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LA Rev Stat § 32:371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§371. Enforcement of Part

RS 371 - Enforcement of Part The commissioner shall have charge of the enforcement of this Part and, in this respect, shall see that every motor vehicle is equipped with the flares, flags, or warning devices provided for, and he shall have the power to make and publish regulations and requirements with reference to the types of flares, flags, or warning devices to be carried as equipment by motor vehicles.  Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 32:372 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§372. Warning devices, submission to commissioner; fee

RS 372 - Warning devices, submission to commissioner; fee Any person desiring approval of a warning device shall submit to the commissioner two sets of each type of the device for which approval is desired, together with a fee of twenty-five dollars. This fee shall be used in making proper tests of the devices submitted and in issuing certificates of approval therefor in accordance with the requirements for oil burning flares or reflectors or similar devices as adopted by him.  Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 32:373 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§373. Removal of warning device

RS 373 - Removal of warning device No person shall willfully remove any warning device placed upon the highways under the provisions of R.S. 32:367 through R.S. 32:369 before the driver is ready to proceed upon the highway.  Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:374 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§374. Violation of regulations of commissioner

RS 374 - Violation of regulations of commissioner No person shall violate any rule, regulation, or requirement adopted by the commissioner under the provisions of this Chapter.  Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 32:375 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§375. Air conditioning equipment

RS 375 - Air conditioning equipment A. Mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment which is used to cool the driver or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle shall be manufactured, installed and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public, and shall not contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable.  B. The commissioner may adopt and enforce safety requirements, regulations, and specifications consistent with the requirements of this Section applicable to such equipment, which shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the current recommended practice or standard application to such equipment approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers.  C. No person shall have for sale, offer for sale, sell or equip any motor vehicle with any equipment unless it complies with the requirements of this Section.  D. No person shall operate on any highway of this state any motor vehicle equipped with any air conditioning equipment unless said equipment complies with the requirements of this Section.  Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 32:376 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§376. Special lights for certain department vehicles

RS 376 - Special lights for certain department vehicles The department is authorized to install on vehicles used by it incidental to the painting of stripes on highways, two fixed white lights, directed to the rear, which lights may be illuminated while the vehicles are in use upon the highway. Added by Acts 1963, No. 33, §3. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2006, No. 11, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 32:377 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§377. Slow moving vehicle, identification

RS 377 - Slow moving vehicle, identification Every motor vehicle, combination of motor vehicle and towed equipment, every self-propelled unit of equipment, self-propelled implement of husbandry, or towed implement of husbandry normally operating at speeds not in excess of twenty-five miles per hour on public streets and roads at all times shall be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem as follows: (1) Where the towed unit or any load thereon obscures the slow moving vehicle emblem on the towing unit, the towed unit shall be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem.  (2) Where the slow moving vehicle emblem on the towing unit is not obscured by the towed unit or its load, then either or both may be equipped with the required emblem, but it shall be sufficient if either has it.  (3) The emblem required shall comply with current standards and specifications as established by the American Society of Automotive Engineers and approved by the commissioner.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 142, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 32:378 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§378. School bus body, hood, bumpers; color of paint; back-up audible alarms

RS 378 - School bus body, hood, bumpers; color of paint; back-up audible alarms  A. Every school bus shall be painted national school bus glossy yellow except that the hood shall be painted the same color or lusterless black and its roof may be painted white. Bumpers shall be painted glossy black, except that for increased night visibility they may be covered with a retroflective material.  B. Any school bus acquired for any purpose other than transporting children to and from school shall be painted a color other than national school bus glossy yellow and all lights, signals, and other devices and any lettering identifying the vehicle as a school bus shall be removed.  C. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit a yellow school bus owned by a church from being used for other church related purposes. D. Every new school bus ordered or purchased after August 15, 1993, and every used bus not in service as a school bus on that date, but put into service as a school bus thereafter, shall be equipped with an automatic back-up audible alarm which sounds on backing and which is capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than one hundred feet. The alarm shall also be capable of operating automatically when the vehicle is in neutral or a forward gear but rolls backward.  Acts 1983, No. 700, §1; Acts 1990, No. 652, §2; Acts 1993, No. 493, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 32:378.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§378.1. Display of patently obscene words, photographs, and depictions

RS 378.1 - Display of patently obscene words, photographs, and depictions A. No person owning or operating a Louisiana registered motor vehicle on any of the public streets in this state shall affix to any part of such motor vehicle any sticker, decal, emblem, or other device containing patently obscene words, photographs, or depictions that are displayed to members of the public not occupying such vehicle. For the purposes of this Section, "obscene" shall have the meaning of "obscenity" as contained in R.S. 14:106.  B. Any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 32:378.1, upon conviction, may be penalized by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars. Acts 1989, No. 649, §1, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 32:378.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§378.3. Installation of sound amplification systems to exterior of vehicle; prohibited

RS 378.3 - Installation of sound amplification systems to exterior of vehicle; prohibited A. Sound amplification systems shall not be installed on the exterior of a chassis of a vehicle, including but not limited to vehicle grill or undercarriage, or used in such a manner as to emit sound outside of a vehicle. B. Vehicle horns shall not be wired in order to make a sound other than the sound made by the manufactured installed horn. C. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars. No less than twenty-five dollars of each fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be collected by the court and shall immediately be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the remainder shall be appropriated to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to emergency response vehicles, recreational vehicles, vehicles while in a parade, vehicles towing trailers, or vehicles used solely for commercial purposes. Acts 2009, No. 124, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:379 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§379. Applicability; regulations in excess of R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386 prohibited

RS 379 - Applicability; regulations in excess of R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386 prohibited A. The provisions of this Part governing width, height, length, tire pressure, weight, and load shall apply to vehicles in regular operation, as defined in R.S. 32:1. Vehicles operated under the terms of special permits are covered in R.S. 32:387.  B. The department shall not enact any regulation to allow any vehicle to travel the highways of this state in excess of the limits or requirements provided in R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386, both inclusive. Added by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 32:380 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§380. Width; projecting loads on vehicles

RS 380 - Width; projecting loads on vehicles A. The width of any vehicle shall not exceed one hundred two inches, exclusive of safety devices. B. The load on any vehicle shall not project more than twelve inches beyond the width of its body. C. The width of a farm tractor shall not exceed nine feet. D. The secretary shall designate the qualifying highway system to which the foregoing width limitations shall apply. E. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 347, §2. Added by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Acts 1983, No. 416, §1; Acts 1990, No. 51, §1; Acts 1990, No. 896, §1; Acts 2003, No. 347, §§1 and 2.
LA Rev Stat § 32:381 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§381. Height

RS 381 - Height A.(1) The height of any vehicle and its load shall not exceed thirteen feet, six inches, except that the height of any vehicle and its load which operates exclusively on the interstate highway system shall not exceed fourteen feet, provided that vehicles operating on the interstate highway system shall have reasonable access, within one road mile from the interstate highway to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, unless prohibited for specific safety reasons on individual routes. (2) The operator of a vehicle that is higher than thirteen feet six inches shall ensure that the vehicle will pass through each vertical clearance of a structure in its path without touching the structure. (3) Any damage to a bridge, underpass, or similar structure caused by the height of a vehicle shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle. B. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to require the state or any subdivision thereof or any person, firm, or corporation in this state to raise, alter, construct, or reconstruct any overpass, wire, pole, trestle, or other structure to provide such clearance. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1977, No. 141, §1; Acts 1983, No. 416, §2; Acts 2004, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:383 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§383. Loads on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties; definition

RS 383 - Loads on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties; definition A.(1) The load on a vehicle shall not drop, sift, leak, or otherwise escape therefrom, except that sand may be dropped on a highway to secure traction or a liquid substance may be dropped on a highway to clean or maintain such highway. (2) Any load of garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material being transported by a commercial hauler shall be covered while being transported in such a manner as to prevent the load from spilling or dropping from the vehicle. (3) Any violation of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection for failure to cover any load of garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (4) The penalty provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection shall not apply when the load was properly covered and subsequently became uncovered as the result of an accident or circumstances beyond the control of the operator of the vehicle. B.(1) The load on any vehicle shall be securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway. (2) Freight containers, as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, used in both the waterborne transport of cargo and in the overland transport of cargo shall be properly secured so as to prevent the container from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway. (3) Any violation of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (4) The penalty provisions of R.S. 32:383(B)(3) shall not apply when the freight container was properly secured and subsequently became loose or detached as the result of an accident or circumstances beyond the control of the operator of the vehicle. C. "Loose material" means dirt, sand, gravel, nails, or other material that is capable of blowing or spilling from a vehicle as a result of movement or exposure to air, wind currents, or weather, but shall not include agricultural products in their natural state or wood chips. Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 257, §1; Acts 1985, No. 936, §1; Acts 1990, No. 928, §1; Acts 2006, No. 302, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:383.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§383.1. Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties

RS 383.1 - Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties 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 § 32:385 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§385. Farm vehicles and equipment; exemptions

RS 385 - Farm vehicles and equipment; exemptions  A.(1)(a) Farm and agricultural vehicles and equipment, except draglines and bulldozers, being operated or transported for bona fide agricultural purposes or the transportation of farm vehicles and equipment to be used for normal farm purposes by persons transporting such farm equipment or machinery, for distances not to exceed fifty miles from the point of origin, and fertilizer tending units shall be exempt from the requirements of R.S. 32:380 through 382 and, additionally, farm equipment shall be exempt from the requirements of R.S. 32:384.  (b) Trailers and semi-trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than twelve thousand pounds, when owned and used by a retail business in this state and designed and used exclusively for the purposes of pick-up or delivery of new, used, or repaired farm equipment for distances not to exceed fifty miles from the point of origin, shall be exempt from the requirements of R.S. 32:380.  (2) Vehicles being operated to transport timber cutting or logging equipment from one job site to another and the equipment being transported, when the trailer upon which the equipment is towed and the equipment are owned or leased by the same person, shall be exempt from the requirements of R.S. 32:380, 381, and 382.  (3) Such farm vehicles and vehicles transporting cutting or logging equipment may use any public highways other than those designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways during the period from sunrise until sunset without obtaining a special permit from the secretary, as provided in R.S. 32:387, or from any other agency or department of the state or political subdivisions, provided that such machinery or equipment being shipped by persons to be used for normal farm purposes shall be equipped with front and rear reflector lights and with a blinking hazard light clearly visible from the front and rear.  B. The provisions of R.S. 32:380, 381, and 382, relative to limitations on the width, height, and length of motor vehicles shall not apply to trucks which transport seed cotton modules or cotton from the field to the gin, or cotton seed from the gin to the mill, if the owner or operators of such trucks obtain an annual permit to be issued by the secretary for an annual fee of five dollars, according to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the secretary. NOTE: Subsection C eff. upon exemption notification from federal Dept. of Transportation. See Acts 1991, No. 445.  C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, Part 393.86 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and state law as they pertain to the requirements of bumpers or devices serving similar purposes shall not apply to any vehicle transporting seed cotton modules if such vehicle was manufactured prior to September 1, 1991.  Acts 1991, No. 306, §1; Acts 1991, No. 307, §1; Acts 1991, No. 445, §1; Acts 1997, No. 113, §1; Acts 1999, No. 786, §1; Acts 2018, No. 223, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:385.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§385.1. Recreational vehicles; exemptions

RS 385.1 - Recreational vehicles; exemptions Recreational vehicles as defined in R.S. 32:771 and truck campers may exceed the maximum width provided in R.S. 32:380 if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle. Acts 2001, No. 1207, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:386.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§386.1. Blanket oversize yearly permit; fees

RS 386.1 - Blanket oversize yearly permit; fees Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and Development shall establish a blanket oversize yearly permit for vehicles the width of which does not exceed twelve feet, the height of which does not exceed fourteen feet and four inches, a length not to exceed ninety feet, and the front and rear overhang of which does not exceed twenty-five feet. The fee for this yearly permit shall be five hundred dollars. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the implementation of this Section. Acts 1997, No. 292, §1; Acts 2014, No. 49, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 32:387.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§387.1. Escort vehicles; permit to operate required

RS 387.1 - Escort vehicles; permit to operate required  A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of R.S. 32:388 and except for those vehicles provided for in R.S. 32:385, or any rule or regulation adopted under authority thereof, or of any other provision of law or rule or regulation, all motor vehicles excluding motorcycles, shall be proper escorts in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:388 and any other laws and rules or regulations providing with respect to motor vehicles and traffic regulation, for the moving of house trailers on the roads, streets and highways of this state.  B.(1) Each company which operates an escort service in this state shall register annually with the secretary in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. The oversight review of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Section shall be conducted by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. The secretary shall establish a permit fee sufficient to cover the costs of the service. The fee shall not be less than ten dollars.  (2) Each application for registration shall be accompanied by each of the following:  (a) The name and address of the agent for service of process. The agent shall reside in and shall be domiciled in this state.  (b) Proof of coverage for general liability insurance, motor vehicle liability insurance, and workers' compensation, each providing for a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars in coverage.  (c) Proof that each driver of an escort vehicle has a valid operator's license issued by a state or territory of the United States.  (d) Such other information as the secretary by rule may require.  C. The secretary may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue a registration for any violation of the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.  D. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be fined one hundred dollars for each offense.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 433, §1. Acts 1986, No. 575, §1; Acts 2018, No. 289, §1. {{NOTE: THE CITE OF R.S. 32:388 IN 32:387.1 REFERS TO R.S. 32:388 AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE 1977 REGULAR SESSION.}}
LA Rev Stat § 32:387.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§387.2. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

RS 387.2 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 32:387.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§387.3. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

RS 387.3 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.