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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 534 2024 Regular Session Freeman
MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS: Provides relative to the booting of motor vehicles parked
on private property
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Makes technical changes.
2.Specifies immediate family members of the owner, in addition to the owner,
cannot receive any compensation in connection with the immobilization of
motor vehicles by booting on private property, other than unpaid parking fees.
3.Defines "immediate family member" as a spouse, child, parent, or sibling.
4.Specifies that any unpaid parking fees assessed cannot be in any amount greater
than the amount actually incurred for parking in the parking facility.
5.Restores a provision in present law that prohibits a parking facility company,
valet company, and parking facility general manager from having a monetary
interest in a booting company that boots vehicles on private property.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law prohibits a parking facility operation company, valet company, or a general
manager of a parking facility from having a direct or indirect monetary or ownership interest
in a business engaged in booting motor vehicles on private property for compensation of
unauthorized vehicles in a parking facility.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law prohibits a parking facility operation company, valet company, or a general
manager of a parking facility from accepting, directly or indirectly, any rebate, compensation,
or other valuable consideration from the owner or operator of a business engaged in booting
motor vehicles on private property other than the collection of unpaid parking fees.
Proposed law removes present law and solely prohibits the owner of the parking facility and
immediate family members of the owner from receiving any compensation, including any
rebate or other consideration in connection with booting a vehicle on private property other
than unpaid parking fees.
Proposed law "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, parent, or sibling.
Proposed law specifies that any unpaid parking fees assessed cannot be in any amount greater
than the amount actually incurred for parking in the parking facility.
(Amends R.S. 32:1741(I))
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