La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-361

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-361 - Administrative Actions

A. The department may deny any application to register any motor vehicle if it is determined that information, documentation, or other materials submitted in connection with the application is false, inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete, or if the incorrect amount is submitted as payment of the vehicle registration license tax. The department may retain, or return to the person submitting the application, any such information, documentation or other material. The department, in its discretion, may make copies of the information, documentation or other material prior to returning said things to the person submitting the items. The notice of the denial shall be issued at the time the application is rejected and may be hand delivered to the applicant or the person submitting the application on behalf of the applicant, or may be mailed to the applicant at the discretion of the department.

B. The department may cancel, suspend or revoke the registration of any motor vehicle if it is subsequently determined that information, documentation, or other materials submitted in connection with the application to register the motor vehicle was false, inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete, or if the incorrect amount was submitted as payment of the vehicle registration license tax. The department, in its discretion, may allow the applicant a reasonable opportunity to correct any problems prior to canceling, suspending, or revoking the registration. The notice of cancellation, suspension, or revocation shall be mailed to the applicant.

C. The applicant shall have 30 days from the date of any notice required by §361 to request an administrative hearing to review the action of the department. Any request for an administrative hearing shall only be mailed to the department at P.O. Box 64886, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70896-4886, or hand delivered to the Office of Motor Vehicle Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-361

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 23:1325 (October 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 47:463(A)(2).