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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:283. Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors

RS 32:283 - Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors
A. No person shall open any door of a motor vehicle located on a highway without first taking due precaution to ensure that his act shall not interfere with the movement of traffic or endanger any other person or vehicle.
B. No person shall leave open any door of a motor vehicle located on a highway for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2010, No. 618, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:284. Riding in house trailers, on fenders, on running board or on rear racks prohibited; open pickup trucks; utility trailers

RS 32:284 - Riding in house trailers, on fenders, on running board or on rear racks prohibited; open pickup trucks; utility trailers
A. No person or persons shall occupy a house trailer while it is being moved upon a highway of this state.
B. No person shall be allowed to ride on running boards, fenders, tail gates, or rear racks of motor vehicles while moving upon a highway of this state, provided, that this section shall not apply to emergency and public sanitation vehicles.
C. No person or persons under the age of twelve years shall be permitted to be a passenger in the open bed of a truck with a gross weight of six thousand pounds or less, commonly referred to as a pickup truck, or in a utility trailer while moving upon a highway of this state. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to a pickup truck traveling not more than fifteen miles per hour while participating in an authorized parade in a controlled situation. The provisions of this Section shall be inapplicable in an emergency situation if the child is accompanied within the truck bed by an adult.
D. No person shall be permitted to be a passenger in the open bed of a truck with a gross weight of six thousand pounds or less, commonly referred to as a pickup truck, while the truck is moving upon an interstate highway of this state. The provisions of this Subsection shall be inapplicable in an emergency situation.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1988, No. 573, §1; Acts 1997, No. 245, §1; Acts 2008, No. 612, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:286. Following authorized emergency vehicles prohibited

RS 32:286 - Following authorized emergency vehicles prohibited
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any authorized emergency vehicle traveling in response to an official call of duty closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where such vehicle has stopped in answer to an official call.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:287. Crossing fire hoses

RS 32:287 - Crossing fire hoses
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid on any highway, private driveway or streetcar track without the consent of the fire department official in command.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:289. Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties

RS 32:289 - Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties
A. No person shall engage in a call on a cellular radio telecommunication device while driving a school bus.
B. For purposes of this Section, "cellular radio telecommunication device" shall mean a device capable of sending or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service and which requires the operator to dial numbers manually or by voice recognition. It does not include citizens band radios or citizens band radio hybrids or any device with a push-to-talk function used in a similar manner as a citizens band radio or a citizens band radio hybrid.
C. This Section does not apply to the use of a cellular telecommunication device for the purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation:
(1) An emergency system response operator, 911 public safety communications dispatcher, or school administrator.
(2) A hospital or emergency room.
(3) A physician's office or health clinic.
(4) An ambulance or fire department rescue service.
(5) A fire department, fire protection district, or volunteer fire department.
(6) A law enforcement agency.
D. A violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punished by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Acts 2008, No. 355, §1; Acts 2019, No. 377, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:289.1. Cellular telephone use; certain drivers prohibited; exceptions; penalties

RS 32:289.1 - Cellular telephone use; certain drivers prohibited; exceptions; penalties
A. Except in a driver emergency and as provided in Subsection B of this Section, any person, regardless of age, issued a first driver's license from this state shall be prohibited from using a cellular telephone for any purpose while operating a motor vehicle for a period of one year commencing from the date of issuance of his first driver's license. The date of the original issuance shall be indicated on the reverse of the license. However, this prohibition shall not apply to any person who was previously licensed to drive in another jurisdiction.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply in any of the following circumstances:
(1) A person contacting a public safety entity.
(2) A person in a parked motor vehicle.
(3) Emergency response personnel while in the performance of their duty, including firefighters, emergency medical service personnel, and law enforcement or peace officers.
(4) The use of citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, or electronic communication devices with a push-to-talk function.
C. A first offense violation of the provisions of this Section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars or by sentence of sixteen hours of community service, or both. For each subsequent offense, the offender shall be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars or by sentence of twenty-four hours of community service, or both.
D. Any violation of this Section shall constitute a non-moving violation and shall be a secondary offense and a driver may be cited only if stopped for a moving violation.
E. If the person is involved in an accident at the time of the violation, then the law enforcement officer investigating the accident shall indicate on the written accident report that the person was using a wireless telecommunications device and such person shall be subject to a fine equal to double the amount of the standard fine imposed in this Section.
Acts 2008, No. 667, §1, eff. April 1, 2010; Acts 2009 No. 224, §5, eff. June 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:290. Driving across ditches; requirements

RS 32:290 - Driving across ditches; requirements
No operator of any truck, tractor, bus, haywagon, or other heavy vehicle shall drive it across any ditch along the highways of this state without first constructing, at his own expense, a bridge over a ditch in such a way as not to in any way retard the drainage.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:291. Liability for damage to highway or structure

RS 32:291 - Liability for damage to highway or structure
A. Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damages which said highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight permitted in this Chapter even if authorized by a special permit issued as provided in R.S. 32:388.
B. Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object or contrivance but is so operating, driving or moving the same with the express or implied permission of said owner, then said owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:291.1. Roadway hazard cleanup

RS 32:291.1 - Roadway hazard cleanup
A. Whenever a motor vehicle crash or incident results in a roadway hazard that requires an extraordinary commitment of public safety resources by the responding agencies to cleanup or remove the hazard, the vehicle owner or operator who is issued a citation for a traffic violation at the scene of the crash or incident shall reimburse the responding agencies for the extraordinary cost of the cleanup.
B. However, if a court subsequently finds that the owner or operator who received a citation was not legally responsible or was only partially responsible for the crash or incident, he shall be reimbursed by the responding agency for any money he has expended on the cost of the cleanup or removal which is a percentage of such cost equal to the percentage of the crash or incident for which he was not held legally responsible. The party who was found legally responsible for the crash or incident shall then pay the responding agency for the cost of the cleanup or removal which is a percentage of such cost equal to the percentage of the crash or incident for which he was held legally responsible.
C. Nothing in this Section shall require a tow truck owner, operator, or employee to follow a directive or order that is unsafe or beyond the operational standard or capacity of any equipment being used in cleanup or in removing the roadway hazard. If a tow truck owner or operator refuses to follow a directive or order because of an unsafe condition, no adverse action by a law enforcement agency shall be taken against such owner or operator including removal from any rotation list.
Acts 1999, No. 1138, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:292. Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited

RS 32:292 - Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited
Hunting or the discharge of firearms on public roads or highways located in this state is hereby prohibited except by law enforcement officers when in the performance of their duties.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days or both.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 503, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:292.1. Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles

RS 32:292.1 - Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles
A. Except as provided in Subsection D of this Section, a person who lawfully possesses a firearm may transport or store such firearm in a locked, privately-owned motor vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area.
B. No property owner, tenant, public or private employer, or business entity or their agent or employee shall be liable in any civil action for damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving a firearm transported or stored pursuant to this Section, other than for a violation of Subsection C of this Section.
C. No property owner, tenant, public or private employer, or business entity shall prohibit any person from transporting or storing a firearm pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit an employer or business entity from adopting policies specifying that firearms stored in locked, privately-owned motor vehicles on property controlled by an employer or business entity be hidden from plain view or within a locked case or container within the vehicle.
D. This Section shall not apply to:
(1) Any property where the possession of firearms is prohibited under state or federal law.
(2) Any vehicle owned or leased by a public or private employer or business entity and used by an employee in the course of his employment, except for those employees who are required to transport or store a firearm in the official discharge of their duties.
(3) Any vehicle on property controlled by a public or private employer or business entity if access is restricted or limited through the use of a fence, gate, security station, signage, or other means of restricting or limiting general public access onto the parking area, and if one of the following conditions applies:
(a) The employer or business entity provides facilities for the temporary storage of unloaded firearms.
(b) The employer or business entity provides an alternative parking area reasonably close to the main parking area in which employees and other persons may transport or store firearms in locked, privately-owned motor vehicles.
Acts 2008, No. 684, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:293. Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time

RS 32:293 - Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:294. Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited

RS 32:294 - Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited
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, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:295.2. Wearing of headphones; prohibitions; exceptions

RS 32:295.2 - Wearing of headphones; prohibitions; exceptions
A. The wearing of headphones by any operator of a motor vehicle is hereby prohibited. For purposes of this Section, "headphones" shall mean a headset, headphone, or listening device other than a hearing aid or instrument for the improvement of defective human hearing which covers both ears or which is inserted into both ears. Any headset, headphone, or other listening device which covers or which is inserted into only one ear may be used at any time.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
(1) Any law enforcement officer or emergency vehicle operator equipped with any communication device necessary in performing his assigned duties.
(2) Any person operating a motorcycle who is using a headset that is installed in a helmet and worn so as to prevent the speakers from making direct contact with the user's ears so that the user can hear surrounding sounds.
C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to establish standards and specifications for headset equipment, the use of which is permitted under this Section. The department shall inspect and review all such devices submitted to it and shall publish a list by name and type of approved equipment.
D. No vehicle, contents of a vehicle, or driver in a vehicle shall be inspected, stopped, detained, or searched solely because of a violation of or to determine compliance with this Section.
E. The operation of a vehicle in violation of the provisions of this Section shall not be considered a moving violation as provided for under the provisions of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
F. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined twenty-five dollars in addition to court costs.
Acts 1995, No. 619, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:295.3. Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties

RS 32:295.3 - Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:295.3.1. Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system

RS 32:295.3.1 - Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system
A. Day care centers as defined in R.S. 46:1403 may have a child safety alarm installed in any vehicle owned or operated by the day care center that is used to transport children to or from the day care center. The installation of the child safety alarm shall be completed by a person or business that is approved by the manufacturer of the child safety alarm.
B. An owner or director of a day care center who elects to have a child safety alarm installed in a vehicle owned or operated by the day care center shall ensure that the child safety alarm is properly maintained and in good working order each time the vehicle is used for transporting children to or from a day care center.
C. For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Child safety alarm" shall mean an ignition-based alarm system that voice prompts the driver of certain vehicles owned or operated by a day care center to inspect the vehicle for children before exiting the vehicle.
(2) "Vehicle" shall mean a vehicle owned or operated by the day care center, its owner, operator, or employees that is used to transport children to and from the day care center and that has a seating capacity of six or more passengers in addition to the driver.
D. The Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate rules and procedures, no later than May 31, 2012, relative to the installation of child safety alarms in vehicles owned or operated by a day care center owner, operator, or employee that are used to transport children to or from day care centers.
Acts 2011, No. 200, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:295.4. Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies

RS 32:295.4 - Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:296. Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder

RS 32:296 - Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder
A. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any unattended vehicle on any state highway shoulder, unless such stopping, parking, or standing is made necessary by an emergency, except:
(1) In those areas designated as parking areas by the Department of Transportation and Development, or
(2) By any public utility personnel or public utility equipment engaged in the operation of the utility business, public vehicles owned by public bodies which are engaged in the conduct of official business, or privately owned vehicles which are engaged in services authorized by the local governing authority.
(3) Persons riding bicycles shall be allowed to operate on the shoulder of a roadway.
B. In case of an emergency, the driver of a vehicle may lawfully operate the vehicle on any state highway shoulder in accordance with the normal standards of prudent conduct to protect himself and others from harm. When the emergency ends, the vehicle shall not be operated on the state highway shoulder.
C. If the vehicle is not removed from the highway within twenty-four hours, the provisions of R.S. 32:473.1(B) shall apply.
Acts 1984, No. 928, §1, Acts 1997, No. 117, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 618, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:297. Low rider vehicles

RS 32:297 - Low rider vehicles
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:297.1. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 563, §2; Acts 2010, No. 761, §2.

RS 32:297.1 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 563, §2; Acts 2010, No. 761, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:298. Farm equipment on highway shoulders

RS 32:298 - Farm equipment on highway shoulders
A. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, to allow for unrestricted flow of traffic, farm tractors and other types of farm equipment may operate on the shoulders of any publicly maintained highway with improved asphalt or concrete shoulders except an interstate highway. However, any farm equipment operating on the shoulders of a publicly maintained highway with improved asphalt on concrete shoulders except an interstate highway shall have in use hazard warning signals as provided in R.S. 32:320.1, or shall have displayed a slow-moving vehicle emblem as provided in R.S. 32:377 or any other hazard warning device which has been approved by the commissioner, or any combination thereof.
B. Notwithstanding R.S. 32:402 or any law to the contrary, no driver's license shall be required by a person who operates farm equipment on the shoulder of a highway, provided that the person is at least twelve years of age and the operation of such equipment is in compliance with Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 1992, No. 251, §1; Acts 1993, No. 414, §1; Acts 2007, No. 127, §1, eff. June 25, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:299. Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property

RS 32:299 - Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property
A.(1) Off-road vehicles, including but not limited to three-wheelers, four-wheelers, or other all-terrain vehicles which are not specifically designated for road use may travel on the shoulders of all public roads and highways except interstate highways in the manner provided for in this Section solely for the purposes of farm-related activities within a five-mile radius of a farmer's farm, provided that the operator possesses a valid Class "E" driver's license. The owner or operator of the off-road vehicle shall carry a copy of the motor vehicle registration, upon his person or on the off-road vehicle, to prove he owns at least one motor vehicle which is registered as a vehicle engaged in the business of actual farming under the provisions of R.S. 47:462. As an alternative to the ownership of the motor vehicle, the operator of the off-road vehicle may carry a sworn affidavit attesting that he is engaged in the business of actual farming under the provisions of R.S. 47:462. Any agricultural consultant as defined in R.S. 3:3202 may also operate off-road vehicles for the purposes of farm-related activities within a five-mile radius of a farmer's farm.
(2) Off-road vehicles may travel on the shoulders of all public roads or highways, except interstate highways, during each day starting thirty minutes after sunrise and ending thirty minutes before sunset. Incidental crossing of public roads or highways shall be authorized.
(3) Off-road vehicles may be operated by university or college employees, law enforcement officers, and certified emergency technician-paramedics in the course and scope of their employment while on streets within the boundaries of state-owned colleges and universities. Incidental crossings of public roads or highways are authorized.
B. The provisions of this Section do not relieve drivers or operators of the responsibility to comply with all the other applicable provisions of R.S. 32:298 and 301. However, the provisions of R.S. 32:190 shall not apply to this Section.
C. Operators of off-road vehicles shall provide, upon demand, proof that the off-road vehicle is covered by valid liability insurance and other proof required in this Section.
D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to roads and highways in Orleans Parish.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 98, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 518, §1; Acts 2010, No. 236, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:299.1. Off-road vehicles

RS 32:299.1 - Off-road vehicles
Each coroner shall report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission by April first of each year all deaths of persons under the age of sixteen years related to off-road vehicles that such coroner has investigated for the prior calendar year.
Acts 2008, No. 563, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:299.2. Off-road vehicles; mini-trucks

RS 32:299.2 - Off-road vehicles; mini-trucks
A. A mini-truck may be operated upon a highway of this state where the posted speed limit is fifty-five miles per hour or less except an interstate or controlled access highway or a multi-lane divided highway which has partial or no control of access.
B. Subject to Subsection A of this Section, a mini-truck operated upon a highway of this state shall be equipped with head lamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, 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 wiper, speedometer, odometer, braking for each wheel, a seat belt assembly installed at each designated seating position, and a vehicle identification number.
C. Any mini-truck operated upon a highway of this state shall register as an off-road vehicle and shall display a decal issued by the office of motor vehicles. The office of motor vehicles may require presentation of a notarized translation of a mini-truck title presented in a foreign language, if necessary. The translation shall be provided at the expense of the applicant.
D. No mini-truck shall be operated upon a highway of this state by an unlicensed driver.
E. Any mini-truck operated upon a highway of this state shall have liability insurance with the same minimum limits as required by the provisions of R.S. 32:900(B).
F. As used in this Section, "mini-truck" shall mean any four-wheeled, reduced dimension truck that may not have a National Highway Safety Administration classification, with a top speed of sixty-five miles per hour, equipped with a truck bed or compartment for hauling, and having an enclosed passenger cab.
G. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 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 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
H.(1) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the Department of Transportation and Development from prohibiting the operation of any mini-truck upon 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 mini-truck upon 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 2010, No. 563, §1; Acts 2010, No. 761, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:299.5. Military surplus motor vehicles; operation; safety equipment; registration

RS 32:299.5 - Military surplus motor vehicles; operation; safety equipment; registration
A. A military surplus motor vehicle operated upon any highway of this state shall be equipped with the minimum motor vehicle equipment appropriate for motor vehicle safety, including headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, 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, an adequate windshield, a windshield wiper, a speedometer, an odometer, braking for each wheel, a seat belt assembly installed at each designated seating position, tire equipment as required by R.S. 32:362, and a vehicle identification or serial number.
B. Any military surplus motor vehicle operated upon any highway of this state shall be registered with the state of Louisiana through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, office of motor vehicles, as a limited use vehicle and shall display a special license plate issued by the office of motor vehicles.
C. A person operating a military surplus motor vehicle shall be at least twenty-one years of age and possess a valid driver's license.
D. Any military surplus motor vehicle operated upon a highway of this state shall have liability insurance with the same minimum limits as required by the provisions of R.S. 32:900(B).
E. The number of persons permitted to travel in a military surplus motor vehicle is limited to the number of available safety belts.
F. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prevent the Department of Transportation and Development, or any parish or municipal government from prohibiting the operation of any military surplus motor vehicle on any state highway, parish road, or municipal street under its jurisdiction if the Department of Transportation and Development, parish or municipal government determines that the prohibition is necessary for the safety of the motoring public.
G. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall promulgate 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 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules and regulations shall become effective not later than January 20, 2019.
Acts 2018, No. 675, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:300.2. Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions

RS 32:300.2 - Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions
A. Electric personal assistive mobility devices shall be authorized to operate on sidewalks, bicycle paths, and highways with posted speed limits of twenty-five miles per hour or less, except that any parish or municipal governing authority may limit or prohibit the operation of such devices on any sidewalk, bicycle path, or highway under its jurisdiction if such a prohibition or regulation is necessary and in the interest of safety.
B. For purposes of this Section, the term "electric personal assistive mobility device" shall mean a self-balancing two-, non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one person at a time, with an electric propulsion system which limits the maximum speed of the device to not more than twenty miles per hour. An electric personal assistive mobility device shall not be considered a motor scooter, an electric scooter, a vehicle, or a motor vehicle.
Acts 2004, No. 551, §1; Acts 2004, No. 805, §1; Acts 2010, No. 618, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:300.3. Funeral processions

RS 32:300.3 - Funeral processions
A. As used in this Section, the term "funeral procession" shall mean two or more vehicles accompanying a deceased person or cremated human remains during daylight hours.
B. Except for an authorized emergency or law enforcement vehicle making use of audible or visual signals, or when directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer, pedestrians and operators of all motor vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to each vehicle participating in a funeral procession. However, the operator of a motor vehicle may pass a funeral procession which is traveling in the right lane of a divided highway, multiple-lane highway, or interstate. If the procession has a police escort, whenever the lead vehicle in a funeral procession lawfully enters an intersection, the remainder of the vehicles in the procession may continue to follow through the intersection notwithstanding any signals from traffic control devices. A motor vehicle participating in a funeral procession shall not leave the procession while it is traveling unless specifically permitted to do so by a law enforcement officer or by making a right turn out of the procession. No motor vehicle which leaves a funeral procession shall be permitted to rejoin the procession. The operator of each vehicle participating in a funeral procession shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any other vehicle or pedestrian upon the roadway.
C. No person shall operate a vehicle in a funeral procession unless the headlights of such vehicle are lighted and its emergency lights are flashing.
D. This Section shall not create a cause of action or substantive legal rights against any funeral home, its director, or any of its employees or agents, or any law enforcement agency or officer. Furthermore, a funeral home, its director, or any of its employees or agents, or any law enforcement agency or officer shall not be held liable for a violation of this Section if the operator of a motor vehicle fails to exercise due care while participating in a funeral procession.
E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation.
Acts 2006, No. 751, §1, eff. June 30, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 257, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:300.4. Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties

RS 32:300.4 - Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
A. It shall be unlawful for the operator or any passenger in a motor vehicle to smoke cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or any vaping devices in a motor vehicle, passenger van, or pick-up truck, when a child who is required to be restrained in a rear-facing child safety seat, a forward-facing child safety seat, a booster seat, or a motor vehicle's safety belt, as required in R.S. 32:295, is also present in such vehicle, regardless of whether windows of the motor vehicle are down. For purposes of this Section, the term "smoke" shall mean inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any activated aerosol or vapor or any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, or other combustible substance in any manner or in any form.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars per offense, or at the discretion of the judge, may be sentenced to no less than twenty-four hours of community service.
C. Probable cause for a violation of this Section shall be based solely upon a law enforcement officer's clear and unobstructed view of a person smoking as prohibited by this Section. Violation of this Section shall be considered a primary offense, and any law enforcement officer may stop a motor vehicle solely because of a violation of this Section; however, a law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this Section.
D. A violation of this Section shall be considered a nonmoving violation, and a citation issued by a law enforcement officer for such violation shall not be included on the driver's operating record.
Acts 2006, No. 838, §1; Acts 2020, No. 65, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:300.4.1. Smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties

RS 32:300.4.1 - Smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
A. It shall be unlawful for the operator or any passenger in a motor vehicle, while the motor vehicle is being operated on a public highway or right-of-way, to smoke or vape any form of marijuana as defined by R.S. 40:961, or a substance classified in Schedule I that is marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or chemical derivatives thereof.
B. For purposes of this Section, the following words have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Public highway or right-of-way" means the entire width between and immediately adjacent to the boundary lines of publicly maintained highways or roads when any part thereof is open to the use of the public.
(2) "Smoke" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any activated aerosol or vapor or any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, or other combustible substance in any manner or in any form.
C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined one hundred dollars.
D.(1) A law enforcement officer shall enforce the provisions of this Section only as a secondary action when the law enforcement officer detains a driver for another violation.
(2) A violation of this Section shall be considered a nonmoving violation, and a citation issued by a law enforcement officer for such violation shall not be included on the driver's operating record.
Acts 2022, No.478, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:300.6. Use of wireless telecommunications devices by certain drivers prohibited; exceptions

RS 32:300.6 - Use of wireless telecommunications devices by certain drivers prohibited; exceptions
A.(1)(a) Except in a driver emergency and as provided in Subsection B of this Section, no person who holds a Class "E" learner's license or intermediate license shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway of this state while using any wireless telecommunications device to engage in a call, unless the wireless telecommunications device is a hands-free wireless telephone.
(b) "Engage in a call" means talking or listening on a wireless telecommunications device.
(c) "Hands-free wireless telephone" means a wireless telecommunications device that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of such telephone, by which a user engages in a conversation without the use of either hand, provided, however, this definition shall not preclude the use of either hand to activate, deactivate, or initiate a function of the telephone.
(2) Any violation of this Section shall constitute a moving violation. A law enforcement officer shall enforce the provisions of this Section only as a secondary action when the officer detains a driver for an alleged violation of another provision of this Chapter.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a person holding a Class "E" learner's license or intermediate license who uses a wireless telecommunications device to do any of the following:
(1) Report a traffic crash, medical emergency, or serious road hazard.
(2) Report a situation in which the person believes his or her personal safety is in jeopardy.
(3) Report or avert the perpetration or potential perpetration of a criminal act against the driver or another person.
(4) Engage in a call while the motor vehicle is lawfully parked.
C.(1) A first violation of the provisions of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
(2) Each subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
(3) If the person is involved in a crash at the time of violation, then the fine shall be equal to double the amount of the standard fine imposed in this Subsection and the law enforcement officer investigating the crash shall indicate on the written accident form that the person was using a wireless telecommunications device at the time of the crash.
Acts 2008, No. 665, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2016, No. 472, §2, eff. June 13, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:301. When lighted lamps are required

RS 32:301 - When lighted lamps are required
A. Every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter respectively required for different classes of vehicles subject to exception with respect to parked vehicles at any of the following times:
(1) At any time between sunset and sunrise.
(2) When, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernable at a distance of five hundred feet ahead.
(3) When moisture in the air or precipitation necessitates the continuous use of windshield wipers.
(4) While driving in a tunnel.
B. Any person found in violation of Subsection A of this Section may be fined not more than twenty-five dollars. No court costs shall be assessed in addition to the fine authorized by this Section. Violations of the provisions of this Section shall not be considered moving violations.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1997, No. 381, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 118, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2012, No. 379, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:302. Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps

RS 32:302 - Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
A. Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which distance such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in R.S. 32:301, in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
B. Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the mounted height of lamps or devices it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.