LAC 46:III.1115. Reciprocity and Licensure without Examination

A. A person holding a license to engage in auctions issued to him by a proper authority of a state, territory or possession of the United States of America or the District of Columbia having licensing requirements comparable to Louisiana and who in the opinion of the board otherwise meets the requirements of the statute and rules may upon application be licensed without further examination. The nonresident auctioneer must comply with all other provisions of the statute and rules. B. A nonresident who does not hold a license in a reciprocal state must pass the examination and must comply with all other requirements of the statute and rules to be licensed in this state. C. Any applicant for licensing in this state who meets the requirements of LSA-R.S. 37:51 et seq. (The Welcome Home Act) will be required to take the Louisiana examination to be licensed in this state. D. Every nonresident applicant for a license under the statute and rules shall file with the board as part of the application for a license a written irrevocable consent that any cause of action growing out of any transaction subject to the statute and rules may be commenced against the licensee in the proper court of any parish of this state in which the cause of action may arise or in which the plaintiff may reside by a service of process upon the board as the licensee's agent and stipulating and agreeing that such service has been made upon the person according to the laws of this or any other state. Such instrument shall be in such form and supported by such additional information as the board may by rule require. E. All individuals making application for an auctioneer license per reciprocal agreement shall submit with their application a letter of certification from the state board or commission of their state of domicile, certifying that they are duly licensed in said state, stating their residency, date of issuance, expiration date and license number. F. Any applicant who receives a license solely under the requirements of LSA-R.S. 37:51 et seq. (The Welcome Home Act) cannot use that license to obtain a license in a reciprocal state.