Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 22, § 1545. Examination

A. Prior to the issuance of a license by the commissioner, a resident individual shall pass an examination for each line of insurance that an applicant seeks to transact in Louisiana unless exempt pursuant to R.S. 22:1551. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the lines of authority for which application is made, the duties and responsibilities of an insurance producer, and the insurance laws and regulations of this state. The applicant shall pass the examination if he achieves a score of at least seventy percent. Examinations required by this Section shall be developed and conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner.

B. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 315, § 2, eff. June 2, 2016.

C. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 273, § 2, eff. June 3, 2022.

D. All examinations shall be conducted frequently and at a place or places reasonably accessible to all applicants. The commissioner of insurance may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations providing the procedure for the examinations.

E. The content of the examination may be outlined in the licensing information handbook provided to applicants by the Department of Insurance, publishers of examination study materials, any prelicensing providers, and others wishing to provide this information.

F. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 485, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

G. The commissioner may contract, in accordance with R.S. 39:1551 et seq., with one or more private testing services for administering examinations and collecting examination fees. The commissioner may require that the applicant pay the cost of the examination directly to the testing firm.

H. A person who fails to appear for the examination as scheduled, or fails to pass the examination, must reapply for an examination and remit all required fees and forms before being rescheduled for another examination.

J. The commissioner of insurance may provide to a testing service provider under contract with the Department of Insurance any demographic information received by the department on applications relating to examinations taken to qualify for an insurance producer license if the commissioner requires the provider to review and analyze examination results in conjunction with the education level, gender, native language, race, or ethnicity of examinees.