§1896. Failure to comply; criminal penalty
A. Anyone acting as an unlicensed catalytic converter purchaser or seller who
obtains, possesses, acquires, or transports used or detached catalytic converters or who
provides false, fraudulent, altered, or counterfeit information or documentation in violation
of the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and be
imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days per violation as provided for
in Subsection D of this Section.
B. For a second offense, the violator shall be fined not more than two thousand
dollars and be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years per
violation as provided for in Subsection D of this Section.
C. For a third or subsequent offense, the violator shall be fined not more than ten
thousand dollars and be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years
per violation as provided for in Subsection D of this Section.
D.(1) Each unlawfully obtained, possessed, or transported used or detached catalytic
converter is a separate violation that subjects the individual or entity to a separate charge.
(2) Each fraudulent, altered, or counterfeit information or documentation is a
separate violation that subjects the individual or entity to a separate charge.
(3) Upon conviction, the court may order the individual or entity to pay restitution
for the value of the repair and replacement of the catalytic converter or be held liable as
otherwise provided by law.
Acts 2022, No. 584, §1; Acts 2023, No. 373, §1.