Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3556.1 – Records; rules
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3556.1
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
- Consumer: means a natural person who purchases goods, services, or movable or immovable property or rights therein, for a personal, family, or household purpose and includes a purchaser or buyer in a consumer credit sale or transaction made with the use of a seller credit card or otherwise, or a borrower or debtor in a consumer loan, revolving loan account, or a lender credit card. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
- Licensed lender: means a person licensed by the commissioner to make consumer loans pursuant to this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
- Organization: means corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
- Person: as used in this Chapter means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
A. Each person regulated by this Part shall maintain records of its consumer credit sales or loans as required by the commissioner or by rule. Persons who make consumer credit sales and do not transfer or assign their agreements to a supervised financial organization, a lender who files notification pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 9:3564, or a licensed lender within thirty-five days, as provided by La. Rev. Stat. 9:3521, shall comply with the Records Retention Rule for licensed lenders, and shall promptly notify the commissioner that such person is collecting or otherwise enforcing consumer sales agreements or consumer loans and shall further retain copies of all such documents and contracts on file for examination by the commissioner.
B. Any records to be retained pursuant to this Section or regulations promulgated hereunder may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, or miniature or microphotographic process, or by any mechanical or electronic recording or re-recording electronic or optical imaging, chemical process, or other process or technique which accurately reproduces the original or forms or creates a durable medium for accurately reproducing the original record.
C. Each reproduction shall be treated for all purposes as if it were the original record, item, or instrument.
D. The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as he deems necessary to effect the purposes of this Part.
Acts 1995, No. 1184, §2; Acts 1997, No. 63, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1315, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.