RS 22:1703

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RS 22:1703

§1703. Public adjuster fees

A. A public adjuster may charge the insured a reasonable fee. A public adjuster shall not solicit for or enter into any contract or arrangement between an insured and a public adjuster which provides for payment of a fee to the public adjuster which is contingent upon, or calculated as a percentage of, the amount of any claim or claims paid to or on behalf of an insured by the insurer and any such contract shall be against public policy and is null and void.

B. A public adjuster shall not pay a commission, service fee, or other valuable consideration to another for public adjusting in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this Part and is not so licensed.

C. A person shall not accept a commission, service fee, or other valuable consideration for public adjusting in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this Part and is not so licensed.

Acts 2006, No. 806, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1210.103 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.