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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 27, § 312. Revocation or suspension of a license; civil penalty

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The board or division, as may be applicable, shall initiate an administrative action and may revoke or suspend the license or permit of any person issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for any of the following:

(1) The failure to meet the requirements of suitability as defined in this Chapter or in any rules adopted by the board.

(2) The failure to meet the requirements for the issuance of a license as provided for in this Chapter or in any rules adopted by the board.

(3) Repeated violations of any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule of the board governing this Chapter. “Repeated violations” shall mean three violations of the same rule or statutory provision which have occurred on separate occasions by the same operator within a one-year period. The date of a violation shall be considered to be the date the citation for that violation is issued.

B. For all other violations not listed in Subsection A of this Section, the board or division, as may be applicable, may issue a civil penalty in accordance with an adopted schedule of penalties as required by R.S. 27:311.

C. In addition to or in lieu of the revocation or suspension of a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the board or division, as may be applicable, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for each violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule of the board governing this Chapter.

D. In lieu of revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee may enter into a consent agreement or settlement to pay a penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars.

E. No suspension imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall exceed a period of thirty days.

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