La. Rev. Stat. § 32:901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 901
Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy
Status: in_force

When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under R.S. 32:898 or a policy under R.S. 32:899, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least ten days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be filed electronically by the insurance carrier in the office of the commissioner, except that such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §22; Acts 2012, No. 368, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:724 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 724
Transfer and possession of stolen vehicles
Status: in_force

Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, received, or transfers possession of the same from one to another, or who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such officer, is guilty of a felony.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §27.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:891 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 891
Courts to report non-payment of judgments and convictions
Status: in_force

Whenever any person fails within sixty days to satisfy any final judgment, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his attorney, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which any such judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the commissioner immediately after the expiration of said sixty days, a certified copy of such judgment.

If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the commissioner is a non-resident, the commissioner shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates of the state of which the defendant is a resident.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1519 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1519
Reimbursement of remedial costs
Status: in_force

A. Any person who has transported a hazardous material as defined in this Chapter, a hazardous substance as defined in R.S. 30:2272, a hazardous waste as defined in R.S. 30:2173, or a transporter who has worked a hazardous material accident shall be liable to the state for undertaking remedial action or for all costs of remedial actions taken in cleaning up any discharge or disposal at a pollution source or facility if it can be shown that the hazardous material, hazardous substance, or hazardous waste was discharged or disposed of directly by the transporter and the transporter directly caused the discharge or disposal for which remedial action must be undertaken.

B.(1) The secretary may order any transporter causing a discharge or disposal of a hazardous material, hazardous substance, or hazardous waste at a pollution source or facility to take any remedial actions necessary to contain, abate, cleanup, restore, or remove the discharge or disposal.

(2) When the secretary must file suit against a transporter to recover remedial costs or to obtain remedial action, the court shall also award to the state a penalty of twenty-five percent of the amount determined to be remedial costs.

C.(1) When the secretary orders one transporter to undertake remedial action and other transporters or persons have caused or contributed to the discharge or disposal, the transporter or wrecker service company undertaking remedial action may sue for reimbursement from any other transporter or person responsible for the costs of remedial actions attributable to that transporter or person.

(2) When the remedial action is undertaken voluntarily, in accordance with an agreement entered into with the secretary, the person undertaking such remedial action may sue other responsible parties and may recover twice their share of the remedial costs.

(3) Prior to the filing of any suit by a person undertaking remedial action, a written demand must be made on the person from whom remedial costs are being demanded.

D. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Discharge" means:

(a) The placing, releasing, spilling, percolating, draining, pumping, leaking, seeping, emitting or other escaping of pollutants into the air, waters, subsurface water, or the ground as the result of a prior act or omission; or

(b) The placing of pollutants into pits, drums, barrels, or similar containers under conditions and circumstances that leaking, seeping, draining, or escaping of the pollutants can be reasonably anticipated.

(2) "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such waste, or any constituent thereof, may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters.

(3) "Facility" means a pollution source or any public or private property or facility where an activity is conducted which is required to be regulated under this Chapter and which does or has the potential to do any of the following:

(a) Emit air contaminants into the atmosphere.

(b) Discharge pollutant into waters of the state.

(c) Use or control radioactive materials and waste.

(d) Transport, process, or dispose of solid wastes.

(e) Generate, transport, treat, store or dispose of hazardous wastes.

(4) "Pollution source" means the immediate site or location of a discharge or potential discharge, including such surrounding property necessary to secure or quarantine the area from access by the general public.

(5) "Remedial cost" means, after the discharge or disposal of a hazardous substance, the cost of:

(a) Removing, confining, or storing any hazardous substance;

(b) Constructing barriers, securing the site, encapsulating in clay or other impermeable material;

(c) Cleaning up a contamination, recycling, or reuse of a hazardous substance;

(d) Diversion, destruction, or segregation of reactive or other wastes;

(e) Dredging or excavating a site;

(f) Repairing or replacing leaking containers;

(g) Collection of leachate and runoff;

(h) Onsite treatment or incineration of a substance;

(i) Provision of alternative water supplies;

(j) Monitoring, testing, or analyzing;

(k) Employing legal, engineering, chemical, biological, architectural, or other professional consultants or personnel;

(l) Investigation, initiation, or prosecution of lawsuits to final judgment;

(m) Transporting and disposing of waste from the site;

(n) Or any other action the secretary deems necessary to restore the site or remove the hazardous substance.

(o) Wrecker service companies undertaking remedial action involving hazardous material accidents.

Acts 1984, No. 791, §2; Acts 2023, No. 142, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:127 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 127
Golf cart and all-terrain vehicle crossings
Status: in_force

A. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, golf carts and all-terrain vehicles are authorized to cross Louisiana Highway 1 on marked or designated paths or crossings for such vehicles within the town limits of Grand Isle between sunrise and sunset.

B. A valid driver's license shall be a prerequisite for operating a golf cart or all-terrain vehicle when crossing Louisiana Highway 1 in the town of Grand Isle.

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

D. The Department of Transportation and Development, with the consultation and advice of the governing authority of the town of Grand Isle, 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), R.S. 32:235(C), R.S. 32:261, and Chapter 5 of this Title shall not apply and golf carts and all-terrain vehicles shall not be considered a vehicle for purposes of defining "equipment" as referenced in Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title.

Acts 2009, No. 110, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:429.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 429.2
Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account; uses of the monies
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created, as a special statutorily dedicated fund account in the state treasury, the Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "account".

B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:412.1(C), 707.2(C)(4), and 728(10) into the account. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided in Subsection C of this Section and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the account. The monies in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and shall be deposited into the state general fund. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.

C. Subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the account shall be used solely for the following:

(1) For the expenses of the office of motor vehicles for the initiation and implementation of customer service programs and for the acquisition and implementation of updated and new technology.

(2) All funds remaining shall be utilized for criminal compliance and traffic enforcement by public safety services, but only after compliance with Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. April 10, 2000; Acts 2011, No. 288, §1; Acts 2021, No. 114, §7, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:299.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 299.4
Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration
Status: in_force

A. "Golf cart" means an electric four-wheeled vehicle originally intended for use off-road on golf courses and other green spaces whose maximum speed is twenty-five miles per hour.

B. The operation of a golf cart upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited, except as otherwise provided in this Subsection:

(1) A golf cart may be operated only upon a parish road that has been designated by a parish or a municipal street that has been designated by a municipality for use by a golf cart. Upon a designation that a golf cart may be operated on a designated road or street, the responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signage indicating that such operation is authorized.

(2) A golf cart may be used to cross a part of a state highway where a golf course is constructed on both sides of the state highway if the Department of Transportation and Development has issued a permit for the crossing.

C. A golf cart operated on a parish road or municipal street shall be equipped with efficient brakes, a reliable steering apparatus, safe tires, a rearview mirror, and red reflectorized warning devices in both the front and rear of the vehicle. Such golf cart shall also be equipped with headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, and brake lamps.

D. Any golf cart operated upon a parish road or municipal street shall be registered with the state of Louisiana through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, as an off-road vehicle and shall display a decal issued by the office of motor vehicles.

E. No person shall operate a golf cart upon a parish road or municipal street without a valid driver's license.

F. Any golf cart operated upon a parish road or municipal street shall have liability insurance with the same minimum limits as required by the provisions of R.S. 32:900(B).

G.(1) A parish or municipal government may enact an ordinance relating to golf cart operation and require equipment which is more extensive than those enumerated in this Section. Upon enactment of such ordinance, the parish or municipal government shall post appropriate signage or otherwise inform residents that such an ordinance exists and that it will be enforced within the parish or municipal government's jurisdictional territory.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any parish or municipal ordinance that was in effect prior to January 1, 2015, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.

(3) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prohibit parish or municipal governments from prohibiting the operation of any golf cart on any parish road or municipal street under its jurisdiction if such parish or municipal government determines that such prohibition is necessary for the safety of the motoring public.

H. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. Such rules and regulations shall become effective no later than January 15, 2016.

Acts 2015, No. 308, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 145
Unattended motor vehicles
Status: in_force

No person driving or in charge of any motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the motor, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon, and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1303
Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws
Status: in_force

A. No person driving a vehicle shall refuse to submit such vehicle to an inspection and test when required to do so by the director or an authorized officer or employee of the department.

B. Every owner or driver, upon receiving a notice as provided in R.S. 32:1302 shall comply therewith and shall within 5 days secure an official certificate of inspection and approval which shall be issued in duplicate, one copy to be retained by the owner or driver and the other copy to be forwarded to the department. In lieu of compliance with this Sub-section the vehicle shall not be operated, except as provided in Sub-section C of this Section.

C. No person shall operate any vehicle after receiving a notice with reference thereto as above provided, except as may be necessary to return such vehicle to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver, if within a distance of 20 miles, or to a garage, until said vehicle and its equipment has been placed in proper repair and adjustment and otherwise made to conform to the requirements of this act and a certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained as promptly as possible thereafter.

D. In the event repair or adjustment of any vehicle or its equipment is found necessary upon inspection, the owner of said vehicle may obtain such repair or adjustment at any place he may choose, but in every event an official certificate of inspection and approval must be obtained, otherwise such vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways of this State.

Acts 1960, No. 405, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1514 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1514
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter, or any regulation issued thereunder, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than one thousand dollars per day of violation or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

B. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars per day of violation, or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than five years nor more than ten years, or both.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 603, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1982, No. 539, §1. Acts 1984, No. 826, §2, eff. July 13, 1984, No. 333, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 58
Careless operation
Status: in_force

A. Any person operating a motor vehicle on the public roads of this state shall drive in a careful and prudent manner, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such a manner shall constitute careless operation.

B. If the careless operation of the motor vehicle directly or proximately causes the death of a human being, when the operator fails to maintain control of the vehicle because of falling asleep, in addition to any penalties provided in this Title, the person shall also be ordered to serve court-approved community service for not more than two hundred fifty hours and the department may suspend the operator's license for a period of two years.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 567, §1; Acts 1992, No. 364, §1; Acts 2014, No. 650, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:862 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 862
Proof of compliance
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the phrase "proof of compliance" means proof of compliance with the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law, R.S. 32:851 et seq., and the rules adopted under that law.

B.(1) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall provide that documentation of insurance or other security shall be required for proof of compliance. The rules shall require that the original, a photocopy, or an image displayed on a mobile electronic device, of one of the following documents be produced as documentation of insurance: an insurance card; an insurance policy; or the declarations page of the insurance policy showing coverages. The rules shall require insurance and security companies to issue cards or similar documents, or an image of the card or similar documents capable of being displayed on a mobile electronic device, which indicate the existence of insurance or security coverage, may establish the form for the cards or similar documents, and may establish the form for the written declarations required by this Section.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection with regard to the documentation of insurance requirements shall not apply to new and used automobile dealers as defined by law. However, the rules shall provide for the use of affidavits to prove compliance when registration is sought by a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer on behalf of a customer.

(3) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to renewals of registration by mail.

C. Each person who applies for the registration of a motor vehicle, or who applies for the renewal of a registration of a motor vehicle, or who applies for a motor vehicle inspection certificate shall provide proof of compliance and shall declare in writing that the applicant will remain in compliance during the time for which the registration, the renewal of registration, or the certificate is issued.

D. Each adult person who applies for a driver's license shall:

(1) Provide proof of compliance and declare in writing that the applicant will remain in compliance during the time for which the license is issued; or

(2) Declare in writing that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle which is currently registered or licensed in this state or any other state or in any territory.

E. When a minor person applies for a driver's license, the parent or guardian who has custody of the minor applicant shall:

(1) Provide proof of compliance for both the minor applicant and the parent or guardian, and declare in writing that the minor applicant and the parent or guardian will remain in compliance during the time for which the license is issued; or

(2) Declare in writing that the parent or guardian does not own a motor vehicle which is currently registered or licensed in this state or in any other state or in any territory.

F. As used in Subsections D and E of this Section, an application for a driver's license includes an initial application, an application for renewal, and an application for reissue to change the address of the applicant, to change any other information concerning the applicant, or to change the endorsements held by the applicant.

G. The prohibited actions and penalties for violations thereof are as follows:

(1) No person shall provide false or fraudulent information, documentation, or images or make false or fraudulent representations in connection with any application for the registration of a motor vehicle, or for a renewal of a registration of a motor vehicle, or for a motor vehicle inspection certificate, or for a driver's license.

(2) No person shall make a false declaration or execute a false affidavit in response to the requirements of this Section.

(3) No person shall alter or counterfeit any card or similar document, or produce or use a false or fraudulent image on a mobile electronic device, to show proof of compliance.

(4) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be fined not less than seventy-five dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and shall be required to perform not less than forty hours nor more than two hundred hours of community service.

(5) When the commissioner finds that any person has violated the provisions of this Subsection, the commissioner may suspend, revoke, or cancel the driver's license held by the offender and may suspend, revoke, or cancel the registration of each motor vehicle owned by the offender.

H. No action taken by any person, whether private citizen or public officer or employee, with regard to any license, registration, or inspection certificate, or with regard to any document or electronic image which indicates compliance with this Part, shall create a presumption of the existence of insurance coverage, or be construed by any court as a warranty of the reliability or accuracy of the document or electronic image, or create any liability on the part of the state, or on the part of any department, office, or agency of the state, or on the part of any officer, employee, or agent of the state.

I. The display of an image of the insurance card on a mobile electronic device shall not serve as consent for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to access other contents of the mobile electronic device in any manner other than to verify the image of the insurance card.

J.(1) A court of competent jurisdiction may require a person to produce a paper copy of the insurance identification card in any hearing or trial or in connection with discovery.

(2) The commissioner may require a person to produce a paper copy of the insurance identification card in connection with any inquiry or transaction conducted by, or on behalf of, the commissioner.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 115, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 544, §1; Acts 1980, No. 510, §1; Acts 1980, No. 621, §1; Acts 1986, No. 801, §1; Acts 1986, No. 901, §1; Acts 1990, No. 25, §1; Acts 1995, No. 423, §1; Acts 1995, No. 756, §1; Acts 2012, No. 824, §1; Acts 2014, No. 641, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:402.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 402.3
Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program; dedicated fund account
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish and operate a Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program, hereinafter referred to as the "program", on a statewide basis. The program shall consist of motorcycle operator training and campaigns to promote participation, motorcycle safety, and motorcycle awareness. For the purposes of this Section, the word "motorcycle" shall have the meaning as provided for in R.S. 32:401(18) and the word "deputy secretary" shall mean the deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

B. The purposes of the program shall be to:

(1) Educate motorcycle operators in the safe operation of motorcycles.

(2) Provide for the certification of motorcycle operator education and training instructors and the training of law enforcement personnel in the proper operation of motorcycles.

(3) Develop campaigns to promote participation in the program, motorcycle safety, and motorcycle awareness.

C. Participation in the program shall be voluntary for any person who meets the qualifications of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to apply for a motorcycle operator's endorsement. Those persons who satisfactorily complete the program shall receive a motorcycle operator's endorsement without the necessity of taking a written knowledge test or an operator's skill test.

D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 49:950 et seq. as are necessary and proper to provide for the conduct and operation of the program. Oversight review of the rules and regulations shall be conducted by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works meeting jointly.

E. The deputy secretary is hereby authorized to purchase for cash, or by lease/purchase agreement, all the necessary equipment, training aids, devices, and all related materials required to conduct and operate the program with funds appropriated for those purposes.

F. The deputy secretary shall include the program as a line-item expenditure in his annual budget.

G. The deputy secretary may levy and collect a per person charge of not more than twenty-five dollars to participate in the program; however, no such charge shall be applicable to any commissioned law enforcement officer within the state.

H. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the proprietor of the motorcycle training school shall not be required to provide a motorcycle or motorcycles to be used by students who are taking a test at the conclusion of the course.

I. The Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program Account, provided for in R.S. 32:412(C)(2) shall continue to fund the operator training, instructor training, and motorcycle safety and awareness programs under the operation of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Acts 2009, No. 138, §1; Acts 2012, No. 348, §1; Acts 2018, No. 612, §10, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1261.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1261.1
Indemnification of franchised dealers
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, each manufacturer or converter shall indemnify and hold harmless its franchised dealers against any judgment for damages, including but not limited to court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the dealer, arising out of complaints, claims, or lawsuits including but not limited to strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or implied warranty, or rescission of sale to the extent that the judgment arises out of alleged defective or negligent manufacture, assembly, or design of motor vehicles, speciality vehicle, recreational product, parts, or accessories, or other functions by the manufacturer of converter, which are beyond the control of the dealer.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a franchised recreational vehicle dealer, marine dealer, or motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer.

Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 1036, §1; Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 22
Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles; application of part
Status: in_force

Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Chapter, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:397 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 397
Commissioner to furnish forms and receive accident reports
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall prepare, and may supply to police and sheriff offices and other suitable agencies, forms for accident reports calling for sufficiently detailed information to disclose, with reference to a highway accident, the cause, the conditions then existing, the persons and vehicles involved, the names of the liability carriers and policy numbers for the vehicles, and the name, address, and telephone number of the insurance agents who procured the liability policies providing coverage for the vehicles.

B. The commissioner shall receive accident reports required to be made by law and shall tabulate and analyze such reports and publish, annually or at more frequent intervals, statistical information based thereon as to the number, cause, and location of highway accidents.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 676, §1; Acts 1995, No. 527, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1504 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1504
Powers of the secretary
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of the department may adopt and promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate all such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Oversight review shall be conducted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. All rules and regulations adopted by the secretary shall be compatible with this Chapter and the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation contained in Title 49 and Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations relative to the transportation of hazardous materials, freight, or passengers.

B. The secretary may conduct investigations; make reports; issue subpoenas; conduct hearings; require the production of relevant documents, records, and property; take depositions; and conduct, directly or indirectly, research, development, demonstration, or training activities.

C. The secretary shall provide for the periodic inspection of rail cars transporting hazardous material prior to the departure of those rail cars from a railroad switching yard located outside of the property boundaries of chemical manufacturing or processing plants.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 603, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1987, No. 845, §1; Acts 1997, No. 529, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:77 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 77
No passing zones
Status: in_force

A. The Department is hereby authorized to determine those portions of any highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous, and shall by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones, and when such signs and markings are in place and are clearly visible to an ordinary observant person, every driver shall obey the directions thereof.

B. Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in paragraph A, no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such zone, or on the left side of any pavement striping, designated to mark such no-passing zone, throughout its length.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 41
Power of local municipal authorities; exception
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, this Chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local municipal authorities, with respect to highways other than state maintained highways within their corporate limits, from adopting ordinances:

(1) Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles;

(2) Enforcing the provisions of this Chapter, regulations of the department and of the commissioner and local regulations adopted pursuant hereto, by means of police officers or by the use of traffic-control devices approved by the department;

(3) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;

(4) Designating particular highways as one-way highways, or through highways;

(5) Designating no passing zones;

(6) Designating routes for freight carrying vehicles;

(7) Requiring the registration and licensing of bicycles, including the requirement of a registration fee;

(8) Directing the flow of traffic by designating the places and direction in which turning movements may be made or prohibited;

(9) Establishing speed limits and speed zones, provided that no speed shall be permitted which is in excess of the specific maximum speed limits established by this Chapter;

(10) Restricting traffic on limited access highways, or, temporarily reducing the permissible weight of vehicles which may be operated thereon, on other highways, when, because of deterioration, rain, snow, other climatic conditions, or the making of repairs, the highway will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or permissible weight reduced;

(11) Erecting stop signs at particularly dangerous railroad crossings;

(12) Requiring pedestrians to comply strictly with the directions of any official traffic-control signal and prohibiting pedestrians from crossing any roadway within a business district or any designated highways except in a crosswalk;

(13) Directing the installation of speed bumps.

(14) Creating additional regulations controlling traffic upon nonstate maintained highways within their corporate limits under their general police power so long as such regulations do not modify, or conflict with, the provisions of this Chapter or regulations of the department and the commissioner adopted pursuant hereto.

B. No ordinance or regulation enacted under Paragraph (A)(4), (5), (6), or (10) of this Section shall be effective until signs giving notice of such local traffic regulations are posted upon or at the entrances to the highway or part thereof affected, as may be most appropriate.

C.(1) Local municipal authorities also may adopt ordinances regulating traffic on state maintained highways within their corporate limits, so long as such ordinances do not establish regulations different from, or in addition to, the provisions of this Chapter and the regulations of the department and the commissioner adopted pursuant thereto. In addition, local municipal authorities may adopt ordinances which supplement the provisions of this Chapter and regulations of the department and commissioner adopted pursuant thereto but only after such ordinances have been approved in writing by the department. However, the municipal ordinance may provide for such penalties as are consistent with the authority granted by the local municipal charter or state statute under which the municipal government operates and the penalties imposed need not necessarily be consistent with the penalties provided by R.S. 32:57.

(2) Furthermore, local municipal authorities may adopt by reference, all or any of the provisions of this Chapter and/or regulations of the department and commissioner adopted pursuant hereto with respect to any highways within their corporate limits.

D. Upon request of either the owner or the person in charge of the general operation and control of a parking area, local municipal authorities may adopt local ordinances to:

(1) Order stop signs, yield signs, or other traffic control devices erected at specified entrance or exit locations to a parking area or at an intersection in the parking area.

(2) Regulate traffic in the parking area, including regulation by means of traffic control signals.

(3) Prohibit or regulate the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles at intersections or other designated locations in the parking area.

(4) Regulate the crossing of a roadway in the parking area by pedestrians.

(5) Designate a separate roadway, drive, or lane in the parking area for one-way traffic.

(6) Prohibit, regulate, restrict, or limit the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified areas of the parking area.

(7) Designate safety zones, loading zones, and other restricted areas in the parking area.

(8) Provide for the removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned in the parking area during snowstorms, floods, fires, or other public emergencies, or found unattended in the parking area, if the vehicles constitute an obstruction to traffic or if stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, and for the payment of reasonable charges for the removal and storage by the owner or the operator of the vehicle.

(9) Adopt additional reasonable rules with respect to traffic and parking in a parking area as local conditions may require for the safety and convenience of the public or users of the parking area.

E. When requested by the owner of a private road located within its corporate limits, a municipal governing authority may adopt ordinances regulating matters enumerated in Paragraphs (A)(2) and (9) of this Section on the private road. Any law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the municipality may enforce compliance with an ordinance adopted pursuant to this Subsection.

F. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section or any other law to the contrary, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System may adopt a resolution to exercise exclusive jurisdiction, control, maintenance, or enforcement of traffic and parking regulations on any portion of a public road located within the boundaries of Grambling State University by designating that portion of the public road as a "university road" and posting appropriate signs on the road.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1963, No. 33, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 433, §1; Acts 2007, No. 187, §1; Acts 2010, No. 85, §1; Acts 2019, No. 217, §3, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1312 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1312
Civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. After reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair and impartial hearing to be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any person who is determined by the secretary to have committed an act that is in violation of the provisions of this Chapter relative to the operation of an official inspection station or the actual conduct of a motor vehicle safety inspection, or any rule adopted under the provisions of this Chapter for such activities, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars.

B. The secretary shall determine and assess the amount of any civil penalty. In determining the amount of the penalty, the secretary shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; the degree of culpability of the person charged; the person’s history of previous offenses and ability to pay; the effect of the penalty on the person’s ability to continue to operate his business or maintain his employment; and any other matter that justice requires.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 128, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:193 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 193
Operation of bicycles; general provision
Status: in_force

The regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated hereafter.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:422.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 422.2
The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education, referred to in this Section as the "council", is hereby created to provide input, guidance, and recommendations to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on matters pertaining to rules, regulations, and standards for licensure of defensive driving courses and driver education providers as provided in Chapter 29 of Part I of Title 55 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

B. The council shall be composed of seven voting members and five nonvoting members. The membership shall consist of:

(1) Three members of the Driving School Association of Louisiana appointed by the president of the Driving School Association of Louisiana.

(2) Two members of the Driving School Association of the Americas appointed by the president of the Driving School Association of the Americas.

(3) Two secondary education professionals from the Department of Education appointed by the superintendent of the Department of Education.

(4) One representative of the office of motor vehicles, licensing and certification division, appointed by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.

(5) One representative of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission appointed by the executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

(6) One member of the Louisiana State Police appointed by the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police.

(7) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

(8) One member of the Senate appointed by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

C. Members listed in Paragraphs (B)(1) through (3) of this Section shall be voting members. If a voting member is unable to attend a meeting, he may designate a person to serve as a proxy for voting purposes, if such act is executed in writing, signed by the member, and filed with the secretary at or before the meeting.

D. Members shall be appointed to serve an initial two-year term on the council and may be eligible to be reappointed to serve additional terms.

E. A member shall be automatically removed from the council if he has more than two unexcused absences during any twelve-month period. An absence is excused for purposes of this Subsection when the cause is one which a reasonably prudent person would deem to take precedence over fulfillment of a solemn public duty or if the absence is known in advance by the member and he notifies the chairman of his absence not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. If a member designates a person to serve as a proxy as provided in Subsection C of this Section, he shall still notify the chairman of his absence.

F. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the active voting members or their proxies.

G. Whenever a vacancy occurs in a council seat, whether by death, resignation, or automatic removal, such vacant seat shall no longer be counted as an active voting member in determining a quorum until a successor has been appointed by the appropriate official as provided in Subsection B of this Section in the same manner as the original appointment to fill the unexpired term.

H. Officers of the council shall be appointed at the beginning of each new term and shall include a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and two at-large board members.

I. All meetings shall be quarterly and conducted in accordance with the requirements of the state's Open Meetings Law. Procedural matters shall be conducted in accordance with the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order. Meetings shall be held at any of the following venues:

(1) The office of motor vehicles in Baton Rouge.

(2) A legislative committee room located in the Louisiana state capitol.

(3) Any electronic venue agreed upon by the council officers.

J. Members of the council shall serve without compensation and reimbursement of expenses other than the compensation and reimbursement provided for by their employers.

Acts 2014, No. 426, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2022, No. 388, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:210.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 210.1
Applicable law
Status: in_force

A. The operation of a personal delivery device is governed by the provisions of this Subpart and Federal Aviation Administration airport regulations.

B. For the purpose of this Subpart, a personal delivery device operated in compliance with this Subpart shall not be considered a vehicle.

Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 415.1
Economic and medical hardship appeal of driver's license suspension
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 32:378.2(A), 414, 415(B)(2), and Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, upon suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a person's driver's license for the first time only as provided for under R.S. 32:414 and 415, the person, after initial notice from the department, shall have the right to apply to the department for a restricted license. In the event that the department fails or refuses to issue the restricted license, the person shall have the right to file a petition for a restricted driver's license in the district court of the parish in which the applicant is domiciled. Such application or petition for a restricted license shall allege that revocation of his driving privileges will deprive him or his family of the necessities of life, will prevent him from earning a livelihood, or prevent him from obtaining proper medical treatment if disabled. The district court is vested with jurisdiction to set the matter for contradictory hearing in open court upon ten days written notice to the department, and thereupon to determine whether the allegations of hardship have merit. Upon determination by the department or the court that the lack of a license would deprive the person or his family of the necessities of life or prevent the licensee from obtaining proper medical treatment if disabled, the department may grant or the court may order that the person be granted, by the department, a restricted license to enable the person to continue to support his family or to obtain such medical treatment as provided for in this Section. The restrictions of said license shall be determined by the department or the court and shall include the following:

(a) Licensee shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle only on such streets or watercraft on the waterways of the state as would enable him to earn his livelihood or for treatment of his debilitative condition as provided for in Subparagraph (e) of this Paragraph.

(b) Such operation is restricted to such times during which he is involved in earning a livelihood or for treatment of his debilitative condition as provided for in Subparagraph (e) of this Paragraph.

(c) During the period of suspension, licensee shall be responsible for applying to the court in the event that either earning his livelihood or treatment of his debilitative condition as provided for in Subparagraph (e) of this Paragraph necessitates a change in the original restrictions proposed by the department or the court.

(d) Any other restrictions that the court determines to be necessary and proper.

(e) If the licensee is disabled and such disability is a physical impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the licensee, such licensee shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle only on such streets and at such times as would enable him to obtain medical treatment for his debilitative condition.

(f) In addition to any other restrictions determined necessary and proper by the department or the court, a license ordered issued and restricted under this Section must include the requirement of installation and maintenance of an ignition interlock device upon a motor vehicle to be used by the licensee during the course of the term of the restricted license, when the suspension of driving privileges arises from operating a vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages.

(2) Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, in any case in which the applicant for a restricted driver's license has had his driver's license suspended, revoked, or cancelled upon conviction or entry of plea of guilty and sentence thereupon, or the forfeiture of bail if the offense involved constituted operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages, the court may additionally order that the applicant's restricted license include permission to operate a motor vehicle on such streets as would enable him to go to and from meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and to go to and from approved group therapy or special education courses for or about the disease of alcoholism, alcohol abuse or drug abuse, in a suitable public or private institution or program approved by the appropriate state authority; provided however, that the receipt of such a restricted license may be conditioned upon (1) a medical evaluation and a recommendation that the convicted person is pathologically addicted to alcohol and/or a habitual alcoholic or other drug offender and (2) on the condition that such convicted individual submit to medical treatment and/or medically approved group therapy or special education courses for or about the disease of alcoholism, alcohol abuse or drug abuse, in a suitable public or private institution or program approved by the appropriate state authority; and the provisions of this Paragraph shall apply only to persons never previously convicted of operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages.

(3) Any person whose driver's license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled for a first or subsequent violation of R.S. 32:415 may apply to the department or petition the district court for a restricted license as provided for in this Section if the original suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the driver's license resulted from a violation of R.S. 32:57.1.

B. A copy of the order shall be sent to the department along with a copy of the conviction notice. A copy of the order containing the restrictions shall be attached to the license of the person convicted and must be in possession of the person whenever he is operating a motor vehicle or watercraft. A restricted license shall be issued by the department and designated by a large red R printed on the face of the license. The term of the restrictions shall be the same as the term of the original suspension, cancellation, or revocation.

C. A violation of the restrictions or a subsequent conviction of any offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle or watercraft during the term of the restricted license shall result in the extension of the period of suspension, revocation, or cancellation for one year from the date upon which the licensee would otherwise have been able to apply for new license and shall also constitute contempt of court. Suspension, revocation, or cancellation that results from such a violation shall not be subject to appeal as set forth in this Section. Except as provided in R.S. 32:378.2(B), restricted driving privileges for this Section may be allowed to a person only once.

D. The provisions of this Section shall apply to Class "D" and Class "E" licenses.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 618, §2. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 243, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1982, No. 822, §2; Acts 1991, No. 936, §1, eff. July 24, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 516, §1; Acts 2001, No. 398, §1; Acts 2004, No. 905, §1; Acts 2007, No. 413, §1; Acts 2009, No. 513, §1; Acts 2011, No. 35, §1; Acts 2013, No. 213, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:194 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 194
Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
Status: in_force

Every person riding a bicycle 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 to special regulations in this Part, including special regulations applying to peace officers utilizing bicycles in furtherance of their official duties, and except as to those provisions of this Chapter which by their very nature can have no application.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2011, No. 98, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 400.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this Part, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) "Automated driving system" means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain.

(2) "Autonomous commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used in commerce and equipped with an automated driving system, including those designed to function without a driver.

(3) "Commerce" means transportation for the purpose of compensation, remuneration, employment, trade, or payment of any thing of value.

(4) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle has a gross combination weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds.

(5) "Conventional human driver" means a driver who manually exercises in-vehicle braking, accelerating, steering, and transmission gear selection input devices in order to operate a vehicle.

(6) "Dynamic driving task" means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic excluding strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints.

(7) "Minimal risk condition" means a condition to which a user or an automated driving system may bring a vehicle in order to reduce the risk of a crash upon experiencing a failure of the vehicle's automated driving system that renders the vehicle unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task.

(8) "Operational design domain" means a description of the specific operating domain in which an autonomous commercial motor vehicle is designed to properly operate including but not limited to roadway types, speed, environmental conditions, and other domain constraints.

(9) "Remote driver" means a natural person who is not seated in an autonomous commercial motor vehicle, but is able to perform the entire dynamic driving task.

(10) "Teleoperation system" means hardware and software installed on a motor vehicle that allow a remote driver to operate the vehicle.

Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 415.3
Ex-offender provisional driver's license
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department shall issue a provisional Class "E" driver's license to a person who is released from incarceration after serving a minimum of one year and whose Class "E" driver's license will be or is suspended, revoked, or cancelled for any reason upon his release. The license issued pursuant to this Section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall apply only to Class "E" driver's licenses and shall not apply to any other class of driver's licenses.

(3) The provisions of this Section shall not apply in the following circumstances:

(a) When a person's Class "E" driver's license has been suspended, revoked, or cancelled pursuant to a report of conviction received pursuant to Article III of the Driver License Compact.

(b) When a person was imprisoned for vehicular homicide, a third or subsequent violation of R.S. 14:98, or a third or subsequent violation of any other law or ordinance that prohibits operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

(4) A person may be issued only one provisional Class "E" driver's license in his lifetime pursuant to this Section.

(5) For the purposes of this Section, a "person who is released from incarceration" includes but is not limited to any individual who is housed in a federal residential reentry management center, also known as a halfway house.

B. A provisional Class "E" driver's license shall be issued pursuant to this Section upon the submission of proof of release from incarceration for a violation not included in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section and the collection of the standard fees and handling charges for the issuance of driver's licenses as required by R.S. 32:412 and 412.1. The department shall defer payment of all other fees, penalties, and charges authorized by this Title that are incurred prior to or during the term of incarceration and owed by the applicant to the department.

C.(1) The holder of a provisional license issued pursuant to this Section shall have one year from the date of issuance to clear his driving record of any suspensions, revocations, or cancellations so that he may be eligible for a regular Class "E" driver's license.

(2) The holder of a provisional license issued pursuant to this Section and all state entities or political subdivisions to whom such holder may owe an obligation or debt shall notify the department upon satisfaction of such obligation or debt.

(3) If the holder of a provisional license issued pursuant to this Section qualifies for full and unrestricted Class "E" driving privileges at the end of the term of the provisional license, the department shall issue the holder a Class "E" driver's license upon the collection of the standard fees and handling charges for the issuance of the driver's license as required by R.S. 32:412 and 412.1. The department shall collect all other fees, penalties, and charges authorized by this Title that are incurred prior to or during the applicant's incarceration and owed by the applicant to the department prior to the issuance of a Class "E" driver's license pursuant to this Paragraph.

(4) The department shall reimpose all suspensions, revocations, or cancellations of driving privileges for the balance of any suspension, revocation, or cancellation period after the expiration of the one-year provisional driver's license if the holder has not come into compliance with requirements of this Title within one year following the issuance of such provisional license. Additionally, at that time, any block on the issuance of a driver's license shall be reset if the holder of a provisional driver's license issued pursuant to this Section has not come into full compliance with the requirements of this Title.

D.(1) The department may revoke the provisional license issued pursuant to this Section if the holder commits any of the following:

(a) A new offense.

(b) An act or omission that causes the community supervision, mandatory supervision, or parole of the holder of a provisional license to be revoked.

(2) A probation or parole department or division shall notify the department if the community supervision of the holder of a provisional license is revoked.

(3) A court shall notify the department if the holder of the provisional license is charged with a new offense.

(4) If the department revokes a provisional license pursuant to this Section, the holder shall not be entitled to receive another provisional license.

E. The department may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to implement this Section, including but not limited to eligibility criteria for a provisional license, proof of insurance, and proof of employment, if applicable.

Acts 2015, No. 407, §1; Acts 2018, No. 280, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:906 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 906
Substitution of proof
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the commissioner shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §27.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1722 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1722
Exemption from provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except when summoned to a location by a law enforcement agency from a call allocation system, the provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721 shall not apply where the verified owner of the vehicle or the verified legal representative of the owner has entered into a contract, in writing on a form herein described, for the continuous storage or parking of the vehicle.

(2) The storage facility shall verify the registered owner and any lienholder in accordance with R.S. 32:1718.

(3) The storage facility shall verify and keep a copy of any legal documents declaring the status of any person claiming to be a legal representative of a vehicle owner.

B. For the purposes of this Section, when a vehicle is stored as a result of a court order, the court shall act as a representative of the owner, thus the notifications of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721 are not required.

C. The written storage contract shall contain the following:

(1) The name, address, and driver's license number of the verified owner or verified legal representative of the owner that is making the storage arrangements.

(2) The name and address of the owner if different from the above person.

(3) The name and address of any lienholder on the vehicle title.

(4) The cost of storage and any other costs that will be accrued to the vehicle. Any costs not set forth within the storage agreement may not be charged.

(5) A description of the vehicle.

(6) The vehicle identification number.

(7) The vehicle license plate number.

(8) The condition of the vehicle.

(9) The date that the vehicle is placed in storage.

(10) The date after which time the vehicle will be considered abandoned, not to exceed six months from the date of storage.

(11) Notice that when the vehicle is considered abandoned, it will be subject to sale by the storage facility owner.

(12) The signature of the owner or legal representative of the owner that is making the storage arrangements.

D. The storage facility owner shall give notice in writing to the verified lienholder at least fifteen business days prior to the expiration of the storage contract in Subsection C of this Section.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:291.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 291.1
Roadway hazard cleanup
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a motor vehicle crash or incident results in a roadway hazard that requires an extraordinary commitment of public safety resources by the responding agencies to cleanup or remove the hazard, the vehicle owner or operator who is issued a citation for a traffic violation at the scene of the crash or incident shall reimburse the responding agencies for the extraordinary cost of the cleanup.

B. However, if a court subsequently finds that the owner or operator who received a citation was not legally responsible or was only partially responsible for the crash or incident, he shall be reimbursed by the responding agency for any money he has expended on the cost of the cleanup or removal which is a percentage of such cost equal to the percentage of the crash or incident for which he was not held legally responsible. The party who was found legally responsible for the crash or incident shall then pay the responding agency for the cost of the cleanup or removal which is a percentage of such cost equal to the percentage of the crash or incident for which he was held legally responsible.

C. Nothing in this Section shall require a tow truck owner, operator, or employee to follow a directive or order that is unsafe or beyond the operational standard or capacity of any equipment being used in cleanup or in removing the roadway hazard. If a tow truck owner or operator refuses to follow a directive or order because of an unsafe condition, no adverse action by a law enforcement agency shall be taken against such owner or operator including removal from any rotation list.

Acts 1999, No. 1138, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1718 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1718
Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any vehicle has been towed to a storage facility as a result of a non-consensual tow from private property, the owner or operator of the storage facility shall, within twenty-four hours of the time such vehicle is towed to a storage facility, notify the office of the sheriff or the municipal police or their assigned designees from whose jurisdiction the vehicle is towed that the vehicle has been towed for storage. Except when the vehicle is stored by or upon request from a law enforcement agency, the storage operator shall provide to the law enforcement authorities or their designees:

(1) The name and address of the location from which the vehicle was towed.

(2) The year, make, model, and manufacturer's vehicle identification number.

(3) The license plate number and state of issuance of the vehicle.

(4) The name and address of the location to which the vehicle was towed.

B. Each law enforcement authority or designee receiving information pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall accept, record, and file the information in order to be reasonably obtainable for responding to requests from the public.

C. If the storage facility is an outdoor facility, it shall provide a reasonable security barrier or safety apparatus suitable to the premises of the facility which will assure security to the property contained therein.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 1990, No. 956, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:218 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 218
Pedestrians soliciting rides or business
Status: in_force

A. Subject to Subsection B of this Section, no person shall stand on a public roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, or business from the occupant of any vehicle.

B.(1) Subject to the permission of the local municipal or parish authority in which the roadway is located, a member of a professional firefighters association, a police officer, or other public safety officer shall not be prohibited by this Section nor any other provision of state law from standing on a public roadway for the purpose of soliciting contributions on behalf of bona fide charitable or civic organizations during daylight hours, if all of the following are satisfied:

(a) The charitable or civic organization complies with applicable local government regulations. A local municipal or parish authority may enact or enforce regulations that restrict, but shall not prohibit, the activity described in this Subsection.

(b) The charitable or civic organization maintains at least five hundred thousand dollars in liability insurance.

(c) The person is eighteen years of age or older.

(d) The person is wearing high-visibility safety apparel that meets current American standards promulgated by the International Safety Equipment Association.

(e) The portion of the roadway upon which the solicitation occurs is not a work zone and is within an intersection where traffic control devices are present.

(2) A local municipal or parish authority with jurisdiction over a roadway upon which solicitation occurs as described in this Subsection shall not be liable for any claim for damages arising out of the use of the roadway as described in this Subsection.

(3) A person who violates this Subsection may be assessed a civil penalty.

(4) As used in this Subsection, "charitable or civic organization" means a nonprofit organization that is qualified under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or a veteran's organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.

(5) A local municipal or parish authority that has enacted or is enforcing regulations that are prohibited under this Subsection shall bring those regulations into compliance with this Subsection no later than sixty days following its effective date.

C. This Section shall be known as the Rivers Lacrouts Charitable Solicitation Act.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1132, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2019, No. 123, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1266 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1266
Motor vehicle lessors; appointment of motor vehicle lease facilitators
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, a motor vehicle lessor franchisor may not terminate a franchise prior to the expiration of its term, except for good cause. Good cause shall include but not be limited to the failure of the franchisee to comply with any lawful requirement of the franchise, after being given notice thereof, and a reasonable opportunity, which in no event need be more than thirty days, to cure the failure. Nothing herein shall permit the cancellation of a franchise solely for failure to meet performance standards based on a survey of sales penetration in a regional, national, territorial, or other geographic area.

(2) If during the period in which the franchise granted by a motor vehicle lessor franchisor is in effect, there occurs any of the following events, which is relevant to the franchise, immediate notice of termination without opportunity to cure shall be reasonable:

(a) The franchisee abandons the franchise by failing to operate the business for five consecutive days during which the franchisee is required to operate the business under the terms of the franchise, unless such failure to operate is due to fire, flood, or storms beyond the franchisee's control.

(b) The motor vehicle lessor franchisor and the franchisee agree in writing to terminate the franchise.

(c) The franchisee fails, for a period of ten days following notification of noncompliance, to comply with any federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to the operation of the franchise.

(d) The franchised business or business premises of the franchise is seized, taken over, or foreclosed on by a creditor, lienholder, or lessor, provided that a final judgment against the franchisee remains unsatisfied for thirty days, unless an appeal bond has been filed.

(e) The franchisee fails to pay any franchise fees or other amounts due to the franchisor within ten days of receiving written notice that such fees are overdue.

(3)(a) No motor vehicle lessor franchisor shall fail to renew a franchise unless the franchisor provides the following:

(i) Written notice to the franchisee at least one hundred eighty days prior to his intention not to renew.

(ii) The franchisee with an opportunity to sell his business, during the one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of the franchise, to a purchaser meeting the franchisor's then current requirements for granting new franchises, or if not granting a significant number of new franchises, then the current requirements for granting renewal franchises.

(iii) That the refusal not to renew is not for the purpose of converting the franchisee's business premises to operation by employees or agents of the franchisor for such franchisor's own account, provided that nothing in this Section shall prohibit a franchisor from exercising a right of first refusal to purchase a franchisee's business.

(iv) That upon expiration of the franchise, the franchisor agrees not to seek to enforce any covenant of the unrenewed franchisee not to compete with the franchisor or franchisees of the franchisor.

(b) Termination of a franchise shall be permitted pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, or if the franchisee and the franchisor agree not to renew the franchise.

B.(1) A motor vehicle lessor may appoint one or more lease facilitators licensed pursuant to the terms of this Chapter to represent the motor vehicle lessor in obtaining prospective lease customers. An appointment complies with the requirements of this Subsection if it is in writing, discloses its terms, and otherwise complies with the rules of the commission.

(2) In a lease contract or agreement between a motor vehicle lessor and a lessee solicited, procured, or produced by a lease facilitator, the motor vehicle lessor shall disclose to the lessee that a fee was paid, or will be paid to the lease facilitator for the solicitation, procurement, or production of the lessee or the lease. The motor vehicle lessor shall include the disclosure required by this Paragraph in a prominent position in one or both of the following manners:

(a) On the face of the written memorandum of the lease, contract, or agreement.

(b) On a separate instrument signed by the lessee at the same time as the signing of the lease contract or agreement.

C.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a lease facilitator may accept a fee for procuring a vehicle lessee or prospective vehicle lessee for or on behalf of a lessor.

(2) Nothing in this Section shall limit the ability of a lease facilitator to accept an appointment from more than one lessor.

(3) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a lease facilitator from representing a lessor or lessee in the acquisition of a motor vehicle for the purpose of leasing the vehicle to another person.

Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:857 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 857
Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §39.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:410.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 410.1
Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell, or possess any fictitious or facsimile credential that is intended to simulate a credential issued by any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any foreign country or government, a United States government-issued credential, or a United States passport or foreign government visa.

B. For purposes of this Section, a credential shall include but is not limited to any driver's license, driver permit, temporary driver's license, restricted or hardship driver's license, government-issued identification card, school-issued identification card, vehicle registration certificate, or vehicle license plate.

C. It shall not be a defense to a violation of this Section that a fictitious or facsimile credential contains words indicating that it is a novelty item or an indication that it is not a valid identification document, vehicle registration certificate, or vehicle license plate.

D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, may issue a cease and desist order to any person or business who manufactures, advertises for sale, sells, or possesses any credential, including any novelty or unofficial credential, which it determines to be 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.

E.(1) 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.

(2) In the suit for an injunction, the department may demand of the defendant a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each day the defendant engaged in any activity prohibited by the cease and desist order issued by the department and court costs. Judgment for penalty and court costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made final.

F. The department may promulgate rules it determines necessary to aid in the implementation and enforcement of this Section.

Acts 2014, No. 262, §1; Acts 2017, No. 87, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 202
Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created, as a special account in the state treasury, the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account, to be referred to as the account. The source of monies for the account shall be that portion of the monies derived from fees imposed and dedicated to the account pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:463.148, and grants, gifts, and donations and any other monies received by the state for the purposes of bicycle and pedestrian safety and which are appropriated to the account.

B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, an amount equal to that deposited into the state treasury from the foregoing sources shall be deposited in and credited to a special agency account. Funding deposited into the account shall be considered fees and self-generated revenues and shall be available for annual appropriations by the legislature.

C. Monies in the account shall be subject to annual appropriation by the legislature for use by the Department of Transportation and Development. The monies in the account shall be allocated and disbursed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development and used solely for bicycle and pedestrian safety.

Acts 2010, No. 840, §1; Acts 2018, No. 612, §10, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:411.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 411.1
Licensee to have license in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person lawfully possessed of a driver's license issued to him by either the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or the appropriate agency of another state if such person resides in this state shall have such license in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand of any officer or agent of the department or any police officer of the state, parish, or municipality.

(2) However if the person is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States or is a dependent thereof, or is enrolled in a Louisiana college or university and is charged with a violation of the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act or any municipal or parish ordinance regulating traffic in any municipality or in any parish the provisions of C.Cr.P. Article 211.4 shall apply.

(3) Additionally, any person described in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall also furnish, upon demand, satisfactory proof of his residency in this state by either providing the arresting officer with a copy of orders assigning him, or the person whose dependent he is, to an area inside Louisiana or with a valid student identification card issued by a Louisiana college or university.

(4) Whenever any person who resides in this state is arrested and charged with a violation of the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act or any municipal or parish ordinance regulating traffic in any parish or municipality such person shall be released on his own recognizance upon signing the promise to appear section of the traffic citation. This shall only apply to such persons who are not wanted for failure to appear in connection with other traffic citations or for whom a warrant has been issued for any other reason. 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.

B. When the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that the person charged has committed an offense as defined in Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 he shall take such person forthwith before the nearest or most accessible magistrate having jurisdiction.

C.(1) When an officer or agent of the department or any police officer of the state, or any parish or municipality has reasonable grounds to believe a person has committed an offense of driving without a valid driver's license in his possession, the police officer shall make every practical attempt based on identifying information provided by the person to confirm that the person has been issued a valid driver's license. If the police officer determines that the person has been issued a valid driver's license which is neither under revocation, suspension, or cancellation, but that the license is not in his possession, the peace officer shall issue a written summons to the offender in accordance with law, commanding him to appear and answer the charge.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall in no way limit the peace officer from issuing a citation for operating a motor vehicle without physical possession of a valid driver's license.

D. When a person is arrested or issued a summons for a violation of R.S. 14:98 or 98.1, the arresting officer shall determine whether the person is the owner of the vehicle used. If the person is not the owner, the arresting officer, his agency of employment, or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall take all reasonable measures to identify and locate the registered owner and notify him of the arrest or summons. Such notification may be oral or written. A record shall be kept of whether or not such notification was given.

E.(1) When a fine is levied against a person convicted of any violation of the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act or any municipal or parish ordinance regulating traffic in any municipality or in any parish and the defendant is granted an extension of time to pay the fine, the judge of the court having jurisdiction may order the driver's license to be surrendered to the sheriff or official of the court collecting fines for a period of time not to exceed one hundred eighty days. If, after expiration of one hundred eighty days, the defendant has not paid the fine, the sheriff or official of the court designated to collect fines shall forward the license to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(2)(a) Upon receipt of a surrendered driver's license, the sheriff or court official responsible for collection of such fines shall issue a temporary permit for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days or for a period of time set forth by the judge having jurisdiction. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall devise such temporary permits and provide for a procedure for distributing such permits, all by the promulgation of rules and regulations according to the Administrative Procedure Act. After final promulgation of such rules and regulations the temporary permits shall be distributed to the courts or other agencies responsible for the collection of the fines and court costs for such violations.

(b) The sheriff or court official responsible for issuing temporary permits pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection may prepare and issue such permits electronically to any defendant granted an extension of time to pay a fine for a violation of the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act or any municipal or parish ordinance regulating traffic. In cases where temporary permits are issued electronically, the sheriff or court official shall sign the electronic permit in an appropriate place and shall maintain possession of the defendant's driver's license until the fine and all fees, costs, and penalties are paid in full or the expiration of one hundred eighty days, whichever is sooner.

(3) The department shall not return, reissue, or renew a driver's license in its possession pursuant to this Subsection until payment of the fine and any additional administrative cost, fee, or penalty required by the judge having the jurisdiction and any other cost, fee, or penalty required by the department.

Acts 1995, No. 995, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1296, §3, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2005, No. 50, §1, eff. June 16, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:668.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 668.1
Procedure following revocation or denial of license; discovery
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, prehearing discovery, in conjunction with the administrative hearing provided for in R.S. 32:668, shall not include depositions of law enforcement witnesses.

Acts 2009, No. 287, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.35 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.35
Express warranties; time limit to conform
Status: in_force

A.(1) It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a recreational vehicle to the applicable express warranty if the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of ninety or more calendar days, or the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer, within the warranty term, or not later than one year from the date of original delivery of the new recreational vehicle to the consumer.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the consumer shall provide written notification of the need to repair the nonconformity to the manufacturer and the commission, and either of the following:

(i) Evidence of a cumulative total of at least ninety days of the recreational vehicle being out of service within the warranty term.

(ii) Evidence that the same nonconformity has been subject to repair four or more times by the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer, within the warranty term, or not later than a period of one year from the date of original delivery of the new recreational vehicle to the consumer.

(b) The manufacturer shall respond to the consumer not later than ten business days after receipt of the consumer's written notification of a nonconformity as to when and where the recreational vehicle may be delivered for a final repair attempt. The repair facility shall be one that is authorized by the manufacturer to perform the necessary warranty work.

(c) The repair facility shall have ten business days from the date of delivery of the recreational vehicle to the facility to complete repairs using replacement parts and thirty calendar days from the date of delivery of the recreational vehicle to the facility to complete structural repairs to conform the recreational vehicle to the applicable warranty. The time periods provided in this Paragraph may be extended only if the consumer authorizes the extension in writing.

(3) If a manufacturer fails to respond to the consumer or to perform the repairs within the time periods provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the manufacturer shall be considered to have waived his rights to a final attempt to cure the nonconformity.

B. The duration of an express warranty shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of war, pandemic, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster.

C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be suspended for any period of time during which repair services cannot be performed by the manufacturer, its agents, or authorized dealer, because of war, pandemic, invasion, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1715 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1715
Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any tow truck or carrier to tow or to carry a vehicle on the highways and roadways of the state of Louisiana without the towing vehicle or carrier having displayed a towing license plate and complying with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter.

B. This Section shall apply to every commercial entity that receives direct or indirect compensation for the towing of a vehicle.

C. This Section shall not apply to:

(1) Car carriers that are capable of carrying five or more vehicles and have Interstate Commerce Commission authority.

(2) Tow trucks that are registered in another state with Interstate Commerce Commission authority.

(3) Tow trucks that are owned by a governmental entity and that are not used for commercial purposes.

(4) Tow trucks that are owned by an owner of a garage, automotive mechanic shop, or other place where motor vehicles are repaired, are operated by an employee or an owner of such a shop, and are operated solely to transport motor vehicles to such shop for maintenance or repair work, but only when such owners or operators:

(a) Have insurance coverage as required by this Chapter.

(b) Obtain the license plate as required by this Chapter.

(c) Shall not respond to accident scenes or participate in a police rotation system or conduct private property tows.

(d) Shall not offer towing services for hire or store any motor vehicles.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 1991, No. 305, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1311
Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. Farm tractors, self-propelled farm equipment, rubber-tired farm wagons and carts, drawn rubber-tired farm equipment, and implements of husbandry which are designed primarily for field use and which are operated or moved only incidentally on the highways of this state, and which are used for farm purposes only, are exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter.

B. Single axle two-wheel trailers are exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter.

C. Motor vehicles which are twenty-five years old or older and which are used primarily for exhibition in shows, parades, tours, and other special uses and not for general transportation and which are registered and licensed as antique as provided in R.S. 32:707(L) shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter.

D. Motor vehicles which display a current safety inspection sticker as certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter.

E.(1) Commercial motor vehicle truck tractors, trailers, and semitrailers in interstate commerce which are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter provided that these commercial motor vehicles shall comply with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR 396.17, requiring periodic and annual inspections of commercial motor vehicles.

(2) As an alternate means of compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR, the owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle truck tractor may opt to obtain a Louisiana commercial motor vehicle inspection certificate which satisfies the requirements of 49 CFR 396.17. A trailer or semitrailer being used in combination with a truck tractor meeting such exemption may opt to obtain a Louisiana commercial motor vehicle inspection certificate which satisfies the requirements of 49 CFR 396.17.

(3) As used in this Subsection, "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled truck tractor or towed vehicle which is used on public highways to transport property in interstate commerce, has been issued an apportioned plate through the International Registration Plan; and

(a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 10,001 pounds or more; or

(b) Is used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity placarding under regulations issued by the secretary under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC 5101 et seq.

F. Boat trailers shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter.

G. Tandem axle trailers shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter unless used in commerce and subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 41, §1. Acts 1987, No. 512, §1; Acts 1989, No. 674, §1; Acts 1990, No. 725, §1; Acts 2004, No. 848, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 229, §1; Acts 2014, No. 160, §1; Acts 2014, No. 235, §1; Acts 2015, No. 344, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 361.1
View outward or inward through windshield or windows; obscuring prohibited
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section and regulations applicable thereto, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context of use clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Distributor" means any person or company who markets, delivers, or distributes any sun screening device for motor vehicles in Louisiana.

(2) "Installer" means any person or company who affixes, places, fastens, or secures any sun screening device to any windshield or window of a motor vehicle in Louisiana.

(3) "Light transmission" means the ratio of the amount of total light to pass through the product or material, including any glazing material, to the amount of total light falling on the product or material and the glazing.

(4) "Luminous reflectance" means the ratio of the amount of total light that is reflected outward by the product or material to the amount of total light falling on the product or material.

(5) "Manufacturer" means a person who engages in the manufacture or assembly of a vehicle sun screening device, or who fabricates, laminates, or tempers a safety glazing material, incorporating, during the manufacturing process, the capacity to reflect or reduce the transmission of light.

(6) "Seller" means any person or company who transfers in the contract of sale any sun screening device for windshields or windows of motor vehicles in Louisiana.

(7) "Sun screening device" means a film material or device that is designed to be used in conjunction with motor vehicle safety glazing materials for reducing the effects of the sun.

B. Except as provided by R.S. 32:361.1(C), no person may operate a motor vehicle with any object or material placed on or affixed to the front windshield or to front side windows of the vehicle so as to obstruct or reduce the driver's clear view through the front windshield or front side windows, nor place on or affix to the front windshield or the front side windows of a motor vehicle, any transparent material if the material alters the color or reduces the light transmission of the windshield or front side windows.

C. The provisions of this Section do not apply to any of the following:

(1) A sun screening device when used in conjunction with automotive safety glazing materials on the front side window, with a light transmission of at least twenty-five percent, all tolerances included, side window behind the driver with a light transmission of at least twenty-five percent, all tolerances included, and rearmost windows with a light transmission of at least twelve percent, all tolerances included. All sun screening devices shall not have a luminous reflectance of more than twenty percent.

(2) A transparent material, not red or amber in color, affixed to the topmost portion of the windshield not to extend more than five inches down from the top.

(3) An adjustable nontransparent sun visor mounted forward of the side windows and not attached to the glass.

(4) Publicly owned law enforcement vehicles including those vehicles owned or used by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for enforcement operation.

D.(1) Each manufacturer shall certify to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, by independent test laboratory data, that a sun screening device marketed in this state is in compliance with the luminous reflectance and transmittance requirements of this Section.

(2) Each installer shall provide a label not to exceed one and one-half square inches in size, with a means for the permanent and legible installation between the sun screening material and each glazing surface to which it is applied, which contains the installer's name and city where the business is located.

(3) The person placing the material on the glazing surface shall affix the label to the lower right corner of the driver's side window.

(4) The light transmittance requirement of this Section does not apply to windows behind the driver on trucks, busses, trailers, motor homes, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and all windows on vehicles used for law enforcement purposes and tinted in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

E. Except as provided in Subsections G and H of this Section, anyone who operates a motor vehicle registered in this state in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars for a first offense, not more than two hundred fifty dollars for a second offense, and not more than three hundred fifty dollars for a third or subsequent offense.

F. Except as provided in Subsections G and H of this Section, anyone who violates the provisions of this, or any rules or regulations applicable thereto shall be fined in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:57.

G. Any seller, installer, manufacturer, or distributor of a sun screening device who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined one thousand dollars for a first offense, two thousand dollars for a second offense, and shall be prohibited from conducting any business specified in this Section upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense.

H. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all vehicles manufactured on or after January 1, 1994, unless exempted in accordance with R.S. 32:361.1.

I. All vehicles that have windows tinted on or before December 31, 1993, in compliance with then existing provisions of law are exempt from the provisions of this Section, provided that a certificate is obtained by the owner, operator, or licensee certifying that the tinting was done prior to January 1, 1994. The office of motor vehicles shall adopt rules, regulations, and a form for proof of prior tinting in accordance with provisions of this Subsection. The certificate must be present in the vehicle at all times when being operated and presented upon demand by a law enforcement officer.

J. The provisions of this Section apply to any other vehicles not included in Subsections H and I of this Section on and after January 1, 1994.

Acts 1983, No. 209, §1; Acts 1986, No. 525, §1; Acts 1989, No. 275, §1, Acts 1989, No. 663, §1; Acts 1992, No. 201, §1; Acts 1993, No. 519, §1; Acts 2006, No. 459, §1; Acts 2024, No. 268, §1; Acts 2025, No. 143, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1476 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1476
Hearing; procedure
Status: in_force

The matter shall be heard by an adjudication officer of the Department of Public Safety. If the person named in the abstract denies that he was convicted of any offense shown in the abstract and necessary for a holding that he is a habitual offender, and if the department cannot, on the evidence available to it, determine the issue, the department may request the decision of such issue from the court in which such conviction was reportedly made. The court to which such request is made shall send to the department certified copies of its records determining such issue. The department in its discretion, may rely on certified copies of convictions adjudged by courts outside of this state, or federal courts, or may request such a court to make a determination.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 697, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 555, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 102
Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:878 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 878
Matters not to be evidence in civil suits
Status: in_force

Neither the report required by R.S. 32:871, the action taken by the commissioner pursuant to this Part, the findings, if any, of the commissioner upon which such action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this Part shall be referred to in any way, nor be any evidence of the negligence of due care of either party, at the trial of any action at law to recover damages.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1309 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1309
Fee for inspection certificates
Status: in_force

The fees collected for the issuance of certificates of inspection and approval shall be deposited in the state treasury upon receipt and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as required by Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 1960, No. 405, §8. Acts 1975, No. 610, §2, Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 33, §2; eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 52, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 57.3
Failure to respond to an HOV violation
Status: in_force

A.(1) When the office of motor vehicles receives notice from the Department of Transportation and Development to not renew or reissue the driver’s license or vehicle registration of a frequent violator as provided in R.S. 47:820.5.9(J)(2), the office of motor vehicles shall issue a notice to the violator at the address listed on the violator’s driver’s license, unless a more current address is on file, that shall identify the vehicle or vehicles subject to HOV violations by vehicle identification number and the assigned license plate number. The notice shall also advise the registered owner that his registration privileges and driver’s license will be blocked against renewal or reissuance, including any request for a duplicate registration or driver’s license. The office of motor vehicles shall obtain a certificate of mailing at the time the notice is mailed to the frequent violator.

(2) The notice shall also state that the person shall pay a reinstatement fee to the office of motor vehicles in addition to providing proof of compliance from the Department of Transportation and Development to remove the block against renewal or reissuance, including any request for a duplicate registration or driver’s license.

(3) The reinstatement fee due under this Section shall be one hundred dollars.

B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall provide the complete record on all violations of the frequent violator including all notices, evidence, or other records used in determining the violation or conducting any hearing or appeal.

Acts 2021, No. 357, §1, eff. June 14, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:727 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 727
Rules and regulations; forms; cancellation of certificates; copies of and reports as to records
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to insure uniform and orderly operation of this Chapter.

B. The commissioner shall provide and furnish the forms required by this Chapter. The commissioner shall keep on hand a sufficient supply of blank forms, which, except certificate of title and memorandum certificate forms, shall be furnished and distributed without charge to all persons residing within the state.

C. If it appears that a certificate of title has been improperly issued, the commissioner shall have the power, and it shall be his duty, to cancel same. Upon cancellation of any certificate of title, the commissioner shall notify the person to whom such certificate of title was issued as well as any chattel mortgage holders appearing thereon of said cancellation and shall demand the surrender of such certificate of title, but said cancellation shall not affect the validity of any chattel mortgage noted thereon. The holder of such certificate of title shall return same to the commissioner forthwith.

D. The commissioner is authorized upon application of any person and payment of the proper fees, to search the records of the bureau and make reports thereof, and to make photographic copies of the bureau records and attestations thereof.

E. The commissioner shall charge two dollars a page for photographic copies of records and attestations thereof, under the signature and seal of the commissioner. Such copy or copies shall be taken as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, in any court of the state of Louisiana. The commissioner shall furnish without charge to the Department of Public Safety, sheriffs, or chiefs of police, information on any title.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §30. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 416, §1, eff. July 1, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 331
Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove lighting devices and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the approval of such lighting devices, their installation, aiming, and readjusting. Such regulations shall correlate with and, so far as practicable, conform to the then current standards and specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers applicable to such equipment.

B. The commissioner is hereby required to approve or disapprove any lighting device of a type on which approval is specifically required in this Chapter, within a reasonable time after such device has been submitted.

C. The commissioner is further authorized to set up the procedure which will be followed when any device is submitted for approval and to charge fees for the approval or disapproval of those lighting devices submitted. The fee shall not exceed twenty-five dollars for each type of lamp or lighting device submitted.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:441 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 441
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

This Part is enacted in recognition of the importance of constructive leisure pursuits by Louisiana citizens, for the purpose of encouraging responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, operating and maintaining motor vehicles of historic or special interest. Further, the legislature of Louisiana, recognizing that the current pattern of resource recycling leads to an ever shortening period of existence for vehicles of historic or special interest, enacts this Part to ensure the preservation of our American heritage as it relates to the motor vehicle manufacturing industry. The legislature further recognizes that a vehicle representative of this heritage, being held by a hobbyist, finds significance as a motor vehicle of historic or special interest through a personal relevance to the life of the collector holding it and, or, through a general relevance as an example-artifact of the transportation history of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:641 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 641
Parishwide schedule of fines, penalties and costs; written pleas of guilty; payment; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. The judges of any judicial district, the parish of Orleans excepted, with the consent of the district attorney, may adopt a parishwide schedule of fines, penalties and costs for violations of the traffic laws and regulations of the state of Louisiana or any parish under their jurisdiction, within the limits of such penalties as are set by law, and such schedules shall be applicable as provided hereafter.

B. Any person apprehended for or charged with the violation of a law or regulation contained in such schedule may enter a written plea of guilty to the same by signing a declaration to that effect, which declaration shall specify the issue charged and the time and place thereof, and deposit with the sheriff of the parish a sum of money corresponding to the schedule of fines and costs for the violation of the particular traffic offense charged. The said declaration shall authorize the sheriff to pay the amount of such fine, penalty and costs from money deposited in escrow for that purpose with the sheriff. Such declarations and the deposit of money in escrow shall be executed and transferred only in the courthouse, parish jail or such other place as is designated by the judges, and within such time limits as is set by the judges.

C. The judge or district attorney may refuse to accept such written plea of guilty in any case and in the event of refusal, the written plea of guilty shall not be admissible in evidence for any reason whatsoever.

D. This Section does not apply to any person charged with any offense under Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except reckless operation of a motor vehicle where no accident is involved.

E. For traffic offenses, the fines for which are scheduled under the provisions of this Section, clerks of the judicial district courts shall not be required to keep and transcribe minutes for proceedings involving offenders who plead guilty and pay fines before their scheduled trial, thereby waiving their court appearance. This provision may be modified by rule of court.

Acts 1962, No. 472, §§1, 2. Acts 1985, No. 179, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 152
Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified course for Traffic Incident Management
Status: in_force

A. Every law enforcement officer in the state shall be trained in a traffic incident management POST-certified course to be taught at a POST-certified academy. Any training shall include the basic process to follow for Unified Command as contained in The National Incident Management System Law of 2004. The training shall also include a summary of the open roads agreement and Louisiana laws pertaining to traffic incident management. Such training program shall be developed by January 1, 2009, and be offered as a course of training to all classes after January 1, 2009.

B. The training program shall also be offered to all other entities that respond to emergencies on Louisiana roadways.

Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.21
Indemnification of franchised recreational vehicle dealers
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, each manufacturer or converter shall indemnify and hold harmless its franchised recreational vehicle dealers against any judgment for damages, including but not limited to court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the recreational vehicle dealer, arising out of complaints, claims, or lawsuits including but not limited to strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or implied warranty, or rescission of sale to the extent that the judgment arises out of alleged defective or negligent manufacture, assembly, or design of recreational vehicles, parts, or accessories, or other functions by the manufacturer of converter, which are beyond the control of the recreational vehicle dealer.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1023 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1023
Other violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Failure to report an accident as required in R.S. 32:871 shall be punished by a fine not in excess of twenty-five dollars, and in the event of injury or damage to the person or property of another in such accident, the commissioner shall suspend the license of the person failing to make such report, or the non-resident's operating privilege of such person, until such report has been filed and for such further period not to exceed thirty days as the commissioner may fix.

B. Any person who gives information in a report provided for in R.S. 32:398 or 871 knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false, or who shall forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

C. Any person whose license or registration or non-resident's operating privilege has been suspended or revoked under this Chapter, and who, during such suspension or revocation drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly permits any motor vehicle owned by such person to be operated by another upon any highway, except as permitted under this Chapter, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both.

D. Any person willfully failing to return license or registration as required in R.S. 32:1022 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, or both.

E. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §32. Acts 1985, No. 547, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:341 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 341
Brake equipment required
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway of this state, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels. If these two separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that the failure of any one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two wheels.

B. Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway of this state, shall be equipped with at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.

C. Every trailer or semi-trailer of a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more, when operated upon a highway of this state, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and said brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle the brakes shall be automatically applied.

D. Every motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1962, and thereafter sold in this state and operated upon the highways of this state shall be equipped with brakes upon all wheels of every such vehicle, except that no motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or semi-trailer of less than 1,500 pounds gross weight, need be equipped with brakes.

E. Parking brakes--adequacy--Every such vehicle and combination of vehicles, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, shall be equipped with parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice, or loose material. The parking brakes shall be capable of being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements by the driver's muscular effort or by spring action or by equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or other source of power provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements. The parking brakes shall be so designed that when once applied they shall remain applied with the required effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy or leakage of any kind. The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes and the parking brakes. If the means of applying the parking brakes and the service brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.

F. The brake shoes operating within or upon the drums on the vehicle wheels of any motor vehicle may be used for both service and hand operation.

G. All sport, boat, or any other nonagricultural trailers and semi-trailers of less than 3000 pounds gross weight need not be equipped with brakes.

H. Every trailer or semi-trailer of between three thousand and one and five thousand pounds gross weight need only have brakes on a single axle.

I. Vehicles carrying forest products in their natural state shall not be required to have a brake on the drag axle if the wheels of the axle touch the ground only when the vehicle is loaded; however, this provision does not apply to trailers or trucks with more than two axles.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 185, §1; Acts 1972, No. 145, §1; Acts 1972, No. 176, §1; Acts 1972, No. 503, §1; Acts 1982, No. 145, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 303
Headlamps on motor vehicles; motorcycles and motordriven cycles
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motordriven cycle shall be equipped with at least two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this Chapter.

B. Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this Chapter.

C. Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motordriven cycle, shall be located at a height, measured from the center of the headlamp, of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches to be measured as set forth in R.S. 32:302.

D.(1) Every headlamp described in this Section shall emit a white light only, including light emitted by white high intensity discharge forward lighting.

(2) No motor vehicle shall be equipped with headlamps that are off-road colored lights. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not apply to white emitting lights.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 166, §1; Acts 1999, No. 646, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:394 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 394
Flagrant violations; courts to give details on request of department
Status: in_force

The courts shall, upon the request of the commissioner or his agents, furnish to the secretary the details of all particularly flagrant cases which may be heard before them. They may make recommendations to the commissioner as to the suspension or revocation of the licenses and the certificates of registration of the defendant in such cases as they deem necessary.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:412.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 412.3
Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Dedicated Fund Account; Office of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Dedicated Fund Account
Status: in_force

A. There are hereby created, as special statutorily dedicated fund accounts in the state treasury, the Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as the "License Fund Account" and the Office of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as the "Handling Fee Account".

B.(1) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to one-third of the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:412 into the License Fund Account. The monies in this account shall be used solely as provided in Subsection D of this Section. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in this account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the account to cover under collections in any subsequent fiscal year. The monies in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and shall be deposited into the state general fund. Monies deposited into the License Fund Account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.

(2) The calculation required under the provisions of Subsection D of this Section shall be made prior to the distribution to the board of trustees of the police pension funds of the city of New Orleans, the Louisiana State Police Retirement System Fund, and the Conservation Fund under the provisions of R.S. 56:10(B)(15).

C. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to one third of the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:412.1 into the Handling Fee Account. The monies in this account shall be used solely as provided in Subsection E of this Section. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in this account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the account to cover under collections in any subsequent fiscal year. The monies in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and shall be deposited into the state general fund. Monies deposited into the Handling Fee Account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.

D. Of the monies placed in escrow in the License Fund Account, one-half shall be appropriated in Fiscal Years 2020, 2026, and 2032 and one-half shall be appropriated in Fiscal Years 2021, 2027, and 2033.

E. Monies deposited into the Handling Fee Account shall be available for appropriation in Fiscal Years 2026, 2027, 2032, 2033, 2038, and 2039.

Acts 2014, No. 765, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2014, No. 807, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 114, §7, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2021, No. 348, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 61
Maximum speed limit
Status: in_force

A. No person shall operate a vehicle on any highway of this state in excess of fifty-five miles per hour, unless a lower maximum speed is posted on the highway, except as follows:

(1) No person shall operate a vehicle on any interstate or controlled access highway of this state in excess of seventy miles per hour.

(2) No person shall operate a vehicle on any multi-lane divided highway of this state which has partial or no control of access in excess of sixty-five miles per hour.

(3) A person may operate a vehicle in excess of any maximum speed set forth in this Chapter within a speed zone established by the department as provided in R.S. 32:63(C).

B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall develop criteria to determine which portions of a highway warrant a speed limit lower than the speed limits established by this Section. The criteria shall be based on an engineering study which shall consider, but not necessarily be limited to, the design speed of the road, the road geometry, the use of land surrounding the road, and the accident history of the road.

C.(1) In addition to any penalties imposed pursuant to this Section, upon violation the offender shall be fined an additional five dollars.

(2) Monies collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be forwarded by the sheriff to the state treasurer within thirty days of collection.

(3) After allocation to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the state treasurer shall deposit the collections into the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund as established in R.S. 40:2845.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 369, §1; Acts 1974, No. 521, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1982, No. 191, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 1204, §1; Acts 2010, No. 81, §1; Acts 2025, No. 194, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 400.6
Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance
Status: in_force

A. When a remote driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system, the remote driver shall be considered to be the operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws including the rules of the road.

B. The remote driver shall hold the proper class of license required for a conventional driver to operate the vehicle.

C. If an accident occurs involving a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system while the teleoperation system is engaged, the vehicle shall remain at the scene of the accident and the owner or remote driver shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 32:398 relative to contacting the appropriate law enforcement agency and furnishing all relevant information.

Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 154
Removal of bodies
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, particularly but not limited to R.S. 13:5712(B) or 5713(B)(3) when a death occurs in which a moving conveyance is involved, the body of the deceased person shall not be disturbed from the position in which it is found by any person without authorization from the coroner, or his designee, except the investigating law enforcement agency may disturb the body in order to obtain the identification of the deceased, preserve the body from loss or destruction, or maintain the flow of traffic on a highway or railroad.

Acts 2009, No. 408, §1; Acts 2010, No. 885, §1, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:315 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 315
Lamps on farm tractors, farm equipment and implements of husbandry
Status: in_force

A. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in R.S. 32:301 be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the front of such vehicle and shall also be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear of such vehicle.

B. Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in R.S. 32:301, in addition to the lamps required in Sub-section A, be equipped with two reflectors visible from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

C. Every combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system at all times mentioned in R.S. 32:301 shall be equipped with the following lamps:

(1) At least one lamp mounted to indicate as nearly as practicable the extreme left projection of said combination and displaying a white light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the front of said combination, and

(2) Two lamps each displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear thereof and two red reflectors visible from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet to the rear thereof when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.

D. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in R.S. 32:301 be equipped with two single beam or multiple beam head lamps meeting the requirements of R.S. 32:323 or 32:321 respectively or, as an alternative, R.S. 32:325, and at least one red lamp visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear provided, that every such self propelled unit of farm equipment other than a farm tractor shall have two such red lamps or, as an alternative, one such red lamp and two red reflectors visible from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

E. Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times mentioned in R.S. 32:301 be equipped with lamps as follows:

(1) The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be equipped as required in Sub-section D of this Section.

(2) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element of such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors visible to the rear directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

(3) Said combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp displaying a white or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the front and a lamp displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear.

F. The lamps and reflectors required in this Section shall be so positioned as to show from front and rear as nearly as practicable the extreme projection of the vehicle carrying them on the side of the roadway used in passing such vehicle. If a farm tractor, or a unit of farm equipment, whether self-propelled or towed, is equipped with two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the front or two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the rear, such lamps or reflectors shall be so positioned that the extreme projections both to the left and to the right of said vehicle shall be indicated as nearly as practicable.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:729 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 729
Necessity for certificate
Status: in_force

After July 1, 1951, no owner of any vehicle registered and licensed under the Louisiana Vehicle Registration License Tax Law, Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall operate any such vehicle upon any public road, highway or bridge in this state, without first applying for a certificate of title therefor, nor shall he so operate any such vehicle upon which the certificate of title has been cancelled; nor shall any other person operate such vehicle upon any public road, highway or bridge in this state, knowing or having reason to believe that the owner has failed to obtain a certificate of title therefor, or that same has been cancelled.

Provided, however, that the commissioner is hereby vested with discretion to grant extension of such general compliance date, upon reasonable grounds, for a reasonable period not exceeding three months, and may thereafter grant a further extension, upon reasonable grounds, not exceeding two months.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §32.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1473 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1473
Department of Public Safety to certify record to court
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall certify the conviction record as maintained in its office of any person whose record brings him within the definition of a habitual offender, as defined above, and such abstract shall be competent evidence that the person named therein was duly convicted by the court wherein such conviction or holding was made by each offense shown by such abstract.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 697, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 555, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1423
"Executive head" defined
Status: in_force

As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term "executive head" shall mean the governor.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §16; Acts 1968, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:718 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 718
Sale of an auto hulk as scrap to a scrap metal processor or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in lieu of a title, any owner who sells an auto hulk as scrap to be dismantled or processed for recycling shall provide the secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler with a signed and dated affidavit stating that he is the owner of the vehicle or part or has the right to sell or transfer the vehicle or part.

B. Every secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall maintain the signed and dated affidavit, along with the name and address of the person delivering, selling, or transferring the auto hulk, photographic or electronic copy of the seller's valid driver's license or a valid identification card issued by the seller's current state of residence, the tag number and state of issue of the vehicle delivering the auto hulk, and the vehicle identification number of the auto hulk. This information shall be kept in a registry or book or in electronic format for a period of two years at the secondary metal processor's or the licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler's place of business and shall be made available for inspection by any peace officer, law enforcement official, or office of motor vehicles official at any time during customary business hours.

C. Every secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler shall report the vehicle identification number of each auto hulk received from a seller to the office of motor vehicles' auto hulk database located at www.expresslane.org. The report shall be in a form approved by the office of motor vehicles and shall be submitted prior to the dismantling, crushing, or other destruction of the auto hulk. The office of motor vehicles shall send a return message that the report was successfully entered. If the office's return message indicates the auto hulk has been reported as stolen, such auto hulk shall not be dismantled or destroyed, and the secondary metal processor or licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler in possession of the auto hulk shall notify local law enforcement of its location.

D. The provisions of this Section are applicable to auto hulks in lieu of the provisions of R.S. 32:717 and 807.

E. For the purposes of this Chapter and Chapter 4-C of this Title, "auto hulk" shall not mean a motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:781.

Acts 2008, No. 586, §1; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 638, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:668 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 668
Procedure following revocation or denial of license; hearing; court review; review of final order; restricted licenses
Status: in_force

A. Upon suspending the license or permit to drive or nonresident operating privilege of any person or upon determining that the issuance of a license or permit shall be denied to the person, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall immediately notify the person in writing and upon his request shall afford him an opportunity for a hearing based upon the department's records or other evidence admitted at the hearing, and in the same manner and under the same conditions as is provided in R.S. 32:414 for notification and hearings in the case of suspension of licenses, except that no law enforcement officer shall be compelled by such person to appear or testify at such hearing, and there shall be a rebuttable presumption that any inconsistencies in evidence submitted by the department and admitted at the hearing shall be strictly construed in favor of the person regarding the revocation, suspension, or denial of license. The scope of such a hearing for the purposes of this Part shall be limited to the following issues:

(1) Whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person, regardless of age, had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state, or had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor-powered watercraft upon the public navigable waterways of this state, while under the influence of either alcoholic beverages or any drug, combination of drugs, or combination of alcohol and drugs.

(2) Whether the person was placed under arrest.

(3) Whether he was advised by the officer as provided in R.S. 32:661.

(4) Whether he voluntarily submitted to an approved chemical test and whether the test resulted in a blood alcohol reading of 0.08 percent or above by weight, or of 0.02 percent or above if he was under the age of twenty-one years on the date of the test.

(5) Whether he refused to submit to the test upon the request of the officer.

(6) Such additional matters as may relate to the legal rights of the person, including compliance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and rights afforded to the person by law or jurisprudence.

B.(1)(a) In a case of first or second refusal, or a first or second submission to a test for intoxication, if suspension is otherwise proper, upon a showing of proof satisfactory to the department that an approved and functioning ignition interlock device has been installed in the vehicle the person shall drive, and that the suspension of driving privileges would prevent the person from earning a livelihood, the department may:

(i) Require the licensee to surrender his regular license and issue in its stead at a cost to the person of fifty dollars plus the cost of the license a special restricted operator's license designated as such by a large red R printed on the face of the license, to be effective for the remaining period of suspension.

(ii) Designate in writing, and upon application of the person to amend as necessary, the routes over which and the times during which the restricted licensee shall be permitted to operate designated motor vehicles in order to earn his livelihood, which written restrictions shall be attached to the restricted license and kept with it at all times.

(b) No person who has refused a chemical test for intoxication is eligible for a restricted license for the first ninety days of the suspension. When a person submits to a chemical test and the results show a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or above by weight, or of 0.02 percent or above if the person was under the age of twenty-one years on the date of the test, he is not eligible for a restricted license for the first thirty days of the suspension.

(c) However, any licensee who has had his license suspended for a first or second offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages under the provisions of this Subsection, shall, upon proof of need to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, be immediately eligible for and shall be issued an ignition interlock restricted license sufficient to maintain livelihood or allow the licensee to maintain the necessities of life. In the event that the department fails or refuses to issue the restricted driver's license, the district court for the parish in which the licensee resides may issue an order directing the department to issue the ignition interlock restricted license either by ex parte order or after contradictory hearing.

(2) However, the department shall immediately cancel and seize the restricted license upon receiving satisfactory evidence of violation of the restrictions, and no person shall have driving privileges of any kind for a period of six months from the receipt by the department of the cancelled restricted license.

C.(1) After a person has exhausted his remedies with the department, he shall have the right to file a petition in the appropriate court for a review of the final order of suspension or denial by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in the same manner and under the same conditions as is provided in R.S. 32:414 in the cases of suspension, revocation, and cancellation of licenses. The court in its review of the final order of suspension or denial by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may exercise any action it deems necessary under the law including ordering the department to grant the person restricted non-commercial driving privileges where appropriate as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

(2) Upon filing a petition for review, the licensee shall serve the Department of Public Safety and Corrections with a copy of the petition and summons. Upon receipt of a copy of the petition for review, the department shall issue the licensee driving privileges, which shall be valid until the decision on the petition for review is final. The court on its own motion, or on the motion of either party, may modify or vacate such driving privileges upon a showing of good cause.

D. Any person who has his license suspended, revoked, or is subject to installation of an ignition interlock device pursuant to R.S. 32:667(I) or R.S. 14:98, 98.1, 98.2, 98.3, or 98.4 shall receive credit for the time period of which the ignition interlock device was installed.

Acts 1983, No. 632, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Acts 1984, No. 409, §1; Acts 1985, No. 194, §1, eff. July 6, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 816, §1; Acts 1985, No. 572, §1; Acts 1990, No. 932, §1; Acts 1992, No. 605, §1; Acts 1993, No. 17, §1, eff. May 18, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 453, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2; Acts 1995, No. 516, §1; Acts 1995, No. 520, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1070, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1184, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1296, §3, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1297, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1146, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1212, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91, §1; Acts 2001, No. 781, §4, eff. Sept. 30, 2003; Acts 2001, No. 886, §1; Acts 2007, No. 413, §1; Acts 2009, No. 287, §1; Acts 2012, No. 559, §1; Acts 2013, No. 388, §3, eff. June 18, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 366, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 9, §2, eff. July 1, 2024; 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. § 32:378.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 378.3
Installation of sound amplification systems to exterior of vehicle; prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Sound amplification systems shall not be installed on the exterior of a chassis of a vehicle, including but not limited to vehicle grill or undercarriage, or used in such a manner as to emit sound outside of a vehicle.

B. Vehicle horns shall not be wired in order to make a sound other than the sound made by the manufactured installed horn.

C. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars. No less than twenty-five dollars of each fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be collected by the court and shall immediately be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the remainder shall be appropriated to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to emergency response vehicles, recreational vehicles, vehicles while in a parade, vehicles towing trailers, or vehicles used solely for commercial purposes.

Acts 2009, No. 124, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1478 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1478
Appeals
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken from any final order entered under the provisions of this Chapter by petition to the district court of the parish in which the person named in the abstract resides. Appeal from the decision of the district court may be taken to any court of competent appellate jurisdiction.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 697, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 555, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:299.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 299.3
Off-road vehicles; utility terrain vehicles
Status: in_force

A.(1) For purposes of this Section, "utility terrain vehicle" shall mean any recreational motor vehicle designed for and capable of travel over designated roads, with a minimum width of fifty inches but not exceeding seventy-four inches and a minimum weight of at least seven hundred pounds but not exceeding three thousand five hundred pounds. "Utility terrain vehicle" shall include those vehicles not equipped with a certification label as required by 49 CFR Part 567.4.

(2) "Utility terrain vehicle" does not include golf carts, vehicles specially designed to carry a disabled person, or vehicles otherwise registered under R.S. 32:299. A "utility terrain vehicle" or "UTV" also means a recreational off-highway vehicle or ROV.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions in R.S. 32:299, the operation of a utility terrain vehicle upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited, except as follows:

(1) A utility terrain vehicle may be operated only upon a parish road that has been designated by a parish or a municipal street that has been designated by a municipality for use by a utility terrain vehicle. Upon a designation that a utility terrain vehicle may be operated on a designated road or street, the responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signage indicating that the operation is authorized.

(2) A utility terrain vehicle may cross any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour at an intersection.

C. A utility terrain vehicle operated on any roadway or street shall be equipped with the minimum motor vehicle equipment appropriate for motor vehicle safety including, headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, reflex reflectors, including one on each side as far to the rear as practicable and one red reflector on the rear of the vehicle, an exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle and either an exterior mirror mounted on the passenger's side of the vehicle or an interior mirror, a parking brake, an adequate windshield, a windshield wiper, speedometer, odometer, braking for each wheel, a seat belt assembly installed at each designated seating position, and a vehicle identification or serial number.

D. Any utility terrain vehicle operated upon a parish road or municipal street shall be registered with the state of Louisiana through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, as an off-road vehicle and shall display a decal issued by the office of motor vehicles.

E. A person operating a utility terrain vehicle shall be at least twenty-one years of age and possess a valid driver's license.

F. Any utility terrain vehicle operated upon a highway of this state shall have liability insurance with the same minimum limits as required by the provisions of R.S. 32:900(B).

G.(1) No person shall be a passenger in the open bed of a utility terrain vehicle while traveling upon a parish road or municipal street. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply in an emergency situation.

(2) The number of persons permitted to travel in a utility terrain vehicle is limited to the number of available seat belts.

H. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prevent parish or municipal governments from prohibiting the operation of any utility terrain vehicle on any parish road or municipal street under its jurisdiction if the parish or municipal government determines that the prohibition is necessary for the safety of the motoring public.

I. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules and regulations shall become effective no later than January 15, 2016.

Acts 2015, No. 122, §1; Acts 2022, No. 667, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.13
Warranty; compensation; audits of motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer records
Status: in_force

A.(1) It shall be a violation of this Chapter for a manufacturer, a distributor, a wholesaler, distributor branch or factory branch of motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles, or officer, agent, or other representative thereof to fail to adequately and fairly compensate its motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealers for labor, parts, and other expenses incurred by such motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer to perform under and comply with a manufacturer's or a distributor's warranty agreement.

(2) In no event shall any manufacturer or distributor pay its motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealers at a price or rate for warranty work that is less than that charged by the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer to the retail customers of the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer for nonwarranty work of like kind.

(3) Warranty work includes parts and labor performed.

(4) All claims made by the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer for compensation under this Subsection shall be paid within thirty days after approval and shall be approved or denied within thirty days after receipt. When any claim is denied, the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer shall be notified in writing of the grounds for denial.

(5) The obligations in this Subsection as they relate to motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles may be modified by contract.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, warranty, and sales incentive, audits of motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer records may be conducted by the manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch, or factory branch. Any audit for warranty parts or service compensation shall be for the twelve-month period immediately following the date of the payment of the claim by the manufacturer or distributor. However, a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer shall not be held liable by virtue of an audit for failure to retain parts for a period in excess of six months. Any audit for sales incentives, service incentives, rebates, or other forms of incentive compensation shall be only for the twelve-month period immediately following the date of the final payment to the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer under a promotion, event, program, or activity. In no event shall the manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch, or factory branch fail to allow the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer to make corrections to the sales data in less than one hundred twenty days from the program period. Additionally, no penalty other than amounts advanced on a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle reported incorrectly shall be due in connection with the audit. With respect to motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles sold during the time period subject to the audit, but submitted incorrectly to the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesale distributor branch or factory branch, the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer shall be charged back for the amount reported incorrectly and credited with the amount due, if anything, on the actual sale date.

(2) No claim which has been approved and paid may be charged back to the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer unless it can be shown that one of the following applies:

(a) The claim was false or fraudulent.

(b) The repairs were not properly made.

(c) The repairs were unnecessary to correct the defective condition under generally accepted standards of workmanship.

(d) The motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer failed to reasonably substantiate the repair in accordance with reasonable written requirements of the manufacturer or distributor, if the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer was notified of the requirements prior to the time the claim arose and if the requirements were in effect at the time the claim arose.

(3) A manufacturer or distributor shall not deny a claim solely based on a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer's incidental failure to comply with a specific claim processing requirement, or a clerical error, or other administrative technicality.

(4) Limitations on warranty parts or service compensation, sales incentive audits, rebates, or other forms of incentive compensation, chargebacks for warranty parts or service compensation, and service incentives and chargebacks for sales compensation only shall not be effective in the case of intentionally false or fraudulent claims.

(5) It shall be deemed an unfair act pursuant to this Chapter to audit a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer more frequently than two sales-related and two service-related audits in a twelve-month period. Nothing in this Subsection shall limit a manufacturer's or distributor's ability to perform routine claim reviews in the normal course of business.

(6) No claim may be rejected as late if it has been submitted within sixty days of the date the repair order was written.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:122 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 122
Vehicle turning left at intersection
Status: in_force

The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction which are within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1732
Third party surcharges
Status: in_force

Whenever a motor vehicle is towed to a location other than a facility owned and operated by the tow company, the surcharge levied by the third party receiving the motor vehicle shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the amount charged for the initial tow of the vehicle, including other related towing charges such as storage and administration fees.

Acts 1992, No. 1089, §1; Acts 2001, No. 400, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:651 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 651
Emblem or name of owner to appear on equipment; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Every owner of any heavy equipment, except those coming within the provisions of R.S. 47:478, which weighs in excess of three tons and is capable of transporting itself or being transported on the highways of this state shall have inscribed, painted, stenciled, or affixed by means of magnetic plastic signs, decals or other secured signs conspicuously thereon the emblem or name of such owner in letters not less than two and one-half inches in height and not less than one-quarter inch in width. Nothing contained herein shall apply to watercraft or farming equipment.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1962, No. 486, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 301, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.14
Damage disclosure
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a new motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle subject to regulation pursuant to this Chapter is sold to any person, the seller shall notify the purchaser of any body damage or mechanical damage which the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle has sustained that exceeds six percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price or, in the case of recreational vehicles, 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 motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle title.

B. This Section shall apply to all instances of vehicular body or mechanical damage to motorcycles or all-terrain 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. § 32:531 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 531
Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to conduct a garage or oil business in this state, prior to the issuance to him of any permit by either state, town, parish, or municipal authorities, shall, when such business is to be located in any incorporated city, town, or village, address a petition to the city council or board of aldermen, or when it is to be located without such limits, to the police jury of the parish in which it is to be located, stating the name of the owner, its exact location, and must be accompanied with the written assent of a majority of the property owners within three hundred feet, to be measured along the street or road fronts, of the proposed location.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:623 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 623
Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal
Status: in_force

Application for registration of each brand of brake fluid shall be made on forms to be supplied by the department. Each form shall include space for the name and address of the applicant, the brand name of the brake fluid and for certification that the brake fluid to be sold under such brand name conforms to the specifications established by the department for brake fluids. Upon receipt and approval of the application the department shall issue to the applicant a permit authorizing the manufacture or wholesale and retail sale and distribution of the brake fluid in this state during the permit period specified in the permit. Permits shall be renewed at the discretion of the department, provided, such renewals shall not be required more frequently than once every two years.

Acts 1958, No. 279, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:196 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 196
Clinging to vehicles
Status: in_force

No person riding upon any bicycle, skates, skateboard or any other nonmotorized rideable device shall attach himself or the device to any vehicle upon a highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2004, No. 572, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:391 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 391
Appearance upon arrest
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any person is arrested for a violation of any provision of this Chapter or any regulation of the department or of the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections adopted pursuant thereto, except as otherwise provided in this Section, the arresting officer shall take his name, address, the license number of his motor vehicle, and the number of his operator's license, and shall issue a summons or otherwise notify him in writing to appear at a time and place to be specified in such summons and notice. The arresting officer's original or electronic signature shall be affixed to the summons. The time shall be at least five days after arrest, unless the person arrested demands an earlier hearing. If the person arrested demands an earlier hearing, he shall have a right to an immediate hearing or a hearing within twenty-four hours, at a convenient hour, to be before a magistrate within the parish where the offense was committed. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the person arrested shall have the option of remaining in custody pending his furnishing bail as fixed by a magistrate or depositing his operator's license with the arresting officer, as provided in R.S. 32:411.

B. If the person arrested holds a Louisiana operator's license and gives his written promise to appear at the time and place stated, the officer may release him from custody or take him immediately before a magistrate, but shall not require the person arrested to deposit his operator's license. Any such person refusing to give the written promise to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting officer before the nearest or most accessible magistrate having jurisdiction. Any person who willfully violates his written promise to appear shall be punished as provided in R.S. 32:57.1, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was arrested originally. The arresting officer shall fully inform the arrested person of the consequences of failing to honor a written promise to appear pursuant to R.S. 32:57.1.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in Orleans Parish, if the person arrested holds a Louisiana operator's license and gives his written promise to appear at the time and place stated, the officer shall release him from custody, and shall not require the person arrested to deposit his operator's license. Any such person refusing to give the written promise to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting officer before the nearest or most accessible magistrate having jurisdiction. Any person who willfully violates his written promise to appear shall be punished as provided in R.S. 32:57.1, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was arrested originally. The arresting officer shall fully inform the arrested person of the consequences of failing to honor a written promise to appear pursuant to R.S. 32:57.1.

D. This Section does not apply to any person charged with an offense involving or contributing to an accident resulting in injury or death to any person, or to any person charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicants or narcotics, or to any person whom the arresting officer has good cause to believe has committed any felony or misdemeanor, and in any of these cases the arresting officer shall immediately take the person arrested before the nearest or most accessible magistrate having jurisdiction.

E. This Section does not apply to any person owning or operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles found in violation of R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:387.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 821, §1; Acts 1976, No. 230, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1; Acts 1978, No. 301, §1; Acts 2008, No. 175, §1; Acts 2008, No. 422, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:168 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 168
Equipment of locomotive with bell and whistle or horn, sounding of signals
Status: in_force

A. Every railroad company or person owning and operating a railroad in this state shall equip each locomotive engine with a bell and a whistle or horn which, under normal conditions, can be heard at a distance of not less than one quarter of a mile.

B. Except as specifically exempted by law, any person controlling the motion of an engine on any railroad shall commence sounding the audible signal when such engine is approaching and not less than one quarter of a mile from the place where such railroad crosses any highway. Such sounding shall be prolonged either continuously or by blasts of the whistle or horn to be sounded in the manner provided by the Uniform Code of Railroad Operating Rules until the engine has crossed the roadway, unless the distance from that crossing to the start of the movement or the distance between the crossings is less than one quarter of a mile, in which event such warning signals shall be so sounded for the lesser distance. In cases of emergency said whistles or horn may be sounded in repeated short blasts.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the Kansas City Southern railroad line which runs parallel to Perkins Road in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 669, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 83, §1, eff. March 1, 1999; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 121, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1721 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1721
Self-park storage facility notification procedure
Status: in_force

A. If the storage garage or parking lot is of the type where vehicles are driven in and left in storage and the entrance to the facility is controlled manually or mechanically similar to parking facilities usually found at airports and railway stations, the garage or parking lot shall operate under some system whereby the length of time the vehicle has been in storage can readily be determined within one week of the time the vehicle was left, and should a vehicle be brought to such a garage or parking facility with the intent to remain there over twenty days, arrangements must be made in writing with the operator of the parking facility.

B. Any vehicle left at such a garage or parking facility for more than twenty days which has no written arrangements recorded must be reported to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections as outlined in R.S. 32:1719 and must be reported to the owner as outlined in R.S. 32:1720.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1524
Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; 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) "Contract carrier" means a transportation company operating in intrastate commerce by motor vehicle or bus under contract to transport railroad employees for compensation.

(2) "Drive time" means the length of time a driver spends behind the wheel of a motor vehicle performing intrastate commerce as employed by a contract carrier to transport railroad employees.

(3) "On-duty time" means the length of time a driver spends at work as an employee of a contract carrier. On-duty time shall include:

(a) All time at a plant, terminal, facility, or other property of a contract carrier or shipper, or on any other property waiting to be dispatched, unless the driver has been relieved from duty by the contract carrier.

(b) All time inspecting, servicing, or conditioning any contract carrier motor vehicle used for transport assignments.

(c) All drive time as defined in the term "drive time".

(d) All time, other than driving, in or upon any contract carrier motor vehicle used for transport assignments.

(e) All time supervising, attending, or assisting the loading or unloading of a contract carrier transport vehicle, all time spent giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded, or remaining in readiness to operate the contract carrier transport vehicle.

(f) All time repairing, obtaining assistance, or remaining in attendance upon a disabled contract carrier transport vehicle.

(g) All time spent providing a breath sample or urine specimen, including travel time to and from the testing site, in order to comply with any federal, state, or employer regulation or rule.

(h) All time performing any other work in the capacity, employment, or service of a contract carrier.

(4) "Seven consecutive days" means the period of seven consecutive days beginning on any day and time designated by the contract carrier for the terminal from which the driver is normally dispatched.

(5) "Transport vehicle driver" means a driver employed by a contract carrier to fulfill transport assignments in accordance with the intrastate transportation of railroad employees.

(6) "Twenty-four-hour period" means any twenty-four consecutive hour period beginning at the time designated by the contract carrier for the terminal from which the driver is normally dispatched. The times designated for the beginning of a twenty-four-hour period and seven consecutive days shall be the same.

(7) "Uninterrupted rest", commonly referred to as "off-duty", means a period of time in which a contract carrier shall not communicate with a driver by telephone, pager, or any manner that could disrupt the driver's rest.

B. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to transport vehicle drivers employed by contract carriers designed to transport railroad employees on any public highway or road in this state.

C.(1) A contract carrier shall not require or allow a transport vehicle driver to be on-duty for more than:

(a) Twelve hours following eight consecutive hours of uninterrupted rest.

(b) Fifteen hours of combined on-duty and drive time after the driver completes eight consecutive hours of off-duty time.

(c) Seventy hours of combined on-duty and drive time in any period of seven consecutive days.

(2) After an off-duty period of at least twenty-four hours, a driver shall begin a new consecutive day work period and the driver's off-duty time shall reset to zero.

(3) A transport vehicle driver who cannot safely complete a transportation assignment within the twelve-hour maximum driving time permitted due to an emergency shall be permitted to drive a motor vehicle for not more than two additional hours to complete the transport assignment or to reach a destination offering safety and security for the transport motor vehicle and its passengers.

D. A contract carrier shall maintain time records for a period of six months indicating the time all transport vehicle drivers report for duty, the time of relief from duty, hours driven, hours on duty, and hours off duty. The 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. 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.

E. A contract carrier shall maintain a transport vehicle driver qualification and personnel file for each driver it employs. The driver qualification file shall include:

(1) The driver's employment application as required by 49 CFR 391.21.

(2) Requests for information from the driver's previous employer as required by 49 CFR 391.23(a)(2) and (c).

(3) Documentation related to the annual inquiry and review of the driver's motor vehicle operation record as provided by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles. Such documentation shall confirm the driver's qualifications and ability to operate a motor vehicle in this state and shall include a record of all motor vehicle laws or ordinance violations committed by the driver.

(4) Medical examination reports and certificates to be completed every two years which confirm the physical ability of the driver to operate a motor vehicle.

(5) A copy of the driver's current Class E driver's license.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not limit the right of a railroad company to contract with an employee of a contract carrier, transportation company, or entity that certifies to the railroad company that it is in compliance with the provisions of this Section or any applicable federal requirements.

Added by Acts 2001, No. 415, §1, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2013, No. 193, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.33
Commission; powers and duties; nonconformity notices; hearings; records
Status: in_force

A. The commission is hereby vested with the powers and duties necessary to enable it to fully and effectively carry out the provisions and objectives of this Part and to adopt rules, regulations, and forms in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to accomplish the purposes of this Part. The enumeration of any power or authority in this Section shall not be construed to deny, impair, disparage, or limit any other power or authority of the commission.

B. The powers and duties of the commission shall include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Receive complaints of a recreational vehicle nonconformity to warranty from consumers.

(2) Keep records of consumer complaints of a nonconformity related to recreational vehicle warranty defects.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 32:1253(A)(3)(b), schedule hearings on consumer complaints of a nonconformity before the commission's three appointed members pursuant to R.S. 32:1253(A)(3)(a).

C. The commission may collect costs to defray the expense of administering the requirements of this Part as authorized by R.S. 32:1260.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:474 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 474
Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles
Status: in_force

The department or any municipality or any parochial authority may take into custody any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property. The department or any municipality or parochial authority may employ its own personnel, equipment and facilities or may employ persons, equipment and facilities for the purpose of removing, preserving and storing abandoned motor vehicles.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 362, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:369 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 369
Red flags, use in parking certain vehicles
Status: in_force

Between sunrise and sunset, buses, cars for hire having a capacity for over ten passengers, cars or trucks used as wreckers or for other towing purposes, freight carrying vehicles and combinations thereof, shall be equipped with two red flags, one to be placed 100 feet behind and the other 100 feet ahead of said parked vehicles and in such a position as to be visible to all approaching traffic during the daylight hours.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 359
Safety glass required
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or operate any new motor vehicle as specified herein, nor shall any motor vehicle be registered thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing materials of a type approved by the director of public safety wherever glazing materials are used in doors, windows and windshields. The foregoing provisions shall apply to all passenger type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to all glazing material used in doors, windows and windshields in the driver's compartments of such vehicles.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:127.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 127.3
Golf carts; Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a golf cart may be operated between sunrise and sunset on the roadways within the boundaries of Lake Fausse Pointe State Park by any operator who is in possession of a valid driver's license and liability insurance.

B. For the purposes of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 32:53(D), 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.

C. For the purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a vehicle that was originally intended for use off-road on golf courses and other green spaces and that has a maximum speed of twenty-five miles per hour.

Acts 2016, No. 260, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:234 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 234
Flashing signals
Status: in_force

A. Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:

(1) FLASHING RED (STOP SIGNAL)--When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.

(2) FLASHING YELLOW OR AMBER (CAUTION SIGNAL)--When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through or past such signal only with caution.

B. This Section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossing shall be governed by the rules set forth in R.S. 32:171 through 32:174.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §9, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.7
Special permits; vehicles hauling sugarcane
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and provided that there are no objections raised by the federal government, the secretary shall issue annual special permits to persons who own or operate vehicles which haul sugarcane. Such permits may be issued to either the pulling unit or the trailer contained in the combination which shall have a minimum of eighteen wheels. 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 one hundred dollars per permit per year.

(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of the vehicle combination at a gross weight not to exceed one hundred thousand pounds.

(4)(a) The secretary may impose a civil penalty of up to five cents per pound for each violation of the one hundred thousand pound limit.

(b) Beginning August 1, 2005, a first violation of the one hundred thousand pound limit shall result in the civil penalty imposed in accordance with the provisions of this Section and a warning that a second violation shall result in the penalty and the forfeiture of the permittee's eligibility to apply for and receive an annual special permit for the following year. A second violation of the one hundred thousand pound limit shall result in the penalty and the forfeiture of the permittee's eligibility to apply for and receive an annual special permit for the following year. A third violation shall result in the penalty and the permanent revocation of the permittee's eligibility to apply for and receive an annual special permit.

(c) Any owner or operator who has a civil penalty levied against him for a violation of the permitted weight limit of this Section shall be entitled to appeal the penalty in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:389.

(d) The Department of Transportation and Development, in cooperation with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Section, subject to oversight by the House and Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committees. The office of state police shall be responsible for promulgating rules and regulations regarding enforcement procedures.

(5) The permit shall be specific to the vehicle that is indicated by the permit applicant upon application.

B. Beginning August 1, 2012, the secretary shall not issue an annual special permit pursuant to the provisions of this Section to any owner or operator of a vehicle hauling sugarcane who has not added an additional single axle on the sugarcane trailer for a total of six axles for the vehicle and trailer combination. The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit the secretary from issuing an annual special permit to any owner or operator of a vehicle hauling sugarcane pursuant to the provisions of any other Section.

Acts 1995, No. 584, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1219, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 300, §1, eff. June 18, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 330, §1; Acts 2007, No. 365, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:795 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 795
Educational seminars; authority; initial license application seminar; renewal application seminar; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. The commission has authority to do all of the following:

(1) Require both initial applicants and licensees seeking a renewal of their licenses, pursuant to R.S. 32:791, to attend educational seminars.

(2) Promulgate and adopt any rule for establishing educational seminar curriculum, requiring certain materials to be used, employing any person, and incurring any expense necessary to administer the seminars.

(3) Require seminar attendees to complete a test comprised of ten questions approved by the commission and to obtain a minimum score of seventy percent in order to receive credit for satisfactory completion of the seminar.

(4) Require that an initial license application seminar shall not exceed six hours in length and require that a renewal application seminar shall not exceed four hours in length.

(5) Approve and create a uniform certificate to be issued upon satisfactory completion of an educational seminar.

B. Each initial license application shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the commission, as described in Subsection D of this Section, documenting that a minimum of one owner, partner, officer, or local dealership manager of the dealer applicant has completed an educational seminar. For each initial license application seminar, the seminar shall include materials from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, the Department of Revenue, and any other information the commission deems necessary to educate attendees and their employees regarding compliance with the law.

C. Each licensee seeking to renew his license shall certify that the owner, partner, officer, or local dealership manager of the dealer has completed an educational seminar prior to filing the renewal application with the commission. Any renewal application and seminar certification shall be completed during the license period.

D.(1) The commission may approve any educational institution, private vocational school, correspondence school, or trade association that meets its requirements to conduct educational seminars as required by this Section.

(2) Any educational institution, private vocational school, correspondence school, or trade association approved pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be reapproved by the commission every two years.

(3) Any educational institution, private vocational school, correspondence school, or trade association administering an educational seminar shall issue the uniform certificate of completion approved by the commission as required by Subsection A of this Section upon an attendee's satisfactory completion of the seminar.

E. Failure to satisfactorily complete an educational seminar as required by this Section is considered a violation of this Part.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, this Section shall not apply to any licensee who does not sell or rent used motor vehicles to consumers.

Acts 2018, No. 435, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 73
Passing a vehicle on the left
Status: in_force

The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:

(1) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal, and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:191 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 191
Riding on motorcycles
Status: in_force

A. A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto. Such operator shall not carry any other person or child nor shall any other person or child ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side on the motorcycle.

B. A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with not more than one leg on each side of the motorcycle.

C. No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him from keeping both hands on the handlebars.

D. No operator shall carry any person or child nor shall any person or child ride in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.

E. No operator shall carry or transport an infant or child on a motorcycle who is required to be restrained in a rear-facing child safety seat or a forward-facing child safety seat according to the provisions of R.S. 32:295. A child at least five years of age or older is only authorized to be a passenger on a motorcycle if such child is properly seated on the motorcycle and such child is wearing a safety helmet in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:190.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 273, §2; Acts 1970, No. 538, §4; Acts 2006, No. 98, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 175
Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations
Status: in_force

A. The driver or operator of a vehicle approaching a rail-highway grade crossing identified by the presence of a railroad cross buck sign shall slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting rail of such railroad where the driver or operator has a clear view of any approaching train. The driver or operator shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train. Having slowed or stopped in this manner, the driver or operator shall yield the right-of-way to any approaching train and then shall proceed only upon exercising due care and upon being sure that it is safe to proceed.

B. The driver or operator of a vehicle need not yield at any such rail-highway grade crossing where a police officer or traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed.

C. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall be fined as follows:

(1) On first offense, the fine shall be not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both. In addition, the person in violation shall be required to attend an Operation Lifesaver Course to be given by a certified Operation Lifesaver presenter within one hundred eighty days after adjudication of the citation. It shall be the responsibility of the offender to notify the appropriate court of the successful completion of the Operation Lifesaver Course.

(2) On second and subsequent offenses, the fine shall be not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both. In addition, the person in violation shall be required to attend a one-day safe driver's course designed by Operation Lifesaver within one hundred eighty days after adjudication of the citation. It shall be the responsibility of the offender to notify the appropriate court of the successful completion of the Operation Lifesaver Course.

(3) If an offender fails to attend any safe driving course as required in this Subsection, the department shall suspend such offender's driving privileges for a period of thirty days.

(4) No less than twenty-five dollars of each fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be collected by the court and shall immediately be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury.

D. The provisions of this Section do not relieve drivers or operators of the responsibility to comply with the provisions of R.S. 32:171 and 173.

Acts 1990, No. 143, §1; Acts 2005, No. 477, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §9, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 834, §5, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:315.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 315.1
Reflecting tape on trailers hauling sugarcane
Status: in_force

Every trailer hauling sugarcane shall be marked with reflecting tape affixed to its rear and sides. The department shall adopt rules governing the placement of and standards for the tape and may require other reflective devices on trailers hauling sugarcane for the safety of motorists.

Acts 2001, No. 239, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:370 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 370
Warning devices must be approved by commissioner prior to sale or use thereof
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or offer for sale, either separately or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, or use upon a motor vehicle on the highways in this state any warning device mentioned in this Chapter, unless such device has been submitted to the commissioner and been approved by him.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 400.3
Operation; criteria
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an autonomous commercial motor vehicle may operate in this state without a conventional driver physically present in the vehicle if the autonomous commercial motor vehicle meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Is capable of operating in compliance with applicable federal law and the traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state including but not limited to applicable laws concerning the capability to safely navigate and negotiate railroad crossings.

(2) Is properly registered and titled in accordance with R.S. 32:701 et seq. and R.S. 47:463.

(3) Is certified in accordance with 49 CFR Part 567 as being in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards and bears the required certification label or labels including reference to any exemption granted under applicable federal law.

(4) Is capable of achieving a minimal risk condition if a failure occurs rendering the vehicle unable to perform the dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design domain or if the vehicle exits its operational design domain.

(5) Is covered by motor vehicle liability coverage in an amount not less than two million dollars.

B. The registration of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle shall not be interpreted to abrogate or amend any statutory or regulatory provisions or any aspects of law pertaining to liability for any harm or injury caused.

C. Prior to commencing the operation of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle without a conventional driver present in the cab, a person or entity shall submit a written statement to the Department of Transportation and Development certifying that the vehicle meets the requirements of this Section.

Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 206
Electric mobility aids
Status: in_force

A. A person with a mobility impairment operating an electric mobility aid shall have the same rights as an able-bodied pedestrian to use streets, sidewalks, and walkways. In addition, an electric mobility aid may be operated on the following roadways during daylight hours only:

(1) A road or street where the posted speed limit is twenty-five miles per hour or less or where suitable sidewalks or bicycle paths are not available.

(2) A marked bicycle path or designated bicycle lane.

(3) Within any residential subdivision.

(4) Any street or roadway when necessary to cross or as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12131, et seq., because of physical barriers, such as a lack of curb cuts or sidewalks, to other means of access by persons using mobility aids.

B. An electric mobility aid shall not be considered a vehicle for purposes of defining "equipment" as referenced in Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title.

C. A valid driver's license shall not be prerequisite to operating an electric mobility aid.

D. Electric mobility aids shall not be required to register and be insured in accordance with R.S. 32:51.

E. As used in this Section, an "electric mobility aid" shall mean a mobility aid, usable indoors and designed for and used by individuals and which is prescribed by a physician for a medical condition that affects the user's ability to ambulate independently. To qualify as an electric mobility aid, a mobility aid must not be capable of exceeding a speed of twenty miles per hour on a paved surface when operating under its own power.

F. A parish, municipality or the Department of Transportation and Development may prohibit or regulate the operation of an electric mobility aid on any road, sidewalk, street, or bicycle path under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the parish, municipality, or the Department of Transportation and Development determines that such a prohibition or regulation is necessary and in the interest of safety.

Acts 2004, No. 451, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 216
Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways
Status: in_force

A. Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent highway.

B. Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the highway or its shoulder, facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.

C. It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross an interstate highway, except in the case of an emergency.

D. Upon conviction of a violation of this Section, a court may order, in lieu of the penalty provisions provided in R.S. 32:57, that the offender perform three eight-hour days of court-approved community service activities, at least half of which shall consist of participation in a litter abatement or collection program.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2001, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1264.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1264.1
Notice regarding recalls
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of this Chapter for a motor vehicle dealer to sell a new motor vehicle without first supplying a prospective buyer with the following notice: "A new motor vehicle may have been subject to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration required recall which would be repaired in accordance with manufacturer standards approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If such a repair is a concern before you purchase, please ask for a copy of the recall notice, if applicable, to the vehicle being sold." This notice shall be included on the buyer's order in a box and in bold print which is signed by the buyer and the seller or his representative next to the box. If the buyer requests the recall notice, the recall notice shall be included in the sales transaction. If the selling dealer performed the repair, the documents supporting the repair shall also be included in the sales transaction.

Acts 2010, No. 1046, §1.