La. Rev. Stat. § 32:300.1.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 300.1.1
Electric low-speed scooters; operation; exceptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Electric low-speed scooters may operate on sidewalks, bicycle paths, and highways, except that the department or any parish or municipal governing authority, or both, may limit or prohibit the operation of such scooters on any sidewalk, bicycle path, or highway under its jurisdiction if such prohibition or regulation is in the interest of safety.

(2) A parish or municipal governing authority may reasonably regulate and assess penalties for moving or parking violations applicable to the operator of an electric low-speed scooter on any sidewalk, bicycle path, or highway under its jurisdiction.

B. For purposes of this Section, the term "electric low-speed scooter" shall mean a rental or commercial scooter weighing less than one hundred pounds that has handlebars and an electric motor, is solely powered by an electric motor or human power, and has a maximum speed of not more than twenty miles per hour on a paved level surface when powered solely by an electric motor. An electric low-speed scooter shall not be considered a motor-driven cycle, a vehicle, or a motor vehicle.

C. No electric low-speed scooter shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number of persons for whom it is designed and equipped.

D. No person operating an electric low-speed scooter shall attach himself or the scooter to any other vehicle being operated upon a highway.

E. No person operating an electric low-speed scooter on a roadway shall carry any package, bundle, or article that prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand on its handlebars.

F.(1) Every person operating an electric low-speed scooter upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the same direction, except under any of the following circumstances:

(a) When overtaking and passing another electric low-speed scooter, bicycle, or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.

(b) When preparing to turn or turning left at an intersection, or into a private road or driveway.

(c) When reasonably necessary to avoid fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, substandard width lanes, or any other condition that makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. For purposes of this Paragraph, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for an electric low-speed scooter and another electric low-speed scooter, bicycle, or a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane.

(2) The operator of a motor vehicle, when overtaking and passing an electric low-speed scooter proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, shall exercise due care when the motor vehicle is passing the electric low-speed scooter, and shall leave a safe distance between the motor vehicle and the electric low-speed scooter of not less than three feet, and shall maintain such safe distance until safely past the overtaken electric low-speed scooter. The operator of a motor vehicle may pass an electric low-speed scooter traveling in the same direction in a no-passing zone only when it is safe to do so.

(3) Every person operating an electric low-speed scooter upon a highway of this state shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Chapter, except as provided in this Section or as otherwise limited or prohibited by the department or any parish or municipal governing authority, and except as to those provisions of this Chapter which by their very nature can have no application.

G. An electric low-speed scooter shall be equipped with a brake which enables the operator to make its braked wheels skid on dry, level, and clean pavements.

H. An electric low-speed scooter, when in use during the times specified in R.S. 32:301, shall be equipped with appropriate lights, reflectors, or reflective markings.

I. Any operator of an electric low-speed scooter under the age of seventeen years shall wear an approved helmet as provided in R.S. 32:199.

Acts 2019, No. 258, §1, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 283
Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors
Status: in_force

A. No person shall open any door of a motor vehicle located on a highway without first taking due precaution to ensure that his act shall not interfere with the movement of traffic or endanger any other person or vehicle.

B. No person shall leave open any door of a motor vehicle located on a highway for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2010, No. 618, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.29
Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity; recreational vehicles
Status: in_force

A.(1) In the event the licensee ceases to engage in the business of being a recreational vehicle dealer, or ceases to sell a particular recreational vehicle, and after notice to the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative by certified mail or commercial delivery service with verification of receipt, within thirty days of the receipt of the notice by the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative, the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative shall repurchase:

(a) All new recreational vehicles of the current and last prior model year delivered to the licensee and parts limited to those listed in the manufacturer's price book. The recreational vehicles and parts shall be repurchased at the cost to the licensee which shall include without limitation freight and advertising costs, less all allowances paid to the recreational vehicle dealer.

(b) At fair market value, each undamaged sign owned by the recreational vehicle dealer which bears a trademark or trade name used or claimed by the manufacturer, distributor, or representative if the sign was purchased from or purchased at the request of the manufacturer, distributor, or representative. Fair market value shall be no less than cost of acquisition of the sign by the recreational vehicle dealer.

(c) At fair market value, all special tools and service equipment owned by the recreational vehicle dealer, which were recommended in writing and designated as special tools and equipment and purchased from or purchased at the request of the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative, if the tools and equipment are in usable and good condition except for reasonable wear and tear. Fair market value shall be no less than the cost of acquisition of special tools and automotive service equipment by the recreational vehicle dealer.

(2) The manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative shall pay to the recreational vehicle dealer the costs of transporting, handling, packing, and loading of recreational vehicles, or parts, signs, tools, and equipment subject to repurchase.

(3) The manufacturer or converter shall make the required repurchase after the recreational vehicle dealer terminates his franchise and within sixty days of the submission to it, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or commercial delivery service with verification of receipt, of a final inventory of recreational vehicles and parts on hand.

B. Failure to make the repurchase without just cause shall subject the manufacturer or converter to a penalty of one and one-half percent per month, or fraction thereof, of the inventory value or returnable recreational vehicles, and parts, signs, special tools, and service equipment, payable to the dealer, as long as the repurchase is not made.

C.(1) Upon the involuntary termination, nonrenewal, or cancellation of any franchise by the manufacturer or converter, except for termination, nonrenewal, or cancellation resulting from a felony conviction, notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, whether entered into before or after the enactment of this Chapter or any of its provisions, the new recreational vehicle dealer shall be allowed fair and reasonable compensation by the manufacturer or converter as agreed by the parties, or lacking agreement, as determined by the commission, for the dealership facilities if the facilities were required to be purchased or constructed as a precondition to obtaining the franchise or to its renewal; provided that if such facilities were leased and the lease was required as a precondition to obtaining the franchise or to its renewal, then the manufacturer shall be liable for one year's payment of the rent or the remainder of the term of the lease, whichever is less.

(2) Payment under this Section shall entitle the manufacturers, converters, or distributors to possession and use of the facility.

(3) As used in this Section, "manufacturer" shall include a manufacturer, a converter, a distributor, a factory branch, distributor branch, or other subsidiary thereof.

(4) The obligation of the manufacturer or converter to purchase a dealership facility, pursuant to this Section, is equally applicable if an entity or person affiliated with the dealer is the owner or lessor of the facility.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1; Acts 2015, No. 435, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 42
Power of local parish authorities
Status: in_force

A. Local parish authorities or lake commissions shall, with respect to highways other than state maintained highways and with respect to public roads within their territorial limits, but outside corporate limits of any municipality therein, have henceforth, power to adopt ordinances regulating the matters enumerated in R.S. 32:41.

B. With respect to private roads when requested by the owner within recognized subdivisions within their territorial limits but outside the corporate limits of any municipality therein, local parish authorities shall henceforth have power to adopt ordinances regulating matters enumerated in R.S. 32:41(A)(9) and provides for stop signs at certain intersections.

C. Local parish authorities shall with respect to parking areas located outside the corporate limits of any municipality have, henceforth, the power to adopt ordinances regulating the matters enumerated in R.S. 32:41(D).

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 217, §1; Acts 1974, No. 412, §1; Acts 1975, No. 637, §1; Acts 1978, No. 433, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:863 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 863
Sanctions for false declaration; reinstatement fees; revocation of registration; review
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in this Section, when the secretary determines that a vehicle is not covered by security as required by this Chapter or that the owner or lessee has allowed the required security to lapse, he shall revoke the registration of the vehicle, impound the vehicle, and cancel the vehicle's license plate.

(2) Should the secretary determine that any person, whether in his application for registration of a motor vehicle or in his application for a motor vehicle inspection or otherwise, has submitted false information that the motor vehicle was covered by the security required by Section 861 of this Part, the secretary shall impose upon the owner or owner's lessee the sanctions set forth in Subsection (A)(1), but for a longer minimum period, as set forth hereinafter.

(3)(a) Sanctions for a violation of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be imposed until proof of required liability security is provided to the secretary and all reinstatement fees are paid. Sanctions for a violation of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall be imposed for a period of not less than twelve months nor more than eighteen months. However, in no event shall these sanctions be removed until such time as proof of the required security is provided to the secretary along with all appropriate fees required by law, including a reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars per violation of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection if the vehicle was not covered by the required security for a period of one to thirty days, two hundred fifty dollars if the vehicle was not covered by required security for a period of thirty-one to ninety days, and five hundred dollars if the vehicle was not covered by required security for a period in excess of ninety days. No reinstatement fee shall be imposed by the secretary if the vehicle was not covered by required security for a period of ten days or less and the insured surrenders the vehicle's license plate to the secretary within ten days or if the violation is the insured's first violation pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and the lapse of insurance coverage was for ten days or less, provided that immediate notice of the cancellation is given within one to five days before issuing the violation. In addition, notice shall be transmitted to the insured through any digitized credentials established pursuant to R.S. 39:17.2(D) within one to five days before issuing the violation. The reinstatement fees for violations of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall be as follows: two hundred fifty dollars for a first violation, five hundred dollars for a second violation, and one thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation. The reinstatement fee shall not be owed for an alleged violation of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection when proof of the required security is provided to the secretary within sixty days of the date of the notice. If at the time of reinstatement, a person has multiple violations and is within sixty days of the notice, the total amount of fees to be paid shall not exceed eight hundred fifty dollars for violations of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and one thousand seventy-five dollars for violations of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. At no time shall the total amount of fees, including administrative fees, exceed two hundred fifty dollars for persons sixty-five years or older. After sixty days of the date of the notice, all fees shall be considered final delinquent debt and therefore owed, and the eight-hundred-fifty-dollar limit for persons under sixty-five years shall no longer apply.

(b) Revenues from the reinstatement fees imposed by this Paragraph shall be used as follows:

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, except for R.S. 32:868, and after satisfying the requirements of the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, thirty-six percent of the revenues from the reinstatement fees shall be used as provided by law for the construction, maintenance, and operating expenses of new capital immovables and related movables.

(ii) In addition, fourteen percent of the revenues from the reinstatement fees shall be dedicated for obtaining equipment and related supplies to be used in connection with the issuance of validation stickers.

(iii) In addition, twenty-six percent of the revenues from reinstatement fees shall be dedicated to increase the salaries of all full-time employees of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles. Specifically, such monies derived from the reinstatement fees shall be used exclusively to fund the salary increases associated with the job reclassification and pay study submitted by the office of motor vehicles to the State Civil Service Commission on October 19, 1998, and approved by the Department of Civil Service effective December 31, 1998. Any use of the fees allocated by this Item for salary purposes other than those specified herein, including the use for annual merit increases, is expressly prohibited.

(c) Upon completion of the construction of the new capital immovables and related movables described in this Paragraph, forty percent of the revenue from reinstatement fees imposed by this Paragraph shall be deposited in the state general fund. However, fifteen percent of such revenues shall be reserved for maintenance and operating expenses of the complex.

(4) Fees shall be paid to the secretary, who shall remit them to the state treasurer to be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in R.S. 32:853(B)(2).

B. The sanctions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section shall not be imposed, and any fine, fee, or other monetary sanction which has been remitted to the secretary pursuant to the sanctions of this Section, specifically including any reinstatement fee paid pursuant to Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section and any fee paid pursuant to Paragraph (D)(5) of this Section, shall be promptly refunded by the secretary to the person who paid it, if the owner or lessee furnishes any of the following within sixty days of the notice:

(1) An original, a photocopy, or an image of the card that is displayed on a mobile electronic device of a Louisiana auto insurance identification card showing that the required security is in effect on the vehicle and has been continuous without lapse or an original or photocopy of any written communication from an insurer either to the insured or to the secretary stating that the required security is in effect on the vehicle and has been continuous without lapse, any one of which shall constitute sufficient evidence that the required security on the vehicle has not lapsed.

(2) If such evidence is not furnished by the owner or lessee, any other evidence satisfactory to the secretary, that each of the following conditions are met:

(a) The vehicle was at the time in question in fact covered by the required security.

(b) The vehicle is currently covered by security as required by R.S. 32:861 and that the required security has been continuous without lapse.

(c) The vehicle was not involved in an accident during the period when it was not covered by security as required by R.S. 32:861.

(3) Documentation satisfactory to the department that the vehicle was damaged as a result of a natural disaster which is the subject of a state of emergency declared by the governor and was treated as debris and removed, provided such natural disaster occurred prior to the reported cancellation of liability insurance.

C. If the person applies for a registration during the same period for which the surrendered plate would have been valid, credit shall be applied toward the purchase of a new plate. The credit shall be equal to the amount paid for the most recent registration of the motor vehicle multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the unused months of said registration and the denominator of which is the number of months for which said registration was issued.

D.(1) When the secretary seeks to impose the sanctions required in this Section, he shall send written notice to the owner, lessee, or other person against whom sanctions are intended at the last address furnished to the department. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 32:852(E), such notice may be sent by first class mail. A notice of noncompliance, issued by a law enforcement officer under the provisions of R.S. 32:863.1(C)(1), shall serve as notice to the owner, lessee, or other person. Prior to imposition of such sanctions, a hearing may be requested within ten days from the date of notice. Sanctions shall not be imposed until all rights for appeal have expired or been exhausted.

(2) At the hearing, the commissioner shall consider the correctness of his initial determination with regard to petitioner's violation of any provision of Subsection A or B of this Section. Should the commissioner find that his initial determination with regard to such a violation was correct, the revocation ordered by him shall be maintained and given effect. The commissioner shall rescind an ordered revocation only if he finds that petitioner violated no provision of Subsection A or B of this Section, and that the initial determination made by the commissioner was incorrect.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 883, §2.

(4) Within ten days after a person has exhausted his remedies with the commissioner, he shall have the right to file a petition in the district court in the parish of his domicile for a review of the final order of revocation. The court may exercise any action it deems appropriate.

(5) The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to offset the administrative cost of this Section not to exceed twenty-five dollars.

E. When a person's motor vehicle registration is suspended or revoked according to the provisions of this Section, it shall remain suspended or revoked and the person shall be prohibited from renewing his driver's license, obtaining a duplicate driver's license, renewing his motor vehicle registration, or obtaining reissuance of his motor vehicle registration until the reinstatement requirements of this Section are satisfied.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 115, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 538, §1; Acts 1981, No. 743, §1; Acts 1983, No. 282, §1; Acts 1984, No. 212, §1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 866, §1; H.C.R. No. 186, 1986 R.S., eff. June 30, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 616, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1987, No. 553, §1; Acts 1988, No. 269, §1; Acts 1991, No. 391, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §18; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 159, §1; Acts 1999, No. 157, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 371, §1; Acts 2001, No. 883, §§1 and 2; Acts 2001, No. 916, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1109, §1; Acts 2003, No. 405, §1, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 611, §1; Acts 2006, No. 406, §1; Acts 2011, No. 370, §2; Acts 2012, No. 824, §1; Acts 2014, No. 639, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 641, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 414, §1; Acts 2023, No. 377, §1, eff. June 14, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 415.2
Operating vehicle while under suspension or revocation; removal of license plate
Status: in_force

A.(1) When a law enforcement officer stops a motor vehicle at an administrative violations checkpoint, or in connection with an alleged violation of the law, or when a law enforcement officer investigates an accident, or for any other reason, the law enforcement officer shall determine if the driver's license of the operator of a motor vehicle registered in this state is suspended or revoked. The law enforcement officer shall further determine if the operator is the registered owner of the motor vehicle stopped, involved in the accident, or otherwise subject to any investigation for any other reason as contemplated by this Section.

(2)(a) If the law enforcement officer determines the driver's license of the operator of a motor vehicle registered in this state is suspended or revoked at the time of the stop, pursuant to any provision of this Title or any court order, and the motor vehicle registered in this state is registered in the name of the operator in the department's vehicle registration records, the law enforcement officer shall remove the license plate from the motor vehicle, and the operator of the motor vehicle shall be issued a notice of suspension or revocation of his driving privileges on a physical form or a similar electronic form that is provided by the department.

(b) A copy of the notice of suspension or revocation of driving privileges shall be attached to the motor vehicle license plate and both shall be delivered to an office of motor vehicles, in the parish or municipality where the violation occurred, within three calendar days after the notice of suspension or revocation of driving privileges was served on the person violating this Section. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall revoke the registration of such motor vehicle after verifying that the operator of the motor vehicle is also the registered owner of the vehicle. The office of motor vehicles shall store any license plate removed pursuant to this Section at the office to which it was delivered for ten business days after receipt.

(c) The notice of the suspension or revocation of driving privileges shall serve as notice of judicial review rights. Any action for judicial review of the suspension or revocation of driving privileges shall be in the same manner and under the same conditions as provided in R.S. 32:414.

(d) An operator of a motor vehicle who has a revoked or suspended driver's license shall have ten business days from the date that the notice of suspension or revocation of driving privileges was issued, to comply with all laws and regulations, including payments of fees and penalties due, to have his driving privileges reinstated. If the operator of the motor vehicle does not or cannot comply with all of the reinstatement requirements for all of the suspensions and revocations of his driving privileges within ten business days of the receipt of the notice of driver's license suspension or revocation, the office of motor vehicles shall destroy the seized license plate.

(e) The department shall promptly investigate an allegation made by such operator of a motor vehicle that the removal of the vehicle's license plate and the suspension or revocation of his driving privileges will deprive him or his family of the necessities of life, or will prevent him or his family from earning a livelihood. If the department so finds, it may issue a hardship license plate to be placed on the motor vehicle. The office of motor vehicles may establish rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.

B. Prior to reinstatement of registration and license plate privileges, any operator who cannot prove, within ten business days after the offense, that his driver's license was not suspended or revoked at the time of the offense shall pay a reinstatement fee of ten dollars to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to offset the costs of administering this Section. The reinstatement fee required in this Subsection shall be in addition to any other reinstatement requirements imposed for each pending suspension or revocation on the operator's driving record at the time of reinstatement.

C.(1) If the operator and owner of the motor vehicle was properly licensed in this state at the time notice was issued, any valid license plate shall be returned within forty-eight hours of providing proof he was properly licensed, exclusive of legal holidays, to the owner of the motor vehicle at no cost.

(2)(a) Any law enforcement officer who removes a license plate pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall issue a temporary sticker, denoting its use in lieu of an official license plate, to be attached to the rear end of the motor vehicle. The sticker shall bear the date upon which it was issued in written or stamped numerals or letters not less than three inches in height. The temporary sticker shall be valid for a period of ten business days for an operator with a valid driver's license to operate the motor vehicle on the public streets and highways. After the expiration of the ten-day period, the vehicle shall not be operated on the public streets and highways until the motor vehicle is registered in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the sale, transfer, or other reassignment of the motor vehicle, except that if the department determines the sale, transfer, or other reassignment was done to avoid compliance with this Section, the department may refuse to re-register the vehicle until the operator complies with the requirements of this Section.

(b) The temporary stickers required by this Paragraph shall be designed and produced by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, and the department shall supply such stickers, at no cost, to law enforcement agencies authorized by law to enforce traffic laws.

(c) Upon expiration of the sticker, the motor vehicle shall not be driven until the owner or lessee has complied with the requirements of this Section. In the event the motor vehicle is being driven after the expiration of the temporary sticker provided for in this Paragraph, the motor vehicle shall be impounded.

D.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall promulgate rules and regulations for implementation of the provisions of this Section. Once the department has published the notice of intent to adopt the permanent rules in the Louisiana Register, and the period for public comment has expired, the department is authorized to adopt the proposed rule as an emergency rule to expedite the enforcement of this Section subject to legislative oversight as provided in R.S. 49:961, 962, and 966.

(2) To this end, no license plate shall be taken or destroyed pursuant to the authority granted by this Section until such rules are properly promulgated in accordance with law.

(3) The limitation provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall not be construed as to otherwise limit the enforcement of laws relative to operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license.

E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as authorizing any action under this Section if the operator is not also the registered owner of the vehicle as is reflected in the vehicle registration records of the department.

Acts 2014, No. 802, §1; Acts 2021, No. 211, §7; Acts 2022, No. 250, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 262
Controlled access highways
Status: in_force

A. The department may establish certain highways as controlled access highways and prohibit the entrance to, or exit from, such highways except at designated points.

B. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled access highway except at such entrances and exits as have been designated by the department.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:379 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 379
Applicability; regulations in excess of R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386 prohibited
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Part governing width, height, length, tire pressure, weight, and load shall apply to vehicles in regular operation, as defined in R.S. 32:1. Vehicles operated under the terms of special permits are covered in R.S. 32:387.

B. The department shall not enact any regulation to allow any vehicle to travel the highways of this state in excess of the limits or requirements provided in R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386, both inclusive.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:457 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 457
Authorized rules
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this Part in order to fully effectuate the purpose and intent hereof.

Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:378.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 378.4
Autonomous vehicle equipment requirements
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle with autonomous technology that is designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system for all trips shall not be subject to motor vehicle equipment laws or equipment regulations of this state that relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver and are not relevant for an automated driving system.

Acts 2022, No. 268, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 414.5
Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards
Status: in_force

A. The driver's license or special identification card of an alien student or nonresident alien shall be canceled if the alien has falsified any information required in R.S. 32:409.1 for the purposes of obtaining a driver's license or a special identification card from the office of motor vehicles. The secretary shall notify the person who is the subject of the notice at that person's last known address.

B. When a law enforcement officer places a person under arrest and seizes the driver's license or the special identification card in accordance with R.S. 14:100.13(B), the driver's license or special identification card shall be surrendered to the office of motor vehicles for cancellation.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 46, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 414.4
Commercial motor vehicle operator; notification requirements
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle who violates a state or local law or a law of a foreign jurisdiction meeting the requirements of 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 383 relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, in any other state, or such foreign jurisdiction, shall notify the department, in the manner specified by the secretary (unless exempted by the department by rule or regulation), of such violation within thirty days after the date he is adjudicated guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction, enters a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, suffers a forfeiture in connection with any such violations, or suffers a conviction as defined herein. The department may waive this requirement if permitted by the Federal Highway Administration.

(2) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle who drives for hire or compensation or who operates a commercial motor vehicle as a part of his employment, even if such operation is only occasional and who violates a state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than a parking violation, in any other state, shall notify his employer, in the manner specified by the department and the employer, of such violation within thirty days after he is adjudicated guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction, enters a plea of nolo contendere, or suffers a forfeiture in connection with any such violation. The department or the employer may require the driver to report violations of foreign law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation. A violation includes an administrative action.

B. A driver of a commercial motor vehicle who drives for hire or who operates a commercial motor vehicle as part of his employment, even if such operation is only occasional; whose driver's license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state; who loses the privilege to drive in any state for any period; or who is disqualified from driving for any period, including out-of-service orders, shall notify his employer in the manner specified by the department before the end of the next business day following the day the driver received notice of the fact. A nonresident commercial driver shall report any such suspension, revocations, or cancellation by any foreign jurisdiction. An employer or the department shall require the driver to report such actions taken by foreign authorities.

C. A driver applying for employment as a commercial motor vehicle operator or who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the course and scope of his employment, even if such operation is only occasional, shall notify his prospective employer of any previous employment. This information shall include a list of names and addresses of the driver's previous employers for which he drove a commercial motor vehicle, the dates the applicant drove for such employer, and the reason for leaving the employment. The applicant shall certify that such information is true and correct. The department or the employer may require the applicant to furnish additional information.

Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1279 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1279
Record keeping
Status: in_force

A. All vehicle protection product warrantors shall keep accurate accounts, books, and records concerning transactions regulated under this Chapter.

B. A vehicle protection product warrantor's accounts, books, and records shall include:

(1) Copies of all vehicle protection product warranties.

(2) The name and address of each warranty holder.

(3) The dates, amounts, and descriptions of all receipts, claims, and expenditures.

C. A vehicle protection product warrantor shall retain all required accounts, books, and records pertaining to each warranty holder for at least two years after the specified period of coverage has expired. A warrantor discontinuing business in this state shall maintain its records until it furnishes the executive director satisfactory proof that it has discharged all obligations to warranty holders in this state.

D. Vehicle protection product warrantors shall make all accounts, books, and records concerning transactions regulated under this Chapter available to the executive director for examination.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1256.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1256.2
National recreational product shows
Status: in_force

A. National recreational product shows are hereby authorized as provided for in this Section.

B. When used in this Section, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Paragraph:

(1) "National recreational product show" or "show" means a controlled event promoted by an organizer who seeks sponsorships from distributors or manufacturers of recreational products where their products are shown. A national recreational product show requires all of the following:

(a) The participation of at least three or more sponsors.

(b) A duration of no longer than ten days.

(c) A non-selling show with no execution of sales contracts, credit applications, taking of security deposits, or delivery of any recreational product.

(2) "Non-Louisiana" means a distributor or manufacturer who holds a current license as a distributor or manufacturer in another state.

(3) "Organizer" means any person, alone or with others, whose principal business activity is the promotion of shows. An organizer shall be licensed as a promoter pursuant to R.S. 32:1254.

(4) "Product specialist" means any person selected by the sponsor to assist in the sponsor's participation in a show.

(5) "Sponsor" means a distributor or manufacturer who pays cash or an in-kind fee to an organizer in return for access to the commercial potential associated with a show.

C. The presence of product specialists, business cards, brochures, pricing sheets and other points of sales devices to answer consumer questions are not prohibited at a national recreational product show.

D.(1) An organizer shall obtain a license from the commission on an application prescribed by and with the information required by the commission.

(2) The application shall be submitted to the commission not less than sixty days prior to the opening of the show.

(3) A license fee of five hundred dollars shall be included with the application.

E. Participation in a national recreational product show is limited to distributors or manufacturers who are licensed in Louisiana pursuant to this Chapter, except as provided in Subsection F of this Section.

F. In order to participate in a national recreational product show in Louisiana, non-Louisiana recreational products distributors and manufacturers shall register their participation with the commission not later than ten business days prior to the date of the show. To register, each non-Louisiana recreational product distributor or manufacturer shall submit its name, address, a copy of its current equivalent license from the state of its domicile, and a fee of two hundred fifty dollars to the commission.

G. The commission may adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2012, No. 855, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 302
Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
Status: in_force

A. Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which distance such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in R.S. 32:301, in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.

B. Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the mounted height of lamps or devices it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:388 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 388
Penalties; payments
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whoever owns or drives any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of any rule, regulation, directive, or requirement of the secretary adopted pursuant to R.S. 32:380 through 385 or in violation of R.S. 32:380 through 385 shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation.

(2) All commercial vehicles rated one ton or greater, except automobiles, private passenger pickup trucks, private passenger vans, recreational vehicles, buses, utility vehicles convoying to or from emergency service restoration due to a natural disaster, and tow trucks unless the tow truck has a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds or is hauling or carrying a vehicle not exempt from the provisions of this Section, shall be required to stop at a stationary weight enforcement scale location.

(3) Each vehicle that is required to stop at a department stationary weight enforcement scale location and that fails to stop shall be assessed the following penalty:

(a) Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand pounds shall be fined one hundred dollars for failure to stop at the department stationary weight scales. This fine shall be in addition to any other fine which may be assessed for other violations.

(b) Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or more shall be fined five hundred dollars for failure to stop at the department stationary weight scales. This fine shall be in addition to any other fines which may be assessed for other violations.

(4) Any vehicle which inadvertently bypasses the department stationary weight scales and returns to the scales voluntarily without the assistance of law enforcement shall not be assessed any penalty for bypassing the scales.

B.(1)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph, whoever owns or operates any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of any rule, regulation, directive, or requirement of the secretary adopted under R.S. 32:386 or in violation of R.S. 32:386 shall be required to reduce the load to the maximum permissible gross weight and shall be assessed a penalty on such weight which exceeds the maximum permissible gross weight as defined by R.S. 32:386 or maximum allowable axle weights, whichever results in the higher fine, in accordance with the following schedule:

OVERWEIGHT PENALTY

POUNDS

1 to 999$10.00 minimum

1,000 to 1,9991¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

2,000 to 2,9992¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

3,000 to 3,9993¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

4,000 to 4,9994¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

5,000 to 5,9995¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

6,000 to 6,9996¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

7,000 to 7,9997¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

8,000 to 8,9998¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

9,000 to 9,9999¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

10,000 to 10,99910¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

11,000 and over11¢ per pound in excess of legal limit

(b)(i) Any truck hauling concrete or construction aggregates shall not be assessed a penalty for weight which exceeds the maximum allowable axle weights, if such truck does not also exceed the maximum permissible gross weight as provided in R.S. 32:386 and such truck is not operating on the interstate system.

(ii) Any truck hauling hot mix asphalt which is performing work pursuant to a contract with the state or the governing authority of a parish or municipality shall not be assessed a penalty for weight which exceeds the maximum allowable axle weights, if such truck does not also exceed the maximum permissible gross weight as provided in R.S. 32:386 and such truck is not operating on the interstate system.

(iii) Any truck fitted with a compactor body which is engaged in the collecting and hauling of solid waste including residential solid waste, agricultural waste, commercial solid waste, construction or demolition debris, garbage, industrial solid waste, trash, white goods, woodwaste, and yard trash, as defined in the rules and regulations of the Department of Environmental Quality, shall not be assessed a penalty for weight which exceeds the maximum allowable axle weights if such truck does not also exceed the maximum permissible gross weight as provided in R.S. 32:386 and 387 and such truck is not operating on the interstate system. Such truck shall not be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law or pursuant to issuance of a special permit, if the waste is wet and the location from which the waste was collected had received measurable precipitation, as recorded by National Weather Service recognized observation stations, within twenty-four hours prior to collection provided the total excess weight is ten percent or less of the truck's maximum permissible gross weight and such truck is not operating on the interstate system. If the total excess weight is greater than ten percent of the truck's maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law or pursuant to issuance of a special permit, the assessed penalty shall be calculated only on the excess weight which is above the ten percent allowance for water weight.

(iv) Effective from August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2020, no truck hauling ready-mixed concrete shall be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law, provided the total excess weight is ten percent or less of such truck's maximum permissible gross weight, such truck contains a certificate evidencing its most recent mixer chip-out of build-up occurred within the previous ninety days, such truck does not exceed the posted load while crossing a posted bridge, such truck is not operating on the interstate system, and no tire on such truck exceeds its tire weight rating. If such truck's total excess weight is greater than ten percent of its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law, such truck shall be assessed a penalty calculated on the total amount by which the truck's weight exceeds its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law. For the purposes of this Item, a "ready-mixed concrete truck" is defined as a vehicle designed exclusively to transport or manufacture ready-mixed concrete and includes a concrete pump truck engaged in hauling ready-mixed concrete. This Item shall not apply to any ready-mixed concrete truck as defined in R.S. 32:387.20 that has been issued a permit pursuant to R.S. 32:387.20.

(v) No dump truck hauling concrete or construction aggregates shall be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible axle weight, as determined by law, provided that the total excess gross weight is five percent or less of the truck's maximum permissible gross weight, the truck does not exceed the posted load while crossing a posted bridge, the truck is not operating on the interstate system, and no tire on the truck exceeds its tire weight rating. However, the maximum gross vehicle weight of any such vehicle shall not exceed eighty thousand pounds plus a tolerance thereon of not more than two percent. If the truck's total excess gross weight is greater than five percent of its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law, the truck shall be assessed a penalty calculated on the total amount by which the truck's weight exceeds its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined by law, and shall not exceed eighty thousand pounds plus a tolerance thereon of not more than two percent. For the purposes of this Section, "dump truck" shall mean a vehicle designed exclusively to transport construction aggregates.

(c) Prior to assessment of a penalty for weight which exceeds the maximum allowable axle weights, the owner or operator is authorized to shift the load to reduce or eliminate such excess axle weight penalties as long as no part of the shipment is removed.

(2) Whoever owns or drives any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of its licensed weight but less than or equal to its legal maximum gross weight may be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars and shall be required to increase its license to the weight being carried not to exceed the legal maximum.

(3) The owner or driver of a vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of the bridge formula axle spacing requirements of R.S. 32:386(H) shall be fined fifty dollars for each violation.

(4)(a) Whoever owns any business entity engaged in the sale or shipment of construction aggregates requiring a weigh master, not including asphalt, or transfer sales or shipment from rail, barge, or ship to wholesale stockpiles or inventories within a five-mile radius of the point where the shipment was transferred, who violates, or whose driver or contract driver violates any rule, regulation, directive, or requirement of the secretary adopted under R.S. 32:386 or violates R.S. 32:386 shall also be assessed a separate penalty for each violation in accordance with the schedule set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or any law to the contrary, any such business, or weigh master thereof, who releases a vehicle that is within the maximum permissible gross weight limitations for travel on a state highway shall not be assessed any penalty when said vehicle is found in violation of gross maximum weight limitations while traveling on any interstate highway. For purposes of enforcing this Subsection, any weights and standards or state policeman having reason to believe that such owner is in violation of R.S. 32:386 is authorized to enter and go upon, without formal warrant, any vehicle, stand, place, building, or premises, for the purpose of inspecting only the shipping ticket or tickets issued in connection with the particular load found in violation of R.S. 32:386 by any weights and standards police in order to determine whether such sales at the origin of shipment contain the amounts represented and are offered for sale or sold in a manner in accordance with law. The discovery of an overweight vehicle after proper weighing shall constitute "reason to believe" for purposes of this Subsection.

(b) When used in this Section, "construction aggregates" means any of the following:

(i) Sand.

(ii) Gravel.

(iii) Crushed stone.

(iv) Reef shell.

(v) Clam shell.

(vi) Sand-clam shell mixture.

(vii) Sand-reef shell mixture.

(viii) Sand clay gravel.

(ix) Clam-reef shell mixture.

(x) Crushed concrete.

(xi) Expanded clay.

(xii) Calcium sulfate hemihydrate.

(xiii) Asphalt.

(xiv) Bulk soil.

(xv) Dirt.

(xvi) Bulk rock.

(xvii) Sand rock.

(xviii) Asphalt millings.

C.(1) Whoever owns or drives any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of any rule, regulation, directive, or requirement of the secretary adopted pursuant to R.S. 32:387 or in violation of the terms and conditions of any special permit issued under R.S. 32:387 shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars.

(2) Whoever owns or drives a vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of an overweight special permit shall be assessed a penalty for each pound of gross weight in excess of the special permit weight in accordance with the following schedule and may increase the permissible gross weight authorized by the special permit if he shall satisfy any special conditions imposed by the secretary or otherwise shall reduce his load to the maximum weight allowed under his special permit:

Pounds Over Permit

Gross Weight Penalty

0 to 3,000 2¢ per pound

3,001 to 5,000 3¢ per pound

5,001 to 10,000 4¢ per pound

10,001 and over $100 plus 5¢ per pound

(3) Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2022.

D. Whoever owns or drives any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of R.S. 32:387(F) shall be assessed a penalty of twenty-five dollars.

E. Whoever owns or drives a vehicle or combination of vehicles without a proper escort when such escort is required by a special permit shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be impounded until a proper escort is secured by the permittee.

F. Payments for penalties imposed by the Department of Transportation and Development and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be remitted to the Transportation Trust Fund. However, any payments for citations for weight limit violations on parish roads in a parish shall be paid to the public works department of said parish.

G.(1) All penalties collected by the secretary and the commissioner shall be paid into the state treasury on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month following their collection and, in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. However, after a sufficient amount of the penalties collected by the secretary and the commissioner is allocated from the fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the fees paid into the Bond Security and Redemption Fund pursuant to this Paragraph into the Transportation Trust Fund created under Article VII, Section 27 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, and the Department of Transportation and Development shall keep a set of books showing from whom every dollar is paid and for what purpose. It also shall keep in its file vouchers or receipts for all monies paid out.

Acts 1992, No. 902, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §10; Acts 1993, No. 847, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1186, §1; Acts 1999, No. 685, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 121, §1, eff. April 19, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 1201, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1219, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 426, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2010, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 723, §1; Acts 2014, No. 291, §1; Acts 2016, No. 371, §1; Acts 2018, No. 312, §1; Acts 2018, No. 441, §1; Acts 2020, No. 324, §1; Acts 2021, No. 384, §§1, 5, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2021, No. 442, §1; Acts 2024, No. 239, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:863.1.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 863.1.2
Reinstatement Relief Program
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner of the office of motor vehicles is authorized to implement a Reinstatement Relief Program for persons who owe reinstatement fees imposed pursuant to R.S. 32:863 for having a lapse in insurance coverage.

B. The commissioner shall determine the amount of reinstatement fees that the person owes. The person shall promptly pay the amount determined to be owed no later than ten calendar days from the date that the commissioner sets the amount that is owed. If the person needs to make payment arrangements, the person shall execute an installment agreement with the office of motor vehicles. Such an installment agreement shall only be for the amount determined to be owed by the commissioner together with all fees associated with the installment agreement as provided in R.S. 32:429.4. If a person executes an installment contract, that person shall maintain eligibility to remain in the Reinstatement Relief Program only if they make all payments required in the installment agreement. If a person fails to make a timely payment and fails to pay the missed payment with the associated late fee before the next scheduled payment, the person shall be removed from the Reinstatement Relief Program and shall not be eligible to reenter the Reinstatement Relief Program.

C. The commissioner may request such documentation and information from the person as is necessary to determine the amount of any payment and the number of any payment, including but not limited to income tax returns and prior bankruptcy filings.

D. If the person successfully completes the Reinstatement Relief Program, the office of motor vehicles shall issue documentation to the person indicating the amount of debt that was paid and the amount of debt that was forgiven.

Acts 2024, No. 629, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.31
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known as and may be cited as the "New Recreational Vehicle Warranty Act".

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:431 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 431
Driving is a privilege; expulsion or suspension from school, cause for suspension of license
Status: in_force

A.(1) As used in this Section, "disciplinary action" means an expulsion or suspension from school for ten or more consecutive school days or an assignment to an alternative educational setting for ten or more consecutive school days in accordance with any policy of the school or of the local public school board, limited to expulsions, suspensions, and assignments to alternative educational settings for infractions involving the sale or possession of drugs, alcohol, or any other illegal substance, the possession of a firearm, or an infraction involving assault or battery on a member of the school faculty or staff. The governing authority of any public elementary or secondary school shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section.

(2) As used in this Section, "license" or "driver's license" shall include a Class "E" learner's license and intermediate license as provided for in R.S. 32:407.

B.(1) In addition to any other authority to deny driving privileges, upon receipt of written notification from a principal or headmaster at a public or private school pursuant to R.S. 17:416.1(D), the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall take the following action with respect to the student if he is an unemancipated minor between fifteen years of age and eighteen years of age:

(a) If the student has a driver's license, the department shall suspend the driver's license for a period of one year beginning as provided for in Subsection C of this Section.

(b) If the student has not obtained a driver's license, or if he applies for a different driver's license, any license which he obtains during the period of one year beginning as provided for in Subsection C of this Section shall be immediately suspended for the duration of such one-year period.

(2) The written notice from the principal or headmaster at a public or private school required in this Subsection shall include a copy of the student's disciplinary documentation and the full name, address, date of birth, social security number, and license number, if available, of the student and the name, address, and telephone number of the student's parents, guardian, or custodial parent.

C.(1)(a) Within fifteen days of receipt of written notice from the principal or headmaster, the department shall send notice of the following by certified mail to the last known address of any student who is subjected to such disciplinary action and the student's parents, guardian, or custodial parent:

(i) That any license he holds will be suspended on the thirtieth day following the date the notice was sent by the department and that the license shall be returned to the office of motor vehicles within five days of its suspension.

(ii) That if he does not hold a license, any license he may obtain during one year from the thirtieth day of the date the notice was mailed shall be immediately suspended for the remainder of such year.

(b) The notice shall also advise that a special identification card may be obtained from the office of motor vehicles pursuant to R.S. 40:1321. The notice shall also include a notice of the student's right to request a hearing or a hardship license as provided for in Subsections D and F of this Section.

(2)(a) Any period of suspension under this Section shall begin upon the occurrence of the first of the following:

(i) The receipt by the department of the driver's license.

(ii) Thirty days after the date the notice of suspension is mailed to the student by the department as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, or the receipt of a written notice of the disposition of an application for hardship driving privileges if it was applied for prior to the beginning of the suspension pursuant to Subsection D of this Section, whichever occurs last.

(b) A license suspension shall not extend beyond the student's eighteenth birthday. At the conclusion of the suspension, the department, in its discretion, may return the license to the student or issue the student a new license, once a reinstatement fee of sixty dollars has been paid to the department.

D. Prior to or after the start of the suspension period, a student may apply to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for provisional student or family hardship driving privileges upon presentation of appropriate documentation as determined by the office of motor vehicles. Upon approval, a student may receive provisional driving privileges in order to drive to and from school, work, a drug or alcohol treatment counseling program, or a mental health treatment program, as appropriate, when no other transportation is available. Such driving privileges shall not exceed those granted by the license that was suspended.

E. Any student whose license is suspended pursuant to this Section may otherwise be eligible for reapplication or reinstatement if, after six months from the date of denial or suspension, the principal notifies the department in writing that the student has displayed exemplary student behavior at school, has not violated any school policies or been found guilty of any misconduct pursuant to R.S. 17:416 or any policy of the school or of the local public school board, and no further disciplinary measures have been taken.

F. Within fifteen days of the date of the notice required by Subsection C of this Section the student may request an administrative hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. The hearing request shall be made in writing to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, and the hearing shall be held by the Division of Administrative Law pursuant to Chapter 13-B of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The department shall promptly forward the hearing request to the Division of Administrative Law, and the hearing shall be held within thirty days of receipt by the department of the hearing request or as soon as practicable, unless continued at the request of the student. At the request of the student, the hearing may be limited to a review of the written record. The sole issue at the hearing shall be whether the provisions of this Section have been met. The reasons for disciplinary action or the propriety of disciplinary action shall not be an issue at the hearing. The license shall not be suspended until completion of the administrative hearing. Failure of the student or his representative to make an appearance at the time and place noticed for the hearing shall constitute a withdrawal of the hearing request and result in the suspension provided for in this Section.

G. No insurer issuing a policy of automobile insurance covering property damages, personal injury, or accidental death shall increase any rate or premium charges for insurance coverage because of any suspension of a license under the provisions of this Section. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the increase of any automobile insurance rate or premium, pursuant to a rate increase which is approved by the commissioner of insurance, for a class of insurance of which the person whose license has been suspended pursuant to this Section.

H. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate all necessary rules and guidelines for the implementation of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary.

Acts 2003, No. 732, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 459, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:341.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 341.1
Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment
Status: in_force

A. Any farm trailer, farm semi-trailer, rubber-tired farm wagon or cart, drawn rubber-tired farm equipment, or implement of husbandry manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1973 and operated or moved only incidentally on the highways of this state shall be exempt from the braking requirements imposed by the State of Louisiana, including more particularly but not exclusively those requirements set forth in this subpart, provided its gross weight does not exceed ten thousand pounds or when the speed of such vehicle does not exceed thirty miles per hour. The exemption for farm vehicles described herein shall apply only to those vehicles used exclusively in transporting farm produce, livestock, farm supplies and implements of husbandry.

B. All farm trailers or farm semi-trailers of a gross weight exceeding three thousand pounds manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1973, and used on the highways of this state shall be required to meet the braking requirements imposed by the state of Louisiana. Any rubber-tired farm wagon or cart, drawn rubber-tired farm equipment, or implement of husbandry, manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1973, and designed primarily for field use, and operated or moved only incidentally on the highways of this state, shall continue to be exempt from the braking requirements imposed by the state of Louisiana, including more particularly but not exclusively those requirements set forth in this subpart, provided its gross weight does not exceed ten thousand pounds or the speed of such vehicle does not exceed thirty miles per hour. The provisions of this paragraph shall be applicable only to vehicles used exclusively in transporting farm produce, livestock, farm supplies and implements of husbandry.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 17, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 415
Operating vehicle while license is suspended; offenses in other states; record of offenses given other states
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon any public highway of this state during the period of suspension, revocation or cancellation of any license which may have been issued to him by this state or by any other state.

B.(1) Any period of suspension or revocation shall automatically be extended for a period of one year from the date the licensee would otherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license upon his conviction for any offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle committed during such period. No driver shall use a license issued to him in another state or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state, upon receiving notice of his conviction, or of the entry of a plea of guilty and sentence thereupon, or of the forfeiture of bail in another state of federal jurisdiction for any offense, which if committed in this state, would be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.

(2) The court may order a licensee who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section to have an ignition interlock device installed on any vehicle in which the licensee operates when the license was suspended, revoked, or canceled pursuant to the implied consent law in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:661 et seq. or for a violation of any of the following:

(a) R.S. 14:98.

(b) R.S. 14:32.1.

(c) R.S. 14:39.1.

(d) R.S. 14:39.2.

(e) A parish or municipal ordinance that prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

(3) If the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection are ordered by a court, the court shall order that the ignition interlock device remain installed for a period of time not less than the remaining period of suspension, revocation, or cancellation.

C.(1) A person with a Class "D" or Class "E" driver's license who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may be fined up to five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, and may be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand two hundred fifty dollars. A person shall not be arrested or imprisoned for a violation of this Section due solely to a suspension imposed pursuant to R.S. 32:414(R)(1).

(2) A person with a Class "A", "B", or "C" driver's license who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may be fined up to five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both and may be subject to a civil penalty of up to two thousand five hundred dollars.

D.(1) If the court finds that the defendant violated Subsection A at the time of conduct resulting in a conviction for a second or subsequent offense violation of R.S. 14:98, the offender shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned for not less than seven days nor more than six months. At least seven days of such imprisonment shall be without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed for the violation of R.S. 14:98. In addition the person may be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand two hundred fifty dollars.

(2) If the person is operating a Group "A", "B", or "C" vehicle, and the court finds that the defendant violated Subsection A of this Section, at the time of conduct resulting in a conviction for a second or subsequent offense in violation of R.S. 14:98, the offender shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than seven days nor more than six months. At least seven days of such imprisonment shall be without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed for the violation of R.S. 14:98. In addition, the person may be subject to a civil fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §6; Acts 1968, No. 273, §12; Acts 1968, No. 599, §1; Acts 1974, No. 508, §1; Acts 1982, No. 556, §1; Acts 1984, No. 457, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 680, §1; Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 382, §1; Acts 2004, No. 905, §1; Acts 2022, No. 701, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 457, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:210.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 210.4
Areas of operation
Status: in_force

A personal delivery device operated under this Subpart may be operated either:

(1) In a pedestrian area at speeds up to twelve miles per hour.

(2) At a speed not to exceed twenty miles per hour in a nonpedestrian area, provided that the personal delivery device shall not cross any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour at an intersection.

Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:300.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 300.2
Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Electric personal assistive mobility devices shall be authorized to operate on sidewalks, bicycle paths, and highways with posted speed limits of twenty-five miles per hour or less, except that any parish or municipal governing authority may limit or prohibit the operation of such devices on any sidewalk, bicycle path, or highway under its jurisdiction if such a prohibition or regulation is necessary and in the interest of safety.

B. For purposes of this Section, the term "electric personal assistive mobility device" shall mean a self-balancing two-, non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one person at a time, with an electric propulsion system which limits the maximum speed of the device to not more than twenty miles per hour. An electric personal assistive mobility device shall not be considered a motor scooter, an electric scooter, a vehicle, or a motor vehicle.

Acts 2004, No. 551, §1; Acts 2004, No. 805, §1; Acts 2010, No. 618, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:289 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 289
Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in a call on a cellular radio telecommunication device while driving a school bus.

B. For purposes of this Section, "cellular radio telecommunication device" shall mean a device capable of sending or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service and which requires the operator to dial numbers manually or by voice recognition. It does not include citizens band radios or citizens band radio hybrids or any device with a push-to-talk function used in a similar manner as a citizens band radio or a citizens band radio hybrid.

C. This Section does not apply to the use of a cellular telecommunication device for the purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation:

(1) An emergency system response operator, 911 public safety communications dispatcher, or school administrator.

(2) A hospital or emergency room.

(3) A physician's office or health clinic.

(4) An ambulance or fire department rescue service.

(5) A fire department, fire protection district, or volunteer fire department.

(6) A law enforcement agency.

D. A violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punished by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Acts 2008, No. 355, §1; Acts 2019, No. 377, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.1
Unauthorized acts; marine products
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of this Part:

(1) For a manufacturer, a distributor, a wholesaler, distributor branch, or factory branch of marine products or any officer, agent, or other representative thereof:

(a) To induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, any licensee:

(i) To order or accept delivery of any marine product, appliances, equipment, parts or accessories therefor, or any other commodity or commodities which shall not have been voluntarily ordered.

(ii) To order for any person any parts, accessories, equipment, machinery, tools, appliances, or any commodity whatsoever.

(iii) To assent to a release, assignment, novation, waiver, or estoppel which would relieve any person from liability to be imposed by law, unless done in connection with a settlement agreement to resolve a matter pending a commission hearing or pending litigation involving a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or factory branch, or officer, agent, or other representative thereof.

(iv) To enter into a franchise with a licensee or during the franchise term, use any written instrument, agreement, release, assignment, novation, estoppel, or waiver, to attempt to nullify or modify any provision of this Chapter, or to require any controversy between a marine dealer and a manufacturer to be referred to any person or entity other than the commission, or duly constituted courts of this state or the United States, if such referral would be binding upon the dealer. Such instruments are null and void, unless done in connection with a settlement agreement to resolve a matter pending a commission hearing or pending litigation.

(v) To waive the right to a jury trial.

(vi) To participate in an advertising group or to participate monetarily in an advertising campaign or contest or to purchase any promotional materials, showroom, or other display decorations or materials at the expense of such marine dealer.

(vii) To adhere to performance standards that are not applied uniformly to other similarly situated marine dealers. Any such performance standards shall be fair, reasonable, equitable, and based on accurate information. If marine dealership performance standards are based on a survey, the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch, or factory branch shall establish the objectivity of the survey process and provide this information to any marine dealer of the same-line make covered by the survey request. Each response to a survey used by a manufacturer in preparing an evaluation or performance-rating of a marine dealer shall be made available to that marine dealer, or it cannot be used by the manufacturer. However, if a customer requests that the manufacturer or distributor not disclose the consumer's identity to the dealer, the manufacturer may withhold the consumer's identity in providing the survey response to the dealer, and the manufacturer may use the response. Any survey used must have the following characteristics:

(aa) It was designed by experts.

(bb) The proper universe was examined.

(cc) A representative sample was chosen.

(dd) The data was accurately reported.

(viii) To release, convey, or otherwise provide customer information, if to do so is unlawful or if the customer objects in writing. This does not include information that is necessary for the manufacturer to meet its obligations to the marine dealer or consumers in regard to contractual responsibilities, marine product recalls, or other requirements imposed by state or federal law. The manufacturer is further prohibited from providing any consumer information received from the marine dealer to any unaffiliated third party.

(ix) To pay the attorney fees of the manufacturer or distributor related to hearings and appeals brought under this Chapter.

(x) To order or accept delivery of any vehicle with special features, appliances, accessories, or equipment not included in the list price of the vehicle as publicly advertised.

(b) To refuse to deliver to any licensee having a franchise or contractual arrangement for the retail sale of marine products sold or distributed by such manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or factory branch, any marine product, publicly advertised for immediate delivery, within sixty days after such marine dealer's order shall have been received.

(c) To threaten to cancel any franchise existing between such manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or factory branch and the marine dealer for any reason.

(d) To unfairly, without just cause and due regard to the equities of the marine dealer, cancel the franchise of the licensee. The nonrenewal of a franchise with a marine dealer or his successor without just provocation or cause, or the refusal to approve a qualified transferee or qualified successor to the dealer-operator as provided for in the selling agreement, shall be deemed a violation of this Subparagraph and shall constitute an unfair cancellation, regardless of the terms or provisions of such franchise. However, at least ninety days notice shall be given to the dealer of a cancellation or nonrenewal of a franchise except for a cancellation arising out of fraudulent activity of the dealer principal which results in the conviction of a crime punishable by imprisonment.

(e) To refuse to extend to a licensee the privilege of determining the mode or manner of available transportation facility that such marine dealer desires to be used or employed in making deliveries of marine products to him or it.

(f) To ship or sell marine products to a licensee prior to the licensee having been granted a license by the commission to sell such products.

(g) To unreasonably withhold consent to the sale, transfer, or exchange of the dealership to a qualified transferee capable of being licensed as a marine dealer in this state, provided the transferee meets the criteria generally applied by the manufacturer in approving new marine dealers and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the standard franchises.

(h) To fail to respond in writing to a written request for consent as specified in Subparagraph (g) of this Paragraph within sixty days of receipt of a written request on the forms, if any, generally utilized by the manufacturer or distributor for such purposes and containing the information required therein. Failure to respond shall be deemed to be consent to the request.

(i) To sell or offer to sell a new or unused marine product directly to a consumer except as provided in this Chapter.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 770, §2.

(k) To fail to designate and provide to the commission in writing the community or territory assigned to a licensee. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not apply when the marine products consist of a trolling motor, boat trailer, or watercraft trailer.

(l) To unreasonably discriminate among competing, similarly situated, same-line make dealers in the sales of the marine products, in the availability of such marine products, in the terms of incentive programs or sales promotion plans, or in other similar programs.

(m) To use any subsidiary, affiliate, or any other controlled person or entity, or to employ the services of a third party, to accomplish what would otherwise be illegal conduct under this Chapter on the part of the manufacturer or distributor.

(n) To make a change in the area of responsibility described in the franchise or sales and service agreement of a dealer, without the manufacturer or distributor giving the marine dealer and the commission no less than sixty days prior written notice by certified or registered mail.

(2) For a marine dealer, used marine product dealer, marine product salesman:

(a) To require a purchaser of a marine product, as a condition of sale and delivery thereof, to also purchase special features, appliances, accessories, or equipment not desired or requested by the purchaser; however, this prohibition shall not apply as to special features, appliances, accessories, or equipment which are permanently affixed to the marine product.

(b) To represent and sell as a new marine product any marine product, the legal title of which has been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser.

(c) To use any false or misleading advertisement in connection with his business as such marine dealer or marine product salesman.

(d) To sell or offer to sell makes, models, or classifications of new marine products for which no franchise and license to sell is held.

(e) Except as otherwise approved by the commission, to sell or offer to sell a marine product from an unlicensed location.

(f) To deliver to a prospective purchaser a new or a used marine product on a sale conditioned on financing, i.e., a spot delivery, except on the following terms and conditions which shall be in writing and shall be a part of the conditional sales contract or other written notification signed by the purchaser:

(i) That if the sale is not concluded by the financing of the sale to the purchaser within twenty-five days of the delivery, the sale contract shall be null and void.

(ii) That the marine product being offered for trade-in by the purchaser shall not be sold by the marine dealer until the conditional sale is complete.

(iii) That there shall be no charge to the purchaser should the conditional sale not be completed, including but not limited to mileage charges or charges to refurbish the marine product offered for trade-in. However, the purchaser shall be responsible for any and all damages to the marine product or other marine products damaged by the fault of the purchaser and any and all liability incurred by the purchaser during the purchaser's custody of the marine product to the extent provided for in R.S. 22:1296.

(iv) That if the conditional sale is not completed, the marine dealer shall immediately refund to the purchaser upon return of the marine product all sums placed with the dealership as a deposit or any other purpose associated with the attempted sale of the marine product.

(v) That the prospective purchaser shall return the marine product to the dealership within forty-eight hours of notification by the marine dealer that the conditional sale will not be completed. If the prospective purchaser does not return the marine product to the dealership within forty-eight hours of notification by the marine dealer, an authorized agent of the marine dealer shall have the right to recover the marine product without the necessity of judicial process, provided that such recovery can be accomplished without unauthorized entry into a closed dwelling, whether locked or unlocked and without a breach of peace.

(g) To pay a fee to any person in return for the solicitation, procurement, or production by that person of prospective purchasers for new and used marine products, except to a salesman licensed under the provisions of this Chapter.

(h) To fail to fully and completely explain each charge listed on a retail buyer's order or marine product invoice prior to the purchase of a marine product.

(i) When selling a marine product to a consumer, to assess any consumer services fees, which shall include fees for treating the interior upholstery of the marine product, oil changes, roadside assistance, dealer inspections, or any other service offered by the dealer, without allowing the buyer to refuse such services and be exempt from payment for such services. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not apply to dealer-added options or accessories which are permanently affixed to the marine product.

(3)(a) For any person or other licensee to modify a franchise during the term of the agreement or upon its renewal if the modification substantially and adversely affects the dealer's rights, obligations, investment, or return on investment without giving a sixty-day written notice of the proposed modification to the licensee and the commission unless the modifications are required by law, court order, or the commission. Within the sixty-day notice period, the licensee may file with the commission a complaint for a determination whether there is good cause for permitting the proposed modification. The party seeking to modify or replace an agreement shall demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that there is good cause for the modification or replacement. The commission shall schedule a hearing within sixty days to decide the matter. Multiple complaints pertaining to the same proposed modifications shall be consolidated for hearing. The proposed modification may not take effect pending the determination of the matter.

(b) In making a determination of whether there is good cause for permitting a proposed modification, the commission may consider any relevant factor including:

(i) The reasons for the proposed modification.

(ii) Whether the proposed modification is applied to or affects all licensees in a nondiscriminating manner.

(iii) The degree to which the proposed modification will have a substantial and adverse effect upon the licensee's investment or return on investment.

(iv) Whether the proposed modification is in the public interest.

(v) The degree to which the proposed modification is necessary to the orderly and profitable distribution of marine products and other services by the licensee.

(vi) Whether the proposed modification is offset by other modifications beneficial to the licensee.

(c) The decision of the commission shall be in writing and shall contain findings of fact and a determination of whether there is good cause for permitting the proposed modification. The commission shall deliver copies of the decision to the parties personally or by registered mail.

(4) For any employee of a licensee while acting in the scope of his employment, to accept any payment, commission, fee, or compensation of any kind from any person other than the employing licensee, unless such payment is fully disclosed to and approved by the employing licensee.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1; Acts 2014, No. 111, §1; Acts 2014, No. 770, §2; Acts 2016, No. 530, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 900
"Motor Vehicle Liability Policy" defined
Status: in_force

A. A "Motor Vehicle Liability Policy" as said term is used in this Chapter, shall mean an owner's or an operator's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in R.S. 32:898 or 899 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued except as otherwise provided in R.S. 32:899, by an insurance carrier duly authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the benefit of the person named therein as insured.

B. Such owner's policy of liability insurance:

(1) Shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles with respect to which coverage is thereby to be granted; and

(2) Shall insure the person named therein and any other person, as insured, using any such motor vehicle or motor vehicles with the express or implied permission of such named insured against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of such motor vehicle or motor vehicles within the United States of America or the Dominion of Canada, subject to limits exclusive of interest and costs with respect to each such motor vehicle as follows:

(a) Fifteen thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and

(b) Subject to said limit for one person, thirty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and

(c) Twenty-five thousand dollars because of damage to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

(d) An owner may exclude a named person as an insured under a commercial policy if the owner obtains and maintains in force another policy of motor vehicle insurance which provides coverage for the person so excluded which is equal to that coverage provided in the policy for which the person was excluded. The alternative coverage is required for both primary and excess insurance.

C. Such operator's policy of liability insurance shall insure the person named as insured therein against loss from the liability imposed upon him by law for damages arising out of the use by him of any motor vehicle not owned by him, within the same territorial limits and subject to the same limits of liability as are set forth above with respect to an owner's policy of liability insurance.

D. Such motor vehicle liability policy shall state the name and address of the named insured, the coverage afforded by the policy, the premium charged therefor, the policy period and the limits of liability, and shall contain an agreement or be endorsed that insurance is provided thereunder in accordance with the coverage defined in this Chapter as respects bodily injury and death or property damage, or both, and is subject to all the provisions of this Chapter.

E. Such motor vehicle liability policy need not insure any liability under any worker's compensation law nor any liability on account of bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured while engaged in the employment, other than domestic, of the insured, or while engaged in the operation, maintenance or repair of any such motor vehicle nor any liability for damage to property owned by, rented to, in charge of or transported by the insured.

F. Every motor vehicle liability policy shall be subject to the following provisions which need not be contained therein:

(1) The liability of the insurance carrier with respect to the insurance required by this Chapter shall become absolute whenever injury or damage covered by said motor vehicle liability policy occurs; said policy may not be cancelled or annulled as to such liability by an agreement between the insurance carrier and the insured after the occurrence of the injury or damage; no statement made by the insured or on his behalf and no violation of said policy shall defeat or void said policy;

(2) The satisfaction by the insured of a judgment for such injury or damage shall not be a condition precedent to the right or duty of the insurance carrier to make payment on account of such injury or damage;

(3) The insurance carrier shall have the right to settle any claim covered by the policy, and if such settlement is made in good faith, the amount thereof shall be deductible from the limits of liability specified in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section:

(4) The policy, the written application therefor, if any, and any rider or endorsement which does not conflict with the provisions of the Chapter shall constitute the entire contract between the parties.

G. Any policy which grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for a motor vehicle liability policy and such excess or additional coverage shall not be subject to the provisions of this Chapter. With respect to a policy which grants such excess or additional coverage the term "motor vehicle liability policy" shall apply only to that part of the coverage which is required by this Section.

H. Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide that the insured shall reimburse the insurance carrier for any payment the insurance carrier would not have been obligated to make under the terms of the policy except for the provisions of this Chapter.

I. Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide for the prorating of the insurance thereunder with other valid and collectible insurance.

J. The requirements for a motor vehicle liability policy may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance carriers which policies together meet such requirements.

K. Any binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements for such a policy.

L.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section, an insurer and an insured may by written agreement exclude from coverage the named insured and the spouse of the named insured. The insurer and an insured may also exclude from coverage any other named person who is a resident of the same household as the named insured at the time that the written agreement is entered into, and the exclusion shall be effective, regardless of whether the excluded person continues to remain a resident of the same household subsequent to the execution of the written agreement. It shall not be necessary for the person being excluded from coverage to execute or be a party to the written agreement. For the purposes of this Subsection, the term "named insured" means the applicant for the policy of insurance issued by the insurer.

(2) The form signed by the insured or his legal representative which excludes a named person from coverage shall remain valid for the life of the policy and shall not require the completion of a new driver exclusion form when a renewal, reinstatement, substitute, or amended policy is issued to the same named insured by the same insurer or any of its affiliates. Any changes to an existing policy, including but not limited to the addition of vehicles or insured drivers to said policy, regardless of whether these changes create new coverage, do not create a new policy and do not require the completion of a new agreement excluding a named person from coverage. For the purpose of this Subsection, a new policy shall mean an original contract of insurance which an insured enters into through the completion of an application on the form required by the insurer.

M.(1) Except for those tow trucks carrying liability coverage under the provisions of R.S. 32:1717, for those motor vehicles owned or operated by persons engaged in the business of actual farming and used primarily, but not exclusively, in carrying farm produce from farm to market or returning therefrom carrying goods and merchandise back to the farms, individually or cooperatively, where such carrying is not primarily for hire, or for motor vehicles being used for the transportation of forest products in their natural state, every motor carrier as defined in R.S. 32:1 shall be covered by a liability policy. Public liability and property damage insurance on motor carriers operating a vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight or gross combined weight rating in excess of twenty thousand pounds shall have the following liability limits:

(a) Those vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than twenty thousand pounds, but not more than fifty thousand pounds shall have:

(i) Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury or death of one person in any one accident, and

(ii) Subject to said limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and

(iii) Twenty-five thousand dollars because of damage to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

(b) Those vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than fifty thousand pounds shall provide a combined minimum single coverage limit of three hundred thousand dollars or the equivalent coverage of one hundred thousand dollars for injury or death to any one person, with a required minimum of not less than three hundred thousand dollars per occurrence, and twenty-five thousand dollars property damage.

(2) If, however, the motor carrier has qualified with the United States Department of Transportation (Interstate Commerce Commission) as a self-insurer, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 10927, or has qualified for self-insurance under the provisions of R.S. 32:1042, the carrier shall be authorized as a self-insurer in Louisiana.

(3) The department may impose a fee not to exceed one dollar per vehicle to cover the expenses resulting from the administration of the provisions of this Subsection.

(4) In addition, all security providers for motor carriers, beginning June 15, 1995, shall notify the secretary, on a form required by the secretary, within forty-five calendar days from the date when any policy, bond, deposit, or other item of security is terminated, withdrawn, canceled, lapsed, or otherwise made ineffective.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §21. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1984, No. 237, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1000, §1; Acts 1992, No. 979, §1; Acts 1995, No. 301, §1, eff. June 15, 1995; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 34, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 368, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 81, §1; Acts 2008, No. 921, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 17, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1442
"Licensing authority" defined
Status: in_force

As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority" shall mean the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles.

Acts 1991, No. 498, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:852 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 852
Commissioner to administer law; hearings; notice to injured parties; appeal to court
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration and shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the commissioner under the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, whenever a person is involved in an accident and as a result thereof, whether directly or indirectly, the director of public safety is requested or required to hold an administrative hearing to determine whether or not that person's driver's license or driving privilege is to be suspended, cancelled, or revoked, the director shall, in addition, notify each party who suffered personal injury or property damage in such accident of the hearing. Such notification shall be made by regular or first class mail to the last known address of the party. The notification shall state therein that the hearing will be held, for what purpose the hearing will be held, that the party to whom the notification is made may attend the hearing, and that the hearing shall in addition be held for the purpose of determining whether or not compensation has been made for damages.

C. Any order or act of the commissioner, under the provisions of this Chapter, shall be subject to review by appeal to the district court of the parish of East Baton Rouge or by appeal to the district court of the domicile of appellant, provided an appeal is filed in the district court within thirty days from the effective dates of the order or act of the commissioner, at the instance of any party in interest. The court shall determine whether the filing of the appeal shall operate as a stay of any such order or decision of the commissioner. The court may, in disposing of the issue before it, modify, affirm or reverse the order or decision of the commissioner in whole or in part.

D. The deputy secretary for the office of public safety services shall annually include in his budget a provision for the expenditure of funds to improve the enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law. Ten days prior to the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, he shall submit a written report to each house of the legislature on the effectiveness of the law and his enforcement efforts, for amending the law, and for additional authority or financial assistance he requires to enforce the law effectively.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, no fine, fee, or other monetary sanction shall be imposed for failure to respond to any notice required as provided in this Chapter as it provides for notices of suspension or revocation of driving privileges or motor vehicle registration privileges unless the notice was transmitted by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §2. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 626, §1. Acts 1984, No. 212, §2, eff. July. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 1020, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 57
Penalties; alternatives to citation
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection and Subsections H and I of this Section, the first violation of the provisions of this Chapter or any regulation of the department, secretary, and commissioner made pursuant thereto shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred seventy-five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, unless otherwise specifically provided. A subsequent violation shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.

(2) If a violation of R.S. 32:53(A)(2) is committed in the preparation of or during the commission of a felony offense in order to escape detection, the violator shall be punished by an additional fine of two hundred dollars or by imprisonment of an additional thirty days, or both. For any violation of R.S. 32:53(A)(2), the vehicle may be immediately impounded.

B. If the violator is other than an individual, there shall be no imprisonment but a double fine imposed.

C.(1) Each governing authority on whose behalf citations are issued for alleged violations of the provisions of this Chapter shall establish a procedure by which alleged offenders may promise, in writing, to appear in court to answer the charge or charges. The written promise to appear shall be accepted in lieu of posting bond or depositing a driver's license.

(2) Each city, parish, and district court for traffic offenses within their respective jurisdictions may also establish a procedure by court rule by which certain traffic offenses, as determined by the court, constitute one-time-appearance violations. Alleged offenders who are charged with a one-time-appearance violation and who have not paid the fine prior to the date and time for appearance as indicated on the citation shall be presumed to plead not guilty. The alleged offender shall then, at the date and time indicated on the citation, appear in court, be arraigned and proceed to trial. If the trial is not held on the date indicated on the citation and no continuance has been granted, then the charges against the alleged offender may be dismissed.

D. Each governing authority on whose behalf citations are issued for alleged violations of the provisions of this Chapter shall establish a procedure by which alleged offenders may plead guilty or nolo contendere to the alleged offense and pay the fine by mail. However, if the offender fails to pay the fine by mail in advance of adjudication and fails to appear at the time and date indicated on the citation, the court may impose an additional penalty in an amount not to exceed the amount of the fine for the original violation unless the fine was paid by certified mail and the postmark indicates that the payment was mailed on or before the date indicated on the citation. In addition, each governing authority shall establish a procedure allowing for payment of the fine by credit card as it may designate. However, the procedure shall not limit such payments to payment by credit card.

E. The provisions of Subsections C and D of this Section shall not apply to citations alleging that the operator of the motor vehicle was:

(1) Operating the motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.

(2) Exceeding the speed limit by fifteen miles per hour or more.

(3) Exceeding the speed limit in a school zone.

(4) Driving with a suspended license.

(5) Drag racing.

(6) Cited for failure to maintain compulsory security.

F. The provisions of Subsections C and D of this Section shall not apply when the operator was involved in an accident in which a person was injured, nor shall those provisions apply when an operator is alleged to have committed the same offense twice within a period of one hour.

G.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who is found guilty, pleads guilty, or pleads nolo contendere to any motor vehicle offense when the citation was issued for a violation on the Huey P. Long Bridge or the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge or approaches to and from such bridges by police employed by the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission shall pay an additional cost of five dollars.

(2) All proceeds generated by this additional cost shall be deposited into the state treasury.

H. If a person operating a motor vehicle exceeds the speed limit or breaches a construction zone or utility work safety zone on the portion of a highway or road which is under active construction or maintenance and construction or utility workers are on site, or which is in the process of being repaired and construction or utility workers are on site, the fine shall be not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

I. If a person operating a motor vehicle violates the provisions of this Chapter while on the portion of a highway which is designated as a highway safety corridor pursuant to R.S. 32:267, the fine shall be not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, unless otherwise specifically provided.

J. For purposes of Subsections H and I of this Section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Construction zone" shall mean an area of a highway with construction, maintenance, or utility work activities marked by temporary traffic control devices consisting of signs, channelizing devices, barriers, pavement markings, and work vehicles.

(2) "Utility work safety zone" shall mean an area where utility companies are actively performing work such as digging, installing, or repairing underground or overhead utilities marked by temporary traffic control signs.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1983, No. 583, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1036, §1; Acts 1997, No. 775, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1011, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1145, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1032, §1; Acts 2008, No. 168, §1; Acts 2012, No. 834, §5, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2021, No. 478, §1, eff. June 29, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 426, §1; Acts 2023, No. 256, §1; Acts 2024, No. 127, §1; Acts 2025, No. 202, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:416.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 416.1
Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person who is less than seventeen years of age to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any highway, street, public road, or public thoroughfare at any time between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. except when accompanied by a parent, tutor, or any other person twenty-one years of age or older, having custody of the minor.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §13. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 266, §1; Acts 1981, No. 775, §1; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.24
Recreational vehicle repairs
Status: in_force

Suppliers of mechanical repairs and services for any recreational vehicle subject to regulation pursuant to this Chapter shall provide each consumer with an itemized bill indicating repairs and services performed, parts replaced, or materials used, the total labor charge, and the identity of the mechanic, repairman, or supplier who performed the work. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit a supplier of mechanical repairs and services from charging a service fee for the use of shop supplies such as rags, fender covers, small amounts of fluid, or other items which are not itemized, provided that such fee does not exceed five percent of the total invoice for mechanical repairs or thirty-five dollars, whichever is less.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:669 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 669
Suspension of nonresident's operating privilege; notification to state of residence
Status: in_force

A. When a nonresident driver submits to the chemical test, or refuses to take an approved chemical test as provided for in R.S. 32:661 et seq., the arresting officer or agency shall notify the department, which shall give information, in writing, to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he has a license.

B. When it has been finally determined that a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, the Department of Public Safety shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he has a license.

Acts 1983, No. 632, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 2020, No. 40, §2, eff. June 4, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:219 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 219
Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks
Status: in_force

The driver of a motor vehicle emerging from or entering an alley, private road or driveway, or building shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching on any sidewalk extending across such alley, road or driveway, or building entrance.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 141, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.1
Escort vehicles; permit to operate required
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of R.S. 32:388 and except for those vehicles provided for in R.S. 32:385, or any rule or regulation adopted under authority thereof, or of any other provision of law or rule or regulation, all motor vehicles excluding motorcycles, shall be proper escorts in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:388 and any other laws and rules or regulations providing with respect to motor vehicles and traffic regulation, for the moving of house trailers on the roads, streets and highways of this state.

B.(1) Each company which operates an escort service in this state shall register annually with the secretary in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. The oversight review of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Section shall be conducted by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. The secretary shall establish a permit fee sufficient to cover the costs of the service. The fee shall not be less than ten dollars.

(2) Each application for registration shall be accompanied by each of the following:

(a) The name and address of the agent for service of process. The agent shall reside in and shall be domiciled in this state.

(b) Proof of coverage for general liability insurance, motor vehicle liability insurance, and workers' compensation, each providing for a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars in coverage.

(c) Proof that each driver of an escort vehicle has a valid operator's license issued by a state or territory of the United States.

(d) Such other information as the secretary by rule may require.

C. The secretary may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue a registration for any violation of the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.

D. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be fined one hundred dollars for each offense.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 433, §1. Acts 1986, No. 575, §1; Acts 2018, No. 289, §1.

{{NOTE: THE CITE OF R.S. 32:388 IN 32:387.1 REFERS TO R.S. 32:388 AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE 1977 REGULAR SESSION.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:388.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 388.1
Penalties; multiple violations
Status: in_force

Whoever owns or drives any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of two or more of the provisions of this Part at any one time shall be assessed the greater or the greatest of the penalties, in the full amount of the penalty. The department is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to provide that in addition to assessment of the greater or greatest penalty, the owner or driver shall be assessed a penalty not to exceed ten dollars for each other violation committed at the same time; however, such rules and regulations shall only be promulgated provided the Federal Highway Administration initiates official sanctions which would result in the loss of National Highway System apportionment or other federal funds should such penalties for multiple violations not be provided.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 677, §1. Acts 1993, No. 692, §1, eff. June 21, 1993; Acts 2010, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 384, §§1, 5, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.10
Establishment of new motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the commission receives an application for a recreational products dealer's license which would add a new motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership, it shall first notify the existing licensed motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership or dealerships selling the same-line makes, models, or classifications within a thirty-mile radius of the proposed dealership, and such dealer or dealers may object to the granting of the license.

B. Whenever the commission receives an application for a recreation products dealer's license which would relocate an existing motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership, it shall first notify any existing licensed motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership selling the same-line makes, models, or classifications within a thirty-mile radius of the proposed relocation address of a dealership. Any existing same-line makes, models, or classifications dealership shall have the right to object to the granting of the license only if the proposed relocation is within a radius of seven miles of its facility. However, without regard to distance, whenever the commission receives an application for the relocation of a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership which would add an additional franchise to an existing same-line makes, models, or classifications dealership's area of responsibility, the affected motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership shall have the right to object.

C. The objection shall be in writing and shall be received by the commission within a fifteen-day period after receipt of the notice. The fifteen-day objection period shall be waived upon written notification to the commission from all licensees entitled to object that the licensees have no objections to the proposed change or addition for which the notice of intent was issued. If timely objection is lodged, and prior to the issuance of the license, the commission shall hold a hearing within thirty days after receipt of the objection and issue its decision within ninety days after date of the hearing. Notice of hearing and an opportunity to participate therein shall be given to the manufacturer or distributor, the applicant for the license as a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer, and to the protesting motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership or dealerships.

D. Whenever the commission receives an objection pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the commission shall consider the following and may consider any other relevant factors in determining whether there is good cause to issue a license:

(1) Whether the community or territory can support an additional motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership.

(2) The financial impact on both the applicant and the existing motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealership or dealerships.

(3) Whether the existing motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealerships of the same-line makes, models, or classifications in the dealership's area of responsibility are providing adequate representation, competition, and convenient consumer care for the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicles of the same-line makes, models, or classifications located within that area.

(4) Whether the issuance of the license would increase competition, or be in the public interest, or both.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1; Acts 2013, No. 53, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 442
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Collector" means the owner of one or more motor vehicles of historic or special interest who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or disposes of such motor vehicles or the parts thereof for his own use in order to preserve, restore, and maintain such a motor vehicle for hobby purposes.

(2) "Commissioner" means the director of public safety as provided in R.S. 47:451(5).

(3) "Motor vehicle of historic or special interest" means a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle as defined in R.S. 32:1, of any age which, because of its significance, is being collected, preserved, restored, operated, or maintained by a hobbyist as a leisure pursuit.

(4) "Parts car" means a motor vehicle of historic or special interest which is generally in inoperable condition and which is owned by a collector to furnish parts that are usually not obtainable from normal sources, thus enabling a collector to preserve, restore or maintain a motor vehicle of historic or special interest.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 168, §1; Acts 2024, No. 718, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:871 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 871
Report required following accident; availability
Status: in_force

A. The operator of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including himself, may report, in writing, to the commissioner a claim for property damages and damages for physical injury sustained as a result of such accident. Such report, the form of which shall be prescribed by the commissioner, shall declare in writing that the motor vehicle is covered by security as required by this Chapter, including the name of the insurance company, policy number, effective dates of the policy, and the amount of said security, listing the liability limits as well as bodily injury and property damage limits if also maintained, and such other information as the commissioner may require to enable him to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under R.S. 32:872 are applicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this Chapter. The commissioner may rely upon the accuracy of the information unless and until he has reason to believe that the information is erroneous. If such operator is physically incapable of making such report, the owner of the motor vehicle involved in such accident, may make such report. The operator or the owner shall furnish such additional relevant information as the commissioner shall require.

B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall keep a record of information concerning insurance coverage or security declared pursuant to Subsection A. Upon the written request of and the payment of a fifteen dollar fee by any interested person, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall forward this information as to insurance coverage or security as required by this Chapter.

C. In such case that the Department of Public Safety does not have a record of the requested information, the department shall direct a written inquiry as to insurance coverage or security as required by this Chapter by registered or certified mail to the owner or operator, or both, of a motor vehicle involved in any accident in this state. After the lapse of fifteen days, the department shall provide an affidavit to said interested person as to the response or lack thereof received from said owner or operator, or both.

D. In the event that the damage described in Subsection A of this Section is to property owned by the state, then the report authorized by Subsection A shall be submitted if the amount of damage exceeds fifty dollars.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §4. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 495, §1; Acts 1967, No. 24, §1; Acts 1967, No. 106, §1; Acts 1970, No. 623, §1; Acts 1980, No. 510, §2; Acts 1980, No. 621, §2; Acts 1981, No. 483, §1; Acts 1985, No. 496, §1; Acts 1986, No. 516, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1; Acts 2012, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 75
Limitations on passing on the left
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand side of the roadway before coming within one hundred feet of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.22
Special permit; ten percent weight variance for trucks or trucks and trailers hauling raw input materials for concrete and finished concrete products
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, relating only to the hauling of raw input materials for concrete and finished concrete products, the secretary shall issue annual special permits for a fee of four hundred dollars per unit that prohibit both gross weight and axle weight penalties for the operation of trucks or truck-and-trailers on roads of the state when the total excess weight is ten percent or less of the truck or truck and trailer's maximum permissible gross weight as provided by law. The permit shall not authorize any truck or truck-trailer combination described in this Part to exceed load posted weight limits on any bridge.

Acts 2024, No. 631, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.25
Damage disclosure; recreational vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a new recreational vehicle subject to regulation pursuant to this Part is sold to any person, the seller shall notify the purchaser of any body damage or mechanical damage which the recreational vehicle has sustained that exceeds six percent of the manufacturer's wholesale price. Such notice shall be in writing and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the purchaser prior to or simultaneous with transfer of the recreational vehicle title.

B. Replacement of a new recreational vehicle's instrument panels, appliances, furniture, cabinetry, televisions, audio equipment, or similar residential components shall not be deemed "damage" pursuant to this Section if such items are replaced with original manufacturers' parts and materials.

C. This Section shall apply to all instances of vehicular body or mechanical damage to recreational vehicles and to all actions involving such damage, notwithstanding the application of other codal, statutory, or regulatory provisions, including but not limited to Civil Code Articles 2520 et seq.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:410.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 410.2
International driver's license
Status: in_force

A.(1) "International driving permit or driver's license" means a driving permit or driver's license that conforms to the provisions of the Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and is presented with a valid driving permit or valid driver's license from the holder's country of residence.

(2) As defined in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, an international driving permit or driver's license in this state shall be valid only as a non-commercial driver's license, shall not be valid and used in lieu of a learner's permit, commercial learner's permit, or commercial driver's license, and shall not be valid if the holder's driving privileges are suspended or revoked in this state or any other state.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to issue an international driver's license in this state for use in this state or in any other state or territory of the United States.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, may issue a cease and desist order to any person or business issuing an international driver's license in violation of this Section. Any such cease and desist order may be served by regular mail with a proof of mailing issued by the United States Postal Service, or hand delivered by a representative of the department. If the cease and desist order is served by mail with proof of mailing, it shall be deemed delivered on the seventh calendar day after the date affixed on the certificate or proof of mailing. The presumption of delivery in this Subsection shall not apply if the cease and desist order is returned as undeliverable.

D. If the person or business subject to the cease and desist order cannot be served or does not comply with the cease and desist order, the department may file a petition for injunctive relief as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure for injunctions in the district court. There shall be no suspensive appeal or stay of an order or judgment of the district court granting the department a preliminary or permanent injunction.

E. The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2014, No. 562, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1022
Surrender of license and registration
Status: in_force

Any person whose license or registration shall have been suspended as herein provided, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this Chapter, shall have been cancelled or terminated, or who shall neglect to furnish other proof upon request of the commissioner, shall immediately return his license and registration to the commissioner. If any person shall fail to return to the commissioner the license or registration as provided herein, the commissioner shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the commissioner.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §31.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:176 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 176
Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains
Status: in_force

Immediately following a railroad crossing accident, the engineer or a responsible member of the crew, if the engineer is unable to provide the information, shall inform the law enforcement officer investigating such accident if the train possesses an event recorder which records and preserves any information which is relevant to the accident or may be of assistance in the investigation of the accident. Upon request of the law enforcement officer, the railroad or its representative shall provide, in a timely manner, any such information contained on the event recorder whose release is not prohibited by federal law, rule, or regulation.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 900.2
Proof of financial responsibility; policy issued in another state
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Title to the contrary, if an owner of a vehicle registered in this state has a valid motor vehicle liability policy issued in another state, his motor vehicle liability policy shall be deemed to be valid proof of financial responsibility.

Acts 2024, No. 696, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:127.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 127.1
Golf cart crossings
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon final approval of the Department of Transportation and Development, golf carts are authorized to cross United States Highway 90 and Louisiana Highway 99 on marked or designated paths or crossings for such vehicles within the town limits of Welsh between sunrise and sunset. The department shall consult with the governing authority of the town of Welsh to determine which intersection or intersections of United States Highway 90 and intersection or intersections of Louisiana Highway 99 within the town limits of Welsh would provide the most convenient and safest location for golf cart crossings.

B. A valid driver's license shall be a prerequisite for operating a golf cart when crossing United States Highway 90 and Louisiana Highway 99 in the town of Welsh.

C. Crossing signs may be posted by the Department of Transportation and Development at the request of the governing authority of the town of Welsh.

D. The Department of Transportation and Development, with the consultation and advice of the governing authority of the town of Welsh, shall formulate guidelines to determine where such crossing signs shall be placed in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

E. For the purposes of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 32:53(D), 235(C), 261, and Chapter 5 of this Title shall not apply, and golf carts shall not be considered a vehicle for purposes of defining "equipment" as referenced in Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title.

Acts 2011, No. 233, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:142 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 142
Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of R.S. 32:141, he is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move it to a position off the paved or main traveled part of the highway.

B. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, the officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of the vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety.

C. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any portion of the Crescent City Connection, whether on the traffic lane or shoulder, the officer is hereby authorized to provide for the immediate removal of the vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1997, No. 209, §1, eff. June 16, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 601
Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance
Status: in_force

Parish school boards, levee boards, and other public bodies be and they are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to enter into and consummate contracts for public liability and/or bodily injury insurance, and property damage insurance, covering the operation, use or maintenance of motor vehicles owned and operated by such boards.

Acts 1950, No. 35, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.39 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.39
Mandatory disclosure of a nonconformity to warranty by sellers
Status: in_force

A.(1) Upon the sale or transfer of title by a manufacturer, its agent, or any dealer of any secondhand recreational vehicle, previously returned to a manufacturer for nonconformity to its warranty pursuant to the requirements of this Part, the manufacturer shall execute an instrument in writing on a form prescribed by the commission setting forth the following information in ten point, all capital type, and deliver to the buyer:

"IMPORTANT: THIS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO ITS WARRANTY AND THE DEFECT OR CONDITION WAS NOT FIXED WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LOUISIANA LAW."

(2) Notice that a recreational vehicle was returned to the manufacturer because it did not conform to its warranty shall also be conspicuously printed on the recreational vehicle's certificate of title.

B. The failure of a manufacturer to deliver the instrument required by this Section shall constitute a violation of this Part and is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 357
Windshields required
Status: in_force

Every passenger vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and every motor truck or truck tractor, and every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with an adequate windshield.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.32
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Part, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) "Collateral costs" means sales tax, license fees, registration fees, and any similar government charges.

(2) "Commission" means the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission.

(3) "Consumer" means:

(a) The purchaser, other than for purposes of a resale, of a new recreational vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes and subject to a manufacturer's express warranty.

(b) A person, other than for purposes of a resale, to whom a recreational vehicle is transferred during the term of an express warranty applicable to the recreational vehicle.

(c) Any other person entitled to enforce the recreational vehicle warranty.

(4) "Dealer" means a person who holds a license from the commission authorized by the manufacturer to service the items in a recreational vehicle warranted by the manufacturer, who is actively engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new recreational vehicles at retail, and who has an established place of business.

(5) "Manufacturer" means any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust, resident or nonresident, who manufactures or assembles recreational vehicles or the chassis for recreational vehicles.

(6) "Manufacturer's express warranty" and "warranty" mean the written warranty issued by the manufacturer.

(7) "Nonconformity" means any specific or generic defect or condition which substantially impairs the use, market value, or both of a new recreational vehicle.

(8) "Out of service" means the days a recreational vehicle is not able to be used but does not include routine maintenance days.

(9) "Recreational vehicle" means a motorized or towable vehicle, sold in this state, that provides temporary living quarters for travel, recreation, and camping. For purposes of this Part, a "recreational vehicle" includes a motor home, a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel travel trailer, a folding camper trailer, a slide-in truck camper, and a park model trailer.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1269 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1269
Venue and choice of law for litigation or arbitration
Status: in_force

A provision contained in a franchise agreement requiring that arbitration or litigation be conducted outside this state or a provision that seeks to apply any law other than Louisiana law to disputes between the parties to a franchise agreement, is void and unenforceable.

Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.14
Special permit; heavy equipment
Status: in_force

In addition to the special permits issued on an annual basis or a per trip basis as provided for in this Part, the secretary is hereby authorized to issue annual special permits to transporters of heavy equipment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, permits issued under this Section may be amended or transferred between vehicles four times per calendar year. Any additional transfers are within the discretion of the Department of Transportation and Development. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to the fee for such annual permit, which shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars, and the size and weight authorized under the permit, which shall not exceed size and weight restrictions for transporters of heavy equipment under this Part.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 121, §1, eff. April 19, 2000; Acts 2024, No. 60, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 367
Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices
Status: in_force

A. No person shall operate any freight carrying vehicle, passenger bus, truck-tractor, or any motor vehicle towing a mobile home or other vehicle, upon any highway of this state at any time between sunset and sunrise, unless there is carried in such vehicle the following equipment, except as provided in Subsection B:

(1) At least three flares, three red electric lanterns, or three portable red emergency reflectors, each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of not less than six hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night time.

No flare, fuses, electric lantern, or cloth warning flag shall be used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of this Subsection unless such equipment is of a type which has been submitted to the secretary of public safety and been approved by him.

No portable reflector unit shall be used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of this Subsection unless it is so designed and constructed as to include two reflecting elements, one above the other, each of which shall be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible, from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night, when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps, and unless it is of a type which has been submitted to the commissioner and been approved by him.

(2) At least three red burning fuses, unless red electric lanterns or red portable emergency reflectors are carried.

(3) At least two red cloth flags not less than twelve inches square, with standards to support such flags.

B. No person shall operate, at the time and under conditions stated in Sub-section A, any motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives, any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel, unless there is carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three red emergency reflectors meeting the requirements of Sub-section A of this section, and there shall not be carried in any such vehicle any flares, fuses or signals produced by flame.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1510 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1510
Reporting of incidents, accidents, and cleanups
Status: in_force

A. Each person involved in an incident, accident, or the cleanup of an incident or accident during the transportation, loading, unloading, or related storage in any place of a hazardous material subject to this Chapter shall report immediately by electronic or telephonic notification to the department if that incident, accident, or cleanup of an incident or accident involves:

(1) A fatality due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any hazardous material.

(2) The hospitalization of any person due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any hazardous material.

(3)(a) A continuing danger to life, health, or property at the place of the incident or accident under any of the following circumstances:

(i) The incident or accident results in the release of a hazardous material, as defined in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(ii) As a result of the incident or accident, a bulk package of a regulated hazardous material as defined in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, comes to rest at an angle forty-five degrees or more from the upright position.

(iii) It is deemed necessary to transfer a hazardous material, as defined in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, from one bulk package to another bulk package on a public highway or within five hundred feet of an inhabited building.

(b) Vehicles suffering mechanical failures completely unrelated to the transportation container or the material contained therein, shall not be required to notify under this Paragraph.

(4) An estimated property damage of more than ten thousand dollars.

B. A written report shall be submitted to the department on an approved form. Each report submitted shall contain the time and date of the incident or accident, a description of any injuries to persons or property, any continuing danger to life at the place of the accident or incident, the identity and classification of the material, and any other pertinent details.

C. In the case of an incident or accident involving hazardous materials which is not subject to this Chapter but which is subject to Title 49 and Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the carrier shall send a copy of the report filed with the United States Department of Transportation to the department.

D. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to coordinate the implementation of a transportation emergency response system.

E.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any incidents, accidents, or cleanup of incidents or accidents that occur within a facility that is subject to the release reporting requirements of R.S. 30:2373(B) and is engaged in activities defined or classified under one or more of the following subsectors, industry groups, or industries of the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):

(a) 211 (oil and gas extraction).

(b) 22111 (electric power generation).

(c) 3221 (pulp, paper, and paperboard mills).

(d) 324 (petroleum and coal products manufacturing).

(e) 325 (chemical manufacturing).

(f) 326 (plastics and rubber products manufacturing).

(g) 331 (primary metal manufacturing).

(h) 4953 (refuse systems).

(i) 4212 (local trucking without storage).

(j) 4789 (trucking without storage).

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, this Section shall apply to any carrier involved in any incident, accident, or cleanup of an incident or accident which occurs outside the perimeter of any facility exempted from this Section pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) The secretary may develop rules and regulations to implement and clarify the reporting requirements of this Subsection and to address any changes in federal law, rules, or regulations.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 603, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 327, §1; Acts 1985, No. 497, §1, eff. July 12, 1985; Acts 1999, No. 355, §2, eff. June 16, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 107, §1; Acts 2014, No. 311, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:413 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 413
Loss or destruction of licenses; duplicate driver's license
Status: in_force

A. If any driver's license shall be lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may apply for a duplicate driver's license at a motor vehicle office, an authorized agent of the office of motor vehicles, or through the motor vehicle website online application. Any application submitted pursuant to this Section shall include a statement executed by the applicant attesting to the facts regarding the lost or destroyed driver's license.

B. For each duplicate driver's license so issued a five dollar charge shall be collected, except no fee shall be charged to a child who is in foster care, as defined in Children's Code Article 603. However, if the original license was stolen as evidenced by a police report, the charge provided for in this Subsection and the handling charge provided for in R.S. 32:412.1 shall not be collected.

C. If any driver's license which was issued to a Louisiana domiciliary or resident who is temporarily out of state, or who is a domiciliary or resident who is an active member of the armed forces, or who is a domiciliary resident dependent of a member of the active armed forces, in lieu thereof has been lost or destroyed, the person who was issued the driver's license, or the person who has power of attorney for the person to whom the driver's license was issued, may submit satisfactory proof to the office of motor vehicles of the loss or destruction and may apply for a duplicate driver's license.

D.(1) The holder of a valid driver's license, regardless of class, may apply for a duplicate driver's license by mail or electronic commerce, except as follows:

(a) No duplicate driver's license by mail or electronic commerce shall be granted if a previous duplicate license was issued prior to the license expiration.

(b) No duplicate driver's license by mail or electronic commerce shall be granted to an alien student or nonresident alien.

(2) The department may establish rules and regulations to grant or deny a duplicate driver's license by mail in cases where a Louisiana resident is temporarily domiciled out of the state or out of the country, or temporarily residing, employed, or attending school in a foreign state or country, even if the resident does not meet the qualification criteria in this Section.

(3) The application for a duplicate driver's license by mail or electronic commerce shall include the following:

(a) A statement from the applicant that he has not experienced any loss of consciousness other than normal sleep and has no current physical or mental condition which would impair his ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.

(b) A statement from the applicant indicating that all motor vehicles owned by the applicant are covered by liability insurance or security and coverage will be maintained until such time as a vehicle is no longer used on the highways of this state, or until a vehicle is transferred to another person or entity.

(c) A sworn affidavit by a physician certifying that the person possesses all cognitive functions reasonably necessary to be a prudent driver if the person seeking the duplicate driver's license is seventy years of age or older.

(4) Upon receipt of the required statements by the department and upon the issuance of a duplicate driver's license, the state, the department, or any department employee shall not be liable for any property damages, injuries, or deaths that may arise from an applicant's involvement in an accident when the accident may be attributed to the applicant's medical condition that may have existed which rendered him incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely.

(5) When a duplicate driver's license is issued by mail or electronic commerce, the department shall issue a duplicate driver's license with the same expiration date as the previously issued driver's license.

(6) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

(7) For purposes of this Section a valid driver's license does not include:

(a) A suspended, disqualified, expired, or canceled license, regardless of class.

(b) A commercial driver's license for a holder that does not meet all requirements for licensure under federal law, state law, or both.

(c) A hardship driver's license.

(d) Any driver's license for which there is a block on any further issuance of any kind, whether or not the license is suspended or disqualified.

(8) Any online transaction shall be assessed the fee authorized and approved in R.S. 49:316.1.

E. Any duplicate driver's license issued pursuant to this Section shall not exhibit a duplicate designation regardless of its class.

F. An applicant seeking to update a driver's license to become REAL ID compliant prior to the renewal eligibility of the driver's license shall be exempt from the fee imposed under this Section for the issuance of a duplicate license. The applicant shall be required to pay the handling fee as set forth in R.S. 32:412.1(B)(1)(c). The provisions of this Subsection shall terminate June 30, 2026.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 68, §1; Acts 1982, No. 334, §1; Acts 1984, No. 629, §1; Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 464, §1; Acts 2004, No. 314, §1; Acts 2009, No. 349, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2021, No. 239, §1; Acts 2022, No. 329, §1; Acts 2025, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:904 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 904
Money or securities as proof
Status: in_force

A.(1) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the state treasurer that the person named therein has deposited with him thirty thousand dollars in cash or securities such as may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a market value of thirty thousand dollars.

(2) The state treasurer shall not accept any such deposit and issue a certificate therefor and the commissioner shall not accept such certificate unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the parish where the depositor resides.

B. Such deposit shall be held by the State Treasurer to satisfy, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a motor vehicle after such deposit was made. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or execution unless such attachment or execution shall arise out of a suit for damages as aforesaid.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §25. Acts 1984, No. 237, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1523 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1523
For-hire carriers of passengers; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. When used in this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) "Driving time" means all time spent at the driving controls of a commercial for-hire vehicle designed to transport passengers.

(2) "Eight consecutive days" means the period of eight consecutive days beginning on any day at the time designated by the for-hire carrier for a twenty-four-hour period.

(3) "On duty time" means all time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work.

(4) "Twenty-four-hour period" means any twenty-four-consecutive-hour period beginning at the time designated by the for-hire carrier for the terminal from which the driver is normally dispatched.

B. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to for-hire carriers designed to transport more than eight passengers, including the driver, on any public highway or road in this state.

C. Drivers of for-hire carriers shall be prohibited from:

(1) Driving a vehicle designed to transport more than eight passengers for more than ten hours without eight consecutive hours off duty.

(2) Driving a for-hire vehicle after the driver has been on duty for fifteen hours without eight consecutive hours off duty.

(3) Driving a for-hire vehicle after the driver has been on duty for a total of seventy consecutive hours within eight consecutive days.

D. For-hire carrier companies shall keep time records, for six months, indicating the time all for-hire drivers report for duty, the time of relief from duty, hours driven, hours on duty, and hours off duty. These records shall be made available to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, for inspection and shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 32:1505.

E. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, as are necessary, to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1999, No. 907, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:233 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 233
Pedestrian-control signals
Status: in_force

Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows:

(1) Flashing or Steady WALK--A pedestrian facing the signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by a driver of a vehicle.

(2) Flashing or Steady DON'T WALK--No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal, but a pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the "Walk" signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don't Walk" signal is showing.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 551, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1726 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1726
Abandoned automobiles; stored or in possession of dealer or repairman; right to sell; procedure
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any vehicle of a type subject to registration in this state has been stored or left in possession of a motor vehicle dealer or repairman for repair or otherwise and the same has not been claimed after a vehicle has been placed in storage as a result of nonpayment, the repair shop shall make the notifications required in R.S. 32:1719 and R.S. 32:1720.

B. After a period of forty-five days from the notice required in R.S. 32:1720 and no payment of the cost of storage or repair has been made for that period, the motor vehicle dealer or repairman with whom the vehicle has been left for storage or repair may dispose of it and collect the charges and cost of storage and cost of repair in the manner set forth in R.S. 32:1728. The charges and cost for storage shall not exceed any maximum charge set by the Public Service Commission for storage services pursuant to its legal authority under R.S. 45:180.1, or as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 2001, No. 496, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:404.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 404.1
Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity
Status: in_force

An applicant for a commercial driver's license must be a domiciliary of this state, unless applying for a nonresident commercial driver's license. A person domiciled in and holding a valid commercial driver's license from another jurisdiction meeting the standards contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 383, shall not be required to obtain a Louisiana driver's license while operating in this state. However, a holder of a commercial driver's license who has been a resident of this state for thirty days or longer shall be considered a domiciliary of this state for purposes of this Chapter and shall obtain a Louisiana commercial driver's license within the time period specified in R.S. 32:404. An applicant for a Louisiana commercial driver's license shall surrender any driver's license from this or any other state or any jurisdiction meeting the requirements contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 383. A driver holding a commercial driver's license from any other jurisdiction shall apply for a Louisiana commercial driver's license within no more than thirty days after establishing a domicile in this state.

Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:626 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 626
When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type
Status: in_force

Brake fluid shall be deemed to be misbranded if:

(1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, the words "Brake Fluid", and, if required by regulation established by the department, the type of classification.

(2) The container does not bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.

(3) The labeling on the container is false or misleading in any particular. The words and letters required by this Section shall appear on the label in legible type and the fact that same meets or exceeds SAE specifications shall be stated.

Acts 1958, No. 279, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 124
Vehicle entering highway from private road, driveway, alley or building
Status: in_force

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road, driveway, alley or building, shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and shall yield the right of way to all approaching vehicles so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:705.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 705.1
Acts of donation; titled motor vehicles
Status: in_force

The donation of a titled motor vehicle by manual gift as provided by Civil Code Article 1543 and documented by delivery of the motor vehicle's previously issued certificate of title that is executed by the donor-owner may be submitted to the office of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle transaction by a Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission licensee. The office of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations for implementation of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2014, No. 660, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:386.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 386.1
Blanket oversize yearly permit; fees
Status: repealed

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and Development shall establish a blanket oversize yearly permit for vehicles the width of which does not exceed twelve feet, the height of which does not exceed fourteen feet and four inches, a length not to exceed ninety feet, and the front and rear overhang of which does not exceed twenty-five feet. The fee for this yearly permit shall be five hundred dollars. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the implementation of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 292, §1; Acts 2014, No. 49, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.36
Recreational vehicle replacement or refund
Status: in_force

A. If the commission determines a nonconformity in a recreational vehicle has not been repaired within the time periods provided in R.S. 32:1270.35, the manufacturer shall either:

(1) Replace the recreational vehicle with a comparable new recreational vehicle.

(2) At the manufacturer's option, accept return of the recreational vehicle and refund the full purchase price, and any amounts paid by the consumer at the point of sale, and all collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use by the consumer, or any holder of a perfected security interest in the recreational vehicle, as their interest may appear, if the transaction was a sale. Refunds shall be made to the consumer and lienholder of record, if any, as their interests may appear.

B. A reasonable allowance for use by the consumer shall be determined by the commission and shall be that amount directly attributable to use by the consumer prior to his first written notice of a nonconformity to the manufacturer, agent, or dealer, and during any subsequent period when the vehicle was not out of service by reason of repair.

C. The consumer shall have no more than one hundred eighty days after the end of the express warranty term to file a complaint with the manufacturer and the commission to force compliance with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 43
Automated speed enforcement devices; prohibition
Status: in_force

A.(1) Local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall not install or utilize automated speed enforcement devices to regulate traffic on interstate roadways within their corporate or territorial limits. No equipment not on a state right-of-way or local authority right-of-way is authorized to utilize electronic speed enforcement devices.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to highway construction zones, where work is being performed by the Department of Transportation and Development or a private contractor under contract with the Department of Transportation and Development, where construction workers are present. However, the exemption provided by this Paragraph shall not apply to local municipal authorities and local parish authorities.

(3) Automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed cameras shall not be used anywhere other than school zones lawfully posted in accordance with R.S. 32:47. An unmanned automated speed enforcement device shall not be used to issue speeding citations in a school zone when a driver is not exceeding the posted speed limit immediately prior to the school zone if school zone signs are not posted at the entrance and exit of the school zone.

(4) The provisions contained in this Section shall not apply to a governing authority of a municipality with a population of less than sixteen thousand and more than fifteen thousand according to the latest federal decennial census within a parish with a population of less than ninety thousand and more than seventy thousand according to the latest federal decennial census.

B. For the purposes of this Section, the term "automated speed enforcement device" means an unmanned or handheld camera or optical device installed to work in conjunction with a traffic control signal or radar speed detection equipment, or both, and designed to collect photographic evidence of alleged traffic violations for the issuance of traffic citations by recording images that depict the license plate or other identifying feature of a motor vehicle not in compliance with instruction of a traffic control signal or posted traffic sign.

C. Effective January 1, 2015, local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall not impose or collect any civil or criminal fine, fee, or penalty as a result of an image produced by an automated speed enforcement device in violation of this Section.

Acts 2014, No. 95, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2024, No. 722, §1; Acts 2025, No. 107, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1714 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1714
Powers and duties of the office of state police
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, shall:

(1) Adopt rules and regulations to govern the towing and storage industry in Louisiana.

(2) Adopt rules and regulations to ensure that no person shall operate a towing business when they arrive at the scene of a vehicle accident without being called by the police or by the owner of the vehicle or his representative.

(3) Adopt and levy fines for violation of this Chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Chapter. The administrative fine for each violation of this Chapter, or of the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.

(4) Make recommendations to the office of motor vehicles in reference to the examination, issuance, suspension, or revocation of licenses for tow trucks and operators.

(5) Adopt a schedule of maximum fees which may be charged for the notifications required by this Chapter.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 806, §2.

(7) Insure compliance of every tow truck, towing facility, storage facility, and every employee subject to or licensed in accordance with this Chapter with the laws of this state, regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 1990, No. 907, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 1088, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1054, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §2; Acts 2019, No. 103, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1516 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1516
Driver qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the qualifications and licensing of each person driving, piloting, or otherwise in charge of any transport vehicle transporting hazardous material, freight or passengers or any material designated as hazardous waste under regulations issued in this state. Oversight review shall be conducted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. The regulations shall cover physical ability, a written examination, and an examination of the skill necessary for the operation or supervision of the transport vehicle.

B. No person having any disorder characterized by a lapse of consciousness or other mental or physical disability affecting the ability to drive or pilot safely shall be granted a license under this Section. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall provide a medical evaluation and recommendation as to which disorders are characterized by a lapse of consciousness and which types of mental or physical disability will affect the ability of a person to drive or pilot safely. Based upon these recommendations the secretary shall adopt and promulgate a listing of disorders and disabilities which make a person ineligible to receive a license pursuant to this Section.

C.(1) No person shall operate or take part in operating, or be in physical control of a transport vehicle if he possesses, is under the influence of, or is using, any substance controlled under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law (R.S. 40:963), nor may that person do so with any substance which renders him incapable of performing his duties.

(2) No carrier shall knowingly require or permit a person to violate this Section.

(3) The provisions of this Paragraph do not apply to the possession or use of a substance administered to a person by a physician or under the care of a physician when the physician has advised the person that the substance will not affect his ability to operate a transport vehicle.

(4) As used in this Section, "possession" does not include possession of a substance which is manifested and transported as part of a shipment.

D.(1) No person shall:

(a) Consume an intoxicating beverage, regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an intoxicating beverage, within four hours of going on duty or operating, or participating in the operation of or having physical control of, a transport vehicle; or

(b) Consume an intoxicating beverage regardless of its alcoholic content, or be under the influence of an intoxicating beverage, while on duty, or operating, or participating in the operation of or in physical control of, a transport vehicle; or

(c) Be on duty or operate a transport vehicle while having in his possession an intoxicating beverage regardless of its alcoholic content. The provisions of this Paragraph do not apply to possession of an intoxicating beverage which is manifested and transported as part of a shipment.

(d) Be on duty, operate, or participate in the operation of a transport vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

(2) No carrier shall require or permit a person to:

(a) Violate any provision of Paragraph (a) of this Subsection; or

(b) Be on duty or operate a transport vehicle if, by the person's general appearance or conduct or by other substantiating evidence, the person appears to have consumed an intoxicating beverage within the preceding four hours or have alcohol in his system.

E.(1) With a reasonable suspicion, any officer of the office of state police may require anyone operating or participating in the operation of a transport vehicle to take a chemical test or tests of his blood, breath, or urine to determine the alcohol content and/or content in his system of any Schedule I, II, III, IV, and V drugs, as defined in R.S. 40:964.

(2) Pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Deputy Secretary of Public Safety refusal to submit to the chemical test may result in the loss for one year of the individual's privileges to operate a transport vehicle.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 603, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 333, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 113, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 497, §1, eff. July 12, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1308 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1308
False certificates
Status: in_force

No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any vehicle any certificate of inspection and approval knowing the same to be fictitious or issued for another vehicle or issued without an inspection having been made.

Acts 1960, No. 405, §7; Acts 2013, No. 153, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:290 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 290
Driving across ditches; requirements
Status: in_force

No operator of any truck, tractor, bus, haywagon, or other heavy vehicle shall drive it across any ditch along the highways of this state without first constructing, at his own expense, a bridge over a ditch in such a way as not to in any way retard the drainage.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1604
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter, or any regulation issued thereunder shall be fined in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:57.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 117, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 661
Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal substance or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person, regardless of age, who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of R.S. 32:662, to a chemical test or tests of his blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood and the presence of any drug in his blood if arrested for any offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while believed to be under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any drug, combination of drugs, or combination of alcohol and drugs.

(2)(a) The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person, regardless of age, to have been driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state while under the influence of either alcoholic beverages, any drug, combination of drugs, or combination of alcohol and drugs. The law enforcement agency by which such officer is employed shall designate in writing and under what conditions which of the aforesaid tests shall be administered.

(b) In the case of all traffic fatalities, the coroner or his designee shall perform or cause to be performed a toxicology screen on the victim or victims of all traffic fatalities for determining evidence of any alcoholic content of the blood and the presence of any drug, or combination of drugs, which shall include the extracting of all bodily substance samples necessary for such toxicology screen. The coroner or his designee shall be responsible for ensuring that the body is not removed from his custody until such time as the bodily substance samples are extracted. The coroner's report shall be made available to the investigating law enforcement agency and may be admissible in any court of competent jurisdiction as evidence of the alcoholic content of the blood and the presence of any drug, or combination of drugs, at the time of the fatality. The coroner or his designee shall determine, by the most current and accepted scientific method available, whether the presence of alcoholic content in the blood of the deceased is the result of pre-death ingestion of alcoholic beverages or the postmortem synthesis of ethanol. Nothing in this Subparagraph shall be construed to limit the authority of the investigating law enforcement agency from conducting an investigation of the accident scene concurrently with the coroner or his designee.

(3) If the person is under twenty-one years of age, the test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state after having consumed alcoholic beverages. The law enforcement agency by which the officer is employed shall designate in writing and under what conditions which of the tests shall be administered.

B. Any person who is dead, unconscious or otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of refusal shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by Subsection A of this section, and the test or tests may be administered subject to the provisions of R.S. 32:662.

C.(1) When a law enforcement officer requests that a person submit to a chemical test as provided for above, he shall first read to the person a standardized form approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department is authorized to use such language in the form as it, in its sole discretion, deems proper, provided that the form does inform the person of the following:

(a) His constitutional rights under Miranda v. Arizona.

(b) That his driving privileges can be suspended for refusing to submit to the chemical test.

(c) That his driving privileges can be suspended if he submits to the chemical test and such test results show a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or above or, if he is under the age of twenty-one years, a blood alcohol level of 0.02 percent or above.

(d) That his driving privileges can be suspended if he submits to the chemical test and the test results show a positive reading indicating the presence of any controlled dangerous substance listed in R.S. 40:964. The department may exclude this warning from the form required by this Paragraph until such time as a suspension for a test result shows a positive reading indicating the presence of any controlled dangerous substance listed in R.S. 40:964 is enacted by the legislature.

(e) That refusal to submit to a chemical test after an arrest for an offense of driving while intoxicated if he has refused to submit to such test on two previous and separate occasions of any previous such violation is a crime under the provisions of R.S. 14:98.7 and the penalties for such crime are the same as the penalties for first conviction of driving while intoxicated.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 40, §3, eff. June 4, 2020.

(2) In addition, the arresting officer shall, after reading said form, request the arrested person to sign the form. If the person is unable or unwilling to sign, the officer shall certify that the arrestee was advised of the information contained in the form and that the person was unable to sign or refused to sign.

D. The notice issued to the person tested pursuant to R.S. 32:667 shall include the name and employing agency of all law enforcement officers actively participating in the stop, detention, investigation, or arrest of the person.

E. As used in this Chapter, the term "drug" means any substance or combination of substances that, when taken into the human body, may impair the ability of the person to operate a vehicle safely.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 534, §2; Acts 1983, No. 632, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 409, §1; Acts 1985, No. 382, §1, eff. July 10, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 338, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1296, §3, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1297, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1354, §1; Acts 2001, No. 781, §4, eff. Sept. 30, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 543, §2; Acts 2004, No. 318, §1; Acts 2020, No. 40, §§2, 3, eff. June 4, 2020; Acts 2024, No. 662, §2.

NOTE: Section 6 of Acts 2001, No. 781, provides that the provisions of the Act shall become null and of no effect if and when Section 351 of P.L. 106-346 regarding the withholding of federal highway funds for failure to enact a 0.08 percent blood alcohol level is repealed or invalidated for any reason.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.17
Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity; motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealers
Status: in_force

A.(1) In the event the licensee ceases to engage in the business of being a motorcycle dealer or all-terrain vehicle dealer, or ceases to sell a particular make of motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle and after notice to the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative by certified mail or commercial delivery service with verification of receipt, within thirty days of the receipt of the notice by the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative, the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative shall repurchase:

(a) All new motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles of the current and last prior model year delivered to the licensee and parts on hand that have not been damaged or substantially altered to the prejudice of the manufacturer while in the possession of the licensee. As to motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealers, the repurchase of parts shall be limited to those listed in the manufacturer's price book. The motorcycle or all-terrain vehicles and parts shall be repurchased at the cost to the licensee which shall include without limitation freight and advertising costs, less all allowances paid to the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer.

(b) At fair market value, each undamaged sign owned by the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer which bears a trademark or trade name used or claimed by the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative if the sign was purchased from or purchased at the request of the manufacturer, distributor, or representative. Fair market value shall be no less than cost of acquisition of the sign by the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer.

(c) At fair market value, all special tools and service equipment owned by the motorcycle dealer or all-terrain vehicle dealer which were recommended in writing and designated as special tools and equipment and purchased from or purchased at the request of the manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative, if the tools and equipment are in usable and good condition except for reasonable wear and tear. Fair market value shall be no less than cost of acquisition of special tools and service equipment by the motorcycle dealer or all-terrain vehicle dealer.

(2) The manufacturer, converter, distributor, or representative shall pay to the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer the costs of transporting, handling, packing, and loading of motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles, or parts, signs, tools, and equipment subject to repurchase.

(3) The manufacturer or converter shall make the required repurchase after the dealer terminates his franchise and within sixty days of the submission to it, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or commercial delivery service with verification of receipt, of a final inventory of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and parts on hand.

B. Failure to make the repurchase without just cause shall subject the manufacturer or converter to a penalty of one and one-half percent per month, or fraction thereof, of the inventory value or returnable motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles, and parts, signs, special tools, and service equipment, payable to the dealer, as long as the repurchase is not made.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1; Acts 2015, No. 435, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1733 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1733
Fees charged for towing; certain parishes
Status: in_force

A. When, in parishes with a population of three hundred thousand or more, an individual parks a vehicle on private property and the owner or lessee of that property requests a towing company to remove and store the parked vehicle, the fee charged by the towing company shall not exceed the towing fee which the local governing authority would have charged had the vehicle been towed for a violation while parked on public property.

B. If the towing company charges an excessive fee, the owner of the vehicle shall have a right and cause of action to recover the amount of the excess fee, plus reasonable attorney fees, and all costs of court.

Acts 1997, No. 349, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:667.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 667.1
Seizure of license upon arrest for vehicular homicide; issuance of temporary license; suspension
Status: in_force

A. When a law enforcement officer places a person under arrest for a violation of R.S. 14:32.1 (vehicular homicide), and a certificate of arrest has not already been submitted to the office of motor vehicles pursuant to R.S. 32:666(B) for a submission or refusal to submit to the chemical test, the following procedure shall apply:

(1) The officer shall seize the driver's license of a person under arrest and shall issue in its place a temporary receipt of license on a form approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The temporary receipt shall authorize the person to whom it has been issued to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state for a period not to exceed thirty days from the date of arrest or until the hearing can be conducted as provided for in this Section, whichever occurs first.

(2) The temporary receipt shall also serve as notice to the person under arrest that he has fifteen days from the date of arrest to make a written request to the court for a contradictory hearing in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

B. If a written request is not made within the fifteen-day period, the person's license shall be suspended for one year, without benefit of eligibility for a hardship license.

C.(1) Upon receipt of a request for a contradictory hearing, the court shall issue a document extending the temporary license, which shall remain in effect until the completion of the suspension proceedings.

(2) The court shall conduct a contradictory hearing to determine whether a chemical test has been performed of the blood, urine, or other bodily substance of the person arrested and whether the test indicates the presence of alcohol, any drug, or any combination of drugs. The scope of the hearing shall be limited to the issues provided for in this Paragraph.

(3) If the court determines that the test provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection indicates the presence of alcohol, any drug, or any combination of drugs, then the court shall suspend the driver's license of any person arrested for a violation of R.S. 14:32.1 (vehicular homicide) for one year, without benefit of a hardship license.

D.(1) If the person is convicted of the crime of vehicular homicide, his license shall be suspended for a period of two years following his release from incarceration with credit for the time in which the license was suspended prior to conviction.

(2) If the charge of vehicular homicide does not result in a conviction, plea of guilty, or bond forfeiture, the person charged shall have his license immediately reinstated and shall not be required to pay any reinstatement fee if, at the time for reinstatement of driver's license, it can be shown that the criminal charges have been dismissed, there has been a permanent refusal to charge a crime by the appropriate prosecutor, or there has been an acquittal.

E. The court shall notify the Department of Public Safety and Corrections when it has suspended a license or taken any other action pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2011, No. 298, §1; Acts 2020, No. 40, §2, eff. June 4, 2020; Acts 2024, No. 662, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:706.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 706.1
Disclosure by persons who transfer ownership of vehicles with salvage or reconstructed titles, assembled title, or certificate of destruction; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Each person who sells, exchanges, donates, or otherwise transfers any interest in any vehicle for which a salvage title, certificate of destruction, assembled title, or a reconstructed title has been issued shall disclose the existence of that title to the prospective purchaser, recipient in exchange, recipient by donation, or recipient by other act of transfer. The disclosure shall be made by a conspicuous written document and shall be made prior to the completion of the sale, exchange, donation, or other act of transfer.

B. If any person sells, exchanges, donates, or otherwise transfers any interest in any vehicle for which a salvage title, certificate of destruction, assembled title, or a reconstructed title has been issued and does not make the disclosures required by this Section, the person to whom the interest in that vehicle was transferred may demand the rescission of the sale, exchange, donation, or other act of transfer and, in that event, shall be entitled to recover the price or other consideration for the transaction and any fees or taxes paid to any governmental agency in connection with that transaction.

C. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than six months or by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both. In addition, the violator shall be sentenced to not less than eighty hours of community service.

Acts 1995, No. 848, §1; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1264.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1264.2
Recall repairs; compensation
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section:

(1) "Do not drive order" means a notification issued by a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or distributor branch stating that certain used vehicles shall not be driven due to a federal safety recall for a defect or a noncompliance, or a federal emissions recall. Such notification shall include an unconditional instruction to the recipient not to drive the vehicle until the remedy for the recall is complete.

(2) "Stop sale order" means a notification issued by a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or distributor branch to its franchised new motor vehicle dealers stating that certain used vehicles in inventory shall not be sold or leased, at either retail or wholesale, due to a federal safety recall for a defect or a noncompliance, or a federal emissions recall.

B.(1)(a) A manufacturer shall compensate its new motor vehicle dealers for all labor and parts required by the manufacturer to perform recall repairs. Compensation for recall repairs shall be reasonable.

(b) If parts or a remedy are not reasonably available to perform a recall service or repair on an affected used vehicle held for sale by a dealer authorized to sell and service new vehicles of the same line-make or authorized to perform recall work on an affected vehicle within forty-five days of the manufacturer issuing the initial notice of recall, and the manufacturer has issued a stop sale order or do not drive order on the vehicle, the manufacturer shall compensate the dealer at a prorated rate of at least one and one-quarter percent of the value of the vehicle per month.

(i) When a stop sale order or do not drive order has been issued and repair parts or remedy remain unavailable on an affected used vehicle, compensation shall begin forty-five days after either of the following occurrences:

(aa) The date on which the stop sale order or do not drive order was provided to the dealer, if the affected used vehicle is in the dealer's inventory at the time the stop sale or do not drive order was issued to the dealer.

(bb) The date on which the dealer takes the affected used vehicle into the dealer's inventory as a trade-in incident to the customer's purchase of a new vehicle.

(ii) Compensation shall cease when one of the following events occurs:

(aa) The date the recall remedy or parts are made available.

(bb) The date the stop sale order or do not drive order is withdrawn.

(cc) The date the dealer disposes of the affected used vehicle.

(2) For the purposes of this Section, the value of a used vehicle shall be the average trade-in value for used vehicles as indicated in an independent third-party guide for the year, make, and model of the recalled vehicle.

C.(1) Subject to the audit provisions of R.S. 32:1262, it shall be a violation of this Section for a manufacturer to reduce the amount of compensation otherwise owed to an individual new motor vehicle dealer solely because the new motor vehicle dealer has submitted a claim for reimbursement under this Section. This prohibition shall include reduction through a chargeback, surcharge, removal of the individual dealer from an incentive program, or reduction in amount owed under an incentive program.

(2) This Subsection shall not apply to an action by a manufacturer to any prospective change, modification, cancellation, or elimination of any incentive program that is applied uniformly among all dealers of the same line-make in the state.

D. Pursuant to the provisions of this Section, all reimbursement claims made by new motor vehicle dealers for recall remedies or repairs, or for compensation where no part or repair is reasonably available and the vehicle is subject to a stop sale order or do not drive order shall be subject to the same limitations and requirements as a warranty reimbursement claim made under R.S. 32:1262. However, a manufacturer may compensate its franchised dealers under a national recall compensation program provided the compensation under the program is equal to or greater than the compensation provided in Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section or as the manufacturer and dealer otherwise agree.

E. A manufacturer may direct the manner and method in which a dealer shall demonstrate the inventory status of an affected used motor vehicle to determine eligibility under this Section, provided such manner and method may not be unduly burdensome and may not require information that is unduly burdensome to provide.

F. Nothing in this Section shall require a manufacturer to provide total compensation to a dealer that would exceed the total average trade-in value of an affected used motor vehicle as originally determined in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section.

G. Any remedy provided to a dealer under this Section is exclusive and shall not be combined with any other state or federal recall compensation remedy or other federal law.

Acts 2018, No. 142, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.6
Special permits; trucks hauling cotton modules
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue annual special permits to persons who operate trucks which haul cotton modules and are in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. These permits shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) The permits shall be issued at the truck permit office of the Department of Transportation and Development.

(2) The fee for the permits shall be fifty dollars per permit per year.

(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of a three-axle vehicle at a gross weight of sixty-eight thousand pounds; with a tandem axle not to exceed forty-eight thousand pounds; and a single axle not to exceed twenty thousand pounds. These permits shall allow travel on any state-maintained highway with the exception of interstates.

(4) The secretary may impose a civil penalty of up to five cents per pound for each violation of the limit established in this Subsection. The secretary, by rule, shall establish procedures for enforcing the provisions of this Subsection, including a procedure by which persons accused of violations may contest those accusations.

Acts 1995, No. 790, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1268.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1268.2
Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise or other provision of law, if the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of a licensee's franchise is the result of the termination, elimination, or cessation of a line-make by the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch, whether by bankruptcy or otherwise, the license issued by the commission may remain in effect at the discretion of the commission pursuant to its rules.

Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.27
Sale of water-damaged recreational vehicles
Status: in_force

A. No person shall sell, transfer, or convey any new or used recreational vehicle to any person without notifying the buyer or receiver of the recreational vehicle in writing of the extent of any water damage from flooding which occurred to the recreational vehicle prior to the transaction.

B. If a sale, transfer, or conveyance of a new or used recreational vehicle occurs in violation of Subsection A of this Section, the person receiving ownership and title to the recreational vehicle who is not otherwise aware of the damage at the time of the transaction may bring an action to set aside the transaction within one year from the date of the transaction and receive all monies or other property given as consideration for the vehicle less a reasonable assessment for miles driven.

C. For the purposes of this Section, a "water-damaged vehicle" means any recreational vehicle whose power train, computer, or electrical system has been damaged by flooding.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:325 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 325
Alternate road-lighting equipment
Status: in_force

Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in R.S. 32:301 when equipped with two lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable of revealing persons and objects 75 feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in R.S 32:321 or 32:323, provided, however, that at no time shall it be operated at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour but only on such highways, or parts thereof, that such slow speeds are permitted.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.