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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.2. Special permits; vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible container imports or exports to port facilities

RS 32:387.2 - Special permits; vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible container imports or exports to port facilities
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.4. Equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility or petrochemical complex; Interstate highways

RS 32:387.4 - Equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility or petrochemical complex; Interstate highways
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.5. Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49

RS 32:387.5 - Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, and provided the federal government does not raise any objection to such permitted weight limitations, Interstate 49 from its northern intersection with U.S. Highway No. 167 near Meeker in Rapides Parish to its southern intersection with U.S. Highway No. 167 near Washington in St. Landry Parish is hereby deemed as an alternate route for U.S. Highway No. 167. Any vehicle traveling under a special permit issued under the provisions of this Subpart, the conditions of which permit travel on U.S. Highway No. 167, is hereby authorized to travel Interstate 49 under the same conditions and restrictions as those applicable to its permit to travel on U.S. Highway No. 167.
Acts 1995, No. 254, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.6. Special permits; trucks hauling cotton modules

RS 32:387.6 - Special permits; trucks hauling cotton modules
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall issue annual special permits to persons who operate trucks which haul cotton modules and are in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. 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 fifty dollars per permit per year.
(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of a three-axle vehicle at a gross weight of sixty-eight thousand pounds; with a tandem axle not to exceed forty-eight thousand pounds; and a single axle not to exceed twenty thousand pounds. These permits shall allow travel on any state-maintained highway with the exception of interstates.
(4) The secretary may impose a civil penalty of up to five cents per pound for each violation of the limit established in this Subsection. The secretary, by rule, shall establish procedures for enforcing the provisions of this Subsection, including a procedure by which persons accused of violations may contest those accusations.
Acts 1995, No. 790, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.8. Vehicles requiring steering axle permit; interstate highways

RS 32:387.8 - Vehicles requiring steering axle permit; interstate highways
All vehicles requiring a steering axle permit to travel on state highways shall also be entitled to travel on interstate highways without an additional permit, provided the single axle vehicles requiring such permit do not exceed twenty-four thousand pounds in weight.
Acts 1997, No. 176, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.9. Special permit; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops

RS 32:387.9 - Special permit; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.9.1. Special permits; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops; authorization to travel upon segment of Interstate 49 as alternate route to US 71 and US 167

RS 32:387.9.1 - Special permits; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops; authorization to travel upon segment of Interstate 49 as alternate route to US 71 and US 167
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and provided the federal government does not raise any objection to such permitted weight limit, any vehicle issued an annual special permit pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:387.9 may travel upon that segment of Interstate 49 between its interchange with US 71 and US 167 (MacArthur Drive) south of the city of Alexandria and its interchange with Rapides Station Road north of the city of Alexandria as an alternate route to US 71 and US 167.
Acts 2010, No. 847, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.10. Special permit; vehicles transporting timber cutting or logging equipment

RS 32:387.10 - Special permit; vehicles transporting timber cutting or logging equipment
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.11. Semiannual critical off-road equipment permit; authorization

RS 32:387.11 - Semiannual critical off-road equipment permit; authorization
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to provide for a semiannual critical off-road equipment permit. Critical off-road equipment as defined in the manual entitled "Louisiana Regulations for Trucks, Vehicles and Loads" are either vehicles or combinations of vehicles with booster units, or vehicles not designated as noncritical off-road equipment, or those vehicles classified as critical off-road equipment by the department.
B. The fee for a semiannual critical off-road equipment permit shall be based on the following formula:
# of lbs. over weight
x $.07/ton x # of miles in 6 mos. + $25(adm. fee)
2000
Acts 1999, No. 786, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.12. Annual noncritical off-road equipment permit; authorization

RS 32:387.12 - Annual noncritical off-road equipment permit; authorization
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to provide for an annual noncritical off-road equipment permit. "Noncritical off-road equipment" means either vehicles or combinations of vehicles without booster units, or vehicles with a single-single, single-tandem, single-triple, or tandem-tandem axle configuration in which no single axle is in excess of thirty thousand pounds nor tandem or triple axles in excess of fifty-four thousand pounds, as defined in the manual entitled "Louisiana Regulations for Trucks, Vehicles and Loads", or those vehicles classified as noncritical off-road equipment by the department.
B. The fee for a noncritical off-road equipment permit shall be one thousand dollars per permit per year.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and provided that there are no objections raised by the federal government, noncritical off-road equipment that has been issued a valid annual noncritical off-road equipment permit may be allowed to tow a two-axle motor vehicle as long as the towed vehicle does not exceed ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight, and the combination of the off-road equipment and the towed vehicle does not exceed an overall length of sixty-five feet. Counterweights are allowed to be carried on the off-road equipment when carried in a functional position.
Acts 1999, No. 786, §1; Acts 2009, No. 285, §1; Acts 2013, No. 130, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.14. Special permit; heavy equipment

RS 32:387.14 - Special permit; heavy equipment
In addition to the special permits issued on an annual basis or a per trip basis as provided for in this Part, the secretary is hereby authorized to issue annual special permits to transporters of heavy equipment. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to the fee for such annual permit, which shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars, and the size and weight authorized under the permit, which shall not exceed size and weight restrictions for transporters of heavy equipment under this Part.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 121, §1, eff. April 19, 2000.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.16. Special permit; sealed containerized cargo for export; containerboard, kraft liner, and roll pulp; limitations

RS 32:387.16 - Special permit; sealed containerized cargo for export; containerboard, kraft liner, and roll pulp; limitations
A. Provided there are no objections raised by the Federal Highway Administration, the secretary may issue special annual permits for one-way hauls from Pineville, Louisiana to New Orleans, Louisiana of sealed containerized cargo intended for exportation. This special annual permit shall be limited to sealed containerized cargo which contains containerboard, kraft liner, or roll pulp. 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 permit shall be seven hundred fifty dollars per year.
(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with not more than five axles at a total gross vehicle weight not to exceed ninety thousand pounds; and a tandem axle weight not to exceed forty thousand pounds.
B. 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 may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2003, No. 1219, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.17. Special permit; containerized cargo intended for export; rules and regulations; ports in Ouachita Parish

RS 32:387.17 - Special permit; containerized cargo intended for export; rules and regulations; ports in Ouachita Parish
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.19. Special permit; bagged rice for export; rules and regulations; Port of Lake Charles

RS 32:387.19 - Special permit; bagged rice for export; rules and regulations; Port of Lake Charles
A. Provided there are no written objections raised by the Federal Highway Administration, the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development may issue special annual permits for one-way hauls of bagged rice for export within a sixty-mile radius of the Port of Lake Charles. These special permits shall be issued at the truck permit office of the Department of Transportation and Development.
(1) The permit shall be issued at the truck permit office of the Department of Transportation and Development.
(2) The fee for the permit shall be five hundred dollars annually.
(3) The permit may authorize the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total gross vehicle weight not to exceed ninety-five thousand pounds. No tandem axle set equipped with low pressure pneumatic tires shall exceed thirty-four thousand pounds on the interstate system or thirty-seven thousand pounds off the interstate system. No tridum axle set equipped with low pressure pneumatic tires shall exceed forty-two thousand pounds on the interstate system or forty-five thousand pounds off the interstate system.
(4) The secretary may impose a civil penalty of up to five cents per pound for each violation of the weight limit established by this Section.
B. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provision of this Section.
Acts 2010, No. 847, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:387.20. Special permit; ready-mixed concrete trucks

RS 32:387.20 - Special permit; ready-mixed concrete trucks
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:388.1. Penalties; multiple violations

RS 32:388.1 - Penalties; multiple violations
Whoever owns or drives any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of two or more of the provisions of this Part at any one time shall be assessed the greater or the greatest of the penalties, in the full amount of the penalty. The department is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to provide that in addition to assessment of the greater or greatest penalty, the owner or driver shall be assessed a penalty not to exceed ten dollars for each other violation committed at the same time; however, such rules and regulations shall only be promulgated provided the Federal Highway Administration initiates official sanctions which would result in the loss of National Highway System apportionment or other federal funds should such penalties for multiple violations not be provided.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 677, §1. Acts 1993, No. 692, §1, eff. June 21, 1993; Acts 2010, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 384, §§1, 5, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:390. Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System

RS 32:390 - Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System
A. A program incorporating a Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System and an Enforcement Camera System (ECS) shall be established throughout the state of Louisiana, when sufficient funds are available for the program.
B. The Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System shall provide integrated functions of traffic management, weight enforcement, and data collection for a weigh station bypass monitoring system, which shall include an Enforcement Camera System (ECS).
C. All trucks attempting to bypass weigh station facilities using certain off-ramp bypass routes will be screened and monitored by a Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Photo Enforcement System. Trucks which do not exit to the weigh station shall be weighed and classified by a highly accurate Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Photo Enforcement System. As trucks traverse the Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) site a camera will capture an image of the truck and match it with the truck's weight. Its images shall be captured and stored by the Roadside Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Electronics and shall be transmitted to the central office station computer via a communication modem. At the central office, a station computer with monitor will display the image of the violating truck, with the truck's gross weight indicated on the screen. This image can then be printed in the central office and used for enforcement purposes.
D. When it is determined that a truck is in violation, the driver shall stop at the weigh station within twenty-four hours of the violation.
E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 32:388.
Acts 1997, No. 1071, §1; Acts 1999, No. 365, §1, eff. June 16, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 130, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:390.21. Louisiana Truck Center; creation; purpose

RS 32:390.21 - Louisiana Truck Center; creation; purpose
A. Within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections there shall be established and is hereby created the Louisiana Truck Center, hereinafter referred to as the "truck center". The purpose of this truck center shall be to serve as the headquarters and central location for motor carriers in obtaining all permits and for payment of any fees or charges required to engage in the motor carrier trade in the state of Louisiana.
B.(1) For the purposes of this Section, "permit" means any license, certificate, registration, permit, or any other form of authorization required by a state agency to engage in the motor carrier trade in the state of Louisiana.
(2) However, the provisions of this Part shall not apply to any permit or other form of authorization which requires the approval of the Public Service Commission after notification and public hearings.
C. The truck center shall provide centralized services to assist motor carriers in identifying and securing all appropriate permits required to operate a motor carrier business in the state. The goal of the truck center shall be to enable interested parties to secure permits and information regarding such permits at a single location.
Acts 1997, No. 273, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:390.22. Services and assistance

RS 32:390.22 - Services and assistance
A. The truck center shall serve as a centralized licensing and information center.
B. The truck center shall have the responsibility of developing, implementing, managing, and operating a system of:
(1) Assisting the trucking interests by providing both general and specific information on permitting and by furnishing permit application forms pertaining to their specific businesses.
(2) Compiling a list of all state permits and categorizing the required permits into a comprehensive handbook that is readily available to persons interested in establishing a motor carrier trade.
(3) Providing an applicant with on-site contacts with the proper state agency representative responsible for processing and reviewing the respective permit application.
(4) Assisting the applicant in the following:
(a) Clarification of licensing requirements and standards.
(b) Preparation of applications and forms.
(c) Determination of the status of an application during the review process, including the resolution of disputes.
(d) General coordination of the various aspects of the permitting or licensing process.
(5) Coordinating federal, state, and local permit review actions to the extent practicable.
(6) Allow trucking interests to procure and pay for needed authorizations at a one-stop site.
Acts 1997, No. 273, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:390.23. Agency representatives

RS 32:390.23 - Agency representatives
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:392. Impounding of vehicles; prohibitions

RS 32:392 - Impounding of vehicles; prohibitions
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:393.1. Records of convictions; extracts; fees

RS 32:393.1 - Records of convictions; extracts; fees
A. The commissioner shall prepare and maintain records of the convictions of any person for the violation of traffic offenses which the courts of this state or federal court and magistrates have forwarded to the Department of Public Safety. Extract copies of such records shall be available through the Baton Rouge office and at least two offices in every district.
B. The commissioner shall furnish an extract copy of license records required to be kept by Subsection A hereof to state, parish, municipal, and court officials of this state for official use only, without charge.
C. The commissioner shall charge a fee of five dollars for furnishing extract copies from the Baton Rouge office of license records required to be kept by Subsection A to other persons, firms, or corporations for uses other than official. The fee for extract copies furnished from local field offices shall be ten dollars.
D. All fees collected by the department's local field offices shall be paid into the state treasury on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month following their collection and, in accordance with Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.
E. REPEALED BY ACTS 1983, 1ST EX. SESS., N0. 33, §6, EFF. JAN. 19, 1983.
Acts 1963, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 508, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1977, No. 421, §1; Acts 1980, No. 167, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 33, §§2, 6, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1983, No. 231, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1060, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §10.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 1060, §2.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:393.2. Reports; diplomatic immunities and privileges; U.S. Department of State; deadlines

RS 32:393.2 - Reports; diplomatic immunities and privileges; U.S. Department of State; deadlines
A. Whenever any driver who displays a driver's license issued by the United States Department of State or who otherwise claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code, is stopped by a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation of any provision of this Chapter or when any such driver has been involved in a motor vehicle accident, the law enforcement officer shall record the driver's name, address, motor vehicle license number, operator license number, and all other relevant information contained on the driver's license or identification card issued by the United States Department of State. If the driver has been stopped, the officer shall forward such information, with a copy of the traffic citation, if applicable, to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections within seven calendar days after the traffic stop. If the driver is involved in a motor vehicle accident, the law enforcement officer shall forward such information with a copy of the written report of the accident investigation to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections within forty-eight hours after completion of the accident investigation.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall receive all information, including copies of citations and accident reports, required under the provisions of this Section and shall forward such information and copies of reports and citations to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, of the United States Department of State within seven calendar days following receipt of such information.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit the application of any criminal law or motor vehicle regulation to an individual who has or claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code.
Acts 2001, No. 37, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:394. Flagrant violations; courts to give details on request of department

RS 32:394 - Flagrant violations; courts to give details on request of department
The courts shall, upon the request of the commissioner or his agents, furnish to the secretary the details of all particularly flagrant cases which may be heard before them. They may make recommendations to the commissioner as to the suspension or revocation of the licenses and the certificates of registration of the defendant in such cases as they deem necessary.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:395. Police officers not impeded by this chapter

RS 32:395 - Police officers not impeded by this chapter
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:396. Commissioner to publish records

RS 32:396 - Commissioner to publish records
As often as practicable, but at least once each month, the commissioner shall either publish or post upon public bulletin boards in each of his offices, a record of stolen and recovered motor vehicles and of suspensions and revocations of operators' and chauffeurs' licenses. He also shall furnish copies of such records to the police departments and sheriffs' offices throughout the state.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:397. Commissioner to furnish forms and receive accident reports

RS 32:397 - Commissioner to furnish forms and receive accident reports
A. The commissioner shall prepare, and may supply to police and sheriff offices and other suitable agencies, forms for accident reports calling for sufficiently detailed information to disclose, with reference to a highway accident, the cause, the conditions then existing, the persons and vehicles involved, the names of the liability carriers and policy numbers for the vehicles, and the name, address, and telephone number of the insurance agents who procured the liability policies providing coverage for the vehicles.
B. The commissioner shall receive accident reports required to be made by law and shall tabulate and analyze such reports and publish, annually or at more frequent intervals, statistical information based thereon as to the number, cause, and location of highway accidents.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 676, §1; Acts 1995, No. 527, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:398.1. Traffic citations; form; issuance

RS 32:398.1 - Traffic citations; form; issuance
A. All traffic enforcement agencies in this state shall provide traffic citations in appropriate form containing notices to appear, which shall be issued through one of the following manners:
(1) Books with citations in quadruplicate and meeting the requirements of this Part and approved by the commissioner.
(2) Electronic tickets or e-tickets meeting the requirements of this Part and approved by the commissioner. For the purposes of this Section, an "electronic ticket" or "e-ticket" means a ticket that is electronically generated and transmitted.
B. The chief administrative officer of each traffic-enforcement agency shall issue these books, maintain a record of each book and each citation contained therein issued to all individual members of the traffic enforcement agency and shall require and retain a receipt for each book issued.
C. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 192, §1.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §5. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1997, No. 759, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 175, §1; Acts 2018, No. 192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:398.2. Disposition of traffic citations; unlawful acts; records

RS 32:398.2 - Disposition of traffic citations; unlawful acts; records
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:398.3. Illegal cancellation of traffic citation; penalty; audit of citation records; publication

RS 32:398.3 - Illegal cancellation of traffic citation; penalty; audit of citation records; publication
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:398.4. When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful complaint

RS 32:398.4 - When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful complaint
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:398.5. Applicability

RS 32:398.5 - Applicability
The provisions of this Part are to be considered as supplementing any and all other provisions of law relating to the same subject matter or which can be given full force and effect in accomplishing the purposes set forth in this Part and which are not in direct conflict with any of the provisions of this Part.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:398.10. Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to traffic stops

RS 32:398.10 - Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to traffic stops
A. All law enforcement officers defined as a peace officer in R.S. 40:2402 shall record and retain the following information:
(1) The number of persons stopped for traffic violations.
(2) Characteristics of race, gender, age, and state of residence of such persons, provided the identification of such characteristics shall be based on the observation and perception of the law enforcement officer responsible for reporting the stop and the information shall not be required to be provided by the person stopped.
(3) The nature of the alleged traffic violation that resulted in the stop.
(4) Whether a warrant or citation was issued, an arrest made, or a search conducted as a result of the stop.
(5) If a search was conducted, the type of search and the legal basis for that search, and whether contraband was discovered and property was seized.
(6) The number of persons stopped for violations of R.S. 32:300.5 and 300.6.
(7) The number of violations of R.S. 32:300.7.
(8) The number of violations of R.S. 32:289.1.
B. Any law enforcement officer who in good faith records traffic stop information pursuant to the requirements of this Section shall not be held civilly liable for the act of recording such information.
C. Law enforcement agencies shall submit the information required by Subsection A of this Section for all traffic citations issued by their law enforcement officers on a quarterly basis to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
D. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall collect statistical information regarding the age, sex, race, and state of residence of motorists issued traffic citations by Louisiana law enforcement agents and shall provide a report of this information annually to the governor and members of the legislature on or before May first of every year.
NOTE: Subsection (E) eff. until Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 217.
E. The provisions of this Section shall be inapplicable to any law enforcement agency or department that has adopted a written policy against racial profiling.
NOTE: Subsection (E) as amended by Acts 2023, No. 217, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
E. Except for the office of state police, the provisions of this Section shall be inapplicable to any local law enforcement agency or department that has adopted a written policy against racial profiling.
F. Each state or local law enforcement agency or department covered by this Section shall require every law enforcement officer within their respective agency or department to view the video on racial profiling produced by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
Acts 2001, No. 645, §1; Acts 2008, No. 665, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 666, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 667, §1, eff. Apr. 1, 2010; Acts 2009, No. 224, §5, eff. June 1, 2009; Acts 2023, No. 217, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:399. Citation

RS 32:399 - Citation
Chapter I of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes as amended and revised shall be known as the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act. The provisions hereinafter may be referred to or cited either as Sections of the Highway Regulatory Act or as Sections of the Revised Statutes. Thus Section 5 of the Highway Regulatory Act may also be referred to or cited as R.S. 32:5.
Whenever reference is made herein to a Section of the Highway Regulatory Act, the same shall also relate to the corresponding Section of the Revised Statutes.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.