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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:428. Failure to enforce requirement

RS 32:428 - Failure to enforce requirement
Notwithstanding the testing, licensing, and reporting requirements herein, it shall not be a breach of duty to the public or any individual if the department inadvertently fails to enforce said requirements or waives same pursuant to the authority granted herein.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:429. Office of motor vehicles field offices; authorization of fees

RS 32:429 - Office of motor vehicles field offices; authorization of fees
A.(1) The governing authority of any local governmental subdivision is hereby authorized to levy, by resolution, a fee for each service or transaction carried out as an operation of an office of motor vehicles field office that is not fully funded by the state. Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the fee shall not exceed four dollars and fifty cents per service or transaction and shall be used solely to defray the cost of operations of that local field office, including but not limited to facility rental, utilities, and maintenance. The fee shall not be charged for the procurement or renewal of a motor vehicle registration license.
(2) The fee provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be levied in an amount not to exceed six dollars by the local governing authority of the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, and Calcasieu.
(3) The fee provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be levied in an amount not to exceed eight dollars by the local governing authority of the city of West Monroe.
B. Any fee levied under the authority of Subsection A of this Section shall be considered nonstate funds and shall be collected by the motor vehicle commissioner on behalf of the governing authority of any local governmental subdivision pursuant to an agreement to be executed by and between the motor vehicle commissioner and the governing authority of any local governmental subdivision. Any such fees collected by the motor vehicle commissioner shall be deposited in the state treasury in the Escrow Fund and held for the account of the governing authority of any local governmental subdivision levying such fee. The office of the motor vehicle commissioner shall distribute any such fees to the appropriate governing authorities of local governmental subdivisions.
C. Any fee levied under the authority of Subsection A of this Section shall not be applicable to driver's licenses or identification cards issued to a child who is in foster care as defined in Article 603 of the Louisiana Children's Code.
Acts 1989, No. 519, §1, eff. July 3, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 275, §1, eff. July 5, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 38, §1; Acts 2005, No. 419, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 349, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1; Acts 2014, No. 765, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2014, No. 807, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 310, §1; Acts 2023, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:429.1. Toll-free hotline

RS 32:429.1 - Toll-free hotline
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a toll-free hotline to assist citizens in obtaining accurate and complete information relative to drivers' licenses and vehicle registration. This hotline shall be answered by a person, not an answering device, and shall operate during regular Department of Public Safety and Corrections business hours.
Acts 1999, No. 1193, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:429.2. Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account; uses of the monies

RS 32:429.2 - Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account; uses of the monies
A. There is hereby created, as a special statutorily dedicated fund account in the state treasury, the Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "account".
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:412.1(C), 707.2(C)(4), and 728(10) into the account. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided in Subsection C of this Section and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the account. The monies in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and shall be deposited into the state general fund. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.
C. Subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the account shall be used solely for the following:
(1) For the expenses of the office of motor vehicles for the initiation and implementation of customer service programs and for the acquisition and implementation of updated and new technology.
(2) All funds remaining shall be utilized for criminal compliance and traffic enforcement by public safety services, but only after compliance with Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. April 10, 2000; Acts 2011, No. 288, §1; Acts 2021, No. 114, §7, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:429.3. Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to migration of residents

RS 32:429.3 - Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to migration of residents
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall collect statistical information regarding the gender and age of residents moving from parish to parish and residents moving into and out of Louisiana. The office of motor vehicles shall provide a report of this information, sorted by age, by gender, by parish, and by state, to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the secretaries of each state department annually on or before January first of each year.
Acts 2003, No. 66, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:432. Suspension or denial of driving privileges; failure to pay child support or individual income tax

RS 32:432 - Suspension or denial of driving privileges; failure to pay child support or individual income tax
A. Regardless of the requirements for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state, or suspension or revocation thereof, all drivers' licenses issued pursuant to this Chapter are also subject to the provisions of R.S. 9:315.30 et seq., suspension of license for nonpayment of child support, and the provisions of R.S. 47:296.2, suspension and denial of renewal of drivers' licenses, and any rules and regulations adopted to administer R.S. 47:296.2.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act to effectuate the orderly and expeditious suspension and reissuance of drivers' licenses in accordance with R.S. 9:315.30 et seq.
C. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, in cooperation with the secretary of the Department of Revenue, shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, to effectuate the orderly and expeditious suspension and denial of renewal and reissuance of drivers' licenses, in accordance with R.S. 47:296.2.
Acts 1995, No. 1078, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2003, No. 453, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:441. Declaration of purpose

RS 32:441 - Declaration of purpose
This Part is enacted in recognition of the importance of constructive leisure pursuits by Louisiana citizens, for the purpose of encouraging responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, operating and maintaining motor vehicles of historic or special interest. Further, the legislature of Louisiana, recognizing that the current pattern of resource recycling leads to an ever shortening period of existence for vehicles of historic or special interest, enacts this Part to ensure the preservation of our American heritage as it relates to the motor vehicle manufacturing industry. The legislature further recognizes that a vehicle representative of this heritage, being held by a hobbyist, finds significance as a motor vehicle of historic or special interest through a personal relevance to the life of the collector holding it and, or, through a general relevance as an example-artifact of the transportation history of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:442. Definitions

RS 32:442 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Collector" means the owner of one or more motor vehicles of historic or special interest who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or disposes of such motor vehicles or the parts thereof for his own use in order to preserve, restore, and maintain such a motor vehicle for hobby purposes.
(2) "Commissioner" means the director of public safety as provided in R.S. 47:451(5).
(3) "Parts car" means a motor vehicle of historic or special interest which is generally in inoperable condition and which is owned by a collector to furnish parts that are usually not obtainable from normal sources, thus enabling a collector to preserve, restore or maintain a motor vehicle of historic or special interest.
(4) "Motor vehicle of historic or special interest" means a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle as defined in R.S. 32:1(38), of any age which, because of its significances, is being collected, preserved, restored, operated, or maintained by a hobbyist as a leisure pursuit.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 168, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:443. Storage on collector's property

RS 32:443 - Storage on collector's property
A collector may store unlicensed, operable or inoperable motor vehicles of historic or special interest or parts cars on his property provided such vehicles and parts cars and the storage area are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health, safety or fire hazard.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:444. Equipment requirements

RS 32:444 - Equipment requirements
Any other provision of law, particularly Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title, to the contrary notwithstanding, unless the presence of equipment on a motor vehicle was a prior condition to the sale, to the offering for sale or to the operation of a motor vehicle on the highways of this state at the time the motor vehicle was manufactured for sale or use, the absence of equipment now or hereafter required by law from motor vehicles of historic or special interest shall not be construed as prohibiting the sale, the offering for sale or the legal operation on the highways of this state of any motor vehicle of historic or special interest. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 7 of this Title, any motor vehicle of historic or special interest manufactured prior to the date on which emission control devices were standard equipment on that particular make or model of motor vehicle shall be exempt from all state and local requirements relative to the inspection and use of such emission control devices. Any safety equipment that was manufactured as part of such vehicle's original equipment shall be maintained in proper operating condition whenever the vehicle is operated on the highways of this state.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:445. Sale or trade; not contingent upon vehicle being in operating condition

RS 32:445 - Sale or trade; not contingent upon vehicle being in operating condition
The sale or trade and subsequent legal transfer of a motor vehicle of historic or special interest or parts car shall not be contingent upon any condition that would require the vehicle or parts car to be in operating condition at the time of sale or transfer of ownership.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:446. Abandoned or stored motor vehicles of historic or special interest

RS 32:446 - Abandoned or stored motor vehicles of historic or special interest
Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to abandoned or stored motor vehicles to the contrary, no motor vehicle of historic or special interest or parts car which, because of its age, would be eligible for the special license plates issued by the commissioner to the owner of such vehicles shall be considered as an abandoned or an unclaimed, stored motor vehicle unless and until the provisions herein have been complied with. If no action has been taken by the last known owner or by others entitled to ownership of the motor vehicle so that such abandoned or unclaimed, stored motor vehicle may be reclaimed, the municipality, parish or department of public safety, whichever intends to provide for the disposal of such vehicle, shall notify by certified letter or by other suitable means the nearest club or chapter of any national organization which has as its purpose the restoration of motor vehicles of historic or special interest of its intention to dispose of such motor vehicle. Such notice shall allow adequate time for such club or chapter, or any individual member thereof, to buy or bid for such motor vehicle.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:451. Declaration of purpose

RS 32:451 - Declaration of purpose
This Part is enacted for the purpose of enhancing the recreational and leisure pursuits of Louisiana citizens by facilitating participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, modifying, operating, and maintaining street rods and street cruisers and thus providing the following: preservation of modified antique motor vehicles known as street rods or of other vehicles known as street cruisers; recognition for the automobile hobbyist in Louisiana; promotion of vehicle safety through self-policing; additional revenue to the state through sales tax paid upon the purchase of such vehicles and parts therefor; and family-oriented recreation for Louisiana citizens.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 587, §1. Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:452. Street rod; definition

RS 32:452 - Street rod; definition
As used in this Part, the phrase "street rod" means any antique automobile or truck produced in 1948 or earlier, which is an automobile or truck that is recognized as a street rod by the National Street Rod Association, and which has undergone some type of modernizing, to include modernizing of engine, transmission, drivetrain, interior refinements, and any other modifications the builder desires, which vehicle is to be driven to events under its own power and to be used as a safe, nonracing vehicle for total family enjoyment.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 587, §1. Acts 1987, No. 512, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:453. Licensing requirements; exemptions

RS 32:453 - Licensing requirements; exemptions
No vehicle which has been registered and licensed as a street rod pursuant to this Section and to R.S. 47:463.12 shall be subject to the regular motor vehicle licensing requirements.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 587, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:454. Rules and regulations

RS 32:454 - Rules and regulations
The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Part in order to fully effectuate the purpose and intent hereof. Oversight review of the secretary's rules and regulations shall be conducted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 587, §1. Acts 1987, No. 512, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:455. Street cruiser; definition

RS 32:455 - Street cruiser; definition
As used in this Part, the phrase "street cruiser" means any automobile or truck twenty-five years or older, and which has undergone some type of modernizing, to include modernizing of the engine, transmission, drive train, and interior refinements, and any other modifications the builder desires, which vehicle is to be driven to events under its own power and to be used as a safe, nonracing vehicle for total family enjoyment.
Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:456. Registration; licensing

RS 32:456 - Registration; licensing
No vehicle which has been registered and licensed as a street cruiser pursuant to this Part and R.S. 47:463.33 shall be subject to the regular motor vehicle licensing requirements.
Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:457. Authorized rules

RS 32:457 - Authorized rules
The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this Part in order to fully effectuate the purpose and intent hereof.
Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:471. Definitions

RS 32:471 - Definitions
The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings herein assigned unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and is left unattended on public property for more than twenty-four hours, or is inoperable and left unattended on the shoulder or right-of-way of an interstate or a four-lane highway for more than twenty-four hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than twenty-four hours, or a motor vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than three days.
(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(3) "Policing authority" or "authority" means, with respect to the city of New Orleans, the police board of the city of New Orleans and in all other municipalities and parishes means the police department, sheriff or such other authority as is vested with police authority. All costs or fees arising from seizures in said city shall be transmitted to the city treasurer, to be deposited in the general fund.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 362, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1072, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:472. Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs

RS 32:472 - Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs
If any motor vehicle, in any municipality in this state, is seized or otherwise held by any policeman or other officer employed by said municipality for illegal parking, stationing or abandoning of such motor vehicle or for the violation of any traffic ordinance or regulation of the municipality, the owner shall be entitled to regain possession thereof upon payment of such costs as may be fixed by the policing authority of the municipality for the violation. The costs so fixed shall cover all charges for removing the vehicle to the place of holding and all other costs incurred during the period of holding.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 362, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:473. Seized vehicles; penalties for illegal parking and for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked

RS 32:473 - Seized vehicles; penalties for illegal parking and for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked
A. All municipalities may adopt ordinances imposing fines, imprisonment, or other penalties on any person for parking, stationing, or abandoning any automobile or other vehicle on the municipal streets in violation of any municipal ordinance or other regulatory law, and such municipalities may further charge for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked in loading, reserved or otherwise restricted zones, no parking areas, or public carrier stands, but the total of such charges, including the charge for its removal from the street where it may have been situated, and all other charges during the period of storage, shall not exceed thirty dollars.
B. The limitations in this Section shall not apply to the parish of Orleans.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 375, §1; Acts 1960, No. 160, §1; Acts 1968, No. 463, §§1, 4; Acts 1978, No. 227, §1, eff. June 29, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:473.1. Abandoned vehicle; removal

RS 32:473.1 - Abandoned vehicle; removal
A. Whenever any motor vehicle is found to be abandoned by any law enforcement officer, such officer shall post a notice on the windshield of the vehicle directing that the vehicle be removed from said location within twenty-four hours. Additionally, the notice shall direct that the failure to remove the vehicle shall result in the vehicle's being removed by the municipality or parish, as the case may be, or by a tow truck operator acting on behalf of the municipality or parish.
B. If the abandoned motor vehicle is not removed within twenty-four hours from the date of the posting of the notice, the motor vehicle shall be removed and disposed of by the municipality or parish or by a tow truck operator authorized to act on behalf of the municipality or parish.
C. The parish, municipality, or tow truck operator shall store and may dispose of the vehicle pursuant to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act. The municipality or parish shall have no civil or criminal liability pursuant to any provision of law for any act or omission of its own under the provisions of this Section or for the acts or omissions committed by the tow truck operator.
D. Removal of an abandoned motor vehicle in accordance with this Section by a tow truck operator shall not be considered a rotation call by the appropriate law enforcement agency as set forth in R.S. 32:1735(C). The tow truck operator shall not lose its place in the rotation call list for the recovery of an abandoned motor vehicle in accordance with this Section. Law enforcement agencies shall maintain records of the number of abandoned motor vehicles removed.
Acts 1999, No. 459, §1; Acts 2008, No. 429, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 710, §1; Acts 2010, No. 902, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:474. Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles

RS 32:474 - Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles
The department or any municipality or any parochial authority may take into custody any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property. The department or any municipality or parochial authority may employ its own personnel, equipment and facilities or may employ persons, equipment and facilities for the purpose of removing, preserving and storing abandoned motor vehicles.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 362, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:481. Comprehensive engineering comparative analysis of flood mitigation methods; Livingston Parish

RS 32:481 - Comprehensive engineering comparative analysis of flood mitigation methods; Livingston Parish
A. The department shall develop a comparable cost analysis of engineering methods to improve water drainage issues resulting from impediments to the natural water flow on the Interstate 12 corridor in Livingston Parish along existing median walls which may additionally or alternatively include potential engineering solutions as well as retrofitting the existing median walls to improve the natural water flow along the Interstate 12 corridor.
B. The comparable analysis of potential engineering solutions shall include the following:
(1) Practical and cost-effective engineering methods and potential solutions used by other states including but not limited to Texas.
(2) Projected costs associated with the potential solutions.
(3) Projected construction timelines for the potential solutions of the methods used.
C. The department shall provide a report of the comparative analysis of potential solutions including those used by other states and methods necessary for implementation to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, not later than October 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, No. 449, §1, eff. June 29, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:501. Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions

RS 32:501 - Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions
No motor truck or trailer with steel tires, or tractors with cleats or lugs on the wheels shall be operated over any public road in the state which has been hard-surfaced with any kind of material, or improved, in any manner by public funds, proceeds of bond issues, or with revenues of the state highway department, or of the United States. Nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the use of trucks or trailers equipped with steel tires by persons engaged in farming or agricultural pursuits when transporting their products to and from plantations abutting any improved highway of this state, or to persons operating under certificates of permission by the police jury of the parish, or of the municipal authorities of the city or town in which they may be operating.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:503. Penalty

RS 32:503 - Penalty
Whoever violates R.S. 32:501 and 32:502 shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the parish jail for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or both.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:524. Parish of Orleans, list of motor vehicles held in storage to be furnished public administrator; administration as vacant estates

RS 32:524 - Parish of Orleans, list of motor vehicles held in storage to be furnished public administrator; administration as vacant estates
In the parish of Orleans all persons shall on the first day of September and March of each year furnish the public administrator of the parish of Orleans with a list of all motor vehicles held by them in storage together with a description thereof and the name of the last owner and the storage and cost due. The public administrator of the parish of Orleans shall then proceed to take them into his possession and administrate them as vacant estates and as estates of unknown owners.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:531. Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners

RS 32:531 - Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners
Any person desiring to conduct a garage or oil business in this state, prior to the issuance to him of any permit by either state, town, parish, or municipal authorities, shall, when such business is to be located in any incorporated city, town, or village, address a petition to the city council or board of aldermen, or when it is to be located without such limits, to the police jury of the parish in which it is to be located, stating the name of the owner, its exact location, and must be accompanied with the written assent of a majority of the property owners within three hundred feet, to be measured along the street or road fronts, of the proposed location.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:532. Restrictions as to location

RS 32:532 - Restrictions as to location
No town council, board of aldermen, or police jury shall grant any permit for the conducting of such a business within three hundred feet of any bridge over a river on any state highway, when in their discretion the conducting of such a business so located is dangerous to public safety.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:534. Construction of Part; zoning

RS 32:534 - Construction of Part; zoning
This Part shall in no way conflict with R.S. 33:4721 through 33:4730. However, if zoning ordinances are now in operation in any municipality allowing the erection and operation of filling stations in zoned areas, such municipality is prohibited from enacting any ordinance regulating the hour of their closing, and other zoning laws.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:535. Return of parts to customer; exceptions

RS 32:535 - Return of parts to customer; exceptions
A. Unless the customer stipulates otherwise, it shall be the duty of any repairman employed by a customer to repair a motor vehicle to offer to return all replaced parts upon completion of the work if such parts are not required to be returned to the manufacturer or distributor pursuant to a warranty agreement. If such parts are required to be returned to the manufacturer or distributor, the repairman, at the time the work is authorized, shall offer to, or if requested by the customer, display the parts upon completion of the work. However, the repairman shall not be required to display a part when there is no charge for the replacement part. If the customer accepts the repairman's offer to either return or display replaced parts as provided in this Section, it shall be the duty of the repairman to return or display such parts. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the replacement of parts on the exterior or interior of the vehicle the damage to which is apparent to the customer upon examination.
B. Anyone who violates this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars and assessed all costs of court.
Acts 1995, No. 1122, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:535.1. Required invoice

RS 32:535.1 - Required invoice
A. It shall be the duty of any repairman employed by a customer to repair a motor vehicle to provide the customer with an invoice containing the following information:
(1) A description of all work done including any warranty work.
(2) An itemization of all parts supplied.
(3) A clear statement of what new original or nonoriginal manufacturer parts, or used, rebuilt, or reconditioned parts have been supplied or that a part of a component system that has been supplied is composed of new original or nonoriginal manufacturer parts, or used, rebuilt, or reconditioned parts.
(4) A description of the vehicle identification number, make, model, and mileage.
B. The repairman shall provide the customer with a copy of the invoice and shall retain a copy for his records.
C. Anyone who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Acts 1997, No. 496, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:601. Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance

RS 32:601 - Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance
Parish school boards, levee boards, and other public bodies be and they are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to enter into and consummate contracts for public liability and/or bodily injury insurance, and property damage insurance, covering the operation, use or maintenance of motor vehicles owned and operated by such boards.
Acts 1950, No. 35, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:602. Tort liability

RS 32:602 - Tort liability
The action of any such parish school board, levee board, or other public body in contracting for such insurance shall not be construed by the courts as a waiver of the governmental immunity of such boards or bodies from liability for torts committed by its agents or employees.
Acts 1950, No. 35, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:603. Contract provisions

RS 32:603 - Contract provisions
All such contracts of insurance shall contain a clause whereby the insurance companies issuing said insurance shall not assert as a defense to any suit against them, the governmental immunity of such school board, levee board or other public body.
Acts 1950, No. 35, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:621. Definitions

RS 32:621 - Definitions
The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this Part:
(1) "Brake fluid" means the fluid intended for use as the liquid medium through which force is transmitted in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle operated upon the highways.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
(3) "Person" includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or association.
(4) "Labeling" includes all written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, imprinted upon or affixed to any container of brake fluid or accompanying any brake fluid.
(5) "Container" means any receptacle in which brake fluid is immediately contained when sold, but does not mean a carton or wrapping in which a number of such receptacles are shipped or stored or a tank car or truck.
(6) "Permit period" means the period set by the department validating the permit.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:622. Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits

RS 32:622 - Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits
It shall be unlawful to manufacture or distribute any brake fluid for sale in this state unless such brake fluid has first been registered as required by this Part. No person shall manufacture, or distribute any brake fluid for sale in this state unless he has first applied to the department for the registration of such brake fluid to be handled by applicant and has received a written permit authorizing the sale, use, manufacture, or distribution of such brake fluid for sale in this state during the period and under the conditions stated in R.S. 32:623.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:623. Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal

RS 32:623 - Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal
Application for registration of each brand of brake fluid shall be made on forms to be supplied by the department. Each form shall include space for the name and address of the applicant, the brand name of the brake fluid and for certification that the brake fluid to be sold under such brand name conforms to the specifications established by the department for brake fluids. Upon receipt and approval of the application the department shall issue to the applicant a permit authorizing the manufacture or wholesale and retail sale and distribution of the brake fluid in this state during the permit period specified in the permit. Permits shall be renewed at the discretion of the department, provided, such renewals shall not be required more frequently than once every two years.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:624. Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department

RS 32:624 - Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department
The department may cancel, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew any permit, if it finds, after due notice and a hearing, that the brake fluid is adulterated or misbranded, or that the registrant has failed to comply with the provisions of this Part or the rules and regulations of the department. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the department.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §279, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:625. When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications

RS 32:625 - When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications
Any brake fluid is adulterated if its quality or characteristics fall below the specifications for brake fluid established by the department as minimum standards.
The department shall establish specifications for brake fluid which shall promote the public safety in the operation of automotive vehicles and may amend such specifications by regulation, after a hearing, but in no event shall the specifications for brake fluid fall below the minimum standard specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for hydraulic brake fluid, heavy duty type. Hydraulic brake fluid which meets or exceeds the standard of specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for heavy duty brake fluid shall prima facie be deemed to meet the requirements of this section.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:626. When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type

RS 32:626 - When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type
Brake fluid shall be deemed to be misbranded if:
(1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, the words "Brake Fluid", and, if required by regulation established by the department, the type of classification.
(2) The container does not bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of liquid measure.
(3) The labeling on the container is false or misleading in any particular. The words and letters required by this Section shall appear on the label in legible type and the fact that same meets or exceeds SAE specifications shall be stated.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:627. Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers

RS 32:627 - Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers
The department and its duly authorized agents shall enforce the provisions of this Part and may sample, inspect, analyze and test any brake fluid manufactured, used, packed, sold or distributed within this state. The department, through its agents, shall have free access by all legal means during business hours to all premises, buildings, vehicles, cars, and vessels used in the manufacture, packing, storage, sale or transportation of brake fluid, and may by legal means open any box, carton, parcel or container of brake fluid and take therefrom samples for analysis or for evidence.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:629. Fees

RS 32:629 - Fees
The department shall collect from the applicant seeking a permit to manufacture or distribute brake fluid as defined in this Part, a fee of $50.00 for each permit or renewal which fee shall be used by the department to administer the provisions of this Part.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:630. Violations; penalties

RS 32:630 - Violations; penalties
It is unlawful to manufacture, sell or distribute any brake fluid which is adulterated or misbranded, or which is not registered, or which is without a valid permit as required by this Part. Violation of any provision of this Part is a misdemeanor. The first offense shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 and the permanent cancellation of the offender's permit.
Acts 1958, No. 279, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:641. Parishwide schedule of fines, penalties and costs; written pleas of guilty; payment; exceptions

RS 32:641 - Parishwide schedule of fines, penalties and costs; written pleas of guilty; payment; exceptions
A. The judges of any judicial district, the parish of Orleans excepted, with the consent of the district attorney, may adopt a parishwide schedule of fines, penalties and costs for violations of the traffic laws and regulations of the state of Louisiana or any parish under their jurisdiction, within the limits of such penalties as are set by law, and such schedules shall be applicable as provided hereafter.
B. Any person apprehended for or charged with the violation of a law or regulation contained in such schedule may enter a written plea of guilty to the same by signing a declaration to that effect, which declaration shall specify the issue charged and the time and place thereof, and deposit with the sheriff of the parish a sum of money corresponding to the schedule of fines and costs for the violation of the particular traffic offense charged. The said declaration shall authorize the sheriff to pay the amount of such fine, penalty and costs from money deposited in escrow for that purpose with the sheriff. Such declarations and the deposit of money in escrow shall be executed and transferred only in the courthouse, parish jail or such other place as is designated by the judges, and within such time limits as is set by the judges.
C. The judge or district attorney may refuse to accept such written plea of guilty in any case and in the event of refusal, the written plea of guilty shall not be admissible in evidence for any reason whatsoever.
D. This Section does not apply to any person charged with any offense under Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except reckless operation of a motor vehicle where no accident is involved.
E. For traffic offenses, the fines for which are scheduled under the provisions of this Section, clerks of the judicial district courts shall not be required to keep and transcribe minutes for proceedings involving offenders who plead guilty and pay fines before their scheduled trial, thereby waiving their court appearance. This provision may be modified by rule of court.
Acts 1962, No. 472, §§1, 2. Acts 1985, No. 179, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:651. Emblem or name of owner to appear on equipment; penalties

RS 32:651 - Emblem or name of owner to appear on equipment; penalties
A. Every owner of any heavy equipment, except those coming within the provisions of R.S. 47:478, which weighs in excess of three tons and is capable of transporting itself or being transported on the highways of this state shall have inscribed, painted, stenciled, or affixed by means of magnetic plastic signs, decals or other secured signs conspicuously thereon the emblem or name of such owner in letters not less than two and one-half inches in height and not less than one-quarter inch in width. Nothing contained herein shall apply to watercraft or farming equipment.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1962, No. 486, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 301, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:662. Administering chemical tests; use of results as evidence

RS 32:662 - Administering chemical tests; use of results as evidence
A. The chemical test or tests as provided for by this Part shall be subject to the following rules and shall be administered as provided for hereafter:
(1) Upon the trial of any criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages the amount of alcohol in the person's blood at the time alleged as shown by chemical analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance shall give rise to the following presumptions:
(a) Except as provided in Subparagraph (d), if the person had a blood alcohol concentration at that time 0.05 percent or less by weight, it shall be presumed that the person was not under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
(b) Except as provided in Subparagraph (d), if the person had a blood alcohol concentration at that time in excess of 0.05 percent but less than 0.08 percent by weight, such fact shall not give rise to any presumption that the person was or was not under the influence of alcoholic beverages, but such fact may be considered with other competent evidence in determining whether the person was under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
(c) If the person had a blood alcohol concentration at that time of 0.08 percent or more by weight, it shall be presumed that the person was under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
(d) If the person was under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the test and had a blood alcohol concentration at that time of 0.02 percent or more by weight, it shall be presumed that the person was under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
(2) The blood alcohol concentration or level shall be based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred cubic centimeters of blood. Individuals measured through breath shall be afforded the timely option of the administration of a blood test for alcohol content.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not be construed as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question whether the person was under the influence of alcoholic beverages or any abused substance or controlled dangerous substance as set forth in R.S. 40:964.
C. Except as provided in Paragraph A(2) of this Section, this Section has no application to a civil action or proceeding.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §14. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 538, §8; Acts 1987, No. 338, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1296, §3, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1297, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 781, §4, eff. Sept. 30, 2003.
NOTE: Section 6 of Acts 2001, No. 781, provides that the provisions of the Act shall become null and of no effect if and when Section 351 of P.L. 106-346 regarding the withholding of federal highway funds for failure to enact a 0.08 percent blood alcohol level is repealed or invalidated for any reason.