LAC 55:I.2321. Recovery of Civil Penalties

A. To enforce the collection of a civil penalty levied upon a person determined by the deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to have committed an act that is a violation of these regulations, the deputy secretary: 1. may order the removal of the offending vehicle's license tag if the registration is from this state; 2. may seize any vehicle not registered within the state which is owned by the person or company in violation; 3. shall have the driver's or operator's license suspended for a violation(s) committed by the driver or operator. B. The secretary shall enforce the provisions of Subsection A as follows. 1. The removal of a vehicle's license tag shall be completed and, upon remittance of the levied penalty, reinstated in a manner consistent with the procedures required by the Office of Motor Vehicles. 2. When the person or company fails to remit a levied civil penalty within 90 days subsequent to the seizure of a vehicle as authorized in this Section, the Department of Public Safety and Correction shall collect the penalty in a manner consistent with applicable portions of R.S. 32:521 et seq. 3. The suspension of a driver's license shall be completed and, upon remittance of the levied penalty, reinstated in a manner consistent with the provisions required by the Office of Motor Vehicles.