Louisiana § 40:1463 Cease and desist orders

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1463 — Cease and desist orders

Louisiana § 40:1463

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1463 (2026).

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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a driving school or to offer instruction as a driving school instructor unless both the school and the instructor are currently licensed as a driving school by the department, or for a licensed driving school to engage in any prohibited activity. B. For the purpose of this Section, "prohibited activity" means:

(1)Activity normally conducted by a driving school such as classroom instruction, behind the wheel instruction, issuing certificates of successful completion to be used by an applicant to apply for a driver's license, advertising as a licensed, authorized, or approved driving school, or holding oneself out as an authorized or approved driving school or instructor without a license, authorization, or approval by the department.

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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a driving school or to offer instruction as a driving school instructor unless both the school and the instructor are currently licensed as a driving school by the department, or for a licensed driving school to engage in any prohibited activity.
B. For the purpose of this Section, "prohibited activity" means:
(1) Activity normally conducted by a driving school such as classroom instruction, behind the wheel instruction, issuing certificates of successful completion to be used by an applicant to apply for a driver's license, advertising as a licensed, authorized, or approved driving school, or holding oneself out as an authorized or approved driving school or instructor without a license, authorization, or approval by the department.
(2) Activity conducted by a driving school or an instructor, whether licensed or not, in which a student of the school is requested to go to, or is taken to, a hotel room, a private residence, or any other location not appropriate for a person of the student's age.
C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles may issue a cease and desist order to any person or business which is operating in violation of this Section. Any such cease and desist order shall be served either by regular mail with a proof of mailing issued by the United States Postal Service, or by hand delivery by a representative of the department. If the cease and desist order is served by mail with proof of mailing, it shall be deemed delivered on the seventh calendar day after the date affixed by the post office on the certificate or proof of mailing. The presumption of delivery in this Subsection shall not apply if the postal service returns the cease and desist order as undeliverable.
D. If the person or business subject to the cease and desist order in this Section cannot be served, or does not comply with the cease and desist order, the department may file a petition for injunctive relief as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure in district court. There shall be no suspensive appeal or stay of an order or judgment of the district court granting the department a preliminary or permanent injunction.
E. The department shall promulgate rules as it determines are necessary to aid in the implementation and enforcement of this Section, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.