§ 37:1869 — Violations; penalty

§1869. Violations; penalty
A. Any licensed secondhand dealer who violates, neglects, or refuses to comply with
any provision of this Part shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than
sixty days, or both.
B. For the second offense, his occupational license shall be suspended for a thirty-day period, and he shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more
than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two
years nor more than five years, or both. For a third offense, his occupational license shall be
revoked, and he shall not thereafter be permitted to engage in the business of secondhand
dealer in this state.
C. Any secondhand dealer convicted of selling stolen goods shall have his
occupational retail license revoked.
D. The occupational license tax collector is hereby vested with the authority, upon
motion in a court of competent jurisdiction, to rule the noncomplying secondhand dealer to
show cause in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, as to why the
noncomplying secondhand dealer's retail occupational license should not be suspended or
revoked as prescribed under this Part. This rule may be tried out of term and in chambers
and shall be tried with preference and priority. If the rule is made absolute, the order
rendered therein shall be considered a judgment in favor of the municipality or parish.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 770, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1184, §1, eff. July 3, 2003; Acts 2011, No. 389, §1; Acts 2023, No. 151, §1.