La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1724 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1724
Administrative penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person who fails to comply with any provision required by this Chapter shall forfeit all claims for towing services and storage of such vehicles and shall be subject to an administrative fine. Each day's failure to make such a report as required hereunder shall constitute a separate offense.

(2) The administrative fine for each violation of this Chapter, or of the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.

B. In accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, administrative fines shall be assessed by the deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and payable to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Dedicated Fund Account.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 2019, No. 103, §1; Acts 2021, No. 114, §18, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:802 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 802
License required; application; fee; duration
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful and shall constitute a misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust to engage in business in whole or in part as, or serve in the capacity of, or act as an automotive dismantler and parts recycler, automotive dismantler and parts recycler salesperson, or motor vehicle crusher in this state without first obtaining a license therefor from the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission.

B. Any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust engaging, acting, or serving in more than one of the capacities or having more than one place where the business is carried on or conducted shall be required to obtain and hold a current license for each thereof in which he, it, or they shall engage.

C. Every person, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in the business of a dismantler and parts recycler, dismantler and parts recycler salesperson, or motor vehicle crusher shall apply in writing, on a form to be prescribed by the commission, which form shall contain:

(1) The name of the applicant.

(2) The street address of applicant's principal place of business.

(3) The type of business organization of applicant.

(4) The applicant's financial standing.

(5) The applicant's business integrity.

(6) Whether the applicant has an established place of business and is engaged in the pursuit, avocation, or business for which a license or licenses are applied.

(7) Whether the applicant is able to properly conduct the business for which a license or licenses are applied.

(8) Such additional information as may be required by the commission.

D. In addition to the items required to be submitted by applicants for licensure pursuant to this Section, applicants shall also submit such evidence as the commission shall prescribe, documenting that either the applicant or his general manager, office manager, title clerk, or other responsible representative of the applicant has attended a four-hour educational seminar or has registered to attend such seminar within sixty days after issuance of the license.

E. Every application for license as a dismantler and parts recycler, dismantler and parts recycler salesperson, or motor vehicle crusher shall be accompanied by the following fee:

(1) A maximum of two hundred dollars for an applicant's established place of business.

(2) One hundred dollars for each place of business in addition to the principal place of business.

F. All licenses issued under the provisions of this Part shall expire on the date indicated on the license and shall be nontransferable.

G. All applications for renewal of licenses hereunder shall be submitted on or before sixty days prior to the expiration date indicated on the license. If application has not been made for renewal of licenses, such licenses shall expire on the expiration date indicated on the license, and it shall be a violation of this Part for any person to represent himself and act thereafter in the capacity and business for which he was formerly licensed hereunder.

H. Any licensee who submits a renewal application after the expiration date of an existing license shall be subject to a late penalty of one hundred dollars and shall be presumed to be a renewal applicant.

I. Any licensee changing the name of the business, the business address, the ownership of the business, or opening any additional place of business shall notify the commission within ten days of such change or be in violation of this Part.

J. Any licensee ceasing to maintain its business shall surrender the license to the commission within ten days and any failure to do so shall constitute a misdemeanor criminal violation and also subject the licensee to civil penalties as defined in this Chapter.

K. The commission is authorized to adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 987, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1263 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1263
Motor vehicle repairs
Status: in_force

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

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to suppliers of mechanical repairs and services for any recreational vehicle subject to regulation of this Chapter.

Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2010, No. 1036, §1; Acts 2012, No. 326, §1; Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 282
Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism
Status: in_force

A. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front sides or rear of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

B. No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to interfere with the view of the driver to the front, sides or rear of the vehicle or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

C. No person shall drive any vehicle with any nontransparent material upon the windshield, side wings, side or rear windows, other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law, or permitted by regulation of the secretary of public safety.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:373 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 373
Removal of warning device
Status: in_force

No person shall willfully remove any warning device placed upon the highways under the provisions of R.S. 32:367 through R.S. 32:369 before the driver is ready to proceed upon the highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:398.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 398.10
Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to traffic stops
Status: in_force

A. All law enforcement officers defined as a peace officer in R.S. 40:2402 shall record and retain the following information:

(1) The number of persons stopped for traffic violations.

(2) Characteristics of race, gender, age, and state of residence of such persons, provided the identification of such characteristics shall be based on the observation and perception of the law enforcement officer responsible for reporting the stop and the information shall not be required to be provided by the person stopped.

(3) The nature of the alleged traffic violation that resulted in the stop.

(4) Whether a warrant or citation was issued, an arrest made, or a search conducted as a result of the stop.

(5) If a search was conducted, the type of search and the legal basis for that search, and whether contraband was discovered and property was seized.

(6) The number of persons stopped for violations of R.S. 32:300.5 and 300.6.

(7) The number of violations of R.S. 32:300.7.

(8) The number of violations of R.S. 32:289.1.

B. Any law enforcement officer who in good faith records traffic stop information pursuant to the requirements of this Section shall not be held civilly liable for the act of recording such information.

C. Law enforcement agencies shall submit the information required by Subsection A of this Section for all traffic citations issued by their law enforcement officers on a quarterly basis to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

D. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall collect statistical information regarding the age, sex, race, and state of residence of motorists issued traffic citations by Louisiana law enforcement agents and shall provide a report of this information annually to the governor and members of the legislature on or before May first of every year.

E. Except for the office of state police, the provisions of this Section shall be inapplicable to any local law enforcement agency or department that has adopted a written policy against racial profiling.

F. Each state or local law enforcement agency or department covered by this Section shall require every law enforcement officer within their respective agency or department to view the video on racial profiling produced by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.

Acts 2001, No. 645, §1; Acts 2008, No. 665, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 666, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 667, §1, eff. Apr. 1, 2010; Acts 2009, No. 224, §5, eff. June 1, 2009; Acts 2023, No. 217, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:899 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 899
Certificate furnished by non-resident as proof
Status: in_force

A. The non-resident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the commissioner a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificates is registered, or if such non-resident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to the provisions of this Chapter, and the commissioner shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:

(1) Said insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and

(2) Said insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein.

B. If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the commissioner shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §20.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1301
Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition
Status: in_force

No person shall drive or move on any highway any motor vehicle, low-speed vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, or any combination thereof, unless the equipment upon any such vehicle is in good working order and adjustment as required in this Chapter and the vehicle is in such safe mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon the highway. Every motor vehicle, low-speed vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this state shall bear a valid safety inspection certificate issued in the state of Louisiana, except as otherwise provided by this Chapter.

Acts 1960, No. 405, §1; Acts 1995, No. 475, §1; Acts 1997, No. 77, §1; Acts 1997, No. 288, §1; Acts 2003, No. 986, §1; Acts 2014, No. 235, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1477 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1477
Department's findings; order
Status: in_force

A. If the department finds that such person is not the same person named in the aforesaid abstract, or that he is not a habitual offender under this Chapter, the proceeding shall be dismissed, but if the department finds that such person is the same person named in the abstract and that such person is a habitual offender, the department shall so find, and by appropriate order, shall direct that such person not operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and shall surrender to the department all licenses or permits to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state.

B.(1) Upon revocation of a driver's license for the first time as provided for under this Section the person whose license has been revoked, upon administrative determination that he is a habitual offender, shall have the right to file a petition in the district court of the parish in which the applicant is domiciled alleging that revocation of his driving privileges will deprive him or his family of the necessities of life or will prevent him from earning a livelihood.

(2) The district court is vested with jurisdiction to set the matter for contradictory hearing in open court upon ten days written notice to the department, and thereupon to determine whether the allegations of hardship have merit.

(3) Upon determination by the court that the lack of a license would deprive the person or his family of the necessities of life, the court may order that the person be granted a restricted license to enable the person to continue to support his family. The restrictions on the license shall be determined by the court and shall include the following:

(a) Licensee shall only be permitted to operate a motor vehicle on such streets as would enable him to earn his livelihood.

(b) Such operation is restricted to times during which he is involved in earning a livelihood.

(c) During the period of revocation, licensee shall be responsible for applying to the court in the event earning his livelihood necessitates a change in the original restrictions imposed by the court.

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

C.(1) A violation of the restrictions or a subsequent conviction of any offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle during the terms of the restricted license shall result in the forfeiture of the restricted license and the reimposition of the full three-year term of revocation and shall also constitute contempt of court.

(2) Suspension, revocation, or cancellation that results from such a violation shall not be subject to appeal.

(3) The restricted driving privileges for this Section shall be allowed to a person only once.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 697, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 555, §1; Acts 1983, No. 621, §1; Acts 1990, No. 933, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 212
Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks
Status: in_force

A. When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or the roadway onto which the vehicle is turning.

B. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.

C. Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.

D. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply where the pedestrian is crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2011, No. 244, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 204
Riding on electric-assisted bicycles; rights and duties of electric-assisted bicycles
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, an electric-assisted bicycle or an operator of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be afforded all the rights and privileges, and shall be subject to all of the duties, of a bicycle or the operator of a bicycle. An electric-assisted bicycle shall be considered a vehicle in the same regards as a bicycle.

B. On and after August 1, 2020, manufacturers and distributors of electric-assisted bicycles shall apply a label permanently affixed in a prominent location to each electric-assisted bicycle. The label shall contain the classification number, top-assisted speed, and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle.

C. No person shall tamper with or modify an electric-assisted bicycle so as to change its classification, unless the manufacturer's label indicating the classification is appropriately replaced.

D. An electric-assisted bicycle shall comply with the equipment and manufacturing requirement for bicycles adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 CFR Part 1512).

E. An electric-assisted bicycle shall operate in a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the rider stops pedaling or when the brakes are applied.

F. Except as otherwise provided by this Subsection, an electric-assisted bicycle may be ridden in places where bicycles are allowed, including but not limited to streets, highways, roadways, bicycle facilities, bicycle lanes, shared-use trails, bicycle paths, or trails.

(1) Following notice and public hearing, a local municipal authority, local parish authority, or state agency having jurisdiction over a shared-use trail or bicycle path or trail may prohibit the operation of Class one or Class two electric-assisted bicycles on such path or trail, if it finds that such a restriction is necessary for safety reasons or compliance with other laws or legal obligations.

(2) A local municipal authority, local parish authority, or state agency having jurisdiction over a shared-use trail or bicycle path or trail may prohibit the operation of Class three electric-assisted bicycles on such path or trail.

(3) This Subsection shall not apply to a trail that is specifically designated as nonmotorized and that has a natural surface tread that is made by clearing and grading the native soil with no added surface materials. A local municipal authority, local parish authority, or state agency having jurisdiction over a trail described in this Subsection may regulate the use of an electric-assisted bicycle on that trail.

G. No person under the age of twelve shall operate a Class three electric-assisted bicycle. A person under the age of twelve may ride as a passenger on a Class three electric-assisted bicycle designed to accommodate passengers.

H. All operators and passengers of a Class three electric-assisted bicycle shall wear an approved bicycle helmet.

(1) For the purpose of this Subsection, "approved helmet" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 32:199.

(2) The issuance of a citation for a violation of this Section shall not be prima facie evidence of negligence. The comparable negligence statutes of Louisiana shall apply in these cases.

(3) The provisions of R.S. 32:57 shall not apply to a violation of this Section. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall upon conviction be fined fifty dollars, which shall include all costs of court. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, no other cost or fee shall be assessed against any person for a violation of this Section. This fine shall be waived if the operator of the Class three electric-assisted bicycle provides proof of purchasing an approved helmet.

I. All Class three electric-assisted bicycles shall be equipped with a speedometer that displays the speed in miles per hour.

Acts 2020, No. 152, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 400.8
Liability; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to repeal, modify, or preempt any liability that may be incurred pursuant to existing law applicable to a vehicle owner, operator, manufacturer, component part supplier, or retailer including any law that may apply to jurisdiction for any bodily injury or property damage claims arising out of this Part. All choice of law conflicts with respect to bodily injury or property damage claims shall be resolved in accordance with Louisiana law.

Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.