Louisiana Statutes
§ 37:1870 — Failure to comply; penalty
Louisiana § 37:1870
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 37Professions and Occupations
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 37:1870 (2026).
Text
§1870. Failure to comply; penalty
A.Anyone acting as an unlicensed secondhand dealer without complying with the
provisions of this Part 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 more
than two years, or both.
B.For a second offense, the offender 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.
C.For a third or subsequent offense, the offender shall be fined not less than five
thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard
labor for not less than five years nor more than ten years, or
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Legislative History
Acts 2011, No. 389, §1; Acts 2023, No. 151, §1.
Nearby Sections
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Maturity dates; sale of things§ 37:1802
Minors pledging things§ 37:1803
Pledgor's liability prohibited§ 37:1804
Prohibited practices§ 37:1805
Stolen things§ 37:1806.1
Guidance by commissioner; advisory opinions§ 37:1861
§ 37:1861§ 37:1861.1
Secondhand property; purchase when forbidden§ 37:1861.2
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