terminal may be accessed. The locking device shall not
have a universal key, but shall have an access key unique to the business location.
(2)A feature on the retail motor fuel device that disables the device if unauthorized access to the
interior portion of the device is attempted.
(3)Any security solution adopted by rule of the commissioner pursuant to R.S. 3:4608.
Proposed law defines "universal key" as a key that is readily available in the market or can be easily
purchased in a hardware or common retail store.
Proposed law provides in the event of conflict between proposed law and any other provision of law,
including a state standard within the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law, the provisions of
proposed law govern.
Present law provides that whoever violates the provisions of present law or of any rule or regulation
adopted pursuant to present law, may, in addition to any civil penalty that may be imposed by the
commissioner of agriculture and forestry, for the first and second offense, forfeit the right, for not
less than one week nor more than six months, to continue or to engage in the business of buying,
selling, or distributing petroleum products at the place of business involved.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that for any subsequent offense, the offender may forfeit the right to engage in said business for not less than three months nor more than 12 months.
Proposed law retains present law.
Effective January 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 3:4676)