La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1265
Sale of water-damaged vehicles
Status: in_force

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

B. If a sale, transfer, or conveyance of a new or used motor vehicle or recreational product occurs in violation of Subsection A of this Section, the person receiving ownership and title to the motor vehicle or recreational 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 vehicle less a reasonable assessment for miles driven.

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

Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 403, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.23
Warranty; compensation; audits of recreational vehicle dealer records
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Warranty work includes parts and labor performed.

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

(5) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the obligations in this Subsection may not be modified by contract.

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

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

(a) The claim was false or fraudulent.

(b) The repairs were not properly made.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2012, No. 326, §1; Acts 2020, No. 244, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1277 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1277
Disclosure to warranty holder
Status: in_force

A. A vehicle protection product warranty shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the warranty:

(1) States the following: "The obligations of the warrantor to the warranty holder are guaranteed under a warranty reimbursement insurance policy" if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under R.S. 32:1275(1), or states "The obligations of the warrantor under this warranty are backed by the full faith and credit of the warrantor" if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under R.S. 32:1275(2).

(2) States that in the event a warranty holder must make a claim against a party other than the warranty reimbursement insurance policy issuer, the warranty holder is entitled to make a direct claim against the insurer upon the failure of the warrantor to pay any claim or meet any obligation under the terms of the warranty within sixty days after proof of loss has been filed with the warrantor, if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under R.S. 32:1275(1).

(3) States the name and address of the issuer of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy, and this information need not be preprinted on the warranty form, but may be added to or stamped on the warranty, if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under R.S. 32:1275(1).

(4) Identifies the warrantor, the seller, and the warranty holder.

(5) Sets forth the total purchase price and the terms under which it is to be paid, however, the purchase price is not required to be preprinted on the vehicle protection product warranty and may be negotiated with the consumer at the time of sale.

(6) Sets forth the procedure for making a claim, including a telephone number.

(7) Specifies the payments or performance to be provided under the warranty including payments for incidental costs, the manner of calculation or determination of payments or performance, and any limitations, exceptions or exclusions.

(8) Sets forth all of the obligations and duties of the warranty holder such as the duty to protect against any further damage to the vehicle, the obligation to notify the warrantor in advance of any repair, or other similar requirements, if any.

(9) Sets forth any terms, restrictions, or conditions governing transferability and cancellation of the warranty, if any.

(10) Contains a disclosure that reads substantially as follows: "This agreement is a product warranty and is not insurance."

B. Incidental costs may be reimbursed under the provisions of the warranty in either a fixed amount specified in the warranty or sales agreement or by the use of a formula itemizing specific incidental costs incurred by the warranty holder.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:398.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 398.3
Illegal cancellation of traffic citation; penalty; audit of citation records; publication
Status: in_force

A. Any person who cancels or solicits the cancellation of any traffic citation, in any manner other than as provided in this Part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both.

B. Each record of traffic citations required in this Part shall be audited quarterly by the appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the traffic enforcement agency is responsible.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1700 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1700
Secretary of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to notify
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to notify, in writing, owners of all motor vehicles as provided in R.S. 47:462 except those also classified as farm trucks, farm tractors, and other farm vehicles of all changes in the provisions of R.S. 32:311.11 through 398.5, R.S. 32:1501 through 1520, R.S. 47:711 through 727, R.S. 47:771 through 789, and R.S. 47:801 through 815, which affect the operation on state highways and public roads of those vehicles.

B. Notices of any changes described in Subsection A above shall be in writing in a form to be determined by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or his designee, and shall be mailed to the owner of such vehicles at the address listed on the registration certificate for that vehicle. The secretary shall determine the cost of providing a notice of change, and, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary, such costs shall be paid by the recipients of the notice.

C. Oversight review of all rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary under the provisions of this Chapter shall be conducted by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Acts 1985, No. 906, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1521
Restrictions on transportation of hazardous materials
Status: in_force

A.(1) No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on Louisiana Highway 73 between Interstate 10 and Louisiana Highway 74 and within three hundred yards or less of any building used as a public or private elementary or secondary school, except for carriers making local deliveries on this portion of Louisiana Highway 73.

(2) No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on that portion of Louisiana Highway 48 designated as Apple Street in Norco, except for carriers making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities.

B. No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on Louisiana Highway 1 between its intersection with Louisiana Highway 3132 and its intersection with Interstate 220 and within three hundred yards or less of any building used as a public or private elementary or secondary school, except for carriers making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities.

C. No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on U.S. Highway 171 between its intersection with Louisiana Highway 3132 and its intersection with U.S. Highway 80 and within three hundred yards or less of any building used as a public or private elementary or secondary school, except for carriers making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities.

D. No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on U.S. Highway 71 between its intersection with Interstate 220 and its intersection with Interstate 20 and within three hundred yards or less of any building used as a public or private elementary or secondary school, except for carriers making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities.

E. Except for carriers making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers traveling to or from their terminal facilities, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities within the boundaries of the parish, no carrier shall transport hazardous materials in the parishes of Caddo or Bossier, except on the following routes:

(1) Interstate 20 between the Texas-Louisiana state boundary and the Caddo-Bossier parish boundary.

(2) Interstate 220 between its intersection with Interstate 20 and the Caddo-Bossier parish boundary.

(3) Interstate 49 between the Caddo-DeSoto parish boundary and its intersection with the Louisiana-Arkansas boundary.

(4) Louisiana Highway 1 between the Caddo-Red River parish boundary and its intersection with Louisiana Highway 3132.

(5) Louisiana Highway 1 between its intersection with Interstate 220 and the Louisiana-Arkansas state boundary.

(6) U.S. Highway 171 between the Caddo-DeSoto parish boundary and its intersection with Louisiana Highway 3132.

(7) Louisiana Highway 2 between its intersection with Louisiana Highway 1 and the Caddo-Bossier parish boundary.

(8) U.S. Highway 79 between the Louisiana-Texas state boundary and its intersection with Interstate 20.

(9) U.S. Highway 71 between its intersection with Interstate 220 and the Louisiana-Arkansas state boundary.

(10) U.S. Highway 80 from the Louisiana-Texas state boundary to Greenwood, Louisiana.

(11) Louisiana Highway 3132.

(12) Louisiana Highway 526.

F. No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on any route in the parishes of Caddo or Bossier within three hundred yards or less of any building used as a public or private elementary or secondary school, except for carriers making local pickups or deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities within the boundaries of the parishes.

G. Except for carriers making local pickups and deliveries, carriers using the route to reach a local pickup or delivery point, or carriers using the route to reach maintenance or service facilities, no carriers shall transport hazardous materials in the parishes of Caddo and Bossier, except on the following routes:

(1) Interstate 20 between the Bossier-Caddo parish boundary and the Bossier-Webster parish boundary.

(2) Interstate 220 between the Bossier-Caddo parish boundary and its intersection with Interstate 20.

(3) U.S. Highway 71 between the Bossier-Red River parish boundary and its intersection with Interstate 20.

(4) Louisiana Highway 3105 (Airline Drive) between the Louisiana-Arkansas state boundary and its intersection with U.S. Highway 71.

(5) Louisiana Highway 3 (Benton Road) between the Louisiana-Arkansas state boundary and its intersection with Interstate 20.

(6) Louisiana Highway 2 between the Bossier-Caddo parish boundary and the Bossier-Webster parish boundary.

(7) Louisiana Highway 511 (Jimmie Davis Highway) between its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and its intersection with Louisiana Highway 3132.

H.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

(2) On a second or subsequent violation, the offender shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.

I.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection B, C, D, E, F, or G of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

(2) On a second or subsequent violation, the offender shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than three thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 603, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1982, No. 539, §1; Acts 1999, No. 829, §1; Acts 2001, No. 618, §1; Acts 2013, No. 18, §1; Acts 2013, No. 28, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:874 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 874
Duration of suspension, revocation, or withdrawal; reinstatement fees
Status: in_force

A. The license and registration and nonresident's operating privilege suspended as provided in R.S. 32:872 shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed nor shall any such license or registration be issued to such person until:

(1) Such person shall deposit or there shall be deposited on his behalf, the security required under R.S. 32:872; or

(2) One year shall have elapsed following the date of the accident and evidence satisfactory to the commissioner has been filed with him that during such period no action for damages arising out of the accident has been instituted; or

(3) Evidence satisfactory to the commissioner has been filed with him of a release from liability, or a final adjudication of nonliability, or a duly acknowledged written agreement, in accordance with Paragraph (6) of R.S. 32:873, provided however, in the event that there shall be any default in the payment of any installment under any duly acknowledged written agreement, then, upon written notice of such default, the commissioner shall forthwith suspend the license and registration or nonresident's operating privilege of such person defaulting which shall not be restored unless and until:

(a) Such person deposits and thereafter maintains security as required under R.S. 32:872 in such amount as the commissioner may then determine, or

(b) One year shall have elapsed following the date when such security was required and during such period no action upon such agreement has been instituted in a court in this state.

B.(1)(a) Any person whose license has been suspended, revoked, or withdrawn under any provision of this Chapter shall, after complying with the requirements of this Chapter, be required to pay a reinstatement fee or to show proof, in the instance in which the loss of license was predicated on failure to file the necessary reports that adequate insurance coverage existed, that in fact such coverage did timely exist, before such license may be reinstated and the license shall remain withdrawn and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license be issued to such person, until payment of this reinstatement fee has been made or the proof shown. Upon receipt of said fee or proof, such license shall be reinstated provided all other requirements have been met.

(b) For a first offense there shall be a reinstatement fee of twenty-five dollars, for a second offense there shall be a reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars, and for any subsequent offense there shall be a reinstatement fee of two hundred dollars, provided the offenses occurred within a five-year period. The first offense occurring after five years from the prior first offense shall be deemed to be a first offense. The reinstatement fee contained herein shall be in addition to other appropriate registration fees allowed by law and reinstatement shall depend upon proof of compliance with the compulsory liability law.

(2) Proof of coverage in this Section shall include an original or photocopy of a Louisiana auto insurance identification card, or an image of the card that is displayed on a mobile electronic device, showing that the required security is in effect on the vehicle and has been continuous without lapse or an original or photocopy of any written communication from an insurer either to the insured or to the secretary stating that the required security is in effect on the vehicle and has been continuous without lapse. The original or photocopy of the insurance card, or an image of the card that is displayed on a mobile electronic device, or the written communication specified above shall constitute sufficient proof of coverage in this Section and, upon receipt of any of these documents, the license shall be reinstated provided all other requirements have been met. No reinstatement fee shall be charged when proof of coverage is provided, and any reinstatement fee which has been paid shall be refunded.

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

D. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 456, §2.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §7. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 495, §1; Acts 1967, No. 106, §1; Acts 1968, No. 601, §1; Acts 1976, No. 229, §1; Acts 1977, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 273, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 33, §2, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 1060, §1; Acts 1988, No. 269, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §18; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 40, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §§1 and 2; Acts 2012, No. 824, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:63 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 63
Establishing of speed zones
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the department shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any maximum speed set forth in this Chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon any highway of this state, or any part thereof, the department may determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit thereat, which, when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected, shall be effective at all times or at such specific times as may be determined by the department.

B. Whenever the department determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any highway of this state, or part thereof, consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the department may determine and declare a minimum speed limit thereat, below which no person shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. Minimum speeds so determined shall become effective upon the erection of signs giving notice thereof.

C. The department may establish a speed zone and may determine and declare a speed in excess of any maximum speed set forth in this Chapter within such speed zone on any highway of this state, whenever the department shall determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that such speed is reasonable and safe. The department shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2010, No. 81, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 252
Equipment and inspection
Status: in_force

A. A motor vehicle, when used in transporting explosives, shall be equipped with a minimum of one fire extinguisher having a rating of at least 10-BC, completely filled and in working condition, and placed at a convenient point on the motor vehicle.

B. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 330, §2.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 588, §1; Acts 1989, No. 330, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1520 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1520
Careless handling of hazardous material
Status: in_force

A. Any person who offers or accepts for transportation, loads or unloads, or transports a hazardous material or a hazardous waste in a careless or imprudent manner without regard for the hazards of the material or the circumstances of such actions shall be guilty of careless handling.

B. Any person who violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined or imprisoned in accordance with R.S. 32:1514(A) or may be civilly penalized in accordance with R.S. 32:1512(A).

C. A person shall not be cited with a violation of this Section when that person or his representative reports an incident involving a hazardous material that does not meet the reporting criteria as set forth in R.S. 32:1510.

Acts 1984, No. 327, §2; Acts 1992, No. 269, §1; Acts 2016, No. 632, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 400.7
Teleoperations; operation; criteria
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system may operate in this state without a conventional driver physically present in the vehicle if a remote driver is operating the vehicle and the commercial motor vehicle meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Is properly registered.

(2) Is in compliance with applicable federal law.

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

(4) Is capable of being operated in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state, regardless of whether the vehicle is operated by a remote driver including but not limited to applicable laws concerning the capability to safely navigate and negotiate railroad crossings.

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

(6) Is capable of achieving a reasonably safe state, such as bringing the vehicle to a stop if a failure of the teleoperation system occurs that renders the remote driver unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task for the vehicle.

B. Prior to commencing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system without a conventional driver present in the cab, an owner, a remote driver, or the remote driver's employer shall submit a written statement to the Department of Transportation and Development certifying that the vehicle meets the requirements of this Section.

Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:910 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 910
Driver's license; immediate reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance of restricted license
Status: in_force

Whenever any person who is eligible for the reinstatement of a license, reissuance of a license, or issuance of a restricted license due to economic hardship, upon presentation of proof of financial responsibility under the provisions of this Chapter, presents a certified copy of the judgment ordering the reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance at the driver's license office for the parish in which he resides, the Department of Public Safety shall immediately reinstate, reissue, or issue the license to which the person is entitled without any additional administrative delays. If at a later date the Department of Public Safety determines that the proof given was false or fraudulent, the license previously reinstated, reissued, or issued shall immediately be suspended for a period of time in accordance with the original order of suspension and the person shall be prosecuted as otherwise provided by law.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 445, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:310 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 310
Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps
Status: in_force

A. Reflectors, when required by R.S. 32:308, shall be mounted at a height not less than 15 inches and not higher than 60 inches above the ground on which the vehicle stands, except that if the highest part of the permanent structure of the vehicle is less than 15 inches the reflector at such point shall be mounted as high as that part of the permanent structure will permit.

The rear reflectors on a pole trailer may be mounted on each side of the bolster or load.

The two red reflectors of a truck tractor may be mounted on the back of the cab at a minimum height of not less than four inches above the height of the rear tires.

Any required red reflector on the rear of the vehicle may be incorporated with the tail lamp, but such reflector shall meet all the other reflector requirements of this chapter.

B. Clearance lamps shall, so far as is practicable, be mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle in such a manner as to indicate the extreme height and width of the vehicle. Provided, that when rear identification lamps are required and are mounted as high as it is practicable, rear clearance lamps may be mounted at optional height and when the mounting of front clearance lamps results in such lamps failing to indicate the extreme width of the trailer, such lamps may be mounted at optional height but must indicate, as near as practicable, the extreme width of the trailer. Clearance lamps on truck tractors shall be located so as to indicate the extreme width of the truck tractor cab. Clearance lamps and side marker lamps may be mounted in combination provided illumination is given as required herein with reference to both.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 293, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:624 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 624
Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department
Status: in_force

The department may cancel, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew any permit, if it finds, after due notice and a hearing, that the brake fluid is adulterated or misbranded, or that the registrant has failed to comply with the provisions of this Part or the rules and regulations of the department. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the department.

Acts 1958, No. 279, §279, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1522 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1522
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, all monies collected under R.S. 32:1512, 1518, 1519, and 1520 shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within a fiscal year, the treasurer shall, prior to placing such remaining funds in the state general fund, pay into a special fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the "Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund", hereinafter referred to as the fund, an amount equal to all monies collected under R.S. 32:1512, 1518, 1519, and 1520. The amount of money deposited out of the money collected pursuant to R.S. 32:1512, 1518, 1519, and 1520 shall not exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars annually. Any monies in excess of that amount shall revert to the general fund.

B. Monies in the fund shall be used only to develop those resources within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, transportation and environmental safety section, hazardous materials unit necessary for training, equipment, and support 1 state police hazardous materials response unit.

Acts 1999, No. 819, §1.

1 As appears in enrolled bill.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.17
Special permit; containerized cargo intended for export; rules and regulations; ports in Ouachita Parish
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 sealed containerized cargo in international trade intended for exportation within a fifty mile radius of the Port of Ouachita. These special permits shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:

(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 seven hundred fifty dollars annually.

(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total gross vehicle weight not to exceed ninety thousand pounds and a tandem axle weight not to exceed forty thousand pounds.

(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.

(5) The authority of the secretary to issue this special permit shall terminate effective July 1, 2012.

B. 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 2004, No. 907, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 287, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 179, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1525 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1525
Motor carrier violations; enforcement procedure; payment and collection of penalties; administrative review; driver's license suspensions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whenever any carrier, common carrier, contract carrier, private carrier, transport vehicle, or driver is found in violation of any provision of this Chapter or any provision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall send the responsible party a "Notice of Violation, Proposed Finding and Proposed Civil Penalty", hereafter referred to as a "notice of violation", within thirty calendar days of the violation; however, whenever an incident involves hazardous materials and includes evacuations, fatalities, or serious injuries, the office of state police shall send the responsible party a "notice of violation" within sixty calendar days of the violation.

(2)(a) Each notice of violation shall clearly indicate if a monetary penalty is assessed for the violation or if the notice of violation is only a warning. In cases of the assessment of a monetary penalty, each notice of violation shall be sent to the responsible party by certificate of mailing. Such notice of violation shall also contain notice that the responsible party shall have forty-five calendar days from the date of issuance of the notice of violation to either pay the monetary penalty for the violation or to request, in writing, an administrative hearing to review the notice of violation. In cases where the amount of the civil penalty is negotiated between the office of state police and the responsible party, the office of state police shall send written notification to the responsible party of the amount of the negotiated civil penalty within thirty calendar days of the date of the final negotiation.

(b) The office of state police shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works as are necessary regarding the administrative hearing, including but not limited to rules and regulations regarding notification and procedure for requesting a hearing.

(3) If the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, fails to issue the notice of violation to the responsible party in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the violation shall be dismissed. However, the office of state police shall be granted an additional sixty calendar days to send the responsible party a notice of violation in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section if the office of state police experiences a data system failure caused by either an act of God or an intentional act of sabotage.

(4) Any appeal of the findings of the administrative law judge shall be filed in a state district court with proper venue over the matter.

B.(1) If a motor carrier is determined to be the responsible party for a notice of violation by the office of state police, and if such party fails to pay the assessed penalty within forty-five calendar days of issuance of the notice of violation, or in the case of an administrative hearing, the responsible party fails to pay the assessed penalty within thirty calendar days of receiving a notice of final judgment from the administrative law judge, the outstanding penalty amount shall be posted on the office of state police's official web site. The outstanding penalty amount for such responsible party shall continue to appear on the web site until all fines and fees are paid in full. The office of state police shall transmit the vehicle identification number of the offending vehicle for which the notice of violation was written to the office of motor vehicles. The office of motor vehicles shall not renew the registration of the offending vehicle until all fines and fees associated with the notice of violation have been paid in full. Within seven calendar days of receiving documentation from the responsible party that all fines and fees have been paid in full, the office of state police shall remove the posting of the notice of violation from its web site. Additionally, upon payment of all fines and fees associated with the notice of violation, the office of motor vehicles shall immediately authorize renewal of the vehicle's registration.

(2) If the driver of a motor vehicle is found to be the responsible party for a notice of violation by the office of state police, the driver shall be responsible for the payment of all fines and fees associated with issuance of the notice of violation. If the office of state police fails to receive payment within forty-five calendar days of issuance of the notice of violation, or in the case of an administrative hearing, the responsible party fails to pay the assessed penalty within thirty calendar days of receiving a notice of final judgment from the administrative law judge, the office of state police shall transmit the driver's license number to the office of motor vehicles. Upon receipt of the driver's license number, the office of motor vehicles shall immediately notify the driver, by first class mail, that his driver's license shall be suspended thirty calendar days after the date of mailing the notice unless all fines and fees associated with the notice of violation or final judgment from the administrative law judge are paid in full together with notice of the imposition of a fifty-dollar fee by the office of motor vehicles to cover its administrative costs. The driver's license shall remain suspended until all fines and fees associated with the notice of violation or final judgment from the administrative law judge and the fifty-dollar fee for the office of motor vehicles are paid in full. Upon payment of all fines and fees, the office of motor vehicles shall immediately authorize the reinstatement of the driver's license.

(3) Motor carriers shall not be responsible for driver violations.

C.(1) The office of state police and any law enforcement officer working for such office shall be prohibited from seizing a motor vehicle or the registration license plate of a motor vehicle for failing to pay a fine for a notice of violation.

(2) In the event a motor vehicle for which a notice of violation has been issued is subsequently sold, the new owner of such vehicle shall not be responsible for any outstanding fines or fees associated with a notice of violation. The new owner of the motor vehicle shall present proper documentation to the office of state police evidencing the lawful transfer of ownership.

D. During a gubernatorially declared state of emergency, the office of state police shall be granted an additional sixty calendar days to send the responsible party a notice of violation in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. The extension of time granted in this Subsection shall terminate once the state of emergency ends.

Acts 2006, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 551, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:900.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 900.1
Proof of financial responsibility; carriers of railroad workers
Status: in_force

A. This Section shall apply to persons, firms, corporations, or contract carriers who are in the for-hire business of providing transportation services on the highways of this state for railroad workers in the course of their employment.

B. It shall be unlawful for any for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier to operate any motor vehicle along or upon any public street or highway in any parish, incorporated city, town, or village in this state for the carriage of passengers employed by or contracting as workers for a railroad company in the course of their employment unless such for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier has given, and there is in full force and effect and on file with the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, proof of financial responsibility pursuant to Subsection C of this Section.

C. When a vehicle that is designed to carry fifteen or fewer passengers is used by a for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier to transport passengers who are employed by or who are contracting as workers for a railroad company in the course of their employment, that for-hire person, firm, corporation, or contract carrier shall, as proof of financial responsibility, maintain and be able to show verification of hit and run, uninsured, and underinsured motor vehicle coverage in a total amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars per passenger.

D.(1) Whenever the owner of a for-hire carrier used to transport railroad workers is found in violation of this Section, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall send the owner a "Notice of Violation" within thirty days of the violation. The notice shall inform the owner that noncompliance with the provisions of this Section shall subject the registration of the carrier vehicle to suspension.

(2) The office of motor vehicles shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works as are necessary regarding the regulation and enforcement of this Section. This authority shall include the assessment of fees and fines in accordance with this Section.

(3) In the event that the driver and the owner are not the same person, the driver shall not be responsible for violations of this Section.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any railroad company using vehicles owned by the railroad company and operated by railroad employees to transport railroad employees in the course of their employment.

Acts 2012, No. 807, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.2
Special permits; vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible container imports or exports to port facilities
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue a biannual permit for the operation of a combination of vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible container imports or exports to and from any port facility in the state, provided the combination of vehicles or tandem loads meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Does not exceed one hundred forty thousand pounds gross weight.

(2) Does not exceed forty thousand pounds per tandem axle spread and sixty thousand pounds per tridem axle spread as defined by the Department of Transportation and Development.

(3) Does not exceed eighty-three feet in length.

(4) Is equipped with a dual-axle dolly and a dolly safety system with tilt sensors attached to the dolly that provide feedback on tilt information to the driver of the vehicle to ensure safe operations.

B. The permits and route via state and federal roadways, excluding the interstate system, shall be issued at the truck permit office of the Department of Transportation and Development.

C. The secretary shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.

D. The provisions of this Section and all legislative authority for the existence of the permits authorized in this Section shall cease to exist on August 1, 2026.

Acts 2022, No. 551, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:329.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 329.1
Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors
Status: in_force

A. Any bicycle when in use at the times specified in R.S. 32:301 shall be equipped with the following:

(1) A lamp mounted on the front that shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front. A generator-powered lamp that emits light only when the bicycle is moving may be used to meet this requirement.

(2) A lamp mounted on the rear that shall emit either a flashing or steady red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear.

(3) A red reflector mounted on the rear and a reflector on each side facing outward at a right angle to the bicycle frame that shall be visible from all distances from one hundred feet to six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.

B. A bicycle or its operator may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by Subsection A of this Section, except that red lamps and red reflectors shall not be used on the front of the bicycle and white lamps and white reflectors shall not be used on the rear of the bicycle.

C. A lamp or lamps worn by the operator of a bicycle shall comply with the requirements of Subsection A of this Section, if the lamp or lamps can be seen at the distances specified.

D. No person shall operate any bicycle on a state highway, parish road, or city street at a time specified in R.S. 32:301 unless such bicycle is equipped with lamps and reflectors to comply with Subsection A of this Section. Whoever violates this Section shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars which shall include all costs of court.

E. No retailer, distributor, wholesaler, or manufacturer in this state shall sell or offer for sale any bicycle unless such bicycle is equipped with lamps and reflectors as required by Subsection A of this Section.

F. This Section shall not apply to operators of bicycles or bicycles while the operator or bicycle is engaged in sanctioned competition races or to bicycles while utilized by peace officers in furtherance of their official duties.

Acts 2011, No. 98, §1; Acts 2011, No. 244, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:190 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 190
Safety helmets
Status: in_force

A. No person shall operate or ride upon any motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle unless the person is equipped with and is wearing on the head a safety helmet of the type and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles, which shall be secured properly with a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion. All such safety helmets shall consist of lining, padding, visor, and chin strap and shall meet such other specifications as shall be established by the commissioner.

B. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute any protective helmet for use by the operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized bicycle, or for use by the passenger thereon, unless such protective helmet is of a type and specification approved by the commissioner who shall publish a notice of such approval.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the police authorities of a village, town, city, or parish may issue a permit exempting members of organizations sponsoring, conducting, or participating in parades or other public exhibitions from the provisions of this Section while such members are actually participating in a parade or other public exhibition.

D. This Section does not apply to a person operating or riding in an autocycle if the vehicle is equipped with supports that meet or exceed the standards for a safety helmet or a rollbar or roll cage. As used in this Subsection, "rollbar" or "roll cage" shall mean supports that will bear the vehicle's weight and are so designed as to protect the occupants when the vehicle is resting on the supports.

E. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute any protective helmet for use by the operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized bicycle, or for use by the passenger thereon, unless the manufacturer of the protective helmet obtains and maintains liability insurance of not less than one hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence of liability of the manufacturer for fault in the design, materials, or workmanship of the protective helmet. In addition to any other penalty provided in this Section, the commissioner may prohibit the movement, sale, or distribution of any protective helmet if the manufacturer is not covered by insurance as required by this Subsection.

F. 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.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 671, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1981, No. 517, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 53, §1; Acts 1986, No. 531, §1; Acts 1989, No. 278, §1; Acts 1989, No. 520, §1; Acts 1999, No. 404, §1; Acts 2004, No. 742, §1; Acts 2013, No. 81, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:622 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 622
Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to manufacture or distribute any brake fluid for sale in this state unless such brake fluid has first been registered as required by this Part. No person shall manufacture, or distribute any brake fluid for sale in this state unless he has first applied to the department for the registration of such brake fluid to be handled by applicant and has received a written permit authorizing the sale, use, manufacture, or distribution of such brake fluid for sale in this state during the period and under the conditions stated in R.S. 32:623.

Acts 1958, No. 279, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1270.38 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1270.38
Transfer of title; time limitation
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the comparable new recreational vehicle or refund pursuant to R.S. 32:1270.36, the consumer shall surrender the recreational vehicle subject to the nonconformity to the manufacturer together with the certificate of title with all endorsements necessary to transfer title to the manufacturer. The manufacturer shall provide the consumer with a comparable new recreational vehicle or refund no later than thirty days after receipt of an offer to transfer title in compliance with this Section by the consumer, or no later than thirty days after a decision by the commission.

Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1503 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1503
General provisions; carrier liability insurance; carrier placards
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter implements and is supplementary to the Louisiana motor vehicle laws.

B. Whenever in this Chapter or regulations issued pursuant thereto a reference is made to another law or regulation, the reference also applies to any amendment of the referenced law or regulation.

C. Each carrier, other than a rail carrier, which transports hazardous materials or hazardous waste in any vehicle, and each carrier, other than a rail carrier, which transports freight in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-four thousand pounds or more shall acquire a minimum continuous coverage of three hundred thousand dollars public liability and two hundred thousand dollars property damage insurance for each unit regulated by this Chapter. The financial responsibility required may be established by any one or a combination of the following:

(1) Evidence of liability insurance.

(2) Self-insurance, but the level of self-insurance may not be less than twenty percent of equity.

(3) Other evidence of financial responsibility acceptable to the secretary.

D. Each carrier transporting hazardous materials shall indicate the proper hazard class by placing a placard stating such class on all four sides of each vehicle as required by the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 603, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1982, No. 326, §1; Acts 1987, No. 845, §1; Acts 1990, No. 922, §1; Acts 1992, No. 567, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:406 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 406
Licensee must give notice of change of address
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a license shall move permanently from the address or place of residence named in the application he shall, within ten days thereafter, notify the driver's license division, in writing or electronically, of such change and of his new address.

B.(1) A licensee may update their permanent address in person, by mail, or online to correct their address for the issuance of a Class "D" or "E" license. The reconstructed driver's license shall be mailed to the licensee's updated permanent address.

(2) No cost shall apply pursuant to R.S. 32:412.1 and 413 for transactions to correct an address due to the renaming of a street or highway in accordance with a parish or municipal ordinance.

C. The provisions contained in Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to a license which is REAL ID compliant. The address of a REAL ID compliant license shall be changed at a motor vehicle field office or the office of a public license tag agent authorized to issue REAL ID compliant licenses.

Amended by Acts 2021, No. 335, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 354
Mirrors
Status: in_force

A. After January 1, 1975, every motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1972, of a type subject to registration in this state shall be equipped with a mirror mounted on the left side of the vehicle and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle.

B. Every motor vehicle of a type subject to registration in this state, except a motorcycle or motor driven cycle, shall be equipped with an additional mirror mounted either inside the vehicle approximately in the center or outside the vehicle on the right side and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle. When the required view from the inside mirror is obstructed, an outside mirror on the right side of the vehicle shall be required.

C. All mirrors required by this section shall be maintained in good condition at all times.

D. In addition to the mirrors required in Subsections A and B of this Section, every school bus shall be equipped with a mirror on the right side of the vehicle and so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle.

E. Every school bus shall be equipped with a mirror of a type and so located as to give the seated driver a view of the area immediately in front of the front bumper, provided, however, that any Type II school bus constructed in such a way that the seated driver has a view of the area immediately in front of the front bumper need not be equipped with the mirror otherwise required by this Subsection.

F. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section or any other provision of law to the contrary, motor vehicles which are used by rural mail carriers in the performance of their duties shall not be required to be equipped with a mirror on the passenger side of the vehicle.

G. In addition to the mirrors required in Subsections A and B of this Section, every delivery van which is part of an official state motor vehicle fleet shall be equipped with a mirror of a type and so located as to give the seated driver a view of the area immediately in the rear of the rear bumper.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 273, §4; Acts 1974, No. 21, §1; Acts 1976, No. 383, §1; Acts 1993, No. 97, §1; Acts 1997, No. 187, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:875 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 875
Application to unlicensed drivers and unregistered motor vehicles
Status: in_force

In case the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration, or is a nonresident, he shall not be allowed a license or registration until he has complied with the requirements of this Chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he had held a license and registration.

Acts 1952, No. 52 §8; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1511 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1511
Illegal discharge of hazardous materials
Status: in_force

No person shall intentionally discharge or cause to be discharged the contents of any transport vehicle containing hazardous material between the points of origin and the points of billed destination, except as authorized by representatives of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or the Department of Conservation and Energy.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 180, §1, eff. July 10, 1981; Acts 2023, No. 150, §7, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:343 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 343
Condition of brakes
Status: in_force

All brakes and component parts thereof shall be maintained in good condition and in good working order. The brakes shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1801 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1801
Revised Statutes 1801
Status: in_force

CHAPTER 18. LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BANK

§§1801 through 1806.

Note: New Chapter 18, to be comprised of Sections 1801 - 1806, was to be enacted by Acts 2014, Acts 830, §1, effective subject to Section 3 of Acts 2014, No. 830. Section 3 of Act 830 reads as follows:

Section 3. This Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the proposed amendment of Article VII, Sections 10.3, 14, and 27 of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Acts which originated as House Bill Nos. 628 and 629* of this 2014 Regular Session of the Legislature are adopted at the statewide election to be held on November 4, 2014, and become effective.

* House Bill 628, amending La. Const. Art. VII, Section 14(B) became Act 873, authorizing capitalization of a state infrastructure bank, effective pending vote November 4, 2014. House Bill 629, amending La. Const. Art. VII, Sections 27 and 10.3, providing for deposit of excess mineral revenues into the Transportation Trust Fund in order to capitalize a state infrastructure bank, failed to become enacted.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 501
Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions
Status: in_force

No motor truck or trailer with steel tires, or tractors with cleats or lugs on the wheels shall be operated over any public road in the state which has been hard-surfaced with any kind of material, or improved, in any manner by public funds, proceeds of bond issues, or with revenues of the state highway department, or of the United States. Nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the use of trucks or trailers equipped with steel tires by persons engaged in farming or agricultural pursuits when transporting their products to and from plantations abutting any improved highway of this state, or to persons operating under certificates of permission by the police jury of the parish, or of the municipal authorities of the city or town in which they may be operating.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1471 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1471
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state:

(1) To provide maximum safety for all persons who travel or otherwise use the public highways of this state; and

(2) To deny the privilege of operating motor vehicles on such highways to persons who by their conduct and record have demonstrated their indifference to the safety and welfare of others and their disrespect for the laws of this state, the orders of its courts, and the statutorily required acts of its administrative agencies; and

(3) To discourage repetition of criminal acts by individuals against the peace and dignity of this state and her political subdivisions and to impose increased and added deprivation of the privilege to operate motor vehicles upon habitual offenders who have been convicted repeatedly of violations of the traffic laws.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 697, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1474 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1474
Time limitation
Status: in_force

No person shall be declared a habitual offender under the provisions of this Chapter unless the department certifies the offender's conviction record as provided in R.S. 32:1473 and serves the notice required in R.S. 32:1475 on such person within one year of the date of last conviction which brings that person within the definition of a habitual offender.

Acts 1986, No. 398, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:398.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 398.4
When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful complaint
Status: in_force

In the event the citation form provided for in this Part is sworn to and includes the necessary information required under the general laws of this state with respect to a complaint which charges commission of the offense alleged in the citation to have been committed, then such citation, when filed with a court of proper jurisdiction, shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution under this Part. An electronic signature from a notary or ex officio notary shall be authorized for this purpose.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §5; Acts 2023, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:796 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 796
Deposit and down payment disclosure and delivery of vehicle pending the sale
Status: in_force

A. In every transaction between a used motor vehicle dealer and a customer in which the customer provides a deposit on a used motor vehicle, the used motor vehicle dealer is required to provide a statement that the deposit given is on an agreement to purchase, and not an actual sale. The agreement shall clearly state that no transaction has actually occurred, that no sales documents have been completed, and that the deposit is merely intended as a hold on a vehicle.

B. In every transaction between a used motor vehicle dealer and a customer in which the customer provides a down payment for the purchase of a used motor vehicle, the used motor vehicle dealer is required to provide, either on the bill of sale, or by separate agreement, a statement that the sale is conditioned upon certain identifiable events, such as financing or obtaining state-mandated compulsory automobile insurance.

C. In every transaction between a used motor vehicle dealer and a customer in which the customer provides either a down payment or a deposit for the purchase of a used motor vehicle, the used motor vehicle dealer shall complete a disclosure statement containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The amount of the deposit or down payment.

(2) Whether the money given is either a deposit or down payment.

(3) Terms and conditions for return or forfeiture of the customer's deposit or down payment.

(4) A time limit in which to complete the transaction not to exceed twenty days.

(5) A complete description of the motor vehicle to be sold including the make, model, year, and any identification and serial numbers.

(6) The price of the vehicle and a description of the vehicle including the make, model, year, identification, and serial number and its condition.

(7) The amount of the trade-in allowance and a description of the trade-in vehicle including the make, model, year, identification, and serial number and its condition.

D. If the dealer allows the customer to take delivery on a vehicle which is the subject of either a deposit or a down payment, a pre-delivery sale disclosure statement from the dealer and the customer shall include the following:

(1) A condition report which clearly identifies any noticeable damage to the vehicle before it is released to the customer.

(2) A statement that if the dealer withdraws from the agreement to purchase, the customer will be responsible only for damages beyond normal wear and tear occurring during the customer's use of the vehicle, the amount of which may be deducted from the deposit or down payment.

(3) A statement that if the customer withdraws from the agreement to purchase, the customer shall be responsible not only for damages occurring during the customer's use of the vehicle but also for usage of the vehicle at a day rate not to exceed twenty-five dollars per day and thirty-five cents per mile, which may be deducted from the deposit or down payment. A customer shall be considered as having withdrawn from the agreement if the customer intentionally provided false or fraudulent information to the dealer in connection with the transaction.

(4) A statement that if the customer either withdraws from the agreement to purchase or fails to return the vehicle at the expiration of the term of the agreement, the dealer may seek repossession of the vehicle by any lawful means.

(5) A statement that if the dealer withdraws from the agreement to purchase that the dealer must give written notice, by certified or registered mail, to the customer at least five days prior to taking repossession of the vehicle which may be done by any lawful means, and only upon return of the deposit in accordance with this Section.

E. It shall be unlawful and constitute a violation of this Chapter for any used motor vehicle dealer to fail to follow any of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2014, No. 423, §1; Acts 2016, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:294 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 294
Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles other than vehicles operated by a public utility requiring a special overlength, overheight, or overwidth permit issued by the secretary of the department, as provided for in R.S. 32:387, shall enter upon or cross over any bridge which spans the Mississippi River or, within a distance of two miles of such bridge, park within seventy-five feet of the highway approaching such bridge, in the parishes of Orleans or Jefferson, between hours of six-thirty a.m. and nine a.m. and between the hours of three-thirty p.m. and six p.m. from Monday through Friday of each week, except on legal state holidays; however, this provision shall not apply to any such bridge spanning said river between the parishes of East Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten days, or both. For any subsequent violations the penalty provided herein shall be doubled.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 59, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:82 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 82
Driving on divided highways
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whenever any highway has been divided into two roadways by a median, physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right hand roadway and no vehicle shall be driven over, across, or within the median, barrier, or section, except through an improved opening or at a crossover or intersection established under authority of this Chapter.

(2) No vehicle, other than an authorized vehicle, shall be driven through or use an improved opening or crossover on any interstate highway. For the purposes of this Paragraph, "authorized vehicle" means "authorized emergency vehicles", as defined in R.S. 32:1, and towing and recovery vehicles operating under the direction of a law enforcement agency.

B. No vehicle shall cross the painted continuous centerline of any multiple lane highway, except for the purpose of making a turn.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1997, No. 186, §1; Acts 2015, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:663 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 663
Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Status: in_force

A.(1) Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, to be considered valid under the provisions of this Part, shall have been performed according to methods approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and performed by an individual or laboratory possessing a valid permit issued by said department for the purposes set forth in this Part. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to approve satisfactory techniques or methods, to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals or laboratories to conduct such analyses, and to issue permits which shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the department in accordance with regulations approved and promulgated by the department pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2) Chemical analyses of a person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance may be conducted by an out-of-state individual or laboratory provided that the chemical analyses are performed in accordance with the methods approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or are performed by an individual or laboratory possessing a valid permit. Such analyses shall be considered valid under the provisions of this Part and admissible and competent evidence in the courts of this state and in administrative law hearings if performed in accordance with the methods approved and promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or are performed by an individual or laboratory possessing a valid permit.

B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may use an individual's current certification to a nationally or internationally recognized certification body or a laboratory's current accreditation to an accreditation program based on the international standard, ISO/IEC 17025, with an accreditation scope that includes toxicology or blood alcohol, in its determination of the qualifications and competence of individuals or laboratories as required by Subsection A of this Section prior to the issuance of a permit.

C. Issuance of a permit to such a certified individual or laboratory makes all laboratory forensic test results conducted on a person's blood, urine, or other bodily substance by such individual or laboratory valid under the provisions of this Part, and admissible and competent evidence of intoxication in any court of law or administrative hearing.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 533, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1212, §1; Acts 2008, No. 492, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 536, §1, eff. June 30, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 183, §1; Acts 2015, No. 111, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 506, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 403.3
Identification stickers and decals; deaf and hard of hearing; autism spectrum disorder; mental, physical, or developmental disability
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to issue an identification sticker or decal, which shall be the international symbol of deafness, at no cost for use by deaf and hard of hearing persons who are granted a driver's license. A deaf or hard of hearing person applying for a driver's license or registration who wants an identification decal or sticker shall attach to the application proof as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

(b) The sticker or decal shall be offered at the time the driver's license or a registration in compliance with R.S. 47:505 is issued and shall be prepared so that it may, at the option of the user, be applied to the windshield and viewed from the outside of the vehicle or on the license plate, or both, in a space that does not interfere with the visibility of the operator of the motor vehicle.

(2) In addition to the identification sticker or decal provided for in this Subsection, the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall create a flag code to be placed on the registration of a motor vehicle which shall indicate that the driver of the vehicle is deaf or hard of hearing. Upon the initial application for or renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle, the flag shall be placed on the registration at the driver's request at no additional cost, provided the driver produces proof as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

B.(1)(a) The office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to issue an identification sticker or decal which shall be the awareness symbol for autism spectrum disorder at no cost for use by persons with autism spectrum disorder who have obtained the autism spectrum disorder designation in accordance with R.S. 32:412(P) or a parent, legal guardian, or other caregiver of such a person. A person with autism spectrum disorder applying for a driver's license or registration who wants an autism spectrum disorder sticker or decal shall attach to the application proof as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

(i) A parent, legal guardian, or other caregiver of a person with autism spectrum disorder applying for a driver's license or registration who wants an autism spectrum disorder sticker or decal shall attach to the application proof of the diagnosis of the person in his care as provided in Subsection C of this Section and sufficient documentation of the relationship to the person.

(ii) The sticker or decal shall be offered at the time the driver's license or a registration is issued and shall be prepared so that it may, at the option of the user, be applied to the rear window of the vehicle and viewed from the outside of the vehicle in a space that does not interfere with the visibility of the operator of the motor vehicle.

(b) In addition to the identification sticker or decal provided for in this Paragraph, the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall create a flag code to be placed on the registration of a motor vehicle which shall indicate that the driver of the vehicle has an autism spectrum disorder or is the parent, legal guardian, or caregiver of a person with an autism spectrum disorder. Upon the initial application for or renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle, the flag shall be placed on the registration at the driver's request at no additional cost, provided the driver produces proof as required by this Paragraph.

(2)(a) The office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to issue an identification sticker or decal, which shall be "an orange square", at no cost for use by persons with a mental, physical, or developmental disability or a parent, legal guardian, or other caregiver of a person with a mental, physical, or developmental disability. A person with a mental, physical, or developmental disability applying for a driver's license or registration who wants a sticker or decal shall attach to the application proof of the disability pursuant to Subsection C of this Section. The sticker or decal shall be offered at the time of application of the driver's license or a registration is issued and shall be prepared so that it may, at the option of the user, be applied to the rear window of the vehicle in a space that does not interfere with the visibility of the operator of the motor vehicle.

(b) In addition to the identification sticker or decal provided for in this Paragraph, the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall create a flag code to be placed on the registration of a motor vehicle which shall indicate that the driver of the vehicle has a mental, physical, or developmental disability or is the parent, legal guardian, or caregiver of a person with a mental, physical, or developmental disability. Upon the initial application for or renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle, the flag shall be placed on the registration at the driver's request at no additional cost, provided the driver produces proof as required by this Paragraph.

C.(1) In order to receive the appropriate sticker or decal or to have a flag or code placed on the registration record, the applicant shall attach to his application a statement which contains proof indicating the applicant's disability attested by one of the following: a physician, audiologist, speech pathologist, mental health professional, or occupational therapist.

(2) The office of motor vehicles shall deny the application if the person fails to provide the requisite documentation at the time of application.

D. All documentation submitted pursuant to this Section by an applicant shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq. Any person seeking the documentation submitted pursuant to this Section shall obtain a court order after a contradictory hearing against the applicant.

E. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 154, §1. Acts 1993, No. 231, §1; Acts 2014, No. 514, §1; Acts 2023, No. 172, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:854 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 854
Chapter supplemental to motor vehicle laws
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the state motor vehicle laws but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §36.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:873 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 873
Further exceptions to requirements of security
Status: in_force

The requirements as to security and suspension in R.S. 32:872 shall not apply:

(1) 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;

(2) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle legally parked at the time of the accident;

(3) 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;

(4) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in a collision with another vehicle, the operator of which other vehicle is found guilty of or pleads guilty to a charge of drunk driving, negligent injury or negligent homicide;

(5) To any person who would otherwise be required to file security, when the adverse party has been charged with negligent homicide; provided however, that this exemption shall not apply if and when the adverse party so charged has been tried and found not guilty; nor

(6) If, prior to the date that the commissioner would otherwise suspend license and registration or non-resident's operating privilege under R.S. 32:872, there is filed with the commissioner evidence satisfactory to him that the person who would otherwise have to file security has been released from liability or been finally adjudicated not to be liable or has executed a duly acknowledged written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in installments, with respect to all claims for injuries or damages resulting from the accident.

However, notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Chapter, the commissioner shall never suspend any registration of any owner of a motor vehicle involved in any accident where under the law of this state such owner is not legally liable for damages arising from such accident.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §6. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 115, §1; Acts 1958, No. 322, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:418 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 418
Selective Service registration; age restrictions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is eighteen years of age or older, but less than twenty-six years of age, shall be registered if he is not already registered, in compliance with the requirements of Section 3 of the "Military Selective Service Act", 50 U.S.C. 451 et seq., when applying to receive or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card.

(2) Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is fifteen years of age, but less than eighteen years of age, shall provide personal information to the office of motor vehicles when applying to receive or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card, for registration with the Selective Service. Upon the applicant attaining eighteen years of age, the applicant shall automatically be registered with the Selective Service.

B. The office of motor vehicles shall forward to the Selective Service System, in an electronic format, the necessary personal information required for registration of any person identified in Subsection A of this Section after receiving the application to issue or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card.

C. The office of motor vehicles shall include the following statement on an application for a permit, license, or card as described in Subsection A of this Section: "By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the federal Selective Service System, if so required. If under 18 years of age, I understand that I will be registered when I attain 18 years of age as required by federal law."

D. The office of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card to any person who refuses to provide personal information for registration with the Selective Service in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2001, No. 699, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 373, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1278 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1278
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A. Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature, any of the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", "mutual", or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation, or any other vehicle protection product warrantor. A warrantor may use the term "guaranty" or similar word in the warrantor's name.

B. A vehicle protection product seller or warrantor may not require as a condition of financing that a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle purchase a vehicle protection product.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:426 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 426
Disposition of fees; surplus funds
Status: in_force

A.(1) The license fees collected under this Chapter shall be used by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the operation of said department and for the furtherance of highway safety education, except those funds payable to the board of trustees for certain police funds and the division of state police or to other specially dedicated funds.

(2) All other fees collected under this Chapter, except for specially dedicated funds, shall be used by the office of motor vehicles for the operation of said department and the furtherance of highway safety education.

(3) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this Chapter shall be used by the department for the operation of said agency except for those civil penalties payable to specially dedicated funds.

B. Any surplus in the fees and civil penalties allocated for use by the office of motor vehicles and the office of state police or the department under the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid into the general fund at the end of each biennium after July 1, 1991.

C. The general provision that dedicated funds shall be expended before appropriated funds shall not apply to expenditures made by these agencies of the fees and civil penalties collected under this Chapter.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §9; Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1479 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1479
Prohibition
Status: in_force

No license to operate motor vehicles in this state shall be issued to a habitual offender, nor shall a nonresident habitual offender operate a motor vehicle in this state until all of the following requirements have been complied with:

(1) A period of three years has elapsed since the date of the order finding such person to be a habitual offender.

(2) Financial responsibility requirements are met.

(3) If after the lapse of the three-year period provided above, the department determines that the person has faithfully complied with the order declaring him to be a habitual offender, the department shall restore to such person the privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state, upon the payment of a one hundred dollar reinstatement fee.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 697, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 220, §1; Acts 1979, No. 347, §1; Acts 1982, No. 555, §1; Acts 1990, No. 933, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1041 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1041
Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state, or any municipality therein, a bona fide organized public volunteer fire department which owns and operates those specially equipped motor vehicles for fire fighting purposes, nor, except for R.S. 32:871 and 905, with respect to any motor vehicle which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, or to any motor vehicle subject to registration under the single state registration for motor carriers authorized by 49 U.S.C. 11506, or as otherwise permitted by federal law, or to carriers of persons operating over specified routes with fixed termini and predominantly under franchises or indeterminate permits granted by an incorporated municipality and who are subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of such municipality.

B. Any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed and engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to be operated on the public highways shall only be required to furnish proof of financial ability to satisfy any judgment or judgments rendered against said person, firm, association, or corporation in his or its capacity as owner of the said motor vehicles, and shall not be required to furnish proof of its financial ability to satisfy any judgment or judgments rendered against the person to whom the motor vehicle was rented or leased at the time of the accident.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §33; Acts 1990, No. 862, §1; Acts 1995, No. 301, §1, eff. June 15, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1259 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1259
Injunctions; cease and desist orders
Status: in_force

A. The commission is hereby authorized without posting of cost, bond, or deposit to institute an injunctive action in the district court for the parish in which the commission office is located or the district court for the parish in which the alleged offender is domiciled to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and any other law, rule, or regulation relating to the business for which a license is granted under this Chapter.

B.(1) If it appears to the commission at any time that a person is violating the provisions of this Chapter or any rule or order of the commission issued pursuant to this Chapter, it shall notify the person engaged in such conduct to appear and show cause why a cease and desist order should not be issued prohibiting the proscribed conduct. An interlocutory cease and desist order may be granted with or without bond or other undertaking if one of the following occurs:

(a) Such an order is necessary to the performance of the duties delegated to the commission by this Chapter or is otherwise necessary or convenient to maintaining the status quo between two or more adverse parties before the commission.

(b) A party before the commission is entitled to relief demanded of the commission and all or part of the relief requires the restraint of some act prejudicial to the party.

(c) A person is performing or is about to perform or is procuring or allowing the performance of an act relating to the subject of a contested case pending before the commission, in violation of the rights of a party before the commission, and the act would tend to render the commission's order in that case ineffectual.

(d) Substantial injury to the rights of a person subject to the commission's jurisdiction is threatened irrespective of any remedy at law.

(2) Interlocutory cease and desist orders shall remain in effect until vacated or until incorporated into a final commission order. Permanent cease and desist orders may issue without regard to the enumerations in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, but only in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter pertaining to the issuance of final commission orders. Appeal of any interlocutory cease and desist order shall be made to the commission prior to seeking judicial review under the provisions of this Chapter. Appeal of a permanent cease and desist order shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter pertaining to judicial review of final orders.

Acts 1985, No. 911, §1; Acts 2005, No. 500, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:736 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 736
Surety bond required; amount and conditions of surety bond; filing of bond
Status: in_force

A. Each auto title company shall execute a good and sufficient surety bond with a surety company qualified to do business in Louisiana as surety, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars should the auto title company have only one location in this state and in a sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars should the auto title company have more than one location in this state, if such surety bond is available for purchase. Such bond shall name the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles as obligee and shall be subject to the condition that, if the auto title company shall, throughout the entire term of the bond, timely file with the office of motor vehicles all applications delivered to the auto title company for filing, and timely remit all fees and taxes collected, the obligation shall be void. If the company fails to meet the conditions of the bond, the obligation of the surety shall remain in full force and effect.

B. The surety bond furnished as required in this Section shall be delivered to and filed with the office of motor vehicles.

Acts 1993, No. 737, §1; Acts 2016, No. 606, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1518 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1518
Reckless handling of hazardous materials
Status: in_force

A. No person shall offer or accept for transportation, load or unload, or transport a hazardous waste or hazardous material as defined in R.S. 32:1502, in a criminally negligent or reckless manner that could endanger human life or health.

B. Any person who willfully violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and be fined or imprisoned in accordance with R.S. 32:1514(B) or may be subject to a civil penalty in accordance with R.S. 32:1512(A).

C.(1) The department may revoke the "H"- hazardous materials endorsement issued pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:408(B)(3)(d) or the "X"- combination tank vehicle and hazardous materials endorsement issued pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:408(B)(3)(e), or both, on the commercial driver's license of any person upon a final judgment of conviction or assessment of a civil penalty for a second or subsequent violation of this Section, if the material transported when the violation occurred met the definition of a hazardous material, as defined by R.S. 30:2363.

(2) The department may consider any prior final judgment of conviction or assessment of a civil penalty under this Section to determine whether or not to revoke an "H" or "X" endorsement on a commercial driver's license.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 327, §1. Acts 1985, No. 497, §1, eff. July 12, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 270, §1; Acts 2010, No. 653, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.10
Special permit; vehicles transporting timber cutting or logging equipment
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever a vehicle is being operated to transport two, but not more than two, pieces of timber cutting or logging equipment from one job site to another, the secretary shall issue an annual special overweight permit to the person who operates the vehicle. The permit shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:

(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 one hundred dollars per permit per year.

(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of the truck, trailer, and load thereon to operate at the maximum axle weights provided for overweight permit loads, with a gross vehicle weight not to exceed one hundred five thousand pounds. The maximum width on such truck, trailer, and the load thereon shall not exceed fourteen feet.

B. The special permit shall not authorize the operation of the vehicle on the interstate system of the state.

C. The special permit authorizes operation of the vehicle during daylight hours and prohibits such operation during heavy rain or when visibility is less than five hundred feet.

Acts 1997, No. 1193, §1; Acts 2006, No. 299, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:365 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 365
Television
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in this Section, no person shall drive a motor vehicle which is equipped with a television receiver, screen, or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast or a video signal that produces entertainment or business applications where the moving images are visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion. Additionally, no retailer shall install a television receiver, screen, or other means of receiving a visual television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, in a motor vehicle at any point which would make the moving images visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion. The provisions of this Paragraph shall also apply to "digital versatile disc" or "digital video disc" players which are also commonly known as DVD players.

(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to the following equipment when installed in a motor vehicle:

(a) A vehicle information display.

(b) A navigation or global positioning display.

(c) A mapping display.

(d) A visual display used to monitor the area immediately around a motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle.

(e) A television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen that produces entertainment or business applications, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that equipment has a device that, when the motor vehicle is being driven, disables the equipment for all uses except as a visual display as described in Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this Paragraph.

(3) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to a self-contained motor home which is in excess of twenty-one feet in length.

B.(1) Law enforcement officers of the state or any political subdivision shall be authorized to operate video recording equipment and monitors in their law enforcement vehicles while in the performance of their duties.

(2) Agents, contractors, or subcontractors of an agency, office, local municipality, local authority, or any political subdivision of this state with the authority to enforce traffic regulations shall be strictly prohibited from using video recording equipment and monitors while in the performance of their duties for the purpose of monitoring, recording, and issuing a traffic citation by mail, except as required to provide the ministerial tasks of providing law enforcement with video evidence necessary for law enforcement to make a determination to issue a traffic citation.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1992, No. 834, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1171, §1; Acts 2006, No. 751, §1, eff. June 30, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 45, §1, eff. June 18, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 174, §1; Acts 2024, No. 103, §1, eff. May 21, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1506 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1506
Alternate means of compliance
Status: in_force

A. Upon a finding by the secretary that an alternate means of compliance with this Chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto provides protection to the public equal to or greater than that which would be derived from compliance with the Chapter or regulation, the secretary may authorize in writing the use of that alternate method.

B. The carrier shall carry a copy of the authorization in or on each transport vehicle to which it applies.

C. The secretary shall not issue an authorization for any interstate transportation or for any transportation for which a special permit has been issued by the United States Department of Transportation.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1735 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1735
Driver's selection of licensed tow company; law enforcement rotation list; minimum requirements; removal from rotation list
Status: in_force

A. When a law enforcement officer determines that a motor vehicle must be towed, the law enforcement officer shall give the owner or operator of the motor vehicle the option to select a licensed towing company to tow his vehicle. If the owner or operator of the motor vehicle is unable to select a licensed towing company, chooses not to select a particular licensed towing company, or an emergency situation requires the immediate removal of the vehicle, the next available licensed towing company on the approved law enforcement rotation list shall be called by the law enforcement officer to tow the vehicle.

B. The towing company selected by the owner or operator of a motor vehicle or the law enforcement officer shall be allowed to respond to the call within forty-five minutes. If the towing company fails to respond within forty-five minutes, the law enforcement officer may select the next available towing company from the approved rotation list.

C. Law enforcement agencies may establish a rotation list of towing companies with tow trucks licensed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:1716. However, prior to a tow truck company's participation on a law enforcement agency's rotation list, the tow truck company shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 45:164 and 180.1. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall establish minimum standards, rules, and procedures for participation in a rotation list which shall be approved by the House and Senate transportation, highways, and public works committees prior to their adoption. Any local law enforcement agency may adopt minimum standards consistent with the office of state police rules or comply with the standards established by the office of state police.

D. No law enforcement officer shall recommend to the vehicle owner or operator a specific tow company to conduct a tow. All tows shall be referred to the law enforcement rotation list or the authorized contractor for the law enforcement agency. When the owner or operator exercises their option to select the tow company, such selection shall be duly noted on the tow invoice or the law enforcement record of the incident.

Acts 1999, No. 961, §1; Acts 2001, No. 513, §1; Acts 2003, No. 80, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 65
Drag racing and racing on public roads and certain property; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall drive any vehicle in any race, speed competition or contest, drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record upon the public roads in this state or upon any publicly-owned or privately-owned property to which the public's access is not prohibited, and no person shall in any manner participate in any such race, speed competition, drag race, test of physical endurance, exhibition, or attempt to make a speed record.

B. For the purposes of this Section, "drag race" means the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected course, from the same point to the same point, for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.

C. For the purposes of this Section, "race" means the use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to outgain, outdistance, or prevent another vehicle from passing, or to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this Section shall be punished as follows:

(1) If there is no serious personal injury involved, the person shall be subject to the penalties as provided in R.S. 32:57.

(2)(a) If, during the course of commission of the violation, a serious bodily injury or death occurs which is in any way connected to the violation, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than five hundred or more than two thousand dollars or imprisonment, with or without hard labor for not less than one year or more than five years, or both.

(b) For the purposes of this Paragraph, "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which involves unconsciousness; protracted and obvious disfigurement; protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or a substantial risk of death.

E. The prohibitions contained in this Section shall not apply to events sanctioned by local governing authorities.

F. Any law enforcement agency authorized to enforce traffic regulations in this state shall have the authority to impound, at the owner's expense, any vehicle driven in a manner that violates this Section for up to fourteen days to gather evidence pertaining to the offense. If the owner of the vehicle has not violated this Section, that owner may claim the vehicle from the impound facility once notified by law enforcement. In addition, if the vehicle driven in a manner that violates this Section has been rented from a car rental agency, only the driver of the vehicle shall be subject to higher fines and the total cost of impound fees. The car rental agency, or person who owns the vehicle, may claim the vehicle from the impound facility once notified by law enforcement.

G.(1) In addition to any penalties imposed pursuant to this Section, upon violation the offender shall be fined an additional amount as follows:

(a) Ten dollars for a first offense.

(b) Twenty dollars for a second offense.

(c) Forty dollars for a third offense.

(d) One hundred dollars for a fourth or subsequent offense.

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

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

Added by Acts 1972, No. 247, §1. Acts 1987, No. 419, §1; Acts 2007, No. 128, §1; Acts 2024, No. 318, §1; Acts 2025, No. 194, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:155 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 155
Authority to remove vehicles and cargo
Status: in_force

A. As a result of a motor vehicle crash or incident, any police officer or any person acting at the officer's direction or request may, without the consent of the owner, immediately remove or have removed any vehicle, cargo, or other movable property that has been damaged or spilled upon the roadway or shoulder of the roadway which constitutes a hazard or obstructs traffic when such removal will improve public health or safety and reduce crash- or incident-related traffic congestion and delay.

B. When a motor vehicle crash or traffic incident occurs during peak traffic hours, any police officer or any person acting at the officer's direction or request shall take immediate action and give priority to opening all roadway lanes to traffic so as to relieve traffic congestion and minimize delay to the motoring public provided such action does not impair the protection of public safety. For purposes of this Section, peak traffic hours shall be considered 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.

C. No liability shall attach to any police officer or to any person acting under the officer's direction or request for damages to a vehicle, cargo, or other movable property, that may result from the exercise or failure to exercise any authority granted under this Section in the absence of gross negligence.

D. The provisions of this Section apply only to roadways in this state included in the state and federal highway system.

Acts 2014, No. 781, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:398.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 398.2
Disposition of traffic citations; unlawful acts; records
Status: in_force

A. Each traffic enforcement officer upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this state or of any traffic ordinance of any city or town shall deposit the original citation or a copy of such traffic citation with a court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense or with the appropriate traffic violations bureau. However, a citation for a violation of R.S. 32:80(A) shall be deposited only with a court and not with a traffic violations bureau.

B. Upon the deposit of the original citation or a copy of the traffic citation with a court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense or with the traffic violations bureau as set forth herein, the original citation or copy of such traffic citation shall be disposed of only by trial in the court of proper jurisdiction or any other official action by a judge of the court, including forfeiture of the bail, or by the deposit of sufficient bail with the traffic violations bureau or payment of a fine to said bureau by the person to whom such traffic citation has been issued. However, a citation or its copy alleging a violation of R.S. 32:80(A) shall be disposed of only by trial or acceptance of a plea in open court.

C. It shall be unlawful for any traffic enforcement officer or any other officer or public employee to dispose of a traffic citation or copies thereof or of the record of the issuance of the citation in a manner other than as required herein.

D. The chief administrative officer of each traffic enforcement agency in the state shall require all traffic officers under his supervision to return to him a copy of every traffic citation which was issued by the officer for the violation of a traffic law or ordinance, and in addition shall require the return of all copies of every traffic citation which has been spoiled or upon which an entry has been made without having issued the citation to the alleged violator.

E. The chief administrative officer shall also maintain or cause to be maintained in connection with every traffic citation issued by an officer under his supervision a record of the disposition of the charge by the court or its traffic violations bureau in which the original or a copy of the traffic citation was deposited.

F. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting or interfering with the authority of a district attorney or other prosecuting attorney to dismiss a traffic citation or charge by entry of a nolle prosequi.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §5. Acts 1984, No. 626, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:417 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 417
Allowing unlicensed person under the age of seventeen to drive
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or knowingly permit a minor child under the age of seventeen to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any public road or highway in this state unless such child shall have first obtained a license to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle. However, the provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to a minor who is participating in a driver education course or a prelicensing training course approved and certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to rent for hire a motor vehicle to be operated by any person who does not have a current license or, in the case of a non-resident who has not been licensed to drive a motor vehicle under the laws of his resident state, if the laws of his resident state so require.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to employ any person as a driver of a motor vehicle if said person being employed does not have a current, valid license issued by the department in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

D. Any person who causes or who knowingly permits an unlicensed minor under the age of seventeen to drive a motor vehicle or power cycle on a public road or highway and the owner of a vehicle who knowingly gives or furnishes a motor vehicle or power cycle to an unlicensed minor under the age of seventeen shall be jointly and severally liable for damages caused by the negligence or wilfull misconduct of the minor driving the vehicle.

E. The following penalties shall be imposed for a violation of this Section:

(1) The person shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars for each offense, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) However, if an unlicensed minor under the age of seventeen is involved in a collision which results in the serious bodily injury or death of another person, the person shall be subject to the penalties provided for in R.S. 14:92.2(B)(3). For purposes of this Paragraph, "serious bodily injury" means a bodily injury which involves unconsciousness, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, or a substantial risk of death.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §6A; Acts 1992, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 650, §2; Acts 2007, No. 127, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 294, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:356 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 356
Windshields must be equipped with wiping and washing systems
Status: in_force

A. The windshield on every motor vehicle, other than motorcycles or motor driven cycles, shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. In addition, every such motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1972, shall be equipped with a two-speed, power driven windshield wiping and washing system which will adequately clean rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield regardless of engine load and speed and so constructed as to be controlled and operated by the driver of the vehicle.

B. Every windshield wiping system upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order. The windshield washing system upon a vehicle that is not more than six years old from the date of manufacture or assembly shall be maintained in good working order.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 22, §1; Acts 1992, No. 129, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:392 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 392
Impounding of vehicles; prohibitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Upon discovery of any vehicle operated in violation of this Chapter, the vehicle shall not be impounded but may be directed to and followed by the weights and standards police officer or state policeman to the nearest appropriate place suitable for unloading to its licensed gross weight or maximum size requirements as provided in this Chapter and storage of said product to preserve it for its intended use in commerce and in either case shall be detained or unloaded at the expense and responsibility of the owner or driver. The department shall not detain or impound any vehicle issued a violation ticket for any violation of the provisions of R.S. 32:380 through 387 prior to the final disposition of the violation ticket. For purposes of this Section, "final disposition" shall be defined as a final decision, not capable of appeal or review.

(2) When used in this Subsection, the phrase "minor traffic violation" shall mean any violation of the Highway Regulatory Act as provided for in this Title. However, R.S. 32:380 through 387 are exempted from this definition.

(a) "Perishable products" means products which are subject to lose their commercial value or decay in a short period of time, including but not limited to agricultural or seafood products and concrete.

(b) "Products once loaded which become indivisible" means products divisible by nature, but which become indivisible once loaded upon a vehicle because the required manner or method of unloading would be such that the entire load or portion of the load required to be unloaded could not be preserved for its intended use in commerce, or which endangers the public safety, including but not limited to forest products in their natural state.

B. A vehicle impounded for violations of the provisions of this Chapter other than R.S. 32:380 through 387 shall be detained until released by any court or committing magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense. The court or committing magistrate having jurisdiction over an offense involving a vehicle shall not order or allow the release of the vehicle prior to the full satisfaction of all penalties or charges assessed on account of the offense, except upon the execution of an appearance bond in the maximum amount of such penalties and charges, with good and solvent surety approved by the court or committing magistrate.

C. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1201, §2.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 120, §1; Acts 1976, No. 178, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1995, No. 527, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1201, §§1 and 2; Acts 2010, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 384, §§1, 5, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:210.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 210.6
Local authority regulation
Status: in_force

A.(1) Personal delivery devices may be prohibited by local resolutions or ordinances if the local government determines that the prohibition is in the interest of public safety.

(2) Personal delivery devices may also be prohibited by airport authorities by resolution or ordinance in the interest of public safety.

B. Nothing in this Subpart shall affect the authority of a peace officer to enforce the laws of this state relating to the operation of a personal delivery device.

Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:383.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 383.1
Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any load of loose material as defined in R.S. 32:383(C) being transported by a commercial hauler, or in a vehicle purchased by the state or any political subdivision of this state after August 15, 1999, shall be covered in such a manner as to prevent the load from blowing, spilling, or dropping from the vehicle. However, a load of dirt or sand shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section if the load is being transported within a municipality with a population of not less than ten thousand five hundred nor more than eleven thousand two hundred in a parish with a population of no less than thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty nor no more than thirty-two thousand five hundred all according to the latest decennial census, and the speed of the vehicle transporting the load does not exceed twenty-five miles per hour.

B. Any violation of this Section for failure to cover a load of loose material while being transported shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or more than two hundred dollars.

Acts 1991, No. 555, §1; Acts 1995, No. 544, §1; Acts 1999, No. 258, §1; Acts 2001, No. 787, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:295.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 295.4
Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies
Status: in_force

All law enforcement agencies involved in traffic enforcement shall establish guidelines for the operation of seat belt checkpoints, motor vehicle inspection checkpoints, or proof of compulsory motor vehicle liability security checkpoints. Such guidelines shall include but not be limited to the following provisions:

(1) The location, time, and duration for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, or compulsory motor vehicle liability security checkpoints shall be established in written form by supervisory or other administrative personnel of the law enforcement agency rather than the field officers implementing the checkpoint.

(2) For purposes of motor vehicle inspections, the location of the checkpoint shall not be less than five hundred feet from an intersection between a state and federal highway.

(3) Provision for advance warning to the approaching motorists with signs, flares, and other indications to warn motorists of an impending stop and to provide indication of its official nature as a police checkpoint.

(4) Provisions to ensure detention of motorists for a minimal length of time.

(5) The use of systematic, nonrandom criteria for stopping motorists.

(6) Provisions prohibiting the establishment of checkpoints where the only vehicles subject to or targeted for inspection are motorcycles, as defined in R.S. 32:1.

Acts 2003, No. 374, §1; Acts 2014, No. 439, §1; Acts 2014, No. 301, §1; Acts 2014, No. 439, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 414.3
Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section and R.S. 32:414.4 "employee" means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, including an independent contractor while in the course of operating a commercial motor vehicle, who is employed by an employer.

B. For purposes of this Section and R.S. 32:414.4, "employer" means any person, including the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle, or assigns employees to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 192
Riding on motor-driven cycles
Status: in_force

Not more than one person shall be allowed to ride upon a motor-driven cycle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:863.1.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 863.1.1
Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security not contained in a motor vehicle; prohibition of citation resulting in a penalty or fee
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, at the time any law enforcement officer stops a vehicle at an administrative violations checkpoint, or in connection with an alleged violation of the law, or for any other reason, or when a law enforcement officer investigates an accident, the law enforcement officer shall use electronic means immediately available to verify compulsory motor vehicle liability security, including the name or names of the insured, the effective date and the expiration date of the policy, a description of the motor vehicle or vehicles insured under the policy, and the current policy status.

B. If the law enforcement officer is unable to verify electronically that the owner or operator has active motor vehicle liability security covering the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, the owner or operator of the motor vehicle shall provide evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security as required in R.S. 32:863.1.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, at the time any law enforcement officer stops a vehicle at an administrative violations checkpoint, or in connection with an alleged violation of the law, or for any other reason, or when a law enforcement officer investigates an accident and the owner or operator fails to have a document that evidences compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in the motor vehicle, and the law enforcement officer is able to verify electronically that the owner or operator has current motor vehicle liability security covering the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, the law enforcement officer shall be prohibited from issuing a citation resulting in a penalty, fine, or fee for failure to have a document that evidences proof of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in the motor vehicle.

D. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2016, No. 197, §1; Acts 2017, No. 315, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.20
Special permit; ready-mixed concrete trucks
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue annual special permits authorizing the operation of ready-mixed concrete trucks on state-maintained highways and frontage roads adjacent to a federal interstate highway. The permit shall not authorize the operation of ready-mixed concrete trucks on interstate highways.

B.(1) The permit shall authorize the operation of a ready-mixed concrete truck with a gross vehicle weight not to exceed sixty-nine thousand pounds if a rear tandem-axle mixer truck, a gross vehicle weight not to exceed eighty-three thousand pounds if a rear tri-axle mixer truck, and a gross vehicle weight not to exceed eighty-four thousand pounds if a rear quad-axle mixer truck.

(2) The permit shall be specific to the vehicle that is listed in the permit application.

(3) The fee for the permit shall be collected annually per vehicle in the following amounts:

(a) Eight hundred dollars for a rear tandem-axle ready-mixed concrete truck.

(b) Four hundred dollars for a rear tri-axle ready-mixed concrete truck.

(c) Four hundred dollars for a rear quad-axle ready-mixed concrete truck.

C. A permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be valid for one year and shall be carried in the vehicle for which it is issued.

D. When the department issues a permit pursuant to this Section, it shall issue a sticker to be placed in the front windshield of the vehicle above the inspection certificate issued to the vehicle. The department shall design the form of the sticker to aid in the enforcement of weight limits for vehicles. The sticker shall indicate the expiration date of the permit and be removed from the vehicle when the permit for the operation of the vehicle expires, the lease of the vehicle expires, or the vehicle is sold.

E. If the permitted gross vehicle weight is not exceeded, there shall be no fines imposed for over axle weight.

F. As used in this Section, "ready-mixed concrete truck" shall mean a vehicle designed exclusively to transport or manufacture ready-mixed concrete.

G. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund.

Acts 2018, No. 312, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:902 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 902
Chapter not to affect other policies
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the requirements of this Chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this Chapter.

B. This Chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on his behalf of motor vehicle not owned by the insured.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §23.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1276 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1276
Warranty reimbursement policy requirements
Status: in_force

No warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall be issued, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the policy meets the following conditions:

(1) The policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse or pay on behalf of the vehicle protection product warrantor all covered sums which the warrantor is legally obligated to pay or will provide all the services that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform according to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the provisions of the insured warranties issued by the warrantor.

(2) The policy states that in the event payment is due under the terms of the warranty, and such payment is not provided by the warrantor within sixty days after proof of loss has been filed according to the terms of the warranty by the warranty holder, the warranty holder may file directly with the warranty reimbursement insurance company for reimbursement.

(3) The policy provides that a warranty reimbursement insurance company that insures a warranty shall be deemed to have received payment of the premium if the warranty holder paid for the vehicle protection product and the insurer's liability under the policy shall not be reduced or relieved by a failure of the warrantor, for any reason, to report the issuance of a warranty to the insurer.

(4) The policy has the following provisions regarding cancellation of the policy:

(a) The issuer of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not cancel such policy until a notice of cancellation in writing has been mailed or delivered to the executive director and each insured warrantor.

(b) The cancellation of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not reduce the issuer's responsibility for vehicle protection products sold prior to the date of cancellation.

(c) In the event an insurer cancels a policy that a warrantor has filed with the executive director, the warrantor shall do either of the following:

(i) File a copy of a new policy with the executive director, before the termination of the prior policy, providing no lapse in coverage following the termination of the prior policy.

(ii) Discontinue offering warranties as of the termination date of the policy until a new policy becomes effective and is accepted by the executive director.

(5) Other provisions and conditions the commission may adopt and promulgate by rule.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:127.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 127.6
Golf carts; Lake Arthur
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon final approval of the Department of Transportation and Development, golf carts are authorized to cross Louisiana Highway 26 on marked or designated paths or crossings for such vehicles within the town limits of Lake Arthur between sunrise and sunset. The department shall consult with the governing authority of the town of Lake Arthur to determine which intersection or intersections of Louisiana Highway 26 within the town limits of Lake Arthur would provide the most convenient and safest location for golf cart crossings.

B. A valid driver's license shall be a prerequisite for operating a golf cart when crossing Louisiana Highway 26 in the town of Lake Arthur.

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

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

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

Acts 2024, No. 609, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1275
Financial responsibility
Status: in_force

No vehicle protection product shall be sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the warrantor meets one of the following conditions in order to ensure adequate performance under the warranty. No other financial security requirements or financial standards for warrantors shall be required.

(1) The vehicle protection product warrantor is insured under a warranty reimbursement insurance policy issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this state which provides that:

(a) The insurer will pay to, or on behalf of, the warrantor one hundred percent of all sums that the warrantor is legally obligated to pay according to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the warrantor's vehicle protection product warranty.

(b) A true and correct copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy has been filed with the executive director by the warrantor.

(c) The policy contains the provision required in R.S. 32:1276.

(2)(a) The vehicle protection product warrantor, or its parent company in accordance with this Paragraph, maintains a net worth or stockholders' equity of fifty million dollars.

(b) The warrantor provides the executive director with a copy of the warrantor's or the warrantor's parent company's most recent Form 10-K or Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the last calendar year or, if the warrantor does not file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a copy of the warrantor's or the warrantor's parent company's audited financial statements that shows a net worth of the warrantor or its parent company of at least fifty million dollars. If the warrantor's parent company's Form 10-K, Form 20-F, or audited financial statements are filed to meet the warrantor's financial stability requirement, then the parent company shall agree to guarantee the obligations of the warrantor relating to warranties issued by the warrantor in this state. The private financial information filed under this Paragraph shall be confidential as a trade secret of the entity filing the information and not subject to public disclosure.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1273 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1273
Scope and exemptions
Status: in_force

A. No vehicle protection product may be sold or offered for sale unless the seller, warrantor, and administrator, if any, comply with the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Vehicle protection product warrantors and related vehicle protection product sellers and warranty administrators complying with this Chapter are not required to comply with and are not subject to any other provision of the Louisiana Insurance Code.

C.(1) Vehicle mechanical breakdown insurance policy providers who do not sell vehicle protection products are not subject to the requirements of this Chapter.

(2) Sales of vehicle protection products are exempt from the requirements of the Louisiana Insurance Code.

D. Warranties, indemnity agreements, and guarantees that are not provided as a part of a vehicle protection product are not subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2007, No. 388, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.9
Special permit; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue annual special permits to persons who operate vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops in their natural state. Such permits may be issued to either the pulling unit or the trailer contained in the combination which shall have a minimum of eighteen wheels. These permits shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:

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

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

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

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

(5) Vehicles permitted under the provisions of this Section shall be prohibited from traveling on the interstate system.

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

Acts 1997, No. 420, §1; Acts 2004, No. 300, §1, eff. June 18, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:788 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 788
Civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. If the commission shall determine that any applicant is not qualified to receive a license, a license shall not be granted to said applicant, and if the commission shall determine that any licensee is guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission, his or its license may be suspended or revoked or a civil penalty may be imposed by the commission. The commission may also impose a civil penalty against any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust which is determined by the commission to have violated any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission.

B.(1) No civil penalty imposed for the violation of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission shall exceed two thousand dollars for each day such violation continues.

(2) On a second or subsequent violation, no civil penalty imposed shall exceed three thousand dollars for each day such second or subsequent violation continues. In order to constitute a second or subsequent violation there must occur a lapse of at least one day following the first or previous violation.

C. Any civil penalty imposed by the commission may, in the discretion of the commission, be suspended in whole or in part.

D. Upon the failure of any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust to timely pay any civil penalty imposed by the commission when due, the commission shall be entitled to recover by suit or otherwise, from such party all costs of collection, including court costs, deposition, and other discovery costs, and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the commission in collecting such civil penalty.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1; Acts 2012, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:238 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 238
Directional signs
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any parish, municipality, or school board may request the Department of Transportation and Development to place directional signs on the rights of way of the streets and highways which are within the state highway system and which are within the territorial jurisdiction of the governing authority making the request.

B. As used in this Section, a "directional sign" is a sign which serves the public purpose of directing vehicular traffic to or identifying streets, highways, buildings, facilities, or other entities or locations which are of interest to the public. Entities or locations which are of interest to the public include but are not limited to governmental buildings, churches, libraries, public or private schools, hospitals, historic districts, seasonal attractions, and tourist attractions.

C. The request for directional signs shall be in writing, shall be in the form of a resolution unanimously passed by the governing authority making the request, and shall state the information which is to appear on the sign, the name and general location of the entity to which the public is to be directed, and the general location at which the sign is to be located.

D. The Department of Transportation and Development shall erect and maintain each sign requested under this Section in accordance with federal regulations.

E. The Department of Transportation and Development shall adopt administrative rules to implement the provisions of this Section as authorized by and in accordance with state law and federal regulations.

F. Any signing requested shall be paid for in advance, sign cost only, by the requestor or public body making such request.

Acts 1990, No. 976, §1; Acts 1999, No. 222, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:427 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 427
Penalty
Status: in_force

A.(1) Violation of a provision of this Chapter, or of a regulation promulgated thereunder, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, while operating a Class "D" or Class "E" vehicle or involving a Class "D" or "E" license or application for a Class "D" or "E" license, shall subject the person to criminal penalties of a fine of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, and civil penalties of up to a one thousand two hundred fifty-dollar fine.

(2) Violation of a provision of this Chapter, or of a regulation promulgated thereunder, while operating a commercial motor vehicle or involving a commercial driver's license shall subject the person to criminal penalties of a fine of not less than ten nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for up to six months, or both and civil penalties of up to a two thousand five hundred dollar fine.

(3) Any commercial motor vehicle driver who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order as provided in this Chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one thousand one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars for each occurrence. Any employer who is convicted of violation of an out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each occurrence.

(4) Any employer convicted of knowingly requiring, permitting, or authorizing a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any federal, state, or local law or regulation regarding railroad grade crossings shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each occurrence.

(5) Any employer convicted of knowingly requiring, permitting, or authorizing a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during any period in which the driver has a suspended, revoked, or canceled commercial driver's license, has lost the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle, has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, has more than one commercial driver's license, or during a period in which the driver, the commercial motor vehicle, or the motor carrier operation is subject to an out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than eleven thousand dollars for each occurrence.

B.(1) For purposes of this Chapter and particularly R.S. 32:414.2, "conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court costs, or a violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated. A conviction will occur even if a person is referred to a remedial program as a substitute for the imposition of a penalty, fine, or other sanction.

(2) The assistant secretary of the office of motor vehicles shall notify any person found to be in violation of a civil penalty imposed by this Chapter of the penalty or disqualification to drive levied after due process either by mail or in person. Upon passage of thirty days without receipt of fine, the assistant secretary of the office of motor vehicles may order the removal of the offending vehicle's license tag if the registration is from Louisiana. For vehicles not registered within the state, any vehicle owned by the person or company may be seized. For offenses by the driver or operator, the driver's or operator's license shall be suspended. Upon receipt of the fine, the license tags, vehicle, or driver's license shall be returned.

(3) The amount of any civil penalty or duration of a disqualification to drive, or suspension, revocation, or cancellation imposed under this Chapter shall be determined by taking into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation committed and, with respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, history of prior offenses, ability to pay, effect on the ability to continue to do business, and any other matters as justice and public safety may require. In each case, the assessment shall be calculated to induce further compliance.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §10; Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 382, §1; Acts 1995, No. 693, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 131, §1; Acts 2003, No. 411, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 650, §2; Acts 2008, No. 88, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:71 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 71
Driving on right side of road; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:

(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement, including passing lanes;

(2) When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;

(3) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.

B.(1)(a) Upon all multilane highways, no vehicle shall be driven in the left-hand lane except when directed otherwise, preparing for a left turn at an intersection or private road or driveway, overtaking or passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or when right-hand lanes are congested; however, no vehicle being driven in the left lane except when directed otherwise or preparing for a left turn at an intersection, private road, or driveway shall impede any other vehicle that is traveling in the same lane and behind that vehicle.

(b) Upon all multilane highways, no vehicle traveling in the left-hand lane shall be driven at a speed slower than any vehicle traveling to its right on the same roadway.

(c) Upon all multilane highways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the circumstances then existing, shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic except when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway, or passing or overtaking a vehicle proceeding in the same direction, if passing on the left side of it. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize driving any vehicle in the left lane so as to prohibit, impede, or block passage of an overtaking vehicle in such lane and in such event the vehicle in the left lane prohibiting, impeding, or blocking passage of an overtaking vehicle shall expeditiously merge into the right lane of traffic.

(d) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply during a declared state of emergency when contraflow has been activated.

(2) Any vehicle proceeding on a multilane highway at a speed slower than the posted maximum speed limit shall be driven in the right hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing a vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. Persons in violation of this Paragraph shall be punished as follows:

(a) A fine of one hundred fifty dollars for the first offense.

(b) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars for a second subsequent offense within a twelve-month period of the first offense.

(c) A fine of three hundred fifty dollars for a third subsequent offense within a twelve-month period of the first offense or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, is directed to include a summary of this Section in any instructional publication for drivers.

D. The Department of Transportation and Development is directed to place signs on multilane highways, in an effort to make motorists aware of the provisions provided for in this Section.

E. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and the Department of Transportation and Development are directed to cooperatively develop and engage a public awareness campaign to notify motorists of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 608, §1; Acts 1975, No. 290, §1; Acts 1988, No. 246, §1; Acts 2009, No. 190, §1; Acts 2025, No. 24, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 806
Transfer of motor vehicle certificate of title to or from a dismantler and parts recycler
Status: in_force

In all transfers of motor vehicles at wholesale as authorized herein, a dismantler and parts recycler, duly licensed hereunder, shall have the authority to transfer the certificates of title to such motor vehicles as a dealer under the Louisiana Certificate of Title Law.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 2
Authority of Department of Transportation and Development
Status: in_force

A.(1) The department, as an exercise of the police power of this state, shall supervise and regulate all traffic on all highways within the state highway system and shall have the authority in its discretion to supervise and regulate all traffic on all highways within this state; promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Chapter and the general laws relative to highways and their construction, maintenance, and use, and the operation of vehicles and pedestrians thereon; and investigate the highways by utilizing surveys, traffic counts, etc., and effect methods and practices thereto, as in its judgment and experience it deems advisable.

(2) All rules and regulations promulgated by the department shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) All orders issued by the department relative to the determination of a maximum or minimum speed limit on a highway or weight limit on a bridge shall be published on the official website of the department. Any such order issued by the department shall become effective upon the erection of signs on the affected highway or bridge.

B. The department shall enforce the provisions of R.S. 32:380 through 388.1 and 390, R.S. 47:718 and the provisions of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 relating to trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers and Part V of Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the department's regulations adopted pursuant thereto on all highways within this state and shall exercise other power and authority as is specifically set forth in this Chapter or other laws of this state.

C.(1) The Weights and Standards Stationary Scales Police Force is hereby created within the department. It may enforce the provisions of R.S. 32:380 through 388.1 and 390, R.S. 47:718 and the provisions of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 relating to trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers; Part V of Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; the provisions of R.S. 32:389; and the access laws and regulations relative to controlled access highways.

(2) Members of the Weights and Standards Stationary Scales Police Force are authorized to carry weapons and to make arrests in the enforcement of these laws and regulations, and in that regard, shall have the same authority and powers conferred by law upon other law enforcement officers of this state; however, no member of the Weights and Standards Stationary Scales Police Force shall be authorized to carry a weapon until the member has received P.O.S.T. certification training.

D. The Department of Transportation and Development shall have sole authority over the issuance of special permits as set forth in R.S. 32:387.

E. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 384, §5, July 1, 2022.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 340, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 35, §1, eff. May 31, 1978; Acts 1982, No. 459, §1, eff. July 21, 1982.; Acts 1997, No. 273, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1186, §1; Acts 2010, No. 320, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 496, §1, eff. June 5, 2012; Acts 2021, No. 384, §§1, 5, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:710 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 710
Security interests; priority; notation on certificate
Status: in_force

A. A security interest covering a titled motor vehicle subject to this Chapter shall be perfected as of the time the financing statement is received by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, so long as such receipt subsequently is validated by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

B. The secretary shall, upon the request of any person, issue a certification whenever the financing statement is delivered to his office. Such certification receipt may include one or more security agreement applications.

C. Security interests affecting titled motor vehicles, perfected by filing with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles shall take priority in accordance with Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws.

D. The holders of a security interest on motor vehicles who expressly or impliedly consent to such vehicles being placed on sale by the owners thereof in the state of Louisiana in the ordinary course of business shall be precluded from asserting the said security interest created by it against bona fide retail purchasers in actual good faith of said vehicles. Holders of such security interest shall be deemed to have impliedly consented to sales of the property free and clear of such security interest to bona fide retail purchasers in actual good faith whenever the debtor is a dealer duly licensed to sell the type of vehicles covered by the floor plan mortgage. Such consent may not be negated or withheld by any express provision in the security agreement when the debtor holds such an occupational license. For purposes of this Section, a bona fide retail purchaser in actual good faith shall be deemed to be any person, firm, partnership or corporation purchasing a vehicle, for individual or business use and not for resale from a licensed dealer, who does not in fact know of a security interest existing on the property purchased; however, the holders of security interests on vehicles who expressly or impliedly consent to such vehicles being placed on sale by the owner thereof in the ordinary course of business shall not be precluded from asserting said security interests created by it against group or bulk purchases whether said purchase is in good faith or not.

E. The holder of a security interest covering a vehicle, upon presentation of a multiple original or certified copy of a multiple original, or photographic copy of the debtor's security agreement or financing statement, together with any respective certificate of title issued in this state or, if no certificate of title exists on such vehicle in this state, together with a proper application for certificate of title pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and the fee prescribed by law, may have a notation of such security interest made on the face of such certificate of title in the order in which it was filed. The commissioner shall enter said notation over his signature and seal of office, and he also shall note such security interest and the date receipt thereof was validated, on the duplicate of said certificate in his file. The commissioner also shall indicate by appropriate notation on the instrument itself the fact that such security interest has been noted on the certificate of title.

F. When such security interest is discharged, the requirements of R.S. 32:708 shall be complied with.

Acts 1950, No. 342, §13. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 121, §1; Acts 1954, No. 480, §1; Acts 1960, No. 33, §1; Acts 1960, No. 265, §2; Acts 1972, No. 771, §5; Acts 1975, No. 747, §1; Acts 1978, No. 519, §1; Acts 1978, No. 728, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1979, No. 210, §1; Acts 1981, No. 306, §2; Acts 1983, No. 419, §1; Acts 1985, No. 964, §1; Acts 1986, No. 193, §1; Acts 1989, No. 137, §11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 1079, §5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 128, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 303, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1310 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1310
Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of R.S. 32:1301 through 32:1308 or of any rules and regulations established by the director as herein provided shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Acts 1960, No. 405, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 403.4
Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle
Status: in_force

A.(1) A person applying for a Class "A", "B", or "C" commercial driver's license shall not have any physical or mental disability affecting the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Such person, unless exempted by the office of motor vehicles or by a rule or regulation, shall provide a current medical examiner's certificate, on a form approved by the office of motor vehicles, prepared by a duly licensed medical examiner, certifying that he is capable of exercising ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Such person shall submit a valid medical examiner's certificate at every renewal and shall carry a current medical examiner's certificate on his person at all times when driving a commercial motor vehicle requiring either a Class "A", "B", or "C" commercial driver's license as defined herein.

(2) A person applying for a commercial driver's license shall certify one of the following:

(a) Non-excepted interstate. That he operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification requirements of 49 Part CFR 391, and is required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate as required by 49 CFR 391.45.

(b) Excepted interstate. That he operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or operations that are exempted from the qualification requirements of 49 CFR Part 391 pursuant to 49 CFR 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3, and is therefore not required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 CFR 391.45.

(c) Non-excepted intrastate. That he operates only in intrastate commerce and therefore is subject to state driver qualification requirements.

(d) Excepted intrastate. That he operates in intrastate commerce but engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from state driver qualification requirements.

B. "Medical examiner" means a person who is licensed, certified, or registered to perform physical examinations.

Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 1086, §1; Acts 2012, No. 408, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:533 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 533
Application of Part
Status: in_force

This Part shall not become effective in any city, town, village or parish, until an ordinance of the governing authority adopting it has been passed and has been published in the official journal of the parish for at least thirty days.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 353
Modification of exhaust systems
Status: in_force

No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle, above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle and the original muffler shall comply with all of the requirements of R.S. 32:352.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1601
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Hydrocarbon gas" means a combustible organic gas containing only one carbon and hydrogen. Hydrocarbon gas includes, but is not limited to, propane, compressed natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, methane, or any chemically similar gas, but does not include gasoline or diesel fuel.

(2) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled, excluding a motorized bicycle.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 117, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:309 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 309
Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps and reflectors
Status: in_force

A. Front clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.

B. Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.

C. All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stop light, which must be red, or other signal device, which may be red, amber or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be white.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 292, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 361
Approved types of safety glass
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall approve and maintain a list of the approved types of safety glass, conforming to recognized specifications for safety glass, as defined in this Chapter, and the Department of Public Safety shall not issue a license for or relicense any motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this Chapter, unless such motor vehicle is equipped, as herein provided, with such approved type of glass.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:312 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 312
Obstructed lights not required
Status: in_force

Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp, except tail lamps, need not be lighted which, by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination, but this shall not affect the requirement that lighted clearance lamps be displayed on the front of the foremost vehicle required to have clearance lamps, nor that all lights required on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of any combination shall be lighted.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:738 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 738
Cease and desist order; injunctive relief
Status: in_force

A. In addition to or in lieu of the administrative sanctions provided in this Chapter, and any criminal sanctions otherwise provided by law, the office of motor vehicles is empowered to issue an order to any person engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Chapter, directing such person to cease and desist from such activity, conduct, or practice. Such order shall be issued in the name of the state of Louisiana under the official seal of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles.

B. If the person to whom the office of motor vehicles directs a cease and desist order does not cease and desist the proscribed activity, conduct, or practice within ten days from service of such cease and desist order by certified mail, the office of motor vehicles may cause to issue a writ of injunction enjoining such person from engaging in any activity, conduct, or practice proscribed by this Chapter. Such proceeding shall be brought in the district court having civil jurisdiction in any parish in which such person resides, or is domiciled or has his principal place of business. If the person whose license is to be suspended, revoked, canceled, or otherwise restricted is a nonresident and is not domiciled within the state, such proceeding may be brought in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.

C. Upon a proper showing by the office of motor vehicles that such person has engaged or is engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice proscribed by this Chapter, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order restraining the person from engaging in unlawful activity, conduct, or practices pending the hearing on a preliminary injunction, and in due course a permanent injunction shall issue after hearing, commanding the cessation of the unlawful activity, conduct, or practice complained of, all without the necessity of the office of motor vehicles having to give bond as usually required in such cases.

D. The trial of the proceeding by injunction shall be a summary proceeding, and shall be by the judge alone without a jury.

Acts 1993, No. 737, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:879 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 879
Registration after suspension of inoperable vehicle
Status: in_force

A. Any owner of a vehicle that is no longer in use or operable and the registration for which has been suspended, revoked, or withdrawn under any provision of this Chapter because of the accident, after complying with the requirements of this Chapter, shall be allowed to apply to register another vehicle when he furnishes to the commissioner one of the following:

(1) A copy of any sale, transfer, or assignment of the vehicle that is no longer in use or operable.

(2) The registration plate and registration certificate for the vehicle that is no longer in use or operable.

B. In the event the owner has no copy of the sale, transfer, or assignment or a registration plate and registration certificate for the vehicle, the owner may furnish the commissioner a written statement indicating the vehicle with the suspended registration is no longer in use. The affidavit shall be in the form required by the commissioner.

Acts 1984, No. 600, §1; Acts 2001, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:76.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 76.1
Limitations on passing bicycles
Status: in_force

A. This Section shall be known as the Colin Goodier Protection Act.

B. The operator of a motor vehicle, when overtaking and passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, shall exercise due care while the motor vehicle is passing the bicycle and shall leave a safe distance between the motor vehicle and the bicycle of not less than three feet and shall maintain such clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle. An operator of a motor vehicle may pass a bicycle traveling in the same direction in a no-passing zone only when it is safe to do so.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, is directed to include a summary of this Section in any instructional publication for drivers.

D. The Department of Transportation and Development is directed to place signs in areas frequently used by bicyclists in an effort to make motorists aware of the need to share the road with bicyclists.

E. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is directed to engage in a public awareness campaign to notify motorists and bicyclists of the provisions of this Section.

F. Any person who violates this Section shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.

Acts 2009, No. 147, §1; Acts 2010, No. 618, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 803
Other licenses not required
Status: in_force

A licensed dismantler and parts recycler shall not be required to obtain a separate license as a used motor vehicle dealer, an automobile accessory dealer, an automobile garage or shop, or a storage garage or yard to engage in the business of a dismantler and parts recycler as set forth herein.

Acts 2006, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1717.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1717.1
Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee
Status: in_force

A. Each towing company or storage facility which conducts non-consensual tows or non-consensual storage, or stores vehicles under the provisions of this Chapter shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars for a storage inspection license to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.

B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, subject to oversight of the House and Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committees, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, as are necessary, for the implementation of this Section.

C.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, may initiate an administrative action to suspend the storage license pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for either of the following:

(a) Repeat violations of any provision of this Chapter.

(b) The failure to meet requirements for the issuance of a storage license.

(2) Except as otherwise provided for in R.S. 49:977.3(C), no suspension imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall exceed thirty days.

(3) Revocation may be issued for three or more suspensions.

(4) Prior to the suspension or revocation of any license, the licensee shall have the opportunity for an impartial hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(5) For purposes of this Subsection, "repeat violations" means three or more violations of the same administrative rule or regulation within a two-year period.

Acts 2001, No. 856, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1; Acts 2019, No. 103, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:346 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 346
Brakes on bicycles
Status: in_force

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:300.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 300.1
Low-speed vehicles; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration; safety inspections
Status: in_force

A. A low-speed vehicle may be operated on any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street where the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less and may cross any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour at an intersection or may traverse any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street with a posted speed limit of not more than forty-five miles per hour for a distance not exceeding one quarter mile as a means of conveyance in connecting from one divided highway, highway, roadway, or street where the posted speed limit is no more than thirty-five miles per hour to another divided highway, highway, roadway, or street where the posted speed limit is no more than thirty-five miles per hour.

B. A low-speed vehicle operated upon any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street shall be equipped with the minimum motor vehicle equipment appropriate for motor vehicle safety as provided in 49 C.F.R. 571.500. This equipment shall include headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, taillamps, stop lamps, reflex reflectors, including one on each side as far to the rear as practicable, and one red reflector on the rear of the vehicle, an exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle and either an exterior mirror mounted on the passenger's side of the vehicle or an interior mirror, a parking brake, a windshield that conforms to the American National Standard Institute's "Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highways", a windshield wiper, speedometer, odometer, braking for each wheel, a seat belt assembly installed at each designated seating position, and a vehicle identification number.

C.(1) Any low-speed vehicle operated upon any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street shall be registered with the state of Louisiana, office of motor vehicles, in the same manner as motor vehicles intended for personal use; such low-speed vehicles shall be issued a license plate and shall be required to pay an annual registration license fee to be collected by the office of motor vehicles every two years in accordance with the procedures and schedule of fees provided for in R.S. 47:463.

(2) Any low-speed vehicle operated on any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street shall be required to comply with the provisions of R.S. 32:861 and 862 relative to required compulsory motor vehicle liability security.

D. No low-speed vehicle shall be operated by an unlicensed driver.

E. All low-speed vehicles shall be required to comply with the provisions of R.S. 32:1301 et seq.; however, low-speed vehicles shall not be subject to emissions requirements.

F.(1) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the Department of Transportation and Development from prohibiting the operation of any low-speed vehicle on any state highway under its jurisdiction if the department determines that such prohibition is necessary for the safety of the motoring public.

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

Acts 2003, No. 986, §1; Acts 2008, No. 746, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:661.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 661.2
Operation of a locomotive engine under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person who operates a locomotive engine upon the railroad tracks of this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of R.S. 32:662, to a chemical test or tests of his blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood and the presence of any drug in his blood if the person is involved in a collision at a railroad crossing at any roadway of this state alleged to have occurred when the person was driving or in actual physical control of the locomotive engine while believed to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, any drug, combination of drugs, or combination of alcohol and drugs.

(2) The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of the law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been operating or in physical control of the locomotive engine while under the influence of either an alcoholic beverage, any drug, combination of drugs, or combination of alcohol and drugs. The law enforcement agency by which such officer is employed shall designate which of the aforesaid tests shall be administered.

B. Any person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of refusal or who has been involved in a railroad crossing collision involving bodily injury or death shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by Subsection A of this Section, and the test or tests may be administered subject to the provisions of R.S. 32:662.

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

(a) His constitutional rights under Miranda v. Arizona and subsequent applicable jurisprudence.

(b) The consequences of his refusal to submit to the chemical test.

(c) The name and employing agency of all law enforcement officers involved in the detention, investigation, or arrest of the person.

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

D. If a person refuses the request of the law enforcement officer to submit to a chemical test offered pursuant to the provisions of this Section, a test shall not be given without a court order. A written report shall be forwarded by the enforcement officer to the United States Department of Transportation. The report shall state that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person had committed a crime pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 14:98 and that the person had refused to submit to the test upon the request of the peace officer and had been advised of the consequences of the refusal.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 81, §1; Acts 2024, No.662, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:390.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 390.23
Agency representatives
Status: in_force

A. Located within the truck center shall be representatives of the following agencies:

(1) The Public Service Commission.

(2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.

(3) The Department of Revenue.

(4) The Department of Transportation and Development.

B. All state agencies involved in the regulation and licensing of motor carriers shall provide at their own expense all personnel and equipment necessary for the following:

(1) The issuance of all permits, licenses, certificates, or other authorizations.

(2) The provision of both general and specific information as may be required by the respective state agency to adequately provide the services as set out in this Part.

Acts 1997, No. 273, §1; Acts 2010, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1302
Inspection by officers of the department
Status: in_force

A. The Director of Public Safety, members of the State Police and such other officers and employees of the department as the director may designate, may at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, require the driver of such vehicle to stop and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such test with reference thereto as may be appropriate.

B. In the event such vehicle is found to be in unsafe condition or any required part or equipment is not present or is not in proper repair and adjustment the officer shall give a written notice to the driver and shall send a copy to the department. Said notice shall require that such vehicle be placed in safe condition and its equipment in proper repair and adjustment specifying the particulars with reference thereto and that a certificate of inspection and approval be obtained within 5 days.

Acts 1960, No. 405, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1524.3
Contract carriers; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 32:1524, 1524.1, and 1524.2 shall be considered minimum standards and shall not be construed to supercede or abrogate any law, rule, or regulation which imposes stricter standards or regulations upon the operation of contract carriers which transport railroad employees.

B. Any person, corporation, or entity that violates the provisions of R.S. 32:1524, 1524.1, and 1524.2 or any rule promulgated thereto, shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not more than two thousand dollars for each offense or violation. Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In the event of continuing violations, each such violation shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.

Acts 2013, No. 193, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:295.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 295.3
Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any driver or operator to leave a child or children under the age of six years unattended and unsupervised in a motor vehicle.

B.(1) The term "unattended" as used in this Section means a child who has been left in a motor vehicle when the driver or operator of the vehicle is more than ten feet from the vehicle and unable to continuously observe the child.

(2) The term "unsupervised" as used in this Section means an unattended child when a person ten years of age or older is not physically present in the motor vehicle.

C.(1) A law enforcement officer who observes a child left unattended and unsupervised for a period in excess of ten minutes in violation of the provisions of this Section shall use whatever means are reasonably necessary to protect the child and remove the child from the motor vehicle.

(2) If the child is removed from the immediate area by a law enforcement officer pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the law enforcement officer shall place notification on the motor vehicle. The law enforcement officer shall hold the child until the parent or guardian returns.

D. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. For each second or subsequent offense, the defendant shall be subject to imprisonment, with or without hard labor, of not less than one year nor more than two years and a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or both.

E. Any law enforcement officer acting in good faith pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall have immunity from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed.

Acts 2003, No. 1032, §3; Acts 2005, No. 30, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:54 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 54
Size, weight and load of vehicles limited
Status: in_force

A. No person shall drive or move any vehicle, nor cause or knowingly permit any vehicle owned or controlled by him to be driven or moved, on any highway of this state when such vehicle is of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this Chapter or otherwise in violation of this Chapter, and the maximum size and weight of vehicles herein specified shall be lawful throughout the state.

B. The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight and load shall not apply to fire apparatus, vehicles and machinery used solely in the building of highways while actually temporarily engaged in work upon a highway, to implements of husbandry, including farm tractors temporarily moved upon a highway, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as herein provided, or to trolley coaches or motor buses operated under a franchise or indeterminate permit wholly within the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants.

C. These exceptions shall not include any vehicle or combinations of vehicles not used primarily for such purposes, nor ordinary commercial vehicles upon which are placed removable machinery for such purposes, nor vehicles designed for the purpose of evading the limitations of this Part.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:627 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 627
Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers
Status: in_force

The department and its duly authorized agents shall enforce the provisions of this Part and may sample, inspect, analyze and test any brake fluid manufactured, used, packed, sold or distributed within this state. The department, through its agents, shall have free access by all legal means during business hours to all premises, buildings, vehicles, cars, and vessels used in the manufacture, packing, storage, sale or transportation of brake fluid, and may by legal means open any box, carton, parcel or container of brake fluid and take therefrom samples for analysis or for evidence.

Acts 1958, No. 279, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:387.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 387.4
Equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility or petrochemical complex; Interstate highways
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary may issue special permits for the movement of equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility and/or petrochemical complex on Interstate highways located in this state. Vehicles transporting such equipment on Interstate highways shall not exceed a speed of forty-five miles per hour and shall be accompanied by a state police escort.

B. The provisions of R.S. 32:387 which are not in conflict herewith are applicable to the issuance of special permits under this Section.

C. The secretary may refuse to issue a special permit under this Section whenever, because of construction or the condition of the highway or because of traffic conditions thereon, the public would be endangered by the use sought to be permitted.

Acts 1992, No. 219, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:297 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 297
Low rider vehicles
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful to operate "low rider" vehicles on the streets and highways in this state, if the vehicle meets the following requirements:

(1) The vehicle complies with the minimum and maximum requirements for height of headlights.

(2) The vehicle has operational shock absorbers and springs and has at least three inches of suspension travel.

(3) The vehicle has at least four inches of ground clearance measured from the frame with the vehicle on a level surface.

(4) The vehicle complies with the general requirements for motor vehicles.

Acts 1989, No. 358, §1, eff. June 28, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:395 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 395
Police officers not impeded by this chapter
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law or by this Chapter, authorized agents of the commissioner shall not be impeded from exercising the functions of their office or performing their duties in the enforcement of this Chapter, the regulations of the department or of the commissioner adopted pursuant hereto, or any other law of this state within the scope of their authority upon any highway, whether or not the highway is located in whole or in part within the corporate limits of any incorporated municipality of whatsoever population or within any parish of this state. However, in doing so, they shall observe the traffic and police regulations of such municipalities and parishes and, whenever practicably possible, shall cooperate with the police departments of such municipalities or parish officials who shall aid and assist them in the enforcement of this Chapter.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1713 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 1713
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

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

(2) "Indirect compensation" means any benefit derived by the tow truck owner or operator as a result of barter, payment, or fees charged for repair work performed on the towed vehicle.

(3) "Non-consensual storage" means the storage or possession of a vehicle by an individual or storage facility operator without prior consent or authorization of the vehicle's owner or operator for the purpose of charging fees or obtaining ownership. Prior consent or authorization shall be documented by the storage facility by providing a written storage contract as outlined in R.S. 32:1722(C).

(4) "Non-consensual towing" means the movement or transportation of a vehicle by a tow truck without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the vehicle. This includes private property tows conducted in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:1736 and tows by law enforcement or other public agencies. Whenever an owner or operator of a vehicle requests a law enforcement officer or other public agency to initiate a tow, such tow shall be considered non-consensual and subject to Louisiana Public Service Commission tow rates.

(5) "Owner" means the last registered owner of a vehicle, the holder of any lien on a vehicle, and any other person with documented proof of ownership of a vehicle. Documented proof of ownership shall include a title, current registration, or a notarized bill of sale.

(6) "Tow" means pull, winch, carry, or otherwise move a vehicle or equipment other than under its own power with the use of a tow truck.

(7) "Tow truck" means any motor vehicle equipped with a boom or booms, winches, slings, tilt beds, semi-trailers, and/or similar equipment designed for the towing and/or recovery of vehicles and other objects which cannot operate under their own power or for some reason must be transported by means of towing.

(8) "Tow truck owner or operator" means any person or entity owning or operating a tow truck service.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1097, §1; Acts 2012, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 141
Stopping, standing, or parking outside business or residence districts
Status: in_force

A. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off such part of said highway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicles shall be available from a distance of two hundred feet in each direction upon such highway.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the main traveled portion of a highway so that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in that position. However, the driver shall remove the vehicle as soon as possible, and until it is removed it is his responsibility to protect traffic.

C. The driver of any vehicle left parked, attended or unattended, on any highway, between sunset and sunrise, shall display appropriate signal lights thereon, sufficient to warn approaching traffic of its presence. If the vehicle is not removed from the highway within twenty-four hours, the provisions of R.S. 32:473.1(B) shall apply.

D. In the event of a motor vehicle accident, if the driver is not prevented by injury and the vehicle is not disabled by the accident, or the accident has not resulted in serious injury or death of any person, the driver shall remove the vehicle from the travel lane of the highway to the nearest safe shoulder. Compliance with the provisions of this Subsection shall in no way be interpreted as a violation of requirements to remain at the scene of an accident as provided for in the Highway Regulatory Act or by R.S. 32:414.*

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1133, §1; Acts 2001, No. 401, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.

*As appears in enrolled bill.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:707.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 707.4
Alternate procedure to title trailers
Status: in_force

A. Every owner of a trailer, light-trailer, boat trailer, farm trailer, travel trailer, and mobile home, as defined according to R.S. 47:451, which has not been previously titled or licensed in another state, and for which no record exists with the department, shall be eligible to receive a certificate of title and register the trailer with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections if the following conditions are met:

(1) The individual applicant shall sign a Hold Harmless Affidavit, on a form approved by the department, in the presence of a commissioned notary public of this state.

(2) The individual applicant shall sign a sworn affidavit describing in full detail the act translative of ownership by which the individual applicant claims to have acquired ownership of the trailer in question, list any individuals involved in the acquisition of the trailer, and the purchase price of the trailer. This affidavit shall include the full description of the trailer, make, model, and vehicle identification number, and the affiant shall sign the affidavit in the presence of a commissioned notary public of this state.

(3) The individual applicant shall sign a motor vehicle application issued by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles.

(4) In the event the individual applicant cannot provide documentation proving ownership of the trailer, either a bill of sale or receipt, the individual applicant must obtain two sworn affidavits from individuals who shall have personal knowledge of the manner in which the individual applicant acquired the ownership of the trailer in question. The affiant shall sign and date the affidavit, which shall include the full description of the trailer, make, model, and vehicle identification number, in the presence of a commissioned notary public of this state.

(5) The owner of the trailer shall obtain a physical inspection of the trailer conducted by a Louisiana P.O.S.T.-certified law enforcement officer as provided for in R.S. 47:477.

(6) The owner of the trailer shall obtain a NCIC Check issued by a Louisiana P.O.S.T.-certified law enforcement officer or motor vehicle officer.

B. Upon meeting the requirements of Paragraphs (A)(1) through (6) of this Section, the individual applicant shall present to the department the documentation required in Paragraphs (A)(1) through (6) of this Section together with any fees or taxes that may be due.

C. Upon the submission of the above referenced documentation to the department, the owner of the trailer shall be eligible to receive a Louisiana registration of the trailer and vehicle license plate for the trailer in conjunction to R.S. 47:462. The department shall not issue a certificate of title for the trailer until the completion of one year from the date of registration in which a motor vehicle officer must conduct a NCIC Check. With the verification from NCIC, the motor vehicle office shall print a Louisiana motor vehicle title for the trailer and mail the title to the stated registered owner.

D. The department shall promulgate any rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

E. The issuance of a title pursuant to this Section shall not preclude another person from judicially asserting their ownership to the trailer in question.

Acts 2008, No. 594, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:237 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 237
Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) No one shall in any way tamper with, move, damage, or destroy any barricade, sign, or signal placed upon any highway by the department or by any contractor or subcontractor doing highway construction or repair work under or by authority of the department; nor shall any person disobey the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of any warning signs, signals, or barricades so placed upon any highway under construction or repair; nor shall any person disobey the instructions, signals, or warnings of any flagman; nor shall any person drive around or through any barricade or fences placed upon any closed highway by the department or any contractor or subcontractor doing highway construction or repair work under or by authority of the department unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.

(2) No individual shall without proper authority:

(a) Sell or purchase any official sign or signal of the department, or

(b) Remove or possess such sign or signal without the intention of returning the sign or signal to its original location.

B. Persons violating this Section shall be prima facie at fault and responsible for any damage to persons or property resulting from the said violation. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to affect the liability of any other persons for failure to properly maintain warnings and markings of construction work.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the employees of the department or of any contractor or subcontractor or other person whose proper and lawful duties require them to go upon any portion of a highway which is under construction or in the process of being repaired, nor shall the presence of such persons, or that of machinery being operated by them, upon any portion of a highway, which is under construction or in the process of being repaired, be deemed negligent.

D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prevent or interfere with peaceful picketing by a labor organization.

E. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 256, §1; Acts 1984, No. 809, §1; Acts 1989, No. 122, §1, eff. June 22, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 1145, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:293 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 32 / Section 293
Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time
Status: in_force

A. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 620, §2.

B. It shall be unlawful for the driver or operator of any school bus while transporting school children to permit any child to stand in said bus while same is in motion if there is seating space available for the use of such child.

C. It shall be unlawful for anyone responsible for the transportation of school children on school buses, including drivers or operators of buses, transportation supervisors, school superintendents, and members of parish and city school boards to permit a number of children exceeding the number of seats available on a bus to be transported at one time on such bus.

Added by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 44, §1; Acts 1997, No. 620, §§1, 2.