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Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 20 > Part I – Physicians, Pharmacists and Dentists

§ 37:1661 Proof of registration when applying for state license
§ 37:1662 State licenses, issuance without proof of registration forbidden

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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 20 > Part I - Physicians, Pharmacists and Dentists

  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451

Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 20 > Part I – Pawnbrokers

§ 37:1781 Short title
§ 37:1782 Definitions
§ 37:1783 Nature of the pawn transaction
§ 37:1784 Waiver, agreement to forego rights; prohibited
§ 37:1785 Licensing of pawnbrokers; limit to location
§ 37:1786 Application; fees; bond
§ 37:1787 Eligibility for license, net assets or bond
§ 37:1788 Change in ownership; change in name; change in location; ceasing to do business
§ 37:1789 Records from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
§ 37:1790 Hours of pawnbrokers; days of operation
§ 37:1791 Maximum rate of interest
§ 37:1792 Pledgor’s warranty; division of things
§ 37:1793 Pawn ticket
§ 37:1794 Presentation of ticket, presumption
§ 37:1795 Lost, destroyed, or stolen ticket
§ 37:1796 Records to be kept, entries required
§ 37:1797 Records open to inspection
§ 37:1798 Information furnished to police, sheriff, or Department of Public Safety and Corrections
§ 37:1799 Service charge
§ 37:1800 Maturity dates; sale of things
§ 37:1801 Condition for sale of used motor vehicles; “title only” pawn transactions prohibited
§ 37:1802 Minors pledging things
§ 37:1803 Pledgor’s liability prohibited
§ 37:1804 Prohibited practices
§ 37:1805 Stolen things
§ 37:1806 Inspection; license; reprimand, suspension, revocation, surrender
§ 37:1806.1 Guidance by commissioner; advisory opinions
§ 37:1807 Injunctions; cease and desist orders; penalties
§ 37:1808 Acting as pawnbroker without complying with law; violations by pawnbroker; penalties

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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 20 > Part I - Pawnbrokers

  • Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. Source: FDIC
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Commercial vehicle: means every vehicle used or operated upon the public highways in connection with any business function except that of a common carrier or a contract or charter carrier, and except vehicles owned and used by churches, church schools, and religious orders for their purposes. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Office of Financial Institutions within the office of the governor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Current assets: include an investment made in cash, bank deposits, merchandise inventory and loans due from customers, excluding the pawn service charge. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
  • Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Law enforcement officer: means :

    (a)  The law enforcement officers of the office of state police and the probation and parole officers of the division of probation and parole of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782

  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • License: means the certificate of authority to operate a pawnshop as issued by the commissioner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Maturity date: means the last date subsequent to the pawn transaction upon which the pledgor can redeem a pledged thing. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Month: means that period of time from one date in a calendar month to the corresponding date in the subsequent calendar month. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Net assets: means the book value of current assets less applicable liabilities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Owner: means a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale, lease, or transfer of the possession, howsoever, thereof with right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with the right of immediate possession vested in such vendee, lessee, possessor, or in the event such similar transaction is had by means of mortgage and the mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or possessor or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Pawn transaction: means the lending of money on a deposit or pledge or taking other things into possession as security for money advanced. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Pawnbroker: means a person who lends money on a deposit or pledge or who takes other things into possession as security for money advanced or who makes a public display at his place of business of the sign generally used by pawnbrokers to denote his business, namely, three gilt or yellow balls, or who publicly exhibits a sign that money is to be loaned on things on deposit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Pawnshop: means the location at which, or premises upon which, a pawnbroker regularly conducts business. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Person: means natural and juridical persons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Person: means every natural person, individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association or other organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Things: means any property, movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal, and rights therein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1782
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451