La. Rev. Stat. § 32:381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 381
Height
Status: in_force

A.(1) The height of any vehicle and its load shall not exceed thirteen feet, six inches, except that the height of any vehicle and its load which operates exclusively on the interstate highway system shall not exceed fourteen feet, provided that vehicles operating on the interstate highway system shall have reasonable access, within one road mile from the interstate highway to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, unless prohibited for specific safety reasons on individual routes.

(2) The operator of a vehicle that is higher than thirteen feet six inches shall ensure that the vehicle will pass through each vertical clearance of a structure in its path without touching the structure.

(3) Any damage to a bridge, underpass, or similar structure caused by the height of a vehicle shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to require the state or any subdivision thereof or any person, firm, or corporation in this state to raise, alter, construct, or reconstruct any overpass, wire, pole, trestle, or other structure to provide such clearance.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1977, No. 141, §1; Acts 1983, No. 416, §2; Acts 2004, No. 571, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:865 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 865
Criminal sanctions for operating motor vehicle not covered by security
Status: in_force

A. Any person knowingly operating a motor vehicle and any owner allowing a motor vehicle to be operated, when such motor vehicle is not covered by the security required under R.S. 32:861 shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars.

B.(1) If the vehicle is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, when such motor vehicle is not covered by the security required under R.S. 32:861, the owner thereof shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, shall have the registration of the vehicle revoked for a period of one hundred eighty days, and shall have his driving privileges suspended for a period of one hundred eighty days.

(2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, any person operating a motor vehicle when that person knows the vehicle is not covered by the security required under R.S. 32:861, and any owner allowing a motor vehicle to be operated which is in any way involved in an accident within this state in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person in excess of five hundred dollars is sustained, when such motor vehicle is not covered by the security required under R.S. 32:861, the owner thereof knows or has been notified by the department of the absence of the required security, and at least thirty days has elapsed after such knowledge has been acquired or notification received by the owner, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars, shall have the registration of his vehicle revoked for a period of twelve months, shall have his driving privileges suspended for a period of twelve months, and shall be required to perform not less than forty hours nor more than two hundred hours of community service. After deposit in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, an amount equal to all fines collected under the provisions of this Paragraph shall be credited to the Crime Victims Reparations Fund, R.S. 46:1816.

(3) The criminal sanction provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall not apply:

(a) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of any one other than such operator or owner or the immediate family members of such operator or owner.

(b) To the owner of a motor vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without his permission, express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating such motor vehicle without such permission.

(c) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in a collision with another vehicle, in which the operator of the other vehicle is found guilty of or pleads guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, negligent injuring, vehicular negligent injuring, vehicular homicide, or negligent homicide.

(4) Any such owner or operator described in Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection shall be able to use the procedures described in R.S. 32:415.1 to obtain a temporary driver's license, registration, and plate, upon showing undue economic or personal hardship that would result from the suspension of his driving privileges.

Acts 1985, No. 891, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1060, §1; Acts 2014, No. 641, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:368 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 368
Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any freight carrying vehicle, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or any motor vehicle pulling a house trailer or other vehicle, is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway of this state, or the shoulder thereof, at any time when lighted lamps are required on vehicles, the driver of such vehicle shall display the following warning devices upon the highway during the time the vehicle is so disabled on the highway except as provided in Subsection B of this Section:

(1) A lighted fuse, a lighted red electric lantern or a portable red emergency reflector shall be immediately placed at the traffic side of the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.

(2) As soon thereafter as possible, but in any event within the burning period of the fuse (15 minutes), the driver shall place three liquid burning flares (put torches), or three lighted red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors on the traveled portion of the highway in the following order:

(a) One, approximately 100 feet from the disabled vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by such vehicle and toward traffic approaching in that lane.

(b) One, approximately 100 feet in the opposite direction from the disabled vehicle and in the center of the traffic lane occupied by such vehicle.

(c) One at the traffic side of the disabled vehicle approximately 10 feet rearward or forward thereof in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.

B. Whenever any vehicle referred to in this Section is disabled within 500 feet of a curve, hillcrest or other obstruction to view, the warning signal in that direction shall be placed as to afford ample warning to other users of the highway, but in no case less than 100 feet nor more than 500 feet from the disabled vehicle.

C. Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this Section is disabled upon any roadway of a divided highway of the state during the time that lights are required, the appropriate warning devices prescribed in Sub-sections A and E of this Section shall be placed as follows:

(1) One at a distance of approximately 200 feet from the vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by the stopped vehicle and in the direction of traffic approaching in that lane;

(2) One at a distance of approximately 100 feet from the vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle and in the direction of traffic approaching in that lane;

(3) One at the traffic side of the vehicle and approximately 10 feet from the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.

D. Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this Section is disabled upon the traveled portion of a highway of this state or the shoulder thereof, outside of any municipality, at any time when the display of fuses, flares, red electric lanterns or portable red emergency reflectors is not required, the driver of the vehicle shall display two red flags upon the roadway in the lane of traffic occupied by the disabled vehicle, one at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of the vehicle, and one at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

E. Whenever any motor vehicle used in the transportation of explosives, any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or compressed flammable gas, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel, is disabled upon a highway of this state at any time or place mentioned in Sub-section A of this Section, the driver of such vehicle shall immediately display the following warning devices:

(1) One red electric lantern or portable red emergency reflector placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the vehicle; and

(2) Two red electric lanterns or portable red reflectors, one placed approximately 100 feet to the front and one placed approximately 100 feet to the rear of the disabled vehicle in the center of the traffic lane occupied by such vehicle.

Flares, fuses or signals produced by flame shall not be used as warning devices for disabled vehicles of the type mentioned in this Sub-section.

F. The flares, fuses, red electric lanterns, portable red emergency reflectors and flags to be displayed as required in this Section shall conform with the requirements of R.S. 32:367 applicable thereto.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:292 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 292
Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited
Status: in_force

Hunting or the discharge of firearms on public roads or highways located in this state is hereby prohibited except by law enforcement officers when in the performance of their duties.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days or both.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 503, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:704 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 704
Applicability
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the sale and chattel mortgaging of and the granting of a security interest on vehicles of the sort and kind required to be registered and licensed under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and prior to the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) becomes effective, 1 to the chattel mortgaging of vehicles by dealers to secure floor plan loans, except that there is specifically excluded from the provisions of this Chapter the sale, but not the chattel mortgaging of or the granting of a security interest on a new vehicle prior to the first sale of such new vehicle to a user, as defined herein. Such exclusion, however, does not exempt from the provisions of this Chapter such first sale made to a user as defined herein. Floor plan loans entered into after Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws becomes effective may be secured as provided therein.

B. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 128, §18, eff. July 1, 2001.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern this Chapter pursuant to R.S. 49:950 et seq.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §7. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 140, §1; Acts 1972, No. 771, §2; Acts 1989, No. 137, §11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 964, §1; Acts 2001, No. 128, §18, eff. July 1, 2001.

1 January 1, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1281
Rulemaking power
Status: in_force

The executive director may adopt such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Chapter as are necessary to implement them. Such rules and regulations shall include disclosures for the benefit of the warranty holder, record keeping, and procedures for public complaints. Such rules and regulations shall also include the conditions under which surplus lines insurers may be rejected for the purpose of underwriting vehicle protection product warranty agreements.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1313 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1313
Recovery of civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. After due process, the secretary shall notify, either by certified mail or in person, any person found 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 in violation of any rules adopted under the provisions of this Chapter for such activities, of the penalty assessed. If the penalty assessed has not been received by the secretary within thirty calendar days after notification of the assessment, the secretary may order the suspension of the motor vehicle inspection station license. For offenses involving the mechanic inspector rather than the station, the secretary may order the suspension of the certificate authorizing the mechanic to inspect motor vehicles. Upon receipt by the secretary of the penalty assessed, the license or certificate shall be reinstated.

B. All civil penalties collected pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be deposited into the state treasury and, after compliance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, shall be deposited into the state general fund.

C. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the assessment of the civil penalty.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 128, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §3, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:76 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 76
Further limitations on passing on the left
Status: in_force

A. No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the highway under the following conditions:

(1) when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway, where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;

(2) when approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;

(3) when the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.

B. The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway or a multiple lane highway nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 163, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:481 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 481
Comprehensive engineering comparative analysis of flood mitigation methods; Livingston Parish
Status: in_force

A. The department shall develop a comparable cost analysis of engineering methods to improve water drainage issues resulting from impediments to the natural water flow on the Interstate 12 corridor in Livingston Parish along existing median walls which may additionally or alternatively include potential engineering solutions as well as retrofitting the existing median walls to improve the natural water flow along the Interstate 12 corridor.

B. The comparable analysis of potential engineering solutions shall include the following:

(1) Practical and cost-effective engineering methods and potential solutions used by other states including but not limited to Texas.

(2) Projected costs associated with the potential solutions.

(3) Projected construction timelines for the potential solutions of the methods used.

C. The department shall provide a report of the comparative analysis of potential solutions including those used by other states and methods necessary for implementation to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, not later than October 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, No. 449, §1, eff. June 29, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 604
Actions; parties
Status: in_force

Any suit by an injured party under such a contract of insurance shall be against the insurance company alone and the parish school board that is insured shall not be made a party to the suit.

Acts 1950, No. 35, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1443
Administrator; no compensation
Status: in_force

The compact administrator provided for in Article VI of the compact shall serve without pay but is entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of his duties as administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with other duties of his office.

Acts 1991, No. 498, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:664 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 664
Persons authorized to administer test
Status: in_force

A. When a person submits to a blood test at the request of a law enforcement officer under the provisions of this Part, only a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical technician, chemist, nurse practitioner, or other qualified technician may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content or presence of any drug, or combination of drugs, therein. No law enforcement officer who is not otherwise qualified as a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical technician, chemist, nurse practitioner, or other qualified technician may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining, or of having determined, the alcoholic content or presence of any drug, or combination of drugs, therein. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath specimens. Only procedures approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may be used in the analysis of blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance.

B. After submitting to the chemical test, the person tested may have a physician, physician assistant, chemist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical technician, nurse practitioner, or other qualified technician of his own choosing administer a chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. The cost of any such additional test shall be at the expense of the tested person. After being advised of this right as provided in R.S. 32:661(C), he shall be given the opportunity to telephone and request a qualified person to administer such test. The failure or inability of the person to obtain an additional test shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer, unless the person was denied rights guaranteed to him by law.

C. No person who administers any such test upon the request of a law enforcement officer as herein defined, no hospital in or with which such person is employed or otherwise associated or in which such test is administered, and no other person, firm, or corporation by whom or which such person is employed or is in any way associated, shall be in any wise criminally liable for the administration of such test, or civilly liable in damages to the person tested.

D. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 393, §1.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 534, §1; Acts 1986, No. 263, §1; Acts 1987, No. 338, §1; Acts 1987, No. 767, §1; Acts 1990, No. 68, §1; Acts 1999, No. 888, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1212, §1; Acts 2007, No. 96, §1; Acts 2014, No. 551, §1; Acts 2022, No. 393, §1; Acts 2024, No. 662, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 6
Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to serve notices and subpoenas; procedure
Status: in_force

A. In administering laws and regulations under Title 32, unless otherwise provided, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may serve notices and subpoenas by domiciliary service, personal service, or United States mail as provided in Subsection B of this Section. Personal service is made when a process server tenders the notice or subpoena to the addressee. Domiciliary service is made when a process server leaves the notice or subpoena at the dwelling house or usual abode of the addressee with a person of suitable age and discretion residing therein as a member of the domiciliary establishment of the addressee.

B.(1) The department may serve all notices and subpoenas by mailing the same in the United States Post Office, by either certified mail, return receipt requested, or first-class mail to the addressee at the address most recently furnished to the department.

(2) Service by first-class mail shall include a request that the enclosed return form be signed by the addressee and mailed to the department. If a signed return is not received by the department within fifteen days after mailing, the notice or subpoena shall be served by domiciliary or personal service as provided in Subsection A of this Section.

(3) Service by mail shall be considered personal service if the certified return receipt or the return form is signed by the addressee. Service by mail shall be considered domiciliary service if the certified return receipt or the return form is signed by anyone other than the addressee.

C. The department may make service of notices or subpoenas on law enforcement officers through the law enforcement officer's ranking officers or their designated representative, which, upon service thereof, shall have the same legal effect as if domiciliary service had been made upon the law enforcement officer named therein. This service shall be made at the appropriate troop, region, or departmental headquarters of the law enforcement agency. Service may consist of individual notices or subpoenas or may consist of lists which include the officer's name and badge number, case title, and date of commanded appearance. Such lists may be served by the department by means of electronic transfer to printing devices located at the troop, region, or departmental headquarters. The ranking officer, or his designated representative, shall sign for such notices or subpoenas or indicate receipt by electronic verification code, and shall be required to notify the law enforcement officer named therein of receipt of the subpoenas or list. This type of service shall be known as departmental service on law enforcement officers, and shall not be construed to replace domiciliary or personal service on them but shall be an additional method of service.

D. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Addressee" means the individual to whom the subpoena is directed.

(2) "Process server" means any person otherwise authorized by law to serve process, and shall also mean a chief process server or one of his deputies, which chief process server and as many deputy process servers as necessary shall be appointed by the department.

(3) "Subpoena" includes a subpoena issued for the attendance of an individual and a subpoena duces tecum.

Acts 1990, No. 319, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:236 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 236
Privately owned signs on public rights of way prohibited; exceptions; authority of municipalities and department of highways; advertising on convenience facilities at public transit stops
Status: in_force

A. No person, contractor, or public service corporation shall erect or maintain any sign of any nature or a traffic control device or any thing resembling a traffic control device within the right-of-way of any highway or street, without having official permission to install or maintain same in the public right-of-way under the provisions of R.S. 48:344 and R.S. 48:381, except the governing authority maintaining the highway or street.

B. Contractors may place such signs and warning devices and permit holders may place such temporary signs and warning devices as are authorized to warn the traveling public of dangers arising from the work being done within the right-of-way. The department may place such directional, regulatory, and warning signs, signals and barricades, or other traffic control devices as are desirable in its judgment to guide, inform, regulate, and warn the traveling public.

C. A public body, such as a parish or municipal governing authority maintaining a highway or street, may authorize and adopt rules to regulate advertising on convenience facilities such as benches, shelters, and kiosks, located within the public rights of way at designated stops of a public transit system, as designated or contracted for by the governing authority.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 299, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1990, No. 220, §1; Acts 1992, No. 732, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.12
Annual noncritical off-road equipment permit; authorization
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to provide for an annual noncritical off-road equipment permit. "Noncritical off-road equipment" means either vehicles or combinations of vehicles without booster units, or vehicles with a single-single, single-tandem, single-triple, or tandem-tandem axle configuration in which no single axle is in excess of thirty thousand pounds nor tandem or triple axles in excess of fifty-four thousand pounds, as defined in the manual entitled "Louisiana Regulations for Trucks, Vehicles and Loads", or those vehicles classified as noncritical off-road equipment by the department.

B. The fee for a noncritical off-road equipment permit shall be one thousand dollars per permit per year.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and provided that there are no objections raised by the federal government, noncritical off-road equipment that has been issued a valid annual noncritical off-road equipment permit may be allowed to tow a two-axle motor vehicle as long as the towed vehicle does not exceed ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight, and the combination of the off-road equipment and the towed vehicle does not exceed an overall length of sixty-five feet. Counterweights are allowed to be carried on the off-road equipment when carried in a functional position.

Acts 1999, No. 786, §1; Acts 2009, No. 285, §1; Acts 2013, No. 130, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1712 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1712
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Towing and Storage Act".

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.3
Sale of water-damaged marine products
Status: in_force

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

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

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

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1272 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1272
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning:

(1) "Administrator" means a third party other than the warrantor who is designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product warranties.

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

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission.

(4) "Incidental costs" means expenses specified in the warranty incurred by the warranty holder related to the failure of the vehicle protection product to perform as provided in the warranty. Incidental costs may include, without limitation, insurance policy deductibles, rental vehicle charges, the difference between the actual value of the stolen vehicle at the time of theft and the cost of a replacement vehicle, sales taxes, registration fees, transaction fees, and mechanical inspection fees.

(5) "Vehicle mechanical breakdown insurance policy" means a contract or agreement as defined pursuant to R.S. 22:361(7).

(6) "Vehicle protection product" means a vehicle protection device, system, or service that is:

(i) Installed on or applied to a vehicle.

(ii) Designed to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause.

(iii) Includes a written warranty.

For purposes of this Chapter vehicle protection product shall include, without limitation, alarm systems, body part marking products, steering locks, window etch products, pedal and ignition locks, fuel and ignition kill switches, and electronic, radio, and satellite tracking devices.

(7) "Vehicle protection product warrantor" or "warrantor" means a person who is contractually obligated to the warranty holder under the terms of the vehicle protection product warranty agreement. Warrantor does not include an authorized insurer providing a warranty reimbursement insurance policy.

(8) "Vehicle protection product warranty" or "warranty" means a written agreement by a warrantor that provides if the vehicle protection product fails to prevent loss or damage to a vehicle from a specific cause, that the warrantor will pay to or on behalf of the warranty holder specified incidental costs as a result of the failure of the vehicle protection product to perform pursuant to the terms of the warranty.

(9) "Warranty holder" means a person who purchases a vehicle protection product or who is a permitted transferee.

(10) "Warranty reimbursement insurance policy" means a policy of insurance that is issued to the vehicle protection product warrantor to provide reimbursement to the warrantor or to pay on behalf of the warrantor all covered contractual obligations incurred by the warrantor under the terms and conditions of the insured vehicle protection product warranties issued by the warrantor.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:146 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 146
Prohibited parking; leased or rented motor vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a leased or rented motor vehicle, identified as provided in Subsection B of this Section, is parked in violation of any state law, local ordinance, or regulation, and a citation is issued at a time when the driver is not present to receive the citation, prior to any proceedings on the citation, the governing authority under whose jurisdiction the citation is issued shall request an affidavit from the registered owner attesting to the name, address, and driver's license number of the person to whom the vehicle was leased or rented at the time the citation was issued.

B. The owner of each leased or rented motor vehicle may place an identification tag attached to the inside of the bottom right side of the windshield of such vehicle. The identification tag shall state that the vehicle is rented or leased and shall list the name and address of the registered owner. All such information shall be clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle. The Department of Public Safety shall approve the forms for the identification tags.

C. Upon the request to furnish the affidavit pursuant to Subsection (A) of this Section, the owner shall within seven days after the receipt of the request, mail or deliver to the requesting authority an affidavit attesting to the name, address, and driver's license number of the person to whom the vehicle was rented or leased. The affidavit shall create the presumption that the person to whom the vehicle was leased or rented was the driver who parked the vehicle in violation of the law, ordinance or regulation, and the requesting authority shall notify the driver of his responsibility for the violation.

D. Whenever a leased or rented motor vehicle is not identified as provided in Subsection B of this Section or when the requested owner of a properly identified leased or rented vehicle fails to furnish the affidavit, the presumption created under Subsection C of this Section shall not apply and the citation shall be treated as any other regular parking citation.

E. This Section shall supercede any conflicting provisions of R.S. 32:41 and 32:42 and any local ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant thereto or pursuant to any other authority.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 102, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 217
Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person, unless totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated, while on any public street or highway, to carry in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is metallic or white in color or white tipped with red.

B. Whenever a pedestrian guided by a guide dog, or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is metallic or white in color, or white tipped with red, or a pedestrian who requires a wheelchair or motorized wheelchair for transportation is crossing or attempting to cross a public street or highway, at or near an intersection or crosswalk, the driver of every vehicle approaching the intersection or crosswalk shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring or endangering such pedestrian, and if injury or danger to such pedestrian can be avoided only by bringing his vehicle to a full stop, he shall bring his vehicle to a full stop.

C. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person, not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing streets or highways, nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog upon the streets, highways or sidewalks of this state, be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2004, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1735.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1735.1
Motor vehicle holds; storage requirements; notification; payment of storage costs
Status: in_force

A. Any law enforcement agency may place a hold on a vehicle stored at a licensed storage facility for up to fourteen calendar days.

B. A law enforcement agency may request extension of a hold placed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. In order to extend a hold, the law enforcement agency shall notify the storage facility in writing prior to expiration of the initial hold. If the law enforcement agency does not request extension of such hold, the storage facility shall release the vehicle to its owner upon payment by such owner of all towing and storage charges to the storage facility, provided that the storage facility has complied with the provisions of R.S. 32:1719 and 1720.

C. When a law enforcement agency extends its hold pursuant to Subsection B of this Section, the law enforcement agency may remove the vehicle to a designated impound lot.

D. When a law enforcement agency extends its hold pursuant to Subsection B of this Section and elects to continue storage of the motor vehicle at the storage facility, the law enforcement agency shall be responsible for payment of the storage facility's charges during the requested hold extension period; however, the owner of the motor vehicle shall be responsible for payment of the storage facility's towing and storage charges during the initial law enforcement hold period.

E. Upon judicial determination of no probable cause, a law enforcement agency shall release its hold on the impounded vehicle.

F. Upon judicial determination of guilt of an offense pursuant to Titles 14, 32, or 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, for which law enforcement placed a hold on his vehicle, the owner of an impounded vehicle shall be liable for payment of all towing and storage costs.

Acts 2010, No. 949, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:49 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 49
Citations
Status: in_force

A. Citations issued through the use of automated speed enforcement devices or mobile speed cameras shall contain on the back of the citation an attestation wherein the driver who receives the violation can attest either that at the time of the violation, the person who received the notice of violation was not the owner of the vehicle or that the vehicle was in the care, custody, and control of another at the time of the violation. Nothing in this Section shall require that the owner's attestation referenced in this Section be notarized. The driver who receives the violation shall have the option to provide information on who was the owner or driver of the vehicle at the time of the violation but shall not be required to do so.

B. Citations issued through the use of automated speed enforcement devices, red light cameras, or mobile speed cameras that become final delinquent debts, pursuant to R.S. 32:8, shall not be referred to the office of debt recovery within the Department of Revenue.

Acts 2024, No. 103, §1, eff. May 21, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 107, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:170 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 170
Exemptions; Old Metairie railroad corridor; elimination of railroad liability
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 32:168 and R.S. 32:169 shall not apply to crossings of public roads by house tracks, switch tracks, industry tracks, and plantation tracks, since the intention is that such provisions apply only to tracks over which trains are operated at high speed; also such provisions do not modify or repeal any parochial or municipal ordinance relating to signs or signals at public railroad crossings.

B.(1) The provisions of R.S. 32:168 requiring the sounding of a bell, whistle, or horn by a locomotive engine when it approaches a street or highway crossing shall not apply to crossings in the Old Metairie railroad corridor in Jefferson Parish between Airline Highway and the 17th Street Canal when train activated flashing light signals and gates are installed and operating at those crossings, and such soundings in the corridor are hereby prohibited except in cases of emergency.

(2) After train activated flashing light signals and gates are installed and operating at crossings in the Old Metairie railroad corridor in Jefferson Parish between Airline Highway and the 17th Street Canal, a railroad company or its employees shall not be liable to any person or other entity for civil damages for injury or death of persons or damage to property which occur due to failure of an oncoming train to sound an audible warning approaching or at such crossings.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 669, §1; Acts 1990, No. 983, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.37 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.37
Attorney fees
Status: in_force

If the commission's decision on nonconformity is appealed by either party, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party on appeal.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.19
Special permit; bagged rice for export; rules and regulations; Port of Lake Charles
Status: in_force

A. Provided there are no written objections raised by the Federal Highway Administration, the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development may issue special annual permits for one-way hauls of bagged rice for export within a sixty-mile radius of the Port of Lake Charles. These special permits shall be issued at the truck permit office of the Department of Transportation and Development.

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

(2) The fee for the permit shall be five hundred dollars annually.

(3) The permit may authorize the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total gross vehicle weight not to exceed ninety-five thousand pounds. No tandem axle set equipped with low pressure pneumatic tires shall exceed thirty-four thousand pounds on the interstate system or thirty-seven thousand pounds off the interstate system. No tridum axle set equipped with low pressure pneumatic tires shall exceed forty-two thousand pounds on the interstate system or forty-five thousand pounds off the interstate system.

(4) The secretary may impose a civil penalty of up to five cents per pound for each violation of the weight limit established by this Section.

B. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provision of this Section.

Acts 2010, No. 847, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:371 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 371
Enforcement of Part
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have charge of the enforcement of this Part and, in this respect, shall see that every motor vehicle is equipped with the flares, flags, or warning devices provided for, and he shall have the power to make and publish regulations and requirements with reference to the types of flares, flags, or warning devices to be carried as equipment by motor vehicles.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:73.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 73.1
Rolling roadblocks prohibited on certain multiple-lane highways; definitions; penalties
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section, the term "multiple-lane highway" shall have the meaning provided in R.S. 32:1(42), but shall only include a multiple-lane highway outside the city limits with a posted speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour or more.

B. A vehicle which remains in the passing lane of a multiple-lane highway as defined in Subsection A of this Section traveling at the same speed as the vehicle in the right lane and impedes the flow of traffic shall be deemed a "rolling roadblock" which shall be prohibited. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to vehicles stopped at a traffic signal or traveling at a slower rate due to traffic congestion as long as the vehicle is not causing traffic congestion.

C. Violations of this Section shall be punishable as provided in R.S. 32:57.

Acts 2004, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:808 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 808
Salvage pools; record keepers
Status: in_force

A.(1) The owner, manager, employee, or person in charge of a salvage pool or salvage disposal sale shall keep a register of all sales of motor vehicles for three years from the date of sale, showing the make, model, year, body style, vehicle identification number, odometer reading, and the name and address of the seller and buyer. The register shall be made available when requested by the commission within a reasonable period of time.

(2) The register shall be made available for inspection by identified law enforcement officers of the state, parish, or municipality or agents of the commission at the salvage pool or salvage disposal sale business location during regular business hours on business days.

B. In the event a bid card is not required in order to purchase a vehicle, a transaction fee of five dollars shall be collected and remitted monthly, electronically or otherwise, and transmitted to the commission by the owner or operator of the salvage pool in connection with the sale of each vehicle.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2007, No. 257, §§1 and 2; Acts 2007, No. 446, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §14; Acts 2018, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1728.2
Procedure for disposal of junk vehicles
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Section shall provide an alternate procedure for disposing of junk vehicles.

B. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1097, §2.

C. As used in this Section:

(1) "Crush or dismantle" means to render the vehicle in such a state that it cannot be used or rebuilt for use as a motor vehicle.

(2) "Junk vehicle" means a vehicle in such a state of deterioration that it cannot be profitably restored and has a fair market value of five hundred dollars or less by using the rough trade-in value shown in the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Guide.

(3) "Owner-operator" means a person or legal entity who owns or operates a business engaged in the towing or storage of vehicles, and has a vehicle licensed as a towing vehicle under R.S. 32:1716.

D. Each owner-operator who possesses a vehicle which meets the criteria set forth in Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section may make application for crushing of the vehicle at the expiration of thirty days or make application for dismantling of the vehicle at the expiration of thirty days from mailing of the notice. The application shall be made in a format authorized by the department upon satisfaction and submission of each of the following requirements:

(1) The owner-operator has complied with the provisions of R.S. 32:1719 and 1720.

(2) The owner-operator obtains an appraisal showing the vehicle has a fair market value of five hundred dollars or less. The appraisal shall be based on the rough trade-in value of the vehicle as determined by the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Guide. An original appraisal prepared by an independent appraiser, which shall contain the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number, shall be acceptable for vehicles not valued by the National Automobile Dealers Association Guide.

(3) The owner-operator shall take photographs of all four sides of the vehicle prior to making application for permission to crush or dismantle.

E. Upon approval from the department or ten business days from the mailing of the application, the owner-operator may release the vehicle to a licensed crusher or licensed dismantler. Receipt of sale to a licensed crusher or licensed dismantler shall be submitted electronically to the office of motor vehicles on a form provided by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

F. Within seven business days following the crushing or dismantling of the vehicle, the licensed crusher or licensed dismantler shall execute a certification for each vehicle, in a format authorized by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, providing the following information:

(1) That a vehicle has been crushed or dismantled.

(2) A description of the vehicle to be crushed or dismantled and each part to be dismantled for salvage.

(3) The vehicle identification number.

(4) A photograph of all four sides of the vehicle prior to crushing or dismantling.

G.(1) The owner-operator shall maintain copies of the following records on all vehicles crushed or dismantled pursuant to the provisions of this Section:

(a) One appraisal showing the vehicle has a fair market value of five hundred dollars or less. The appraisal shall be based on the rough trade-in value of the vehicle as determined by the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Guide. An original appraisal prepared by an independent appraiser, which shall contain the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number, shall be acceptable for vehicles not valued by the National Automobile Dealers Association Guide.

(b) A photograph of all four sides of the vehicle prior to crushing or dismantling.

(c) A copy of the original report of a stored vehicle as required in R.S. 32:1719.

(d) A copy of the notice required by R.S. 32:1720 which was sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, the holder of any lien on the vehicle, and any other person with an ownership interest in the vehicle.

(e) The original certificate of mailing for the notice sent to the stored vehicle's owner and the returned unopened envelope, if applicable, with the postal marking indicating attempt to deliver the notice required by R.S. 32:1720. If these items could not be furnished, other documented proof that the storage or parking facility owner sent notice to the stored vehicle owner shall be retained by the owner-operator.

(2) These records shall be open to inspection by any peace officer any time the business is open. All records required by this Section shall be maintained for a period of at least three years.

H. Neither the state of Louisiana nor the office of motor vehicles shall incur any liability as a result of the disposal of a vehicle under these provisions.

Acts 1997, No. 892, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1097, §§1 and 2; Acts 2003, No. 101, §1; Acts 2004, No. 886, §1; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 839, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1; Acts 2014, No. 19, §1; Acts 2021, No. 206, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.

NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 435, §4, re implementation of Subsection E.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:295.3.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 295.3.1
Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system
Status: in_force

A. Day care centers as defined in R.S. 46:1403 may have a child safety alarm installed in any vehicle owned or operated by the day care center that is used to transport children to or from the day care center. The installation of the child safety alarm shall be completed by a person or business that is approved by the manufacturer of the child safety alarm.

B. An owner or director of a day care center who elects to have a child safety alarm installed in a vehicle owned or operated by the day care center shall ensure that the child safety alarm is properly maintained and in good working order each time the vehicle is used for transporting children to or from a day care center.

C. For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Child safety alarm" shall mean an ignition-based alarm system that voice prompts the driver of certain vehicles owned or operated by a day care center to inspect the vehicle for children before exiting the vehicle.

(2) "Vehicle" shall mean a vehicle owned or operated by the day care center, its owner, operator, or employees that is used to transport children to and from the day care center and that has a seating capacity of six or more passengers in addition to the driver.

D. The Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate rules and procedures, no later than May 31, 2012, relative to the installation of child safety alarms in vehicles owned or operated by a day care center owner, operator, or employee that are used to transport children to or from day care centers.

Acts 2011, No. 200, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:352 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 352
Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke
Status: in_force

A. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.

B. No person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway of this state.

C. The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:200 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 200
Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks
Status: in_force

A. Any parish or municipal governing authority may authorize the operation of motor scooters at a speed not to exceed twenty miles per hour by persons eight years old or older between sunrise and sunset on any sidewalk under its jurisdiction.

B. With regard to any motor scooter used pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, no parent, guardian, or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child shall knowingly allow such child under the age of eighteen to operate or ride as a passenger on a motor scooter without wearing an approved helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.

C. Notice shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting motor scooters shall post a sign stating the following: "Louisiana law requires a motor scooter operator or passenger under the age of eighteen years to wear a helmet when riding a motor scooter."

(2) The sign must be at least twenty-four inches in length and twelve inches in width. The lettering on the sign must be at least one inch in height. The sign must be posted conspicuously so that it is clearly visible to all persons buying or renting motor scooters.

D. The issuance of a citation for a violation of this Section shall not be prima facie evidence of negligence. The comparative negligence statutes of Louisiana shall apply in these cases as in all other cases of negligence.

Acts 2004, No. 805, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:125 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 125
Procedure on approach of an authorized emergency vehicle; passing a parked emergency vehicle
Status: in_force

A. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual signals, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.

B. When any vehicle making use of any visual signals as authorized by law, including the display of alternately flashing green, amber, or yellow warning lights, is parked on or near the highway, the driver of every other vehicle shall:

(1) When driving on an interstate highway or other highway with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the parked vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions. If a lane change is not possible, the driver shall slow to a reasonably safe speed.

(2) Maintain a safe speed for road conditions, if unable or unsafe to change lanes, or driving on a two-lane road or highway.

C. This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.

D. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 160, §1; Acts 2001, No. 583, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 746, §1; Acts 2021, No. 78, §1, eff. June 4, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.21
Special permit; trucks transporting earthen materials for government funded levee projects
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue a per project special overweight permit for each truck transporting earthen materials for government-funded levee projects. Each per project permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.

B. The permit shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) Upon application for a special permit, the applicant shall designate the specific routes to be utilized for transporting the materials and identify the project for which they are transporting materials.

(2) The fee for the permit shall be one thousand dollars per project. However, if the project exceeds the one-year validity of the permit, a new permit shall be required.

(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of the vehicle or straight truck at a gross weight not to exceed seventy thousand pounds for which twenty-two thousand pounds for steering axle and forty-eight thousand pounds for tridum group while operating on any state-maintained highway except on the interstate system. Nothing contained in this Section shall preempt municipal or parish ordinances from regulating weight limits on municipal or parish streets or roads.

C. The secretary shall impose a penalty for each violation of the weight limit pursuant to R.S. 32:388.

D. As used in this Section, "earthen materials" includes minerals, rocks, and soil.

E. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 631, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1728.3
Procedure for disposal of certain vehicles deemed abandoned by municipality or parish
Status: in_force

A. This Section provides a procedure for disposing of certain vehicles. The procedure provided for in this Section shall be an alternative to the procedures set forth in R.S. 32:1728, 1728.2, and 1728.4. When a vehicle is eligible for disposal pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 32:1728, 1728.2, and 1728.4 shall not apply to the disposal of that vehicle.

B. As used in this Section, "owner-operator" means a person or legal entity who owns or operates a business engaged in the towing or storage of vehicles, and has a vehicle licensed as a towing vehicle pursuant to R.S. 32:1716.

C. In order to utilize the provisions of this Section, the owner-operator shall take possession of the vehicle at the request of a municipality or parish acting pursuant to R.S. 32:473.1 and the vehicle shall have an appraisal with a fair market value of five hundred dollars or less. The appraisal shall be based on the rough trade-in value of the vehicle as determined by the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Guide.

D.(1) Each owner-operator who possesses a vehicle that meets the criteria set forth in Subsection C of this Section may crush or dismantle the vehicle provided the owner-operator satisfies each of the following requirements:

(a) The owner-operator has complied with the provisions of R.S. 32:1719 and 1720.

(b) The owner-operator has the vehicle physically inspected by a Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to inspect vehicles to be crushed or dismantled.

(c) The owner-operator obtains an appraisal showing the vehicle has a fair market value of five hundred dollars or less. The appraisal shall be based on the rough trade-in value of the vehicle as determined by the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Guide.

(d) The owner-operator takes a photograph of all four sides of the vehicle prior to crushing or dismantling.

(2) At the expiration of thirty days after mailing the notice, by certificate of mailing, required by R.S. 32:1720, the owner-operator may crush or dismantle the vehicle.

E. Within seven business days following the crushing or dismantling of the vehicle, the owner-operator shall execute an affidavit, on the form provided by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, and forward it to the office of motor vehicles, by certificate of mailing, providing the following information:

(1) That a vehicle has been crushed or dismantled.

(2) A description of the vehicle to be crushed and each part to be dismantled for salvage.

(3) The vehicle identification number.

(4) The findings of the physical inspection required by Subparagraph (D)(1)(b) of this Section.

(5) A photograph of all four sides of the vehicle prior to crushing or dismantling.

F.(1) The owner-operator shall maintain the following records on all vehicles crushed or dismantled pursuant to the provisions of this Section:

(a) A completed physical inspection form as prepared by a Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to inspect vehicles to be crushed or dismantled.

(b) One appraisal showing the vehicle has a fair market value of five hundred dollars or less. The appraisal shall be based on the rough trade-in value of the vehicle as determined by the most recent National Automobile Dealers Association Guide.

(c) A photograph of all four sides of the vehicle prior to crushing or dismantling.

(d) A copy of the original report of a stored vehicle as required in R.S. 32:1719.

(e) Some manner of documentation of the request of the municipality or parish directing that the vehicle be removed.

(f) A copy of the notice required by R.S. 32:1720 that was sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, the holder of any lien on the vehicle, and any other person with an ownership interest in the vehicle.

(g) The original signed post office receipt of delivery if the notice required to be sent by this Section has been delivered; or the returned unopened envelope with the postal marking indicating attempt to deliver the notice required by R.S. 32:1720. If either of these items could not be furnished, other documented proof that the storage or parking facility owner sent notice to the stored vehicle owner shall be retained by the owner-operator.

(2) These records shall be open to inspection by any peace officer any time the business is open. All records required by this Section shall be maintained for a period of at least three years.

G. The municipality or parish shall not incur any liability as a result of the disposal of a vehicle pursuant to these provisions.

Acts 1999, No. 459, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1097, §1; Acts 2003, No. 101, §1; Acts 2009, No. 435, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 19, §1; Acts 2021, No. 206, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:903 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 903
Bond as proof
Status: in_force

A. Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the commissioner the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business in the state, or a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within this state, and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of such bond, which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond approved by a judge of a court of record. Such bond shall be conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in a motor vehicle liability policy, and shall not be cancelable except after ten days' written notice to the commissioner. Upon the filing of notice to such effect by the commissioner in the office of the proper clerk or court of the county or city where such real estate shall be located, such bond shall constitute a lien in favor of the state upon the real estate so scheduled of any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a judgment against the person who has filed such bond.

B. If such a judgment, rendered against the principal on such bond shall not be satisfied within sixty days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for his own use and benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the state against the company or persons executing such bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real estate of a person who has executed such bond.

Acts 1952, No. 52 §24.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.5
Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, and provided the federal government does not raise any objection to such permitted weight limitations, Interstate 49 from its northern intersection with U.S. Highway No. 167 near Meeker in Rapides Parish to its southern intersection with U.S. Highway No. 167 near Washington in St. Landry Parish is hereby deemed as an alternate route for U.S. Highway No. 167. Any vehicle traveling under a special permit issued under the provisions of this Subpart, the conditions of which permit travel on U.S. Highway No. 167, is hereby authorized to travel Interstate 49 under the same conditions and restrictions as those applicable to its permit to travel on U.S. Highway No. 167.

Acts 1995, No. 254, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 361.3
Security exemption
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 32:361.1 shall not apply to any motor vehicle registered in this state when the operator of the vehicle possesses an affidavit on a form issued by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections stating that valid security reasons exist which make it necessary to equip the motor vehicle with sun screening material which would be of a light transmission or luminous reflectance in violation of R.S. 32:361.1. The affidavit shall include a description of the vehicle and be kept within the described vehicle. Additionally, at the time of applying for the exemption, the applicant shall provide written consent on a form approved by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information authorizing the bureau to release any information contained in the applicant's criminal history record and identification files to the office of state police for verification that the applicant has not been convicted of a violent crime or drug offense. The department shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.

B. Any vehicle owned, leased, operated, or otherwise controlled by a governmental or law enforcement agency to conduct official business shall qualify for the security exemption provided for in this Section without the necessity of applying for the exemption or providing written consent for release of criminal history record and identification files for the operator of such vehicle.

C. Any exemption granted pursuant to this Section shall not apply to the area below the top six inches of a motor vehicle windshield.

Acts 1993, No. 519, §1; Acts 2005, No. 238, §2; Acts 2008, No. 91, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:409 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 409
Filing of applications; use of abbreviations; release of information
Status: in_force

A. The driver's license division shall file every application approved by it and arrange them alphabetically under the name of the applicant, including only applications granted, and shall assign to each applicant a distinguishing number. The driver's license division shall also maintain an alphabetical file containing the names of all persons whose licenses have been suspended, cancelled, or revoked by it or by a court of competent jurisdiction and the reasons therefor. For purposes of the driver's license law the department may, by regulation, require the use of an abbreviated form of an excessively lengthy name.

B. Upon written request, the department may provide information contained in these files to any interested party for a reasonable fee. These fees shall be adopted pursuant to R.S. 49:950 et seq.

C.(1) Any law enforcement officer or officer of court shall be given the option of exempting his name and the name of any member of his immediate family from release to interested parties except a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of his duties or pursuant to a court order. If a law enforcement officer or officer of the court requests the exemption, it shall be in effect until the officer or family member requests that it be changed. The office of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and shall provide forms to implement the provisions of this Subsection. As used in this Section, the following words shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) "Court officer" shall mean any active or retired justice of the peace, or judge or justice from a city, parish, state, or federal court located in this state. Court officer shall also mean any district attorney, assistant district attorney, investigator, or city prosecutor in this state. Court officer shall also include any administrative law judge or the director of the division of administrative law as provided in Chapter 13-B of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(b) "Immediate family member" shall mean the spouse, child, or parent of a law enforcement or court officer or any other adult who lives in the same residence as a law enforcement or court officer.

(c) "Law enforcement officer" shall mean any active duty or retired city, parish, or state law enforcement officer, peace officer, sheriff, probation and parole officers, marshals or deputies, wildlife enforcement agents, state correctional officers, and any commissioned agent of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(2) In accordance with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 2721, the office of motor vehicles may only release the personal information of a party who elects to exempt his name from release in accordance with the provisions of this Section for one of the following reasons:

(a) It is requested or demanded by a law enforcement officer within the scope of his duties or pursuant to a court order.

(b) Matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft.

(c) Motor vehicle emissions.

(d) Motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories.

(e) Performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers.

(f) Removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the purposes of titles I and IV of the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and Chapters 301, 305, and 321-331 of Title 49 of the United States Code.

(3) A party who elects to exempt his name from release in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection may sign a waiver authorizing the office of motor vehicles to release his personal information to a specified third party.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 311, §2. Acts 1986, No. 69, §1; Acts 2006, No. 416, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:472 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 472
Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs
Status: in_force

If any motor vehicle, in any municipality in this state, is seized or otherwise held by any policeman or other officer employed by said municipality for illegal parking, stationing or abandoning of such motor vehicle or for the violation of any traffic ordinance or regulation of the municipality, the owner shall be entitled to regain possession thereof upon payment of such costs as may be fixed by the policing authority of the municipality for the violation. The costs so fixed shall cover all charges for removing the vehicle to the place of holding and all other costs incurred during the period of holding.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 362, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:429.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 429.3
Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to migration of residents
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall collect statistical information regarding the gender and age of residents moving from parish to parish and residents moving into and out of Louisiana. The office of motor vehicles shall provide a report of this information, sorted by age, by gender, by parish, and by state, to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the secretaries of each state department annually on or before January first of each year.

Acts 2003, No. 66, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:191.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 191.3
Footrests and handlebars
Status: in_force

A. Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.

B. No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars that require the hands of the operator to be above the operator's shoulder height when the operator is sitting astride the seat and the operator's hands are on the handlebar grips.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 538, §5; Acts 2012, No. 473, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:385.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 385.1
Recreational vehicles; exemptions
Status: in_force

Recreational vehicles as defined in R.S. 32:771 and truck campers may exceed the maximum width provided in R.S. 32:380 if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle.

Acts 2001, No. 1207, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 424
Department may compel examination of suspected incompetents; prohibited disclosure of information; exceptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) The department, having good cause to believe that a licensed driver or chauffeur is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon written notice of at least ten days to the licensee require him to submit to one, any combination of, or all of the following:

(a) Knowledge test.

(b) Skills test.

(c) Medical examination.

(2) Upon the conclusion of such test, or tests, or examination, or examinations, the department shall take action as may be appropriate, including permitting the licensee to retain the license or suspending, revoking, or restricting the license. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to any test or examination required pursuant to this Subsection shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of his license.

B. Medical information contained on the medical examination form provided by the department shall not be disclosed to any third party without the written consent of or a written waiver from the individual whose record is being reviewed or unless pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The written consent shall be signed and dated by the individual whose record is being reviewed. All written waivers shall clearly identify the person whose medical information is sought to be released and to whom the medical information shall be released. A written waiver shall be valid for a single specific request for medical information and shall not be valid for multiple or ongoing requests.

C. Any person who knowingly violates a confidentiality provision of this Section, who knowingly permits or encourages the unauthorized use of a report, or who intentionally files a false report to the department regarding a driver's qualifications shall be liable for damages resulting from such action. The licensed driver or chauffeur may seek an order from a court of competent jurisdiction for the release of the name of the individual who reported the licensed driver or the chauffeur to the department for investigation.

Acts 2001, No. 48, §1; Acts 2012, No. 746, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:707.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 707.6
Expedited title procedure; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall establish an expedited processing procedure for the receipt of applications and the issuance of certificates of titles for motor vehicles. Any designated agent, lienholder, or owner requesting the issuance of such document, at his option, shall receive such expedited processing upon payment of the fee authorized by R.S. 32:728(10).

B. When expedited title processing is requested through the expedited title procedure or by application, the applicable fees are paid, and all documents and information necessary for the certificate of title applied for are received, the title shall be issued and directed to the public tag agent for pick-up by an authorized party within twenty-four hours of the time of receipt of the initial request, excluding weekends and holidays.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations setting fees in accordance with R.S. 47:532.1.

Acts 2011, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:730 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 730
Alteration and forgery; false name, address, or statement; other fraud
Status: in_force

Whoever alters or forges any certificate of title to a vehicle, or any endorsement or sale and assignment thereof, or resale or reassignment thereof, or any cancellation of any chattel mortgage on a vehicle is guilty of forgery and punishable as provided by law. Whoever holds or uses such certificate or endorsement of sale and assignment or cancellation knowing the same to have been altered or forged; or whoever uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address or makes any false statement in any application or affidavit required under the provisions of this Chapter, or in a bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership or otherwise commits a fraud in any application, shall, upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment not exceeding four years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §33.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:311.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 311.1
Equipment combinations
Status: in_force

Two or more lamps, reflective devices, or items of associated equipment may be combined if the requirements of each lamp, reflective device, and item of associated equipment are met, except that no clearance lamp may be combined optically with any tail lamp or identification lamp.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 395, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:473.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 473.1
Abandoned vehicle; removal
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any motor vehicle is found to be abandoned by any law enforcement officer, such officer shall post a notice on the windshield of the vehicle directing that the vehicle be removed from said location within twenty-four hours. Additionally, the notice shall direct that the failure to remove the vehicle shall result in the vehicle's being removed by the municipality or parish, as the case may be, or by a tow truck operator acting on behalf of the municipality or parish.

B. If the abandoned motor vehicle is not removed within twenty-four hours from the date of the posting of the notice, the motor vehicle shall be removed and disposed of by the municipality or parish or by a tow truck operator authorized to act on behalf of the municipality or parish.

C. The parish, municipality, or tow truck operator shall store and may dispose of the vehicle pursuant to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act. The municipality or parish shall have no civil or criminal liability pursuant to any provision of law for any act or omission of its own under the provisions of this Section or for the acts or omissions committed by the tow truck operator.

D. Removal of an abandoned motor vehicle in accordance with this Section by a tow truck operator shall not be considered a rotation call by the appropriate law enforcement agency as set forth in R.S. 32:1735(C). The tow truck operator shall not lose its place in the rotation call list for the recovery of an abandoned motor vehicle in accordance with this Section. Law enforcement agencies shall maintain records of the number of abandoned motor vehicles removed.

Acts 1999, No. 459, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 710, §1; Acts 2010, No. 902, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 203
Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes
Status: in_force

A. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane except as follows:

(1) To prepare for a turn within a distance of two hundred feet from the intersection.

(2) To enter or leave the roadway onto an alley, private road, or driveway.

(3) To enter or leave a parking space when parking is permitted adjacent to the bicycle lane.

B. Any person operating a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall yield the right-of-way to all bicycles and electric mobility aids within the bicycle lane.

C. This Section shall not prohibit the use of a motorized bicycle or an electric-assisted bicycle in a bicycle lane when the operator travels at no speed greater than what is reasonable or prudent, has due regard for visibility, traffic conditions, and the condition of the roadway surface of the bicycle lane and in a manner which does not endanger the safety of bicyclists.

D. In case of an emergency, the driver of a motor vehicle may lawfully operate the vehicle in a bicycle lane in accordance with the normal standards of prudent conduct to protect himself and others from harm. When the emergency ends, the motor vehicle shall not be operated in the bicycle lane.

Acts 2010, No. 618, §2; Acts 2020, No. 152, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:896 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 896
Proof required upon certain convictions
Status: in_force

A. When the director under Section 414(A) or 414(B)(2) of this Title suspends the license or nonresident operating privilege of any person upon receipt of evidence of conviction, entry of guilty plea, or forfeiture of bond of any person charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages or narcotic drugs or stimulants of the central nervous system, or under Section 667 of this Title for refusal to submit to chemical tests of blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for determining the alcoholic content of his blood, no license shall be reinstated or reissued to the person unless such person previously has given or immediately gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility with respect to all motor vehicles registered by him and shall show financial responsibility individually as a non-owner for a period of three years.

B. If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, or for operating an unregistered motor vehicle upon the highways, no license shall be thereafter issued to such person until he shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility, when required.

C. Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 822, §3.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §17. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 464, §1; Acts 1968, No. 273, §15; Acts 1976, No. 594, §1; Acts 1979, No. 221, §1; Acts 1979, No. 348, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1507
Special permits and exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The secretary shall exempt any carrier from compliance with this Chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto if that exemption is identical to an exemption or special permit issued by the United States Department of Transportation. However, the secretary shall enforce the exemption or special permit if it pertains to transportation subject to this Chapter.

B. The number of each exemption granted shall be conspicuously marked on the vehicle to which it applied.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 703
Offices of commissioner
Status: in_force

The vehicle commissioner shall maintain an office in the State Capitol at Baton Rouge and such other places in this state as he shall deem necessary, to properly carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The custodian of the capitol building shall provide therein adequate quarters for the offices and records of the vehicle commissioner.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 57.1
Failure to honor written promise to appear; penalty; disposition of fines
Status: in_force

A. Whenever an arrested person who was released on his written promise to appear before a magistrate at the place and time specified in a summons described in R.S. 32:391(B) fails to honor his written promise to appear, the magistrate or judge of the court exercising jurisdiction may immediately forward to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections notice of the failure to appear, with information necessary for identification of the arrested person. Thereupon, unless the original charges have been disposed of, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall immediately notify the arrested person by regular mail and any available electronic communication that his operator's license may be suspended if he fails to honor the written promise to appear or pay an appropriate fine for the offense within one hundred eighty days after the date the notice was received. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall send a second notice to the arrested person by regular mail and any available electronic communication no later than one hundred twenty days after the department receives notice from the court exercising jurisdiction of the pending suspension of the operator's license of the arrested person.

B. Whenever the arrested person makes an appearance as required by Subsection A of this Section or pays an appropriate fine for the offense committed, as determined by the court, the prosecuting authority shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety and Corrections thereof through the same means as the original notification of the arrested person's failure to appear. Upon such notification, and payment of one hundred dollars to the department, if the operator's license of the arrested person was suspended pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the operator's license of the arrested person shall be released from the pending suspension, renewed, or reissued for the purpose of this Section. This fee may only be assessed once per summons as described in Subsection A of this Section. Twelve dollars and fifty cents of any fine imposed by this Section shall be paid to the court exercising jurisdiction, to be deposited in that court's criminal court fund and to be used in the same manner as the other sums deposited in the fund.

C. If after sixty calendar days from the date of the notification issued by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections as required in Subsection A of this Section the arrested person has failed to comply, the fees provided for in this Section shall be considered final delinquent debt.

D. The failure to appear due to incarceration shall be a valid defense for any violation of this Section, if the arrested person provides evidence of incarceration to the court pursuant to R.S. 15:714. The license shall be renewed and reissued without payment, all failure to appear payments waived, and any other flags reported to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be resolved pursuant to statute.

E. All notices from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections described in Subsections A and B of this Section shall include the following information: the summons information that the person failed to appear on; the date of the failure to appear; and the contact information and name of the court where the person needs to appear.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 301, §2. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 779, §1; Acts 1984, No. 763, §1; Acts 1988, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 114, §1; Acts 2003, No. 966, §1; Acts 2015, No. 414, §1; Acts 2018, No. 714, §1; Acts 2022, No. 436, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.7
Indemnification of marine dealers
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, each manufacturer or converter shall indemnify and hold harmless its franchised marine dealers against any judgment for damages, including but not limited to court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the marine 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 marine products, parts, or accessories, or other functions by the manufacturer or converter, which are beyond the control of the marine dealer.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:81 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 81
Following vehicles; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.

B. The driver of a motor truck, when traveling upon a highway outside a business or residential area, shall not follow another motor truck within four hundred feet, but this shall not be so construed as to prevent one motor truck from overtaking and passing another.

C. Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residential area in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to a funeral procession.

D. A platoon may be operated pursuant to this Section if the platoon operator has an operational plan approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, and the Department of Transportation and Development. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, and the Department of Transportation and Development may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the operation of a non-lead motor vehicle in a platoon.

F. The operation of a platoon shall not be authorized on a two-lane highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2018, No. 310, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:390.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 390.21
Louisiana Truck Center; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

A. Within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections there shall be established and is hereby created the Louisiana Truck Center, hereinafter referred to as the "truck center". The purpose of this truck center shall be to serve as the headquarters and central location for motor carriers in obtaining all permits and for payment of any fees or charges required to engage in the motor carrier trade in the state of Louisiana.

B.(1) For the purposes of this Section, "permit" means any license, certificate, registration, permit, or any other form of authorization required by a state agency to engage in the motor carrier trade in the state of Louisiana.

(2) However, the provisions of this Part shall not apply to any permit or other form of authorization which requires the approval of the Public Service Commission after notification and public hearings.

C. The truck center shall provide centralized services to assist motor carriers in identifying and securing all appropriate permits required to operate a motor carrier business in the state. The goal of the truck center shall be to enable interested parties to secure permits and information regarding such permits at a single location.

Acts 1997, No. 273, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:789 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 789
Sale of used water-damaged vehicles
Status: in_force

A. No used motor vehicle dealer, nor any person or entity, shall sell, transfer, or convey any used motor vehicle to any person without notifying the buyer or receiver of the vehicle in writing of the extent of any water damage from flooding which occurred to the vehicle prior to the transaction.

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

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:708 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 708
Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of lien or security interest; security measures
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner, when issuing a certificate of title or a corrected certificate, shall maintain sufficient records and information in his possession to produce a duplicate copy of the certificate of title or the corrected certificate of title. Where there are no liens shown on the title certificate, such certificate shall be signed by the motor vehicle commissioner and forwarded to the applicant. When a lien is shown in the certificate, the certificate of title, which shall be signed by the motor vehicle commissioner, shall be forwarded to the lien holder of first rank who shall retain it until the full amount of such mortgage is liquidated. The first lien holder shall then deliver the title with proper release of the lien executed in the title to the registered owner if no other lien exists, or to the next ranking lien holder as shown in the files of the commissioner.

B.(1) Upon the final discharge of any chattel mortgage or security interest, the owner or any lien holder may present the certificate of title with the fee prescribed by law, if not prepaid, to the commissioner and request that the commissioner note on the face of the certificate of title and his records a cancellation of notation of said lien so endorsed as satisfied by the holder thereof on the face of the certificate of title. The commissioner shall comply with such request, if the satisfaction appears genuine.

(2) When the certificate of title endorsed to evidence satisfaction of a lien noted thereon has been lost or stolen, the commissioner may issue a duplicate certificate of title noted on its face to show cancellation of notice of lien so endorsed, only when all the following conditions have been satisfied:

(a) The owner establishes to the satisfaction of the commissioner on a form satisfactory to him, that he is unable to obtain a duplicate certificate of title endorsed by the lien holder as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, due to the fact that the lien holder is no longer in existence.

(b) The secured party of record has filed a termination statement as provided by R.S. 10:9-513.

C. The commissioner, when issuing a certificate of title, or a duplicate certificate, for a motor vehicle shall use security procedures, processes, and materials in the preparation and issuance of each certificate of title to prevent, to the greatest extent possible, the ability of a person to alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or modify the certificate of title. The commissioner shall charge an additional fee of fifty cents per certificate of title or duplicate certificate to cover the cost of security measures.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §11. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 121, §1; Acts 1972, No. 771, §4; Acts 1976, No. 162, §1; Acts 1989, No. 137, §11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 917, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1079, §5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1201, §4, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 128, §12, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 201
Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful to harass, taunt, or maliciously throw objects at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle.

B. Any person who violates this Section shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

Acts 2009, No. 147, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1524.2
Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; motor vehicle inspections; records
Status: in_force

A. Contract carriers shall inspect all motor vehicles and components utilized for the transportation of railroad employees at least once in each twelve-month period in compliance with 49 CFR 396.17 and Appendix G. Such inspection shall be performed by an individual qualified to perform such inspections in accordance with 49 CFR 396.19.

B. A contract carrier shall require each transport vehicle driver it employs to complete a written motor vehicle report upon completion of operation of the motor vehicle in accordance with 49 CFR 396.11.

C. A contract carrier shall establish a maintenance and repair program to include weekly inspections of the motor vehicles operated in the transportation of railroad employees. The program shall include checking parts and accessories for safety and proper operation at all times including overall cleanliness of the motor vehicle. A contract carrier and its officers, drivers, agents, and employees concerned with the inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles shall comply with and be knowledgeable of the contract carrier's maintenance and repair program. A contract carrier shall maintain records for its maintenance and repair program for each motor vehicle for a time period of one year. In the event a motor vehicle changes ownership, records shall be maintained by the contract carrier for a period of six months. The records shall include:

(1) Identifying information of the motor vehicle to include vehicle identification number, make, model, year of manufacture, and company identification number if so provided.

(2) Owner information if the motor vehicle is not owned by the contract carrier.

(3) Inspection history to include documentation of all repairs and maintenance activity.

D. All motor vehicles operated by contract carriers shall have the following:

(1) Tires with sufficient tread in accordance with 49 CFR 393.75.

(2) A fully inflated spare tire.

(3) A secure location for personal baggage, including proper restraints.

(4) Fully operational seatbelts for all passenger seats.

(5) Traction devices, studs, or chains in the event of inclement weather.

(6) An operational heater and air conditioner with fans.

(7) An emergency road kit containing a tire inflation aerosol, flares or reflective triangles, battery cables, a fire extinguisher, and a readily available first aid kit complying with the standards set forth in 29 CFR 1910.151, Appendix A, and the American National Standards Institute Z308.1 minimum requirements.

E. All motor vehicles operated by contract carriers shall be equipped with an operable amber light or strobe light which shall be mounted to the roof of the motor vehicle in the rear one-third portion in order to provide warning to motorists that the vehicle has slowed or stopped on a roadway.

F. All motor vehicles operated by contract carriers shall not be operated in a condition that is likely to cause a motor vehicle accident or mechanical breakdown.

G. A contract carrier shall allow an employee of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or its designee access to:

(1) A facility to determine compliance with this Section.

(2) Records or information related to a motor vehicle accident investigation.

Acts 2013, No. 193, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:291 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 291
Liability for damage to highway or structure
Status: in_force

A. Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damages which said highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight permitted in this Chapter even if authorized by a special permit issued as provided in R.S. 32:388.

B. Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object or contrivance but is so operating, driving or moving the same with the express or implied permission of said owner, then said owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 321
Multiple beam road lighting equipment
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamps or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations thereof on motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may control the selection between the distributions of light projected to different elevations, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

(1) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 500 feet ahead for all conditions of loading.

(2) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 150 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eye of an approaching driver.

(3) Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, registered in this state after January 1, 1955, which has multiple beam road lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. Said indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:300.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 300.4
Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for the operator or any passenger in a motor vehicle to smoke cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or any vaping devices in a motor vehicle, passenger van, or pick-up truck when a child who is younger than thirteen is also present in such vehicle, regardless of whether windows of the motor vehicle are down. For purposes of this Section, the term "smoke" shall mean to inhale, to exhale, to burn, or to carry any activated aerosol or vapor or any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, or other combustible substance in any manner or in any form.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars per offense, or at the discretion of the judge, may be sentenced to no less than twenty-four hours of community service.

C. Probable cause for a violation of this Section shall be based solely upon a law enforcement officer's clear and unobstructed view of a person smoking as prohibited by this Section. Violation of this Section shall be considered a primary offense, and any law enforcement officer may stop a motor vehicle solely because of a violation of this Section; however, a law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this Section.

D. A violation of this Section shall be considered a nonmoving violation, and a citation issued by a law enforcement officer for such violation shall not be included on the driver's operating record.

Acts 2006, No. 838, §1; Acts 2020, No. 65, §1; Acts 2024, No. 489, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:428 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 428
Failure to enforce requirement
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the testing, licensing, and reporting requirements herein, it shall not be a breach of duty to the public or any individual if the department inadvertently fails to enforce said requirements or waives same pursuant to the authority granted herein.

Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 25
Rights of owners of real property
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner, and not as a matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this Chapter, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:708.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 708.1
Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of child support privilege or security interest; security measures
Status: in_force

A. A judgment creditor who has obtained a final, nonappealable judgment ordering the payment of past due child support which has remained unpaid at least sixty days after it has become final may file the judgment with the office of motor vehicles to create a privilege over any motor vehicle titled in the name of the judgment debtor at the time the judgment is filed with the office of motor vehicles.

B. The privilege on the titled motor vehicle shall be created by filing with the office of motor vehicles the appropriate documentation as required by this Section, together with the appropriate fees charged for titles and security interests, so long as such receipt subsequently is validated by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles. Any filing which fails to comply with this Section shall be rejected by the office of motor vehicles and shall not result in the creation of a privilege.

C. The following documents shall be required to be filed to create a privilege over a titled motor vehicle:

(1) A completed application signed by the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney on a form approved by the office of motor vehicles. The form shall contain information that the office of motor vehicles may deem necessary to process the transaction.

(2) A certified copy of the final, nonappealable judgment ordering the payment of past due child support.

(3) A statement verified and signed by the creditor or the creditor's attorney attesting to the following facts:

(a) That the judgment is final, that no appeal was taken, or if an appeal was taken, the judgment was affirmed on appeal and all delays for review of the judgment have expired.

(b) That more than sixty days have elapsed since the judgment became final and it remains unpaid.

(4) The previously issued certificate of title of the motor vehicle on which the lien is to be recorded.

D. The court, as part of its judgment of awarding past due child support, may order the judgment debtor to surrender the certificate of title to the judgment creditor. The failure to surrender the certificate of title shall be enforced by the court. If the certificate of title is held by an existing lienholder, the court shall order the lienholder to submit the certificate of title to the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles in order that the privilege shall be added to the certificate of title. The certificate of title shall then be returned to the ranking lienholder in accordance with R.S. 32:708.

Acts 2006, No. 772, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:398.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 398.5
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part are to be considered as supplementing any and all other provisions of law relating to the same subject matter or which can be given full force and effect in accomplishing the purposes set forth in this Part and which are not in direct conflict with any of the provisions of this Part.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:299 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 299
Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property
Status: in_force

A.(1) Off-road vehicles, including but not limited to three-wheelers, four-wheelers, or other all-terrain vehicles which are not specifically designated for road use may travel on the shoulders of all public roads and highways except interstate highways in the manner provided for in this Section solely for the purposes of farm-related activities within a five-mile radius of a farmer's farm, provided that the operator possesses a valid Class "E" driver's license. The owner or operator of the off-road vehicle shall carry a copy of the motor vehicle registration, upon his person or on the off-road vehicle, to prove he owns at least one motor vehicle which is registered as a vehicle engaged in the business of actual farming under the provisions of R.S. 47:462. As an alternative to the ownership of the motor vehicle, the operator of the off-road vehicle may carry a sworn affidavit attesting that he is engaged in the business of actual farming under the provisions of R.S. 47:462. Any agricultural consultant as defined in R.S. 3:3202 may also operate off-road vehicles for the purposes of farm-related activities within a five-mile radius of a farmer's farm.

(2) Off-road vehicles may travel on the shoulders of all public roads or highways, except interstate highways, during each day starting thirty minutes after sunrise and ending thirty minutes before sunset. Incidental crossing of public roads or highways shall be authorized.

(3) Off-road vehicles may be operated by university or college employees, law enforcement officers, and certified emergency technician-paramedics in the course and scope of their employment while on streets within the boundaries of state-owned colleges and universities. Incidental crossings of public roads or highways are authorized.

B. The provisions of this Section do not relieve drivers or operators of the responsibility to comply with all the other applicable provisions of R.S. 32:298 and 301. However, the provisions of R.S. 32:190 shall not apply to this Section.

C. Operators of off-road vehicles shall provide, upon demand, proof that the off-road vehicle is covered by valid liability insurance and other proof required in this Section.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to roads and highways in Orleans Parish.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 98, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 518, §1; Acts 2010, No. 236, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:235 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 235
Uniform highway marking system
Status: in_force

A.(1) The department shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices consistent with the provisions of this Chapter for use upon highways within this state. Such uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system then current as approved by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), except that the department shall develop a supplement to the manual with all symbol-based or bilingual signs that display terms in both English and Louisiana French, subject to approval by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, which permits parish governing authorities to adopt such supplement, request that signs along state and federal highways within their boundaries be bilingual, and display terms in both English and Louisiana French. In developing the supplement, the department shall adhere to the following:

(2) The department shall coordinate with the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana pursuant to R.S. 25:651 et seq., prior to application for approval from the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.

(3) The supplement shall provide a process by which a parish governing authority may formally adopt the supplement. In the event the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration does not approve the bilingual supplement, it shall be returned to the governing authority of the parish which requested approval of a bilingual supplement. The parish governing authority may only proceed with local adoption of the supplement as it was submitted to the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration but shall not erect any bilingual sign on any state or federal highway within the parish; signs installed on parish roads shall be at the expense of the parish.

(4) The department may deviate from the system and erect advisory signs only to post advisory weight limits on state bridges where a state bridge is scheduled for replacement or strengthening within three years from the date of approval by the chief engineer of the department's weight rating evaluation of any state bridge. In addition, the department may deviate from the criteria contained in said system for location of traffic signals to the extent that additional weighted consideration shall be given to pedestrian and vehicular traffic volumes associated with schools which are located on state highways.

(5) The department shall require that any signage on public highways which indicates maximum or minimum speed limits in kilometers also indicate such speed limits in miles per hour.

B. Local municipal and parish authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain such traffic control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction as they may deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this Chapter, regulations of the department and commissioner adopted pursuant hereto, and local traffic ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority granted by R.S. 32:41 and R.S. 32:42. All such traffic control devices hereafter erected shall conform to the department's manual or specifications. If any such device hereafter erected by a political subdivision of this state fails to conform to the manual or specifications, payment of any funds allocated to that political subdivision shall be withheld by the department until the standards established by the department are complied with.

C. No local municipal or parish authority shall place or maintain any traffic control device upon any state maintained highway without having first obtained the written approval of the department.

D. Wherever any highway crosses the boundaries of and enters into the state of Louisiana, the department may erect appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum speed limits authorized by law for each type of vehicle upon the highways of this state.

E. Proof that any state, parochial or municipal authority was at the time of any incident complained of in compliance with the provisions of the department's traffic control devices manual shall be prima facie evidence of discharge by such authority of its obligations to the motoring public.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 182, §1; Acts 1968, No. 273, §3; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1977, No. 211, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 35, §1, eff. May 31, 1978; Acts 1995, No. 282, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1125, §1; Acts 2014, No. 263, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:893 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 893
Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given
Status: in_force

Such license, registration and non-resident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of such person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until every such judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the extent hereinafter provided and until the said person gives proof of financial responsibility subject to the exemption stated in R.S. 32:892 and 32:895.

A discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any such judgment shall not relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this Part.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §14.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:534 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 534
Construction of Part; zoning
Status: in_force

This Part shall in no way conflict with R.S. 33:4721 through 33:4730. However, if zoning ordinances are now in operation in any municipality allowing the erection and operation of filling stations in zoned areas, such municipality is prohibited from enacting any ordinance regulating the hour of their closing, and other zoning laws.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 306
Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicles
Status: in_force

A. No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways of this state any motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1962, unless it is equipped with at least two stop lamps meeting the requirements of R.S. 32:319, except that a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or truck tractor manufactured or assembled after said date shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of said R.S. 32:319.

B. No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways of this state any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1962, unless it is equipped with electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of R.S. 32:319. This Subsection shall not apply to any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2004, No. 531, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:861.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 861.2
Waive penalty, procedure, or requirement; authority
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 32:861, or the provision of any other law to the contrary that provides for or requires the assessment of a penalty, procedure, or requirement to the contrary for a registered owner's failure to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security, the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, office of motor vehicles, may waive any penalty, procedure, or requirement if the motor vehicle liability security expired or cancelled when the motor vehicle's principal driver was the registered owner or owner's spouse or child who was in the hospital or has died, and the registered owner presents proof of such exceptional circumstance to the commissioner.

Acts 2019, No. 173, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:317 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 317
Spotlights and auxiliary lamps
Status: in_force

A.(1) A spotlight shall be authorized only on motor vehicles which meet one of the following conditions:

(a) The vehicle is a publicly owned emergency vehicle.

(b) The vehicle is operated by a public service corporation as approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety.

(c) The spotlight is for use within a municipality where such use is specifically permitted by special ordinance and such use shall be restricted to such municipalities.

(d) The vehicle is owned and operated by a farmer. A spotlight authorized by this Subparagraph:

(i) Shall only be mounted on the back panel of the cab of a pickup truck,

(ii) Shall not rotate more than 180 degrees at the rear of the cab,

(iii) Shall not face the front of the vehicle at any time,

(iv) Shall be used solely for agricultural purposes, and

(v) Shall not be operated on any state or local highway.

(2) When use of a spotlight is permitted, every such illuminated spotlight shall be operated upon approaching another vehicle so that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle.

B. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two fog lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle at a height of not less than 12 inches nor more than 30 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of 4 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in R.S. 32:321.

C. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle at a height not less than 24 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of R.S. 32:321 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary passing lamps.

D. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front of the vehicle at a height not less than 16 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of R.S. 32:321 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1982, No. 225, §1. Acts 1984, No. 74, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:332 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 332
Adjustment certificate
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner is authorized to designate, instruct, and supervise official stations for adjusting head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps to conform to the provisions of this Chapter.

B. When head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps have been adjusted in conformity with the instructions issued by the Department of Public Safety, a certificate of adjustment shall be issued by the Department of Public Safety to the driver of the motor vehicle on forms issued in duplicate and showing the date of issue, registration number of the motor vehicle, owner's name, make, and official designation of the adjusting station.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1515 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1515
Injunctions
Status: in_force

A. If the secretary considers that an imminent hazard exists with respect to the transportation of a hazardous material, he may petition the district court in the parish in which the person sought to be enjoined resides or in the parish in which the danger exists for a restraining order to restrain that person from performing any act creating the hazard, or for any other order necessary to eliminate or ameliorate the hazard. Such actions may be taken without the necessity of posting bond, and actions taken by the secretary in good faith shall make him exempt from suit for civil damage.

B. For the purposes of this Section, an "imminent hazard" exists with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials, when the transportation may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Acts 1984, No. 826, §2, eff. July 13, 1984, No. 333, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:471 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 471
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings herein assigned unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and is left unattended on public property for more than twenty-four hours, or is inoperable and left unattended on the shoulder or right-of-way of an interstate or a four-lane highway for more than twenty-four hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than twenty-four hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three days.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(3) "Policing authority" or "authority" means, with respect to the city of New Orleans, the police board of the city of New Orleans and in all other municipalities and parishes means the police department, sheriff or such other authority as is vested with police authority. All costs or fees arising from seizures in said city shall be transmitted to the city treasurer, to be deposited in the general fund.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 362, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1072, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:728 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 728
Fees
Status: in_force

Unless required to be waived pursuant to R.S. 32:1729, the commissioner shall charge the following fees and no others:

(1) Each certificate of title-- sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents.

(2) Each certified copy of a certificate of title--fifteen dollars.

(3) Each memorandum certificate--one dollar; provided, that if the application for a memorandum certificate is made at the time of application for a certificate of title, the commissioner shall charge only the three dollar and fifty cent fee for the certificate of title and no fee shall be required for the memorandum certificate.

(4) Each certified copy of memorandum certificate--one dollar.

(5) Each notation of a security interest, whether a chattel mortgage, other security agreement, or other financing statement evidencing such security interest is filed, on a vehicle certificate of title--five dollars.

(6) Each cancellation of a notation of any chattel mortgage or security interest on a certificate of title or a cancellation of a floor plan mortgage--five dollars.

(7) Each permit to sell or duplicate permit to sell a motor vehicle--fifteen dollars.

(8) Each salvage title-- sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents.

(9) The fees authorized under R.S. 10:9-525 et seq.

(10) Each certificate of title issued pursuant to a procedure established by R.S. 32:707.6 – ten dollars in addition to the eighteen dollars and fifty cents charged for each certificate of title as authorized pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Section. The additional ten dollars shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account.

(11) The fees authorized by R.S. 32:707.2(C)(4).

Acts 1991, No. 377, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 483, §1; Acts 1992, No. 272, §1; Acts 2001, No. 128, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2011, No. 288, §1; Acts 2015, No. 110, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 281
Limitations on backing
Status: in_force

A. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.

B. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway except as a result of an emergency caused by an accident or breakdown of a motor vehicle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 538, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:807 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 807
Transfers of scrapped motor vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Unless transferred by a dismantler and parts recycler or motor vehicle crusher licensed by this commission, all transfers of motor vehicles shall be accompanied by the delivery of possession of the certificate of title, a permit to sell, or the permit to dismantle the motor vehicle, as required under R.S. 32:716 or 717, whichever is applicable, by the transferor to the transferee thereof.

B. No motor vehicle crusher or scrap metal processor acquiring a motor vehicle from any person, firm, or corporation who is not licensed under the provisions of this Part as a dismantler and parts recycler or as a motor vehicle crusher shall crush, compact, demolish, shred, or otherwise recycle for scrap such motor vehicle until after applying with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, for a permit to dismantle the motor vehicle for scrap in accordance with the applicable provisions and procedures set forth in R.S. 32:716 or 717, unless a permit to dismantle or a permit to sell such motor vehicle has previously been issued to the seller and transferred to the purchaser of the motor vehicle.

C. A scrap metal processor, upon receiving a copy of the license from a used motor vehicle dealer, dismantler and parts recycler, or motor vehicle crusher, shall be authorized to rely on the validity of said license for the term of said license unless and until the scrap metal processor receives actual written notice from the commission that said license has been revoked, suspended, or canceled.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 214
Drivers to exercise due care
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Part, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 251
Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings
Status: in_force

A. The owner or operator of a vehicle transporting flammable liquids shall not, except where he is protected by a flagman then on duty, cross any railroad without coming to a full stop, before reaching it, in such manner and for such time as to make certain that no train or other facility is approaching, as provided in R.S. 32:173. If the vehicle is transporting explosives, the operator shall proceed across the tracks only under the protection of a competent flagman furnished by the owner or himself. Under no circumstances whatever shall any vehicle transporting explosives carry as part of its load any other commodity or thing.

B. The commissioner is authorized to adopt regulations concerning the markings and identification of vehicles transporting explosives and flammable liquids.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 413, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1989, No. 330, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 101
Required position and method of turning at intersections
Status: in_force

A. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall proceed as follows:

(1) Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(2) Left turns on two-way roadways. At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.

(3) Left turns on other than two-way roadways. At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in the safest lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.

B. The department may modify the foregoing methods of turning at intersections on highways of the state by signs directing the course to be followed by vehicles at those intersections, and no driver shall fail to follow such directions.

C. No person shall drive any vehicle through or over private property, including, but not limited to, any corner parking or driveway facility, from a highway solely for the purposes of entering another highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Acts 1985, No. 953, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:314 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 314
Lamps on parked vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps which, when lighted, shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle, and a red light visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle. The location of said lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic.

B. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal persons and vehicles within a distance of 1,000 feet upon such street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

C. Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and there is insufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 1,000 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with and shall display lamps meeting the requirements of Subsection A.

D. Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

E. When the parking lamps are activated, the tail lamps, license plate lamps, and side marker lamps shall also be activated.

F. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:307 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 307
Application of succeeding sections
Status: in_force

Those sections of this chapter which follow immediately, including R.S. 32:308, 32:309, 32:310, 32:311, 32:311.1, and 32:312, relating to clearance lamps, marker lamps and reflectors, shall apply as stated in said sections to vehicles of the types therein enumerated, namely; buses, trucks, truck tractors, motor homes, motor vehicles with mounted truck camper, and trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers, respectively, when operated upon any highway within this state and said vehicles shall be equipped as required and all lamp equipment required shall be lighted at the times mentioned in R.S. 32:301. For purposes of the sections enumerated herein, a truck camper, when mounted upon a motor vehicle, shall be considered part of the permanent structure of that motor vehicle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 290, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:316 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 316
Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
Status: in_force

A. Every vehicle, including animal drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in R.S. 32:53, not specifically required by the provisions of this article to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall at all times specified in R.S. 32:301 be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front of said vehicle, and shall also be equipped with two lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear of said vehicle, or as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible from a distance of 100 to 600 feet to the rear when illuminated by lawful lower beams of head lamps.

B. After January 1, 1975, every animal drawn vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem complying with the provisions of R.S. 32:377.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 228, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1716 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1716
Licensing; special license plates
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the fee charged by Title 47, each tow truck owner shall pay an annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars per tow truck, not to include those tow trucks owned by public agencies.

B. The assistant secretary for the office of motor vehicles shall establish and issue a special tow truck license plate for vehicles which are designed to tow or carry any other vehicle.

C. The assistant secretary for the office of motor vehicles shall establish by rules promulgated under the Administrative Procedure Act the implementation of this Section.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 2001, No. 856, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:210.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 210.2
Operator of personal delivery device
Status: in_force

A. A person may operate a personal delivery device under this Subpart only if the person is a business entity, and an agent of the business entity is trained and capable to monitor or exercise physical control over the navigation and operation of the device.

B. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, when a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged, the business entity is considered to be the operator of the device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic laws.

C. When a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged and an agent of the entity controls the device in a manner that is outside the scope of the agent's scope of employment, the agent is considered to be the operator of the device.

D. A person is not considered to be the operator of a personal delivery device solely because the person requests a delivery or service provided by the device, or dispatches the device.

Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 376
Special lights for certain department vehicles
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to install on vehicles used by it incidental to the painting of stripes on highways, two fixed white lights, directed to the rear, which lights may be illuminated while the vehicles are in use upon the highway.

Added by Acts 1963, No. 33, §3. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2006, No. 11, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:864 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 864
Criminal sanctions for false declaration
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation which violates R.S. 32:863(A)(2) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty days.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 115, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Acts 1987, No. 616, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2014, No. 641, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.22
Payment to recreational vehicles dealers; penalties
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:378 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 378
School bus body, hood, and bumpers; color of paint; back-up audible alarms
Status: in_force

A. Every school bus that is used to transport students to and from home or school bus stops shall be painted national school bus yellow except that the hood shall be painted the same color or lusterless black and its roof may be painted white. Bumpers shall be painted glossy black, except that for increased night visibility they may be covered with a retroreflective material.

B. Any school bus that is not used to transport students to and from home or school bus stops shall be painted a color other than national school bus yellow, and all lights, signals, and other devices and any lettering identifying the vehicle as a school bus shall be removed.

C. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit a yellow school bus owned by a church from being used for other church related purposes.

D. Every new school bus ordered or purchased after August 15, 1993, and every used bus not in service as a school bus on that date, but put into service as a school bus thereafter, shall be equipped with an automatic back-up audible alarm which sounds on backing and which is capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than one hundred feet. The alarm shall also be capable of operating automatically when the vehicle is in neutral or a forward gear but rolls backward.

Acts 1983, No. 700, §1; Acts 1990, No. 652, §2; Acts 1993, No. 493, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2022, No. 640, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:712 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 712
Ownership of vehicle passing otherwise than by voluntary transfer
Status: in_force

On and after December 15, 1950, whenever the ownership of any vehicle shall pass otherwise than by voluntary transfer, the new owner shall obtain a certificate of title therefor upon presentation of an application for certificate of title and payment of the fee prescribed by this Chapter, accompanied by the prior certificate, if possible, and accompanied by such instruments or documents of authority, or certified copies thereof, as may be required by law to evidence or effect a transfer of title in movables in such case. If the applicant obtains possession of a vehicle in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 6:965 et seq., he must present a certified copy of the order entitling him to take possession of the vehicle and an affidavit of possession verifying that he has, in fact, obtained possession of the vehicle in accordance with the terms of the judgment. The commissioner, when satisfied of the genuineness of regularity of such transfer, shall issue a certificate of title to the person entitled thereto. Such certificate of title shall contain a statement of any chattel mortgages of record in the office of the commissioner, unless such application is accompanied by proper evidence of their satisfaction or extinction.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §15; Acts 1992, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 927, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:287 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 287
Crossing fire hoses
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid on any highway, private driveway or streetcar track without the consent of the fire department official in command.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:79 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 79
Driving on roadway laned for traffic
Status: in_force

Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent herewith, shall apply.

(1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.

(2) The department may erect signs directing slow moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of such signs.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:792 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 792
Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; unauthorized acts
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the commission may deny an application for a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for any of the following reasons:

(1) On satisfactory proof of unfitness of the applicant under the standards established by this Part or in rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission.

(2) Being convicted of a felony crime.

(3) Any material false statement made by the applicant on any application for licensure under the provisions of this Part.

(4) Where the applicant has, under a previous license, committed a violation of any law or rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission.

(5) Where the applicant is an immediate family member of, the former employee of, or a former business associate of a dealer whose license was previously revoked or suspended by the commission, and the applicant intends to operate the same or substantially the same business as operated by the revoked licensee, or the revoked licensee will be participating in the business with the applicant. As used in this Paragraph, "immediate family" shall have the meaning ascribed in R.S. 42:1102(13).

B. The commission may revoke or suspend a license, issue a fine or penalty, or enjoin a used motor vehicle dealer, dealer in used parts or used accessories of motor vehicles, used motor vehicle auctioneer, or salesperson for any of the following conduct:

(1) A change of condition after the license has been granted resulting in failure to maintain the qualifications for licensure, including but not limited to:

(a) Failure to keep an established place of business.

(b) Failure to furnish or keep in force garage liability insurance on any vehicle, except for trailers, offered for sale and otherwise required under the financial responsibility laws of this state.

(c) Failure to furnish or keep in force any bond required under this Part.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 423, §2.

(2) Committing a fraudulent act in selling, purchasing, or dealing in used motor vehicles or misrepresenting the terms and conditions of a sale, purchase, or contract for sale or purchase of a used motor vehicle or any interest including an option to purchase.

(3) Engaging in his business in such a manner as to cause injury to the public or those with whom he is dealing.

(4) Knowingly engaging in tampering with, adjusting, altering, changing, setting back, disconnecting, or failing to connect the odometer of any motor vehicle, or causing any of the foregoing to occur to an odometer of a used motor vehicle, so as to reflect a lower mileage than the true mileage driven by the used motor vehicle. The foregoing shall be applicable to any motor vehicle whether sold wholesale or retail or whether or not the foregoing occurred within or outside the state of Louisiana.

(5) Employing unlicensed salespersons or other unlicensed persons in connection with the sale of used motor vehicles.

(6) Not operating from the address shown on his license if this change has not been reported to the commission in either an application for an additional location, or not restricting the location of the display of motor vehicles exclusively to the address shown on his license, except pursuant to a permit for an approved off-site display.

(7) Parking vehicles on any public roadway or right-of-way for the purpose of displaying vehicles for sale.

(8) Failing to deliver any certificate of title to a consumer within the time limitations prescribed in R.S. 32:705.

(9) Failing to submit any monthly sales report to Motor Vehicle Audit by the twentieth day of the following month.

(10) Failing to remit sales tax where the tax has been collected by the dealer.

(11) Leaving the certificate of title open or unassigned to the dealer.

(12) Issuing temporary license plates or temporary dealer's plates in violation of the law.

(13) Failing to maintain records for a period of up to three years.

(14) Repossessing a vehicle in any manner other than what is allowed by law.

(15) Requiring a consumer to sign and execute a voluntary surrender or other similar document at the time of the sale of a used motor vehicle.

(16) Violating any provision of this Chapter, any rule or regulation adopted by the commission, or any provision of law not administered by the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, relating to a used motor vehicle transaction between a used motor vehicle dealer and a consumer.

(17) Use of false, misleading, or unsubstantiated advertising in connection with his business. For the purpose of this Paragraph, false, misleading, or unsubstantiated advertising in connection with the sale of a used motor vehicle shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) Making any unsubstantiated claim regarding the dealership, such as being the "largest" or "biggest" dealer, or being the "number one dealer" in an area.

(b) Advertising that notes will not have to be paid by the customer for a certain period of time, unless the dealer can substantiate the delay in payment and unless the delay is offered to all customers without restriction or limitation.

(c) Advertising a loan interest rate without including all restrictions or limitations in the same size lettering.

(d) Advertising guaranteed credit approval without including all restrictions or limitations and any required credit rating in the same size lettering.

(e) Advertising a monthly note without restriction or limitation and without reference to an approved credit rating in the same size lettering.

(f) Advertising a guaranteed amount for trade-ins.

(g) Advertising a price other than the full cash price for which the vehicle will be sold, except for tax, title, and license, which must be referenced.

(h) Advertising a price without providing a complete and accurate description of the vehicle, including make, model, year, and any identification and serial number of the vehicle.

(i) Performing a "bait and switch" in which the dealer does not have the vehicle advertised for sale and has not had the vehicle within a reasonable time from the advertisement.

(j) Use of the words "certified", "certification", or other similar terms without having proof of a certification process approved by the commission.

(k) Advertising a down payment without including all restrictions or limitations in the same size lettering.

(18) Failing to comply with R.S. 32:705.

(19) Selling a used motor vehicle either with a waiver of warranties or "as is" without completing and providing to the purchaser a buyers guide if required by the Federal Trade Commission.

C. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 119, §2.

D. The commission shall not deny an application for a used motor vehicle dealership based upon consideration of an existing or anticipated economic or competitive effect on other licenses in the surrounding community or territory.

E. In the performance of its duties under this Section, the commission shall have the authority to obtain from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and other governmental agencies information relating to the criminal records of applicants for licenses under this Part.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2007, No. 446, §1; Acts 2010, No. 987, §1; Acts 2012, No. 136, §1; Acts 2013, No. 204, §1; Acts 2014, No. 423, §§1, 2; Acts 2015, No. 119, §§1, 2; Acts 2016, No. 288, §1; Acts 2018, No. 435, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1256
Auto shows
Status: in_force

The commission may authorize or prohibit motor vehicle sales and shows at off-site locations. The commission may, in its discretion, allow such sales and shows in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1985, No. 911, §1; Acts 1987, No. 775, §1; Acts 1988, No. 247, §1; Acts 1989, No. 262, §1; Acts 1990, No. 519, §1; Acts 1995, No. 51, §1, eff. June 9, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 458, §1; Acts 1995, No. 758, §1, eff. June 27, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1133, §2; Acts 1997, No. 211, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1100, §1; Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 855, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.9.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.9.1
Special permits; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops; authorization to travel upon segment of Interstate 49 as alternate route to US 71 and US 167
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and provided the federal government does not raise any objection to such permitted weight limit, any vehicle issued an annual special permit pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:387.9 may travel upon that segment of Interstate 49 between its interchange with US 71 and US 167 (MacArthur Drive) south of the city of Alexandria and its interchange with Rapides Station Road north of the city of Alexandria as an alternate route to US 71 and US 167.

Acts 2010, No. 847, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.9
Damage disclosure
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a new marine product 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 marine product has sustained that exceeds six percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail 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 vehicle title.

B. This Section shall apply to all instances of vehicular body or mechanical damage to marine products 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. § 32:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 732
Additional penalties
Status: in_force

A. Unless another penalty is in this Chapter or by the laws of this state provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of any provisions of this Chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter herein or by the laws of this state declared to constitute a felony shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §35.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:300.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 300.3
Funeral processions
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the term "funeral procession" shall mean two or more vehicles accompanying a deceased person or cremated human remains during daylight hours.

B. Except for an authorized emergency or law enforcement vehicle making use of audible or visual signals, or when directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer, pedestrians and operators of all motor vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to each vehicle participating in a funeral procession. However, the operator of a motor vehicle may pass a funeral procession which is traveling in the right lane of a divided highway, multiple-lane highway, or interstate. If the procession has a police escort, whenever the lead vehicle in a funeral procession lawfully enters an intersection, the remainder of the vehicles in the procession may continue to follow through the intersection notwithstanding any signals from traffic control devices. A motor vehicle participating in a funeral procession shall not leave the procession while it is traveling unless specifically permitted to do so by a law enforcement officer or by making a right turn out of the procession. No motor vehicle which leaves a funeral procession shall be permitted to rejoin the procession. The operator of each vehicle participating in a funeral procession shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any other vehicle or pedestrian upon the roadway.

C. No person shall operate a vehicle in a funeral procession unless the headlights of such vehicle are lighted and its emergency lights are flashing.

D. This Section shall not create a cause of action or substantive legal rights against any funeral home, its director, or any of its employees or agents, or any law enforcement agency or officer. Furthermore, a funeral home, its director, or any of its employees or agents, or any law enforcement agency or officer shall not be held liable for a violation of this Section if the operator of a motor vehicle fails to exercise due care while participating in a funeral procession.

E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation.

Acts 2006, No. 751, §1, eff. June 30, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 257, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 46
Electronic enforcement devices; school zone restrictions
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section "electronic enforcement devices" shall mean automated speed enforcement devices, red light traffic cameras, and mobile speed cameras used for the purpose of regulating and enforcing traffic violations in which citations are issued by mail.

B. Local municipal authorities and local parish authorities shall only operate electronic enforcement devices in a school zone on school days during the specified time periods when children are in school. Devices shall only be operated one hour before and one hour after the beginning of a school day and one hour before and one hour after the end of a school day.

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

D.(1) Revenue generated as a result of electronic enforcement devices in school zones shall be divided between the governing authority of the school where the traffic citation was issued and the municipality after the governing authority pays the contractor or vendor for the costs of providing the electronic enforcement devices and related services.

(2) A cooperative endeavor agreement executed by the municipality and each governing authority of the schools located within the municipality's boundaries shall be in place prior to the implementation of automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed cameras.

E.(1) Any jurisdiction that submits a local match waiver for capital outlay shall disclose the amount of revenue collected from electronic enforcement devices. The failure to disclose the information required by this Subsection shall result in any local match waiver being revoked.

(2) No local match waiver shall be revoked pursuant to this Subsection for any of the following types of capital outlay projects:

(a) Water system projects.

(b) Sewer system projects.

(c) Natural gas system projects.

Acts 2024, No. 103, §1, eff. May 21, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 107, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:292.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 292.1
Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection D of this Section, a person who lawfully possesses a firearm may transport or store such firearm in a locked, privately-owned motor vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.

B. No property owner, tenant, public or private employer, or business entity or their agent or employee shall be liable in any civil action for damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving a firearm transported or stored pursuant to this Section, other than for a violation of Subsection C of this Section.

C. No property owner, tenant, public or private employer, or business entity shall prohibit any person from transporting or storing a firearm pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit an employer or business entity from adopting policies specifying that firearms stored in locked, privately-owned motor vehicles on property controlled by an employer or business entity be hidden from plain view or within a locked case or container within the vehicle.

D. This Section shall not apply to:

(1) Any property where the possession of firearms is prohibited under state or federal law.

(2) Any vehicle owned or leased by a public or private employer or business entity and used by an employee in the course of his employment, except for those employees who are required to transport or store a firearm in the official discharge of their duties.

(3) Any vehicle on property controlled by a public or private employer or business entity if access is restricted or limited through the use of a fence, gate, security station, signage, or other means of restricting or limiting general public access onto the parking area, and if one of the following conditions applies:

(a) The employer or business entity provides facilities for the temporary storage of unloaded firearms.

(b) The employer or business entity provides an alternative parking area reasonably close to the main parking area in which employees and other persons may transport or store firearms in locked, privately-owned motor vehicles.

Acts 2008, No. 684, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:851 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 851
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall, for the purposes of this Chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(2) "Judgment" means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which a suspensive appeal might have been perfected or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages.

(3) "License" means any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary license issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles.

(4) "Mobile electronic device" means any small handheld computing or communications device that has a display screen with touch input or a miniature keyboard.

(5) "Motor vehicle" means every self-propelled vehicle (except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors, electric-assisted bicycles, tractor cranes, power shovels, and well drillers) and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails.

(6) " Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state but does not include persons dwelling outside of this state whose occupation or business requires them to spend one-half or more of their working hours in this state in pursuance of their business or employment.

(7) "Nonresident's operating privileges" means the privileges conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation by him of a motor vehicle, or the use of a motor vehicle owned by him, in this state.

(8) "Operator" means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.

(9) "Owner" means every person who holds the legal title to a motor vehicle or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale, lease, or transfer of the possession, however, thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of the condition stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee, lessee, possessor, or in the event such or similar transaction is had by means of a mortgage, and the mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee, lessee, possessor, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Chapter.

(10) "Person" means every natural person, firm, co-partnership, association, or corporation.

(11) "Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in the amounts specified in R.S. 32:872 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond.

(12) "Registration" includes a registration certificate or certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles.

(13) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §1; Acts 1984, No. 237, §1; Acts 2012, No. 824, §1; Acts 2020, No. 152, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 57.2
Fee for expenses incurred for renewal or reissuance of suspended operator's license; office of the prosecuting authority
Status: in_force

Each person seeking renewal or reissuance of a suspended driver's license, as provided in R.S. 32:57.1, shall pay to the office of the prosecuting authority an additional fee of twenty-five dollars to defray the administrative costs incurred by the office of the prosecuting authority in handling such renewal or reissuance of the suspended driver's license.

Acts 2003, No. 966, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:58.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 58.1
Careless operation during flood conditions
Status: in_force

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

B. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the following persons were operating a motor vehicle in a careful and prudent manner during flood conditions:

(1) Any person operating a vehicle owned or operated by a public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, while acting in the course and scope of his employment or agency relating to the operation, repair, or maintenance of a facility, servitude, or any property owned by the utility.

(2) Any person operating a military, law enforcement, or emergency services vehicle while acting in the course and scope of his employment or official duties.

Acts 2018, No. 403, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1720.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1720.1
Surrender of stored vehicle to lienholder
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a vehicle placed in a storage facility or a repair or body shop is encumbered by a lien, and the storage or repair or body shop operator mails the notification required by R.S. 32:1720, the storage or repair or body shop operator shall surrender possession of the vehicle to the holder of any lien on the vehicle on behalf of the registered owner. The holder of any lien on the vehicle is the holder shown on the records of the office of motor vehicles. No such surrender shall occur until the secured party makes a complete payment of the towing and storage charges and executes a hold harmless agreement, agreeing to indemnify the storage or repair or body shop operator for surrender of the vehicle to the secured party.

Acts 1999, No. 322, §1; Acts 2003, No. 998, §1; Acts 2004, No. 203, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 104
Turning movements and required signals
Status: in_force

A. No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in R.S. 32:101, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

B. Whenever a person intends to make a right or left turn which will take his vehicle from the highway it is then traveling, he shall give a signal of such intention in the manner described hereafter and such signal shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.

C. No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.

D. The signals provided for in R.S. 32:105(B) shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes or start from a parked position and shall not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle, or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1963, No. 33, §2; Acts 1970, No. 538, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:299.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 299.1
Off-road vehicles
Status: in_force

Each coroner shall report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission by April first of each year all deaths of persons under the age of sixteen years related to off-road vehicles that such coroner has investigated for the prior calendar year.

Acts 2008, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:296 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 296
Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder
Status: in_force

A. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any unattended vehicle on any state highway shoulder, unless such stopping, parking, or standing is made necessary by an emergency, except:

(1) In those areas designated as parking areas by the Department of Transportation and Development, or

(2) By any public utility personnel or public utility equipment engaged in the operation of the utility business, public vehicles owned by public bodies which are engaged in the conduct of official business, or privately owned vehicles which are engaged in services authorized by the local governing authority.

(3) Persons riding bicycles shall be allowed to operate on the shoulder of a roadway.

B. In case of an emergency, the driver of a vehicle may lawfully operate the vehicle on any state highway shoulder in accordance with the normal standards of prudent conduct to protect himself and others from harm. When the emergency ends, the vehicle shall not be operated on the state highway shoulder.

C. If the vehicle is not removed from the highway within twenty-four hours, the provisions of R.S. 32:473.1(B) shall apply.

Acts 1984, No. 928, §1, Acts 1997, No. 117, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 618, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 126
Cattle crossings
Status: in_force

A. All traffic on state highways shall stop and yield the right of way to cattle which are crossing the highway when all of the following apply:

(1) The cattle are crossing from one portion of property owned or leased by a person to another portion of property owned or leased by that person when such portions of the property are divided by the highway.

(2) A flagman is directing traffic.

(3) A cattle crossing sign is posted by the Department of Transportation and Development at the request of the person who owns or leases such property.

B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall adopt rules to determine where such cattle crossing signs shall be placed in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

C. The provisions of this Section are not intended and shall not be construed to impose any liability on the state of Louisiana for any actions taken by the state under the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1991, No. 364, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:199 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 199
Bicycle helmets; restraining seats
Status: in_force

A. The following words and phrases when used in this Section shall have the meaning assigned to them:

(1) "Approved helmet" means a bicycle helmet that meets or exceeds the following minimum bicycle helmet safety standards:

(a) A bicycle helmet that was manufactured prior to March, 1999, shall meet or exceed the minimum bicycle helmet safety standards set by the American National Standards Institute or the Snell Memorial Foundation.

(b) A bicycle helmet that was manufactured after March, 1999, shall meet or exceed the minimum bicycle helmet safety standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

(2) "Bicycle" means a human-powered vehicle with two tandem wheels designed to transport, by pedaling, one or more persons.

(3) "Operator" means a person who travels on a bicycle seated on a saddle seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle.

(4) "Passenger" means any person who travels on a bicycle in any manner except as an operator.

(5) "Restraining seat" means a seat separate from the saddle seat of the operator of the bicycle that is fastened securely to the frame of the bicycle and is adequately equipped to restrain the passenger in such seat and protect such passenger from the moving parts of the bicycle.

B. With regard to any bicycle used on a public roadway, public bicycle path, or other public right-of-way, no parent, guardian, or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child shall knowingly allow any of the following:

(1) Such child under the age of twelve to operate or ride as a passenger on a bicycle without wearing an approved helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.

(2) Such child who weighs less than forty pounds or is less than forty inches in height to be a passenger on a bicycle without being properly seated in and adequately secured to a restraining seat.

C. Notice shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles shall post a sign stating the following: "Louisiana law requires a bicycle operator or passenger under the age of twelve years to wear a bicycle helmet when riding a bicycle. Louisiana law also requires a passenger who weighs less than forty pounds or is less than forty inches in height to be properly seated in and adequately secured to a restraining seat."

(2) The sign must be at least twenty-four inches in length and twelve inches in width. The lettering on the sign must be at least one inch in height. The sign must be posted conspicuously so that it is clearly visible to all persons buying or renting bicycles.

D. The issuance of a citation for a violation of this Section shall not be prima facie evidence of negligence. The comparative negligence statutes of Louisiana shall apply in these cases as in all other cases of negligence.

E. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission shall provide funds to the Louisiana Safe Kids Coalition to be used for the purchase of bicycle helmets. These helmets shall be distributed by the Louisiana Safe Kids Coalition to indigent persons in furtherance of the provisions of this Section.

F. The provisions of R.S. 32:57 shall not apply to a violation of this Section. No civil penalties or court costs shall be assessed for any violation of this Section.

Acts 2001, No. 447, §1, eff. March 1, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:143.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 143.2
Private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way; sporting activities; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person, unless properly permitted, shall block any private driveway, state or local highway, or public right-of-way while in the course of participating in any sporting activity when such activity obstructs the flow of traffic or is a hazard to public safety.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section, or if the offender is a minor, any parent, guardian, or person with legal responsibility for such minor, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars, including all costs of court.

C. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 361, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.

Acts 2004, No. 818, §1; Acts 2005, No. 361, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:876 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 876
Form and amount of security
Status: in_force

A. The security required under this Part shall be in such form and in such amount as the commissioner may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in R.S. 32:872 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy. The person depositing security shall specify in writing the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made, and at any time while such deposit is in the custody of the commissioner or state treasurer, the person depositing it may in writing amend the specification of the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit is made to include an additional person or persons; however, any single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident.

B. The commissioner may reduce the amount of security ordered in any case if, in his judgment, the amount ordered is excessive. In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposited over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his personal representative forthwith, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 32:877.

Acts 1952, No. 52 §9. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 308, §2; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1717 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1717
Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance
Status: in_force

A. A tow truck license plate shall not be issued to a tow truck owner unless:

(1) The applicant and employees who operate tow trucks have never been convicted of a felony relating to vehicle thefts.

(2) The applicant and all drivers who operate the tow truck possess the proper driver's license as required.

(3) The vehicle is properly equipped as required by this Title and any rules promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(4) The applicant and employees that operate tow trucks are not required to be registered as a sex offender or child predator as required in R.S. 15:542.

B. Proof of financial responsibility satisfactory to the office of motor vehicles or certificates of insurance issued by an insurer licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana or a federally authorized insurance group licensed in their state of domicile and attesting to carriage with coverage in the amounts hereinbelow listed shall be submitted with the application:

(1) Automobile liability coverage in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand dollars combined single limits coverage.

(2) Garage keeper's legal liability insurance in an amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars which shall include on-hook coverage in an amount of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars.

(3) Garage liability insurance in an amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars.

(4) Self-insurance as contemplated under the provisions of R.S. 32:1042, when property owned in Louisiana in the tow truck owner's name has a value of three hundred thousand dollars or more after deducting encumbrances thereon from its assessed valuation.

C. All certificates shall contain the initial and the expiration dates of carriage and coverage and the serial number of the vehicle that the license is being applied for and the following statement:

"The insurance covered by this certificate shall not be cancelled or materially altered except after twenty days prior written notice of such cancellation or alteration has been sent to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, by certified letter, return receipt requested."

D. Car carrier companies which transport less than five motor vehicles and do not store or hold motor vehicles shall be licensed as tow trucks upon application and submission of an affidavit to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, stating that the company does not store or hold motor vehicles and does not carry garage keeper's legal liability or garage liability insurance. These companies shall receive a "car carrier" endorsement on their required motor vehicle registration. This does not exclude the car carrier company from any other regulations as set by the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 1990, No. 956, §1; Acts 1997, No. 402, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1; Acts 2012, No. 828, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.16
Succession; right of first refusal
Status: in_force

A. The terms of the franchise notwithstanding, any motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer may appoint by will, or other written instrument, a designated successor to succeed in the ownership interest of the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer in the dealership upon the death or incapacity of the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer.

B. Unless good cause exists for refusal to honor the succession on the part of the manufacturer or distributor, any designated successor of a deceased or incapacitated motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer of a dealership may succeed to the ownership of the dealership under the existing franchise if:

(1) The designated successor gives the manufacturer or distributor written notice of his intention to succeed to the ownership of the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer within sixty days of the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer's death or incapacity.

(2) The designated successor agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the franchise.

C. The manufacturer or distributor may request, and the designated successor shall provide, promptly upon such request, personal and financial data reasonably necessary to determine whether the succession should be honored.

D. If a manufacturer or distributor believes that good cause exists for refusing to honor the succession of a deceased or incapacitated motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer, the manufacturer or distributor may, not more than sixty days following receipt of notice of the designated successor's intent to succeed and receipt of such personal or financial data, serve upon the designated successor notice of its refusal to honor the succession and of its intent to discontinue the existing franchise with the motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer not earlier than six months from the date such notice is served.

E. The notice must state the specific grounds for the refusal to honor the succession.

F. If notice of refusal and discontinuance is not timely served upon the designated successor, the franchise shall continue in effect subject to termination only as otherwise permitted by this Chapter.

G. In determining whether good cause for the refusal to honor the succession exists, the manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proving that the designated successor is not of good moral character or does not otherwise meet the manufacturer's or distributor's reasonable standards as a franchisee.

H. If a manufacturer or distributor refuses to honor the succession to the ownership interest of a deceased or incapacitated owner for good cause, then and in such event:

(1) The manufacturer or distributor shall allow the designated successor a reasonable period of time which shall not be less than six months in which to consummate a sale of the dealership. Any such sale shall be subject to R.S. 32:1270.11(1)(c).

(2) Upon termination of the franchise pursuant to such refusal, the provisions of R.S. 32:1270.17 shall apply.

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1274 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1274
License and filing requirements; licensing fees
Status: in_force

A. A person may not operate as a warrantor or represent to the public that the person is a warrantor unless the person is licensed by the commission on a form prescribed by the executive director.

B. Warrantor registration records shall be filed annually and shall be updated within thirty days of any change. The registration records shall contain the following information:

(1) The warrantor's name, any fictitious names under which the warrantor does business in the state, principal office address, and telephone number.

(2) The name and address of the warrantor's agent for service of process in the state if other than the warrantor.

(3) The names of the warrantor's executive officer or officers directly responsible for the warrantor's vehicle protection product business.

(4) The name, address, and telephone number of any administrators designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product warranties in this state.

(5) A copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy or policies or other financial information required by R.S. 32:1275.

(6) A copy of each warranty the warrantor proposes to use in this state.

(7) A statement indicating under which provision of R.S. 32:1275 the warrantor qualifies to do business in this state as a warrantor.

C. If a registrant fails to register by the renewal deadline, the executive director shall give him written notice of the failure and the registrant will have thirty days from mailing of the notice to complete the renewal of his registration before he is suspended from being registered in this state.

D. An administrator or person who sells or solicits a sale of a vehicle protection product but who is not a warrantor shall not be required to register as a warrantor or be licensed under the insurance laws of this state to sell vehicle protection products.

E.(1) The licensing fee for a warrantor for each calendar year or part thereof shall not exceed five hundred dollars as fixed by the commission.

(2) All licensing fees collected under the provisions of this Section shall be paid to the commission, shall be nonrefundable, and shall be used for the administration of this Chapter by the commission.

(3) Upon approval of an application and the payment of a fee, the commission shall issue a license to the applicant to engage in business as a warrantor under and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6 of this Title and this Chapter for a period which shall expire the last day of December following the date of issuance. Such license shall not be transferable or assignable.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 893, §1, eff. July 10, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:323 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 323
Single-beam road-lighting equipment
Status: in_force

Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to January 1, 1955 in lieu of multiple beam road lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:

(1) The head lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of 5 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than 42 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead.

(2) The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 261
Authority to prohibit use of road
Status: in_force

The department may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway of this state or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any highway whenever any such highway, because of its substandard condition or because of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions, or construction thereof, or because of traffic conditions thereon, will be seriously damaged or destroyed, or the public endangered by the use of vehicles thereon unless such use is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:877 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 877
Custody, distribution and return of security
Status: in_force

Cash security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this Part shall be deposited by the commissioner in an escrow account of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Such deposits shall be applicable to the payment of a judgment or judgments rendered against the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out of the accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than one year after the date of such accident, or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under R.S. 32:874(A)(3). Deposits of security in cash or negotiable securities shall be applicable also to the payment in settlement, agreed to by the depositor, of a claim or claims arising out of such accident. Such deposit of cash or negotiable securities or any balance thereof shall be returned to the depositor or his personal representative when evidence satisfactory to the commissioner has been filed with him that there has been a full release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a duly acknowledged agreement in accordance with R.S. 32:873(6), or whenever, after the expiration of one year from the date of the accident, or from the date of deposit of any security under R.S. 32:874(A)(3), the commissioner shall be given reasonable evidence that there is no such action pending and no judgment rendered in such action left unpaid.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §10. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 602, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.6
Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:905 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 905
Owner may give proof for others
Status: in_force

Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the commissioner shall accept proof given by such owner in lieu of proof by such other person to permit such other person to operate a motor vehicle for which the owner has given proof as herein provided. The commissioner shall designate the restrictions imposed by this Section on the face of such person's license.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §26.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:856 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 856
Chapter not to prevent other process
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §38.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:334 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 334
Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No person shall install upon or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, or parts of any of the foregoing, which tend to change the original design or performance, unless the lamp or parts of the lamp is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, as adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

B. No person shall operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, or parts of any of the foregoing, which tend to change the original design or performance, unless the lamp or parts of the lamp is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, as adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

C. An official inspection station shall be prohibited from issuing an official certificate of inspection to the driver of a motor vehicle that is in violation of this Section.

D.(1) A first violation of the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars.

(2) Each subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of an additional twenty-five dollars to the original fine.

Acts 2011, No. 202, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1730 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1730
Proceeds of sale; disposition of
Status: in_force

All funds received from the sale of a vehicle under this Chapter shall be set aside into separate accounts by the person making the sale and he shall deduct therefrom the full amount due and owing him for the storage and other charges, which shall be at the customary rates charged for such service, together with the costs of appraisal and advertisement, the balance, if any, to be credited on the books of such person to the credit of the owner for six months from the date of the sale; provided, however, that if the funds so credited are not claimed by the owner within the time specified herein they shall be deemed forfeited to the person making the sale, who may credit such funds to his own account free and clear of all claims.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 731
Violations; penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever shall, except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, purport to sell or transfer a vehicle without delivery to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title thereto duly endorsed and assigned to such purchaser as provided in this Chapter; or, being the owner thereof, shall operate on any public road, highway or bridge in this state a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by the provisions of this Chapter without such certificate having been applied for in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been cancelled; or any person other than the owner thereof who shall operate on any public road, highway or bridge in this state a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by the provisions of this Chapter, knowing or having reason to believe that the owner has failed to obtain a certificate of title therefor, or that same has been cancelled; or whoever shall fail to surrender any certificate of title or memorandum certificate upon cancellation of the same by the commissioner and notice thereof as prescribed in this Chapter; or whoever fails to surrender the certificate of title to the commissioner as provided in this Chapter in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a vehicle in such respect that it is not the vehicle described in the certificate of title; or whoever shall violate any of the other provisions of this Chapter, or any lawful rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall for each offense be punished by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §34.