Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The notice of noncompliance issued by a law enforcement officer to the operator of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation of R.S. 32:863.1 serves as official notification by the department that a violation of R.S. 32:863.1 has occurred, and such notice triggers all of …

A. If the owner of the motor vehicle cited for being operated in violation of R.S. 32:863.1 provides proof of valid insurance in effect at the time of the violation within three days of the date of the violation, the registration for that motor vehicle shall not be revoked and th…

3. All fees required by R.S. 32:863.1 shall be paid prior to the department processing the title transaction. B. The new owner of the motor vehicle may pay the fees owed by the previous owner of the motor vehicle who was subject to the violation of R.S. 32:863.1, but the previous…

A. For purposes of this Chapter, a rental motor vehicle is a motor vehicle which remains registered in the name of the rental company with the Office of Motor Vehicles. B. For purposes of this Chapter, a leased motor vehicle is a motor vehicle or which is registered in the name o…

A. If the owner of a motor vehicle, which was the subject of a citation for violation of R.S. 32:863.1, desires to sell, donate, or transfer such motor vehicle, then the owner of such motor vehicle shall comply with the following. 1. There must be a bona fide sale, donation, tran…

A. Any person desiring a ruling on the applicability of R.S. 32:863.1 or any other statute, or the applicability or validity of any rule, to the impoundment of motor vehicles for failing to have proof of liability insurance or other security shall submit a written petition to the…

A. The provisions of each Section are severable. If any provision or item of Act 1486 of the 1997 Regular Session, amending R.S. 32:863.1 is held invalid, then those provisions or items of Chapter 17 relating to those items or provisions of Act 1486 that are held invalid are seve…

A. Each person who applies for registration of a motor vehicle, or applies for a driver's license, shall declare, in writing, on a form provided by the department that all motor vehicles registered in such person's name are covered by security as required by R.S. 32:861, and that…

A. As used in this Subchapter, the following terms have the meanings described below. Account Number/User-ID—the unique identifier assigned to each servicing agent. If the electronic filing method is via the internet, this code is assigned by GXS to identify the mailbox for the r…

A. Effective July 1, 1998, security providers shall report to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, certain information, on a vehicle by vehicle basis, with certain exceptions, in accordance with the Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Security…

A. Correcting No-Hits. A “Hit” is based on the VIN number. When the VIN does not match with the department’s vehicle registration records and fails the VINA check, the record is coded “No-Hit” (Disposition code “U”). In accordance with these rules and regulations, the security pr…

A. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has two acceptable methods of exchanging electronic data for compulsory liability insurance reporting. B. One method is to utilize GXS’s “information exchange” service. The “information exchange” service will allow secu…

A. Any person desiring a ruling on the applicability of R.S. 32:863.2, or any other statute, or the applicability or validity of any rule, to the reporting of initiation and any subsequent change in insurance coverage shall submit a written petition to the assistant secretary for…

A. The type-use for a vehicle is in the “CLASS” field of the vehicle registration certificate. Below is a list of invalid “type-use” or “class” of vehicles that are not to be reported to the department. 0109⎯Shriner Auto 0110⎯Grotto Auto 0111, 0112, 0113, 0114, 0115, 0116, 0117, …

A. General Information 1. Pursuant to R.S. 32:863, which became effective July 1, 1985, all vehicles registered in the State of Louisiana must contain within the vehicle documentation indicating compliance with the compulsory motor vehicle liability security law. An identificatio…

A. In accordance with Act 423 (HB1366) R.S. 32:862(B)(H), licensed drivers and motor vehicle owners will be required to show proof of liability coverage at the time of vehicle registration, renewal of license plate and at the time of initial application, renewal or change of addr…

A. The Louisiana Legislature enacted law R.S. 32:863.2(F) requiring the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (DPS) to create an online insurance verification system. DPS (Louisiana State Police and the Office of Motor Vehicles) is implementing the Louisiana insurance verificatio…

A. Insurance providers must submit book of business (BOB) files to LAIVS by the seventh calendar day of each month. Insurance providers whose web services do not support VIN broadcasting or are not hosting a web service must provide BOB data on a weekly basis. Insurers providing …

A. All insurance providers, except those granted an exemption, are required to implement web services capable of correctly verifying the existence of mandatory insurance for vehicles registered in LA. Insurance providers covering less than 500 vehicles registered in LA are encour…

A. Smaller insurance providers providing coverage for less than 500 vehicles are not required to host insurance verification web services and report BOB files via FTP. If the smaller insurance providers are not reporting BOB files by FTP, these providers shall perform a one-time …

A. Insurance providers must register on the LAIVS website before testing with LAIVS. The LAIVS website can be accessed at https://www.LAIVS.org. Cookies should be enabled for the website to properly function after the user has logged in. The LAIVS website is used for user registr…

A. Insurance providers with questions about LAIVS or needing any clarification about information provided in this guide should send an email to support@LAIVS.org.

A. Please Note. The sample request and response messages included in this guide are for illustrative purposes and do not necessarily reflect the latest version. Prior to implementation of a schema, a WSDL created from the IICMVA schema must be tested and approved. 1. Sample Verif…

A. Original Unconfirmed Reason Codes from ASC X12 Schema 1 Incorrect Data Format 2 Missing Unique Key 3 Missing NAIC Code 4 Missing VIN 5 Missing Verification Date 6 Unauthorized Requestor 7 System Cannot Locate Unique Key Information 8 System Found Unique Key - No Coverage on Da…

Vehicle Type Should be reported to LAIVS? Antique Yes ATV No Boat No Bus Yes Golf Cart Yes Mini Truck Yes Mobile Home/House Trailer No Motorcycle Yes Motor Home Yes Passenger Yes Semi-Trailer No Trailer No Truck Yes Truck Tractor Yes Trike Yes Van Yes…

Error Code Field Id Field Name E01 1 POLICY TYPE E02 2 NAIC E03 3 POLICY NUMBER E04 4 EFFECTIVE DATE E05 5 VIN E06 6 LAST NAME or ORGANIZATION E07 7 PREFIX NAME ABBR E08 8 MIDDLE NAME E09 9 FIRST NAME E10 10 SUFFIX NAME E11 11 FEIN E12 12 ADDRESS E13 13 CITY E14 14 STATE E15 15 Z…

Book of Business (BOB)⎯a file that must be submitted to LAIVS at least once a calendar month that includes specified policy, vehicle, and customer information for all active policies with minimum liability coverage. Insurance providers who are not hosting a web service or whose w…

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, hereby adopts by reference, the Model User Guide for Implementing Online Insurance Verification - Using Web Services to verify evidence of auto liability insurance, version 5.0 April 18, 2012, by the In…

A. This Policy and Procedure Memorandum rescinds Policy and Procedure Memorandum Number 51 that was promulgated February 1983. B. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Commissioner of Administration, hereinafter referred to as “the commissioner,” shall have the author…

B. The following is a listing of contracts referred to in this memorandum. Any other type of contract needs prior approval from the state chief procurement officer. C. It is emphasized that this directive applies to contractual service for maintenance and contractual agreements f…

A. Contractual services include all contracts, interagency agreements, or other documents for the maintenance and service of equipment, buildings, or any other facilities and the lease and rental of equipment of any state agency under the jurisdiction of the Division of Administr…

A. In accordance with R.S. 39:1561(B), all agencies of the state government are hereby delegated the authority to purchase all contractual services up to their delegation of authority as issued by the state chief procurement officer, as defined above, in accordance with the curre…

A. Emissions whose quality as of the effective date of these regulations is higher than the standards set forth herein shall be maintained at the higher quality unless it can be affirmatively demonstrated to the department that a change in quality is justifiable and will not be c…

A. No person shall emit the carbon monoxide gases generated during the operation of a gray iron cupola, blast furnace or basic oxygen steel furnace unless they are burned in a direct-flame afterburner or are controlled by other means as may be approved by the administrative autho…

A. No person shall emit the carbon monoxide waste gas stream from any catalyst regeneration of a petroleum cracking system, petroleum fluid coker, or other petroleum process into the atmosphere unless the waste gas stream is burned in a direct flame afterburner or boiler or is co…

A. Unless otherwise provided by order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter “SEC”), each broker-dealer registered or required to be registered pursuant to R.S. 51:703(A)(1) shall make, maintain and preserve books and records in compliance with SEC Rules 17a-3 (17…

A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, unless otherwise provided by order of the SEC, each investment adviser registered or required to be registered pursuant to R.S. 51:703(A)(2) or notice filed pursuant to R.S. 51:703(D)(2) shall make, maintain and preserve book…

A. Before ceasing to conduct or discontinuing business, each broker-dealer and investment adviser shall arrange for and be responsible for the preservation of the books and records required to be maintained and preserved by this Rule for the remainder of the period specified. B. …

A. At no time shall it be possible for the plan assets to be used for, or diverted to, any person other than for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries, except that contributions made by the employer may be returned to the employer if the contribution was ma…

A. Effective January 1, 2007, 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(37), as enacted by the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, shall apply to the retirement system as provided herein. Effective with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2007, while a member is performi…

A. If benefits are payable pursuant to a domestic relations order that meets the requirements of section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code, then the applicable requirements of section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code will be followed by the retirement system.

A. Adjustments for Form of Benefit 1. If the form of benefit without regard to the automatic benefit increase feature is not a straight life annuity or a qualified joint and survivor annuity, then the adjustment under R.S. 11:784.1(B)(3)(a) is applied by either reducing the secti…

A. The board of trustees may, unless restricted by law, transfer assets of the plan to a collective or common group trust, as permitted under revenue ruling 81-100 and revenue ruling 2011-1 (or subsequent guidance), that is operated or maintained exclusively for the commingling a…

A. All detention and correctional occupancies in the state of Louisiana shall be inspected by the Office of State Fire Marshal at least annually. B. The term “detention and correctional occupancies” shall include, but shall not be limited to, detention centers, prisons, jails, pe…

A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Part of the sanitary code, and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows. Drug Wholesaler or Drug Distributor―any person or esta…

A. No person shall operate as a drug wholesaler, drug distributor or operate a drug warehouse within the state of Louisiana without first applying for, paying required fee and obtaining a permit to operate issued by the state health officer. Operating without such permit is a vio…

A. All buildings shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner approved by the state health officer and shall be large enough and constructed and located in a way to facilitate cleaning and maintenance of good storage conditions of drugs and drug products. B. [formerly paragr…

A. All grounds where buildings are located shall be properly graded to provide a natural drainage, thus preventing an accumulation of stagnant water and other material. B. [formerly paragraph 6:219] No litter, waste or refuse shall be allowed to accumulate in and around the build…

A. An ample supply of potable water (Part XII) under pressure shall be provided on the premises for drinking, cleaning, washing or other purposes. Such water supply shall not be connected to any other supply.

A. Readily retrievable records shall be maintained which will show the disposition of all prescription items. Such records shall be retained for two years.