2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 32 Motor vehicles and traffic regulation :: RS 32:3 Authority of department of public safety and corrections

§3.  Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections

A.  The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and the commissioner's regulations adopted pursuant thereto on all highways of this state within its jurisdiction and shall exercise such other power and authority as is specifically set forth in this Chapter or other laws of this state.

B.  All rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner relative to weight enforcement, payment, and collection of procedures shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.  Such rules and regulations shall be referenced to the sections of law which they interpret or apply.

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

D.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the personnel and equipment required to fully implement the provisions of R.S. 32:390.23 as it relates to the permit and licensing activities of the department.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1997, No. 273, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1186, §1.