Bill > HB90

This bill establishes a new law in Louisiana to prevent restaurant reservation fraud by creating regulations for third-party restaurant reservation platforms. The bill defines a "food service establishment" as any restaurant, bar, or similar food-selling facility, and a "third-party restaurant reservation platform" as a website or mobile app that offers restaurant reservations and is not owned by the restaurant itself. Under this law, these platforms are prohibited from listing, advertising, promoting, or selling reservations for a restaurant without having a contractual agreement with that establishment. If a platform violates this rule, the Louisiana attorney general can impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation, with violations potentially accruing daily for each restaurant involved. The attorney general is also authorized to seek restitution for consumers who paid for a reservation through a platform without a valid restaurant agreement, with restitution limited to the amount actually paid by the consumer. Any monetary penalties collected will be used by the attorney general to support consumer protection and education efforts.

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