RS 32:1261.2: Payment to dealers; penalties

It shall be a violation of this Chapter for a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch, factory branch, officer, agent or other representative thereof, to fail to pay a dealer all monies due the dealer, except manufacturer hold-back amounts, within thirty days of the date of completion of the transactions or submissions of the claims giving rise to the payments to the dealers. Failure to make payments shall subject the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distribution branch, factory branch, officer, agent, or other representative thereof, to a penalty of the one and one-half percent interest per month, or fraction thereof, until sums due the dealer are fully paid.