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2024 Louisiana Laws
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Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
TITLE 32
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION
CHAPTER 1. LOUISIANA HIGHWAY REGULATORY ACT
PART I. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL AUTHORITY
- §32:1. Definitions
- §32:2. Authority of Department of Transportation and Development
- §32:3. Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections
- §32:4. Authority of departments to summon witnesses
- §32:5. Authority of other law enforcement officers; parade marshals in Calcasieu Parish and Lake Charles; traffic control officers in the city of New Orleans
- §32:6. Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to serve notices and subpoenas; procedure
- §32:7. Authority to operate joint weight enforcement scales with contiguous states; joint enforcement of laws
- §32:8. Final delinquent debt; office of motor vehicles
PART II. UNIFORM APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER;
POWER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SUBPART A. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION
- §32:21. Uniform application
- §32:22. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles; application of part
- §32:23. Persons and vehicles working on highways; exceptions
- §32:24. Emergency vehicles; exceptions
- §32:25. Rights of owners of real property
SUBPART B. POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
- §32:41. Power of local municipal authorities; exception
- §32:42. Power of local parish authorities
- §32:43. Automated speed enforcement devices; prohibition
- §32:44. Required notification for red light cameras
- §32:45. Required notification for mobile speed camera
- §32:46. Electronic enforcement devices; school zone restrictions
- §32:47. Use of handheld speed recording devices; restrictions
- §32:48. Violations; administrative hearing
- §32:49. Citations
PART III. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES
- §32:51. Vehicle license required
- §32:52. Driver must be licensed
- §32:53. Proper equipment required on vehicles; display of plate
- §32:54. Size, weight and load of vehicles limited
- §32:55. Exclusion of vehicles from highways; notice required
- §32:56. Obedience to police officers, weights and standards police officers, and traffic signs
NOTE: This provision of law was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes Biennial Report to the Legislature, dated March 14, 2016.
- §32:57. Penalties; alternatives to citation
- §32:57.1. Failure to honor written promise to appear; penalty; disposition of fines
- §32:57.2. Fee for expenses incurred for renewal or reissuance of suspended operator's license; office of the prosecuting authority
- §32:57.3. Failure to respond to an HOV violation
- §32:57.4. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 717, §2, eff. June 18, 2022.
- §32:58. Careless operation
- §32:58.1. Careless operation during flood conditions
PART IV. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
SUBPART A. SPEED RESTRICTIONS
- §32:61. Maximum speed limit
- §32:62. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 81, §2.
- §32:63. Establishing of speed zones
- §32:63.1. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 146, §1.
- §32:64. General speed law
- §32:65. Drag racing and racing on public roads and certain property; exemptions
SUBPART B. DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE,
OVERTAKING AND PASSING, ETC.
- §32:71. Driving on right side of road; exceptions
- §32:72. Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions
- §32:73. Passing a vehicle on the left
- §32:73.1. Rolling roadblocks prohibited on certain multiple-lane highways; definitions; penalties
- §32:74. When passing on the right is permitted
- §32:75. Limitations on passing on the left
- §32:76. Further limitations on passing on the left
- §32:76.1. Limitations on passing bicycles
- §32:77. No passing zones
- §32:77.1. School zones; no passing zones
- §32:78. One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands
- §32:79. Driving on roadway laned for traffic
- §32:80. Overtaking and passing certain school buses
- §32:81. Following vehicles; exceptions
- §32:82. Driving on divided highways
- §32:83. Driving on highways with two-way left-turn lanes and dedicated left-turn lanes
SUBPART C. TURNING, STARTING AND STOPPING
AND SIGNALS THEREFOR
- §32:101. Required position and method of turning at intersections
- §32:102. Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited
- §32:103. Moving parked vehicles
- §32:104. Turning movements and required signals
- §32:105. Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps
- §32:106. Methods of giving hand and arm signals
SUBPART D. RIGHT OF WAY
- §32:121. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection
- §32:122. Vehicle turning left at intersection
- §32:123. Stop signs and yield signs; penalties for violations
- §32:124. Vehicle entering highway from private road, driveway, alley or building
- §32:125. Procedure on approach of an authorized emergency vehicle; passing a parked emergency vehicle
- §32:126. Cattle crossings
- §32:127. Golf cart and all-terrain vehicle crossings
- §32:127.1. Golf cart crossings
- §32:127.2. Golf carts; Palmetto Island State Park
- §32:127.3. Golf carts; Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
- §32:127.4. Golf cart crossings; city of Westlake
- §32:127.5. Golf carts; Church Point
- §32:127.6. Golf carts; Lake Arthur
SUBPART E. PARKING, STANDING AND STOPPING
- §32:141. Stopping, standing, or parking outside business or residence districts
- §32:142. Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles
- §32:143. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places
- §32:143.1. Blocking of private driveways, highways and department rights of way, penalties
- §32:143.2. Private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way; sporting activities; penalties
- §32:144. Additional parking regulations
- §32:145. Unattended motor vehicles
- §32:146. Prohibited parking; leased or rented motor vehicles
SUBPART E-1. OPEN ROADS LAW
- §32:151. Open roads agreement
- §32:152. Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified course for Traffic Incident Management
- §32:153. Instant Tow Dispatch Pilot Program; Expedited Towing Pilot Program
- §32:154. Removal of bodies
- §32:155. Authority to remove vehicles and cargo
SUBPART F. RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS
- §32:168. Equipment of locomotive with bell and whistle or horn, sounding of signals
- §32:169. Cross buck, stop and warning signs, traffic control devices
- §32:170. Exemptions; Old Metairie railroad corridor; elimination of railroad liability
- §32:171. Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties
- §32:172. All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings
- §32:173. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 614, §2.
- §32:173.1. Railroad grade crossings; stopping required
- §32:174. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
- §32:175. Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations
- §32:176. Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains
SUBPART G. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES,
MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES AND BICYCLES
- §32:190. Safety helmets
- §32:190.1. Eye protective devices to be worn by motorcyclist; windshield on motorcycle
- §32:191. Riding on motorcycles
- §32:191.1. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
- §32:191.2. Clinging to other vehicles
- §32:191.3. Footrests and handlebars
- §32:192. Riding on motor-driven cycles
- §32:193. Operation of bicycles; general provision
- §32:194. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
- §32:195. Riding on bicycles
- §32:196. Clinging to vehicles
- §32:197. Riding on roadways and bicycle paths
- §32:198. Operating motorized bicycles
- §32:199. Bicycle helmets; restraining seats
- §32:200. Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks
- §32:201. Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties
- §32:202. Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account
- §32:203. Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes
- §32:204. Riding on electric-assisted bicycles; rights and duties of electric-assisted bicycles
SUBPART G-1. ELECTRIC MOBILITY AIDS
SUBPART G-2. PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES
- §32:210. Definitions
- §32:210.1. Applicable law
- §32:210.2. Operator of personal delivery device
- §32:210.3. Device operation
- §32:210.4. Areas of operation
- §32:210.5. Personal delivery device equipment
- §32:210.6. Local authority regulation
- §32:210.7. Insurance
SUBPART H. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES
- §32:211. Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations
- §32:212. Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks
- §32:213. Crossing at other than crosswalks
- §32:214. Drivers to exercise due care
- §32:215. Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks
- §32:216. Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways
- §32:217. Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles
- §32:218. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business
- §32:219. Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks
SUBPART I. SIGNS, MARKERS AND SIGNALS
- §32:231. Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
- §32:232. Traffic-control signals
- §32:232.1. Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative
- §32:233. Pedestrian-control signals
- §32:234. Flashing signals
- §32:235. Uniform highway marking system
- §32:236. Privately owned signs on public rights of way prohibited; exceptions; authority of municipalities and department of highways; advertising on convenience facilities at public transit stops
- §32:237. Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions
- §32:238. Directional signs
SUBPART J. VEHICLES TRANSPORTING EXPLOSIVES
OR INFLAMMABLES
- §32:251. Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings
- §32:252. Equipment and inspection
- §32:253. Commissioner; transportation of explosives
SUBPART K. REGULATION OF CERTAIN HIGHWAYS
AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THROUGH HIGHWAYS
- §32:261. Authority to prohibit use of road
- §32:262. Controlled access highways
- §32:263. Special restrictions on use of Louisiana Interstate highways
- §32:264. Authority to regulate traffic through tunnels
- §32:265. Designating through highways
- §32:266. Enforcement of speed limit on certain highways; disposition of fines
- §32:267. Highway safety corridor
- §32:267.1. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 717, §2, eff. June 18, 2022.
- §32:268. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 127, §1.
SUBPART L. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- §32:281. Limitations on backing
- §32:282. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism
- §32:283. Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors
- §32:284. Riding in house trailers, on fenders, on running board or on rear racks prohibited; open pickup trucks; utility trailers
- §32:285. Coasting prohibited
- §32:286. Following authorized emergency vehicles prohibited
- §32:287. Crossing fire hoses
- §32:288. Driving through safety zone prohibited
- §32:289. Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties
- §32:289.1. Cellular telephone use; certain drivers prohibited; exceptions; penalties
- §32:290. Driving across ditches; requirements
- §32:291. Liability for damage to highway or structure
- §32:291.1. Roadway hazard cleanup
- §32:292. Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited
- §32:292.1. Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles
- §32:293. Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time
- §32:294. Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited
- §32:295. Child passenger restraint system
- §32:295.1. Safety belt use; tags indicating exemption
- §32:295.2. Wearing of headphones; prohibitions; exceptions
- §32:295.3. Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties
- §32:295.3.1. Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system
- §32:295.4. Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies
- §32:296. Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder
- §32:297. Low rider vehicles
- §32:297.1. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 563, §2; Acts 2010, No. 761, §2.
- §32:298. Farm equipment on highway shoulders
- §32:299. Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property
- §32:299.1. Off-road vehicles
- §32:299.2. Off-road vehicles; mini-trucks
- §32:299.3. Off-road vehicles; utility terrain vehicles
- §32:299.4. Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration
- §32:299.5. Military surplus motor vehicles; operation; safety equipment; registration
- §32:300. Possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles
- §32:300.1. Low-speed vehicles; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration; safety inspections
- §32:300.1.1. Electric low-speed scooters; operation; exceptions
- §32:300.2. Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions
- §32:300.3. Funeral processions
- §32:300.4. Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
- §32:300.4.1. Smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
- §32:300.5. Use of certain wireless telecommunications devices for text messaging and social networking prohibited
- §32:300.6. Use of wireless telecommunications devices by certain drivers prohibited; exceptions
- §32:300.7. Use of certain wireless telecommunications devices by minors while driving prohibited; exceptions
- §32:300.8. Use of wireless telecommunications devices in school zones prohibited; exceptions
PART V. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
SUBPART A. LAMPS AND OTHER LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
- §32:301. When lighted lamps are required
- §32:302. Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
- §32:303. Headlamps on motor vehicles; motorcycles and motordriven cycles
- §32:304. Tail lamps
- §32:305. New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors
- §32:306. Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicles
- §32:307. Application of succeeding sections
- §32:308. Additional equipment required on buses, trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers
- §32:309. Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps and reflectors
- §32:310. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps
- §32:311. Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps, and marker lamps
- §32:311.1. Equipment combinations
- §32:312. Obstructed lights not required
- §32:313. Lamp or flag on projecting load
- §32:314. Lamps on parked vehicles
- §32:315. Lamps on farm tractors, farm equipment and implements of husbandry
- §32:315.1. Reflecting tape on trailers hauling sugarcane
- §32:316. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
- §32:317. Spotlights and auxiliary lamps
- §32:318. Audible and visual signals on certain vehicles
- §32:319. Signal lamps and signal devices
- §32:320. Additional lighting equipment
- §32:320.1. Vehicular hazard warning signals
- §32:321. Multiple beam road lighting equipment
- §32:322. Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment
- §32:323. Single-beam road-lighting equipment
- §32:324. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles
- §32:325. Alternate road-lighting equipment
- §32:326. Number of driving lamps required or permitted; parking lights
- §32:327. Special restrictions on lamps
- §32:328. Special lighting equipment on school buses
- §32:329. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 244, §3.
- §32:329.1. Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors
- §32:330. Selling or using lamps or equipment
- §32:331. Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices
- §32:332. Adjustment certificate
- §32:333. Certain lights around license plates prohibited
- §32:334. Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited
SUBPART B. BRAKES
- §32:341. Brake equipment required
- §32:341.1. Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment
- §32:342. Performance ability of brakes
- §32:343. Condition of brakes
- §32:344. Brakes after engine failure
- §32:345. Brakes on motor driven cycles
- §32:346. Brakes on bicycles
SUBPART C. OTHER EQUIPMENT
- §32:351. Horns and warning devices
- §32:352. Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke
- §32:353. Modification of exhaust systems
- §32:354. Mirrors
- §32:355. Fire extinguishers
- §32:356. Windshields must be equipped with wiping and washing systems
- §32:357. Windshields required
- §32:358. Motorcycle windshields
- §32:359. Safety glass required
- §32:360. Safety glass defined
- §32:361. Approved types of safety glass
- §32:361.1. View outward or inward through windshield or windows; obscuring prohibited
- §32:361.2. Medical exemption
- §32:361.3. Security exemption
- §32:362. Restrictions as to tire equipment
- §32:363. Fuel tank caps
- §32:364. Fenders and mudguards
- §32:365. Television
- §32:366. Required equipment of tow cars
- §32:367. Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices
- §32:368. Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled
- §32:369. Red flags, use in parking certain vehicles
- §32:370. Warning devices must be approved by commissioner prior to sale or use thereof
- §32:371. Enforcement of Part
- §32:372. Warning devices, submission to commissioner; fee
- §32:373. Removal of warning device
- §32:374. Violation of regulations of commissioner
- §32:375. Air conditioning equipment
- §32:376. Special lights for certain department vehicles
- §32:377. Slow moving vehicle, identification
- §32:378. School bus body, hood, and bumpers; color of paint; back-up audible alarms
- §32:378.1. Display of patently obscene words, photographs, and depictions
- §32:378.2. Ignition interlock devices; condition of probation for certain DWI offenders; restricted license
- §32:378.3. Installation of sound amplification systems to exterior of vehicle; prohibited
- §32:378.4. Autonomous vehicle equipment requirements
PART VI. SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD OF VEHICLE
SUBPART A. SIZE, WIDTH, HEIGHT, LENGTH, WEIGHT
AND LOAD OF VEHICLES IN REGULAR OPERATION
- §32:380. Width; projecting loads on vehicles
- §32:381. Height
- §32:381.1. Prohibited vehicle modifications; wheel well
- §32:382. Length; special length limits
- §32:383. Loads on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties; definition
- §32:383.1. Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties
- §32:384. Trailers and towed vehicles
- §32:385. Farm vehicles and equipment; exemptions
- §32:385.1. Recreational vehicles; exemptions
- §32:386. Weight
- §32:386.1. Blanket oversize yearly permit; fees
SUBPART B. SPECIAL PERMITS
- §32:387. Special permits
- §32:387.1. Escort vehicles; permit to operate required
- §32:387.2. Special permits; vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible container imports or exports to port facilities
- §32:387.3. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.
- §32:387.4. Equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility or petrochemical complex; Interstate highways
- §32:387.5. Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49
- §32:387.6. Special permits; trucks hauling cotton modules
- §32:387.7. Special permits; vehicles hauling sugarcane
- §32:387.8. Vehicles requiring steering axle permit; interstate highways
- §32:387.9. Special permit; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops
- §32:387.9.1. Special permits; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops; authorization to travel upon segment of Interstate 49 as alternate route to US 71 and US 167
- §32:387.10. Special permit; vehicles transporting timber cutting or logging equipment
- §32:387.11. Semiannual critical off-road equipment permit; authorization
- §32:387.12. Annual noncritical off-road equipment permit; authorization
- §32:387.13. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.
- §32:387.14. Special permit; heavy equipment
- §32:387.15. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.
- §32:387.16. Special permit; sealed containerized cargo for export; containerboard, kraft liner, and roll pulp; limitations
- §32:387.17. Special permit; containerized cargo intended for export; rules and regulations; ports in Ouachita Parish
- §32:387.18. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.
- §32:387.19. Special permit; bagged rice for export; rules and regulations; Port of Lake Charles
- §32:387.20. Special permit; ready-mixed concrete trucks
- §32:387.21. Special permit; trucks transporting earthen materials for government funded levee projects
- §32:387.22. Special permit; ten percent weight variance for trucks or trucks and trailers hauling raw input materials for concrete and finished concrete products
- §32:387.23. Special permit; twelve percent weight variance for single unit dump trucks
SUBPART C. PENALTIES
SUBPART D. ENFORCEMENT, PAYMENT AND
COLLECTION PROCEDURES
PART VI-A. WEIGH-IN-MOTION PHOTO
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
PART VI-B. LOUISIANA TRUCK CENTER
- §32:390.21. Louisiana Truck Center; creation; purpose
- §32:390.22. Services and assistance
- §32:390.23. Agency representatives
- §32:390.24. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
PART VII. PROCEDURE AND REPORTS
- §32:391. Appearance upon arrest
- §32:392. Impounding of vehicles; prohibitions
- §32:392.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 512, §1.
- §32:393. Persons charged with traffic violations; time for disposition, licenses, reports, and records to be sent to Department of Public Safety and Corrections; fee charged; record of unpaid traffic fines and parking fines
- §32:393.1. Records of convictions; extracts; fees
- §32:393.2. Reports; diplomatic immunities and privileges; U.S. Department of State; deadlines
- §32:394. Flagrant violations; courts to give details on request of department
- §32:395. Police officers not impeded by this chapter
- §32:396. Commissioner to publish records
- §32:397. Commissioner to furnish forms and receive accident reports
- §32:397.1. Accident reports; citizens right to privacy
- §32:398. Crash reports; when and to whom made; information aid; fees for copies; fees for crash photographs and videos
PART VII-A. UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATIONS
- §32:398.1. Traffic citations; form; issuance
- §32:398.2. Disposition of traffic citations; unlawful acts; records
- §32:398.3. Illegal cancellation of traffic citation; penalty; audit of citation records; publication
- §32:398.4. When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful complaint
- §32:398.5. Applicability
PART VII-B. REPORTING OF STATISTICS RELATED
TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS
PART VIII. METHOD OF CITATION
PART IX. AUTONOMOUS COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
- §32:400.1. Definitions
- §32:400.2. Controlling authority; compliance
- §32:400.3. Operation; criteria
- §32:400.4. Owners and operators of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle
- §32:400.5. Reporting an accident
- §32:400.6. Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance
- §32:400.7. Teleoperations; operation; criteria
- §32:400.8. Liability; jurisdiction
CHAPTER 2. DRIVER'S LICENSE LAW
- §32:401. Definitions
- §32:402. Mandatory licensure; exceptions; violations
- §32:402.1. Driver education; required
- §32:402.2. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 294, §6.
- §32:402.3. Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program; dedicated fund account
- §32:403. Application; fee; duration of license
- §32:403.1. Application of persons sixty years of age or above
- §32:403.2. Application of persons with physical disability or mental disability
- §32:403.3. Identification stickers and decals; deaf and hard of hearing; autism spectrum disorder; mental, physical, or developmental disability
- §32:403.4. Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle
- §32:403.5. Application of persons using bioptic telescopic lenses
- §32:404. Operation of motor vehicles by nonresidents, students, and military personnel and dependents; reciprocity agreements with foreign countries
- §32:404.1. Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity
- §32:405. Application must be verified
- §32:405.1. Age requirements
- §32:406. Licensee must give notice of change of address
- §32:407. Applications of minors; revocation; applications of persons less than twenty-one years of age
- §32:408. Examination of applicants required; classes of licenses
- §32:408.1. Third-party testing; proof of testing
- §32:408.2. Third party testing; limitation of liability
- §32:409. Filing of applications; use of abbreviations; release of information
- §32:409.1. Application or special certificate applications; penalties for false information
NOTE: §410 Section heading eff. until July 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 42.
- §32:410. Form of license; photograph, signature of licensee, anatomical gift statement, declaration of life-sustaining procedures, and additional information on license
- §32:410.1. Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited
- §32:410.2. International driver's license
- §32:411. Deposit of license in lieu of security upon arrest; receipt; licensee to have license or receipt in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits
- §32:411.1. Licensee to have license in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits
- §32:412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation; special needs or accommodation designations; disbursement of funds; renewal by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses; disposition of certain fees; exception
- §32:412.1. Handling charges
- §32:412.2. Disabled veteran exemption
- §32:412.3. Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Dedicated Fund Account; Office of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Dedicated Fund Account
- §32:413. Loss or destruction of licenses; duplicate driver's license
- §32:414. Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review
- §32:414.1. Unlawful use of license
- §32:414.2. Commercial motor vehicle drivers and drivers with a commercial learner's permit; disqualification; issuance of Class "D" or "E" license; alcohol content in breath and blood; implied consent
- §32:414.3. Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities
- §32:414.4. Commercial motor vehicle operator; notification requirements
- §32:414.5. Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards
- §32:415. Operating vehicle while license is suspended; offenses in other states; record of offenses given other states
- §32:415.1. Economic and medical hardship appeal of driver's license suspension
- §32:415.2. Operating vehicle while under suspension or revocation; removal of license plate
- §32:415.3. Ex-offender provisional driver's license
- §32:416. Unlawful operation by persons under the age of seventeen; parents responsible
- §32:416.1. Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited
- §32:417. Allowing unlicensed person under the age of seventeen to drive
- §32:418. Selective Service registration; age restrictions
- §32:419. Department may for cause refuse to license applicant; judicial review
- §32:420. Exemptions
- §32:421. False swearing; obtaining two licenses; unlawful
- §32:422. Learner's license; driving school instruction permit; special restrictions on motorcycles
- §32:422.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 317, §2.
- §32:422.2. The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education
- §32:423. Restricted license
- §32:424. Department may compel examination of suspected incompetents; prohibited disclosure of information; exceptions
- §32:425. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 293, §2, EFF. JUNE 27, 1989.
- §32:426. Disposition of fees; surplus funds
- §32:427. Penalty
- §32:428. Failure to enforce requirement
- §32:429. Office of motor vehicles field offices; authorization of fees
- §32:429.1. Toll-free hotline
- §32:429.2. Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Dedicated Fund Account; uses of the monies
- §32:429.3. Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to migration of residents
- §32:429.4. Installment agreement; outstanding penalties, fines, and fees owed to the office of motor vehicles
CHAPTER 2-A. DENIAL OF DRIVING PRIVILEGES
- §32:430. Suspension, revocation, and denial of driving privileges; hardship license; insurance rates
- §32:431. Driving is a privilege; expulsion or suspension from school, cause for suspension of license
- §32:431.1. School attendance as condition of driving privileges; authorized local policy
- §32:432. Suspension or denial of driving privileges; failure to pay child support or individual income tax
CHAPTER 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
PART I. MOTOR VEHICLES OF HISTORIC
OR SPECIAL INTEREST
- §32:441. Declaration of purpose
- §32:442. Definitions
- §32:443. Storage on collector's property; requirements
- §32:444. Equipment requirements
- §32:445. Sale or trade; not contingent upon vehicle being in operating condition
- §32:446. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 718, §4.
- §32:447. Rules and regulations
PART II. STREET RODS AND STREET CRUISERS
- §32:451. Declaration of purpose
- §32:452. Street rod; definition
- §32:453. Licensing requirements; exemptions
- §32:454. Rules and regulations
- §32:455. Street cruiser; definition
- §32:456. Registration; licensing
- §32:457. Authorized rules
PART II-A. ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND HYBRID VEHICLES
PART III. PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES
- §32:471. Definitions
- §32:472. Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs
- §32:473. Seized vehicles; penalties for illegal parking and for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked
- §32:473.1. Abandoned vehicle; removal
- §32:474. Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles
- §32:475. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 429, §2, eff. June 21, 2008.
- §32:476. Abandoned motor vehicles; sale by municipalities and parochial authorities; procedure
PART IV. INTERSTATE FLOODING MITIGATION
PART V. BICYCLES, TRICYCLES, ETC.
PART VI. STEEL TIRES, CLEATS OR LUGS
- §32:501. Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions
- §32:502. Repealed by Acts 1954, No. 543, §1
- §32:503. Penalty
PART VII. DEALERS IN USED OR SECOND HAND
VEHICLES BROUGHT INTO STATE
PART VIII. STORED MOTOR VEHICLES
- §32:521. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.
- §32:522. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.
- §32:523. Record of sales proceedings to be kept for year
- §32:524. Parish of Orleans, list of motor vehicles held in storage to be furnished public administrator; administration as vacant estates
- §32:525. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.
PART IX. GARAGES AND OIL STATIONS
- §32:531. Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners
- §32:532. Restrictions as to location
- §32:533. Application of Part
- §32:534. Construction of Part; zoning
- §32:535. Return of parts to customer; exceptions
- §32:535.1. Required invoice
PART X. PUBLIC LIABILITY CONTRACTS BY SCHOOL
BOARDS AND OTHER PUBLIC BODIES
- §32:601. Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance
- §32:602. Tort liability
- §32:603. Contract provisions
- §32:604. Actions; parties
PART XI. BRAKE FLUID
- §32:621. Definitions
- §32:622. Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits
- §32:623. Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal
- §32:624. Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department
- §32:625. When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications
- §32:626. When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type
- §32:627. Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers
- §32:628. Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations
- §32:629. Fees
- §32:630. Violations; penalties
PART XII. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
PART XIII. HEAVY EQUIPMENT
PART XIV. TESTS FOR SUSPECTED DRUNKEN DRIVERS
- §32:661. Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal substance or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
- §32:661.1. Operating a watercraft under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
- §32:661.2. Operation of a locomotive engine under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
- §32:662. Administering chemical tests; use of results as evidence
- §32:662.1. Admissibility
- §32:663. Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections
- §32:664. Persons authorized to administer test
- §32:665. Furnishing of information to person tested
- §32:666. Refusal to submit to chemical test; submission to chemical tests; exception; effects
- §32:667. Seizure of license; circumstances; temporary license
- §32:667.1. Seizure of license upon arrest for vehicular homicide; issuance of temporary license; suspension
- §32:668. Procedure following revocation or denial of license; hearing; court review; review of final order; restricted licenses
- §32:668.1. Procedure following revocation or denial of license; discovery
- §32:669. Suspension of nonresident's operating privilege; notification to state of residence
- §32:670. Test results for persons under the age of twenty-one; exclusion from official driving record
PART XV. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF STATE POLICE
PART XVI. POSTACCIDENT DRUG TESTING
PART XVII. LOUISIANA TRUCKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COUNCIL
- §32:691. Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council; purpose
- §32:692. Creation; membership; salary
- §32:693. Jurisdiction; powers
- §32:694. Surcharge assessment; collection
CHAPTER 4. VEHICLE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE LAW
- §32:701. Short title
- §32:702. Definitions
- §32:703. Offices of commissioner
- §32:703.1. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
- §32:704. Applicability
- §32:705. Acceptance and delivery of certificate
- §32:705.1. Acts of donation; titled motor vehicles
- §32:706. Marketable title
- §32:706.1. Disclosure by persons who transfer ownership of vehicles with salvage or reconstructed titles, assembled title, or certificate of destruction; penalties
- §32:706.2. Requirements for vehicle identification number inspections
- §32:707. Application for certificates of title; exception; salvage title; antique vehicles; reconstructed title
- §32:707.1. Deceased persons; titles to vehicles
- §32:707.2. Electronic media system for lien recordation and title information; fees; required bond; confidentiality of information; rules and regulations
- §32:707.3. Certificates of destruction; application requirements; restrictions on sale; disassembly requirement; department rules; penalties
- §32:707.4. Alternate procedure to title trailers
- §32:707.5. Assembled vehicles
- §32:707.6. Expedited title procedure; rules and regulations
- §32:708. Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of lien or security interest; security measures
- §32:708.1. Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of child support privilege or security interest; security measures
- §32:709. Numbers assigned; indices; files
- §32:710. Security interests; priority; notation on certificate
- §32:711. Sale subject to mortgage or security interest; act of sale and assignment of certificate; corrected certificate
- §32:712. Ownership of vehicle passing otherwise than by voluntary transfer
- §32:713. Lost or destroyed certificate
- §32:714. Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 572, §1
- §32:715. Change of engine in vehicle
- §32:716. Dismantling registered vehicle
- §32:717. Sale of motor vehicle as scrap
- §32:718. Sale of an auto hulk as scrap to a scrap metal processor or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler
- §32:719. §§719 to 720.1 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 773, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
- §32:721. Stolen vehicles; report of theft and recovery
- §32:722. Stolen or embezzled vehicles; liens and encumbrances
- §32:723. Stolen or embezzled vehicles; suspension of registration; lists
- §32:724. Transfer and possession of stolen vehicles
- §32:725. Concealing or misrepresenting identity of motor vehicle or engine
- §32:726. Destruction or alteration of distinguishing number or mark
- §32:726.1. Tampering with or altering odometers prohibited; penalties
- §32:727. Rules and regulations; forms; cancellation of certificates; copies of and reports as to records
- §32:728. Fees
- §32:729. Necessity for certificate
- §32:730. Alteration and forgery; false name, address, or statement; other fraud
- §32:731. Violations; penalty
- §32:732. Additional penalties
- §32:733. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 984, §18.
- §32:734. Signature to documents
- §32:735. Auto title companies; licensing; regulation; fees, suspension, and revocation; domicile; surety bonds; expiration and renewal dates
- §32:736. Surety bond required; amount and conditions of surety bond; filing of bond
- §32:737. Causes for suspension, revocation, cancellation, or restrictions; reinstatement
- §32:738. Cease and desist order; injunctive relief
CHAPTER 4-A. AUTOMOTIVE DISMANTLERS AND
PARTS RECYCLERS; MOTOR VEHICLE CRUSHERS;
AND SCRAPPED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
- §32:751. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:752. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:753. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:754. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:755. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1388, §2.
- §32:756. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:757. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:758. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:759. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:759.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:760. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:761. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:762. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:763. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:764. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:765. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:766. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
CHAPTER 4-B. USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND
MARINE PRODUCT DEALERS
- §32:771. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:772. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:773. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:773.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:773.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:774. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:774.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:774.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:774.3. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:775. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:776. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:777. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:778. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:779. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
- §32:780. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.
CHAPTER 4-C. LOUISIANA
USED MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION
PART I. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §32:781. Definitions
- §32:782. Purpose; jurisdiction and authority of the commission
- §32:783. Used Motor Vehicle Commission; appointment and qualification; terms of office; powers and duties
- §32:784. Dealers, dismantlers, and auctions to be licensed; exception
- §32:785. Procedures for denial, suspension, or revocation of license; notice; hearings; appeals; abandonment of business
- §32:786. Injunctions; cease and desist orders
- §32:787. Criminal penalties
- §32:788. Civil penalties
- §32:789. Sale of used water-damaged vehicles
- §32:790. Black market sales; prohibition
PART II. USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
- §32:791. Application for license; renewal; fees; educational seminar; bond requirements; liability insurance; salesperson's license; location of business
- §32:792. Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; unauthorized acts
- §32:793. Rent with option-to-purchase program
- §32:794. Wholesale motor vehicle auctions; unlawful acts
- §32:795. Educational seminars; authority; initial license application seminar; renewal application seminar; exceptions
- §32:796. Deposit and down payment disclosure and delivery of vehicle pending the sale
PART III. DISMANTLERS AND PARTS RECYCLERS; MOTOR VEHICLE
CRUSHERS; AND SCRAPPED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
- §32:801. Definition
- §32:802. License required; application; fee; duration
- §32:803. Other licenses not required
- §32:804. Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; violations
- §32:805. Requirement to keep records
- §32:806. Transfer of motor vehicle certificate of title to or from a dismantler and parts recycler
- §32:807. Transfers of scrapped motor vehicles
- §32:808. Salvage pools; record keepers
- §32:809. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 257, §2.
PART IV. DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO ALL RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS DEALERS
AND MANUFACTURERS
- §32:811. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, eff. July 7, 2009.
- §32:812. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:813. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:814. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:815. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:816. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:817. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:818. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:819. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:820. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:821. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
- §32:822. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.
CHAPTER 5. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY LAW
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §32:851. Definitions
- §32:852. Commissioner to administer law; hearings; notice to injured parties; appeal to court
- §32:853. Commissioner to furnish operating records; other information; fees; withdrawal of forms or information
- §32:854. Chapter supplemental to motor vehicle laws
- §32:855. Past application of Chapter
- §32:856. Chapter not to prevent other process
- §32:857. Uniformity of interpretation
- §32:858. Short title
PART I-A. COMPULSORY MOTOR VEHICLE
LIABILITY SECURITY
- §32:861. Security required
- §32:861.1. Security required; exemption for out-of-state service in the uniformed services
- §32:861.2. Waive penalty, procedure, or requirement; authority
- §32:862. Proof of compliance
- §32:863. Sanctions for false declaration; reinstatement fees; revocation of registration; review
- §32:863.1. Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle; enforcement; penalty; fees
- §32:863.1.1. Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security not contained in a motor vehicle; prohibition of citation resulting in a penalty or fee
- §32:863.1.2. Reinstatement Relief Program
- §32:863.2. Notification of the cancellation or issuance of security; penalties; database development
- §32:864. Criminal sanctions for false declaration
- §32:865. Criminal sanctions for operating motor vehicle not covered by security
- §32:865.1. Criminal sanctions for operating school bus not covered by security
- §32:866. Compulsory motor vehicle liability security; failure to comply; limitation of damages
- §32:867. Private parking lots
- §32:868. Funding of real-time system to verify motor vehicle insurance; Insurance Verification System Dedicated Fund Account; creation
PART II. SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
- §32:871. Report required following accident; availability
- §32:872. Security and proof of financial responsibility required unless evidence of insurance; when security determined; suspension; exception
- §32:873. Further exceptions to requirements of security
- §32:874. Duration of suspension, revocation, or withdrawal; reinstatement fees
- §32:875. Application to unlicensed drivers and unregistered motor vehicles
- §32:876. Form and amount of security
- §32:877. Custody, distribution and return of security
- §32:878. Matters not to be evidence in civil suits
- §32:879. Registration after suspension of inoperable vehicle
- §32:880. Nonresident drivers; accidents
PART III. PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- §32:891. Courts to report non-payment of judgments and convictions
- §32:892. Suspension for non-payment of judgment; exceptions
- §32:893. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given
- §32:894. Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements
- §32:895. Installment payment of judgments; default
- §32:896. Proof required upon certain convictions
- §32:897. Alternate methods of giving proof
- §32:898. Certificate of insurance as proof
- §32:899. Certificate furnished by non-resident as proof
- §32:900. "Motor Vehicle Liability Policy" defined
- §32:900.1. Proof of financial responsibility; carriers of railroad workers
- §32:900.2. Proof of financial responsibility; policy issued in another state
- §32:901. Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy
- §32:902. Chapter not to affect other policies
- §32:903. Bond as proof
- §32:904. Money or securities as proof
- §32:905. Owner may give proof for others
- §32:906. Substitution of proof
- §32:907. Other proof may be required
- §32:908. Duration of proof; when proof may be cancelled or returned
- §32:909. Proof to be maintained for three years
- §32:910. Driver's license; immediate reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance of restricted license
PART IV. PENAL PROVISIONS
- §32:1021. Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited
- §32:1022. Surrender of license and registration
- §32:1023. Other violations; penalties
PART V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- §32:1041. Exceptions
- §32:1042. Self-insurers
- §32:1043. Repealed by Acts, 2020, No. 53, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.
CHAPTER 6. DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MOTOR VEHICLES
AND RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS
- §32:1251. Declaration of public policy
- §32:1252. Definitions
- §32:1253. Motor Vehicle Commission; appointment and qualifications of members; terms of office; organization; oath; official bond; compensation; powers and duties
- §32:1254. Application for license; requirements for licensure; contents; licenses; franchise filings; exceptions
- §32:1255. Fees; penalties
- §32:1256. Auto shows
- §32:1256.1. Regional recreational products or specialty vehicle shows
- §32:1256.2. National recreational product shows
- §32:1257. Establishment of new motor vehicle dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure
- §32:1257.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 326, §2.
- §32:1258. Denial, revocation, grounds, imposition of a civil penalty, or suspension of license; grounds; expiration
- §32:1259. Injunctions; cease and desist orders
- §32:1260. Penalties; other relief
- §32:1261. Unauthorized acts
- §32:1261.1. Indemnification of franchised dealers
- §32:1261.2. Payment to dealers; penalties
- §32:1262. Warranty; compensation; audits of dealer records
- §32:1263. Motor vehicle repairs
- §32:1264. Damage disclosure
- §32:1264.1. Notice regarding recalls
- §32:1264.2. Recall repairs; compensation
- §32:1265. Sale of water-damaged vehicles
- §32:1266. Motor vehicle lessors; appointment of motor vehicle lease facilitators
- §32:1267. Succession; right of first refusal
- §32:1268. Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity
- §32:1268.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 326, §2.
- §32:1268.2. Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license
- §32:1269. Venue and choice of law for litigation or arbitration
PART II. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO MARINE PRODUCTS
- §32:1270. Establishment of new marine dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure
- §32:1270.1. Unauthorized acts; marine products
- §32:1270.2. Warranty; compensation; audits of marine dealer records
- §32:1270.3. Sale of water-damaged marine products
- §32:1270.4. Succession; right of first refusal; marine dealers
- §32:1270.5. Manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler repurchase; marine dealer; products
- §32:1270.6. Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license
- §32:1270.7. Indemnification of marine dealers
- §32:1270.8. Marine products repairs
- §32:1270.9. Damage disclosure
PART III. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO MOTORCYCLES AND
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
- §32:1270.10. Establishment of new motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure
- §32:1270.11. Unauthorized acts
- §32:1270.12. Indemnification of motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle franchised dealers
- §32:1270.13. Warranty; compensation; audits of motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer records
- §32:1270.14. Damage disclosure
- §32:1270.15. Sale of water-damaged motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles
- §32:1270.16. Succession; right of first refusal
- §32:1270.17. Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity; motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealers
- §32:1270.18. Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license; motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle franchise
- §32:1270.19. Motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle repairs
PART IV. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- §32:1270.20. Unauthorized acts; recreational vehicles
- §32:1270.21. Indemnification of franchised recreational vehicle dealers
- §32:1270.22. Payment to recreational vehicles dealers; penalties
- §32:1270.23. Warranty; compensation; audits of recreational vehicle dealer records
- §32:1270.24. Recreational vehicle repairs
- §32:1270.25. Damage disclosure; recreational vehicles
- §32:1270.26. Notice regarding recalls; recreational vehicles
- §32:1270.27. Sale of water-damaged recreational vehicles
- §32:1270.28. Succession; right of first refusal; recreational vehicle dealer
- §32:1270.29. Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity; recreational vehicles
- §32:1270.30. Recreational vehicle manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license
PART V. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WARRANTIES
- §32:1270.31. Short title
- §32:1270.32. Definitions
- §32:1270.33. Commission; powers and duties; nonconformity notices; hearings; records
- §32:1270.34. Manufacturer's duty to repair; nonconformity
- §32:1270.35. Express warranties; time limit to conform
- §32:1270.36. Recreational vehicle replacement or refund
- §32:1270.37. Attorney fees
- §32:1270.38. Transfer of title; time limitation
- §32:1270.39. Mandatory disclosure of a nonconformity to warranty by sellers
- §32:1270.40. Notification of nonconformity remedy; dealer responsibility
- §32.1270.41. Exclusiveness
CHAPTER 6-A. LOUISIANA VEHICLE PROTECTION PRODUCT ACT
- §32:1271. Short title
- §32:1272. Definitions
- §32:1273. Scope and exemptions
- §32:1274. License and filing requirements; licensing fees
- §32:1275. Financial responsibility
- §32:1276. Warranty reimbursement policy requirements
- §32:1277. Disclosure to warranty holder
- §32:1278. Prohibited acts
- §32:1279. Record keeping
- §32:1280. Enforcement; examination
- §32:1281. Rulemaking power
- §32:1282. Applicability
CHAPTER 7. MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
- §32:1301. Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition
- §32:1302. Inspection by officers of the department
- §32:1303. Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws
- §32:1304. Secretary to require periodical inspection
- §32:1305. Appointment of official inspection stations
- §32:1306. Operation of official inspection stations
- §32:1306.1. Inspection and maintenance program fees; nonattainment area; local election
- §32:1307. Improper representation as official station
- §32:1308. False certificates
- §32:1309. Fee for inspection certificates
- §32:1310. Penalty for violation
- §32:1311. Exemptions
- §32:1312. Civil penalties
- §32:1313. Recovery of civil penalties
- §32:1314. Intermodal vehicle inspections
CHAPTER 8. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SAFETY COMPACT
CHAPTER 9. DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT
- §32:1420. Enactment; text
- §32:1421. "Licensing authority" defined
- §32:1422. Administrator; compensation
- §32:1423. "Executive head" defined
- §32:1424. "Intoxicating liquor" defined
- §32:1425. "Narcotic drug" defined
CHAPTER 10. NONRESIDENT VIOLATOR COMPACT
- §32:1441. Enactment and text of the Nonresident Violator Compact
- §32:1442. "Licensing authority" defined
- §32:1443. Administrator; no compensation
CHAPTER 11. MOTOR VEHICLE HABITUAL OFFENDER LAW
- §32:1471. Declaration of policy
- §32:1472. Habitual offender defined
- §32:1473. Department of Public Safety to certify record to court
- §32:1474. Time limitation
- §32:1475. Service of petition; order to show cause
- §32:1476. Hearing; procedure
- §32:1477. Department's findings; order
- §32:1478. Appeals
- §32:1479. Prohibition
- §32:1480. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 933, §2.
- §32:1481. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 933, §2.
CHAPTER 12. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
- §32:1501. Declaration of policy
- §32:1502. Definitions
- §32:1503. General provisions; carrier liability insurance; carrier placards
- §32:1504. Powers of the secretary
- §32:1505. Authority of officers, employees, and agents
- §32:1506. Alternate means of compliance
- §32:1507. Special permits and exemptions
- §32:1508. Declaration and marking of unsafe vehicles and containers
- §32:1509. Shipping documents
- §32:1510. Reporting of incidents, accidents, and cleanups
- §32:1511. Illegal discharge of hazardous materials
- §32:1512. Civil penalties; assessment
- §32:1513. Civil penalties; recovery
- §32:1513.1. Immunity from civil liability; limitations
- §32:1514. Criminal penalties
- §32:1515. Injunctions
- §32:1516. Driver qualifications
- §32:1517. Personnel and expenses
- §32:1518. Reckless handling of hazardous materials
- §32:1519. Reimbursement of remedial costs
- §32:1520. Careless handling of hazardous material
- §32:1521. Restrictions on transportation of hazardous materials
- §32:1522. Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund
- §32:1523. For-hire carriers of passengers; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations
- §32:1524. Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations
- §32:1524.1. Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; transport vehicle driver disqualification
- §32:1524.2. Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; motor vehicle inspections; records
- §32:1524.3. Contract carriers; penalties
- §32:1525. Motor carrier violations; enforcement procedure; payment and collection of penalties; administrative review; driver's license suspensions
- §32:1526. Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money collected; Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Dedicated Fund Account
CHAPTER 13. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF CONTRABAND
- §32:1550. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
- §32:1551. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
- §32:1552. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
- §32:1553. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
CHAPTER 14. HYDROCARBON GAS POWERED VEHICLES
- §32:1601. Definitions
- §32:1602. Hydrocarbon gas powered motor vehicles, placard required
- §32:1603. Placard, rules and regulations
- §32:1604. Penalty
CHAPTER 15. NOTIFICATION OF OWNERS
PART I. CHANGES IN STATUTORY PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 16. THE LOUISIANA TOWING AND STORAGE ACT
- §32:1711. Declaration of public policy
- §32:1712. Short title
- §32:1713. Definitions
- §32:1714. Powers and duties of the office of state police
- §32:1715. Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana
- §32:1716. Licensing; special license plates
- §32:1717. Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance
- §32:1717.1. Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee
- §32:1718. Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility
- §32:1719. Notification to Department of Public Safety and Corrections
- §32:1720. Owner notification of a stored vehicle; right to request administrative hearing
- §32:1720.1. Surrender of stored vehicle to lienholder
- §32:1721. Self-park storage facility notification procedure
- §32:1722. Exemption from provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721
- §32:1723. Maintenance of records
- §32:1724. Administrative penalties
- §32:1725. Criminal penalties
- §32:1726. Abandoned automobiles; stored or in possession of dealer or repairman; right to sell; procedure
- §32:1727. Hearings
- §32:1728. Disposal of a stored motor vehicle
- §32:1728.1. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1097, §2.
- §32:1728.2. Procedure for disposal of junk vehicles
- §32:1728.3. Procedure for disposal of certain vehicles deemed abandoned by municipality or parish
- §32:1728.4. Procedure for disposal of vehicles with no record of ownership; out-of-country vehicles
- §32:1729. Waiver of fee; disposal of law enforcement storage
- §32:1730. Proceeds of sale; disposition of
- §32:1731. Louisiana Towing and Storage Dedicated Fund Account
- §32:1732. Third party surcharges
- §32:1733. Fees charged for towing; certain parishes
- §32:1734. Gate fees; other fees; excessive charges; prohibitions; cause of action
- §32:1735. Driver's selection of licensed tow company; law enforcement rotation list; minimum requirements; removal from rotation list
- §32:1735.1. Motor vehicle holds; storage requirements; notification; payment of storage costs
- §32:1736. Towing of motor vehicles from private property; definitions; billing invoices; uniform fees; penalties
CHAPTER 16-A. IMMOBILIZATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY BOOTING
CHAPTER 17. TRI-STATE CORRIDOR COMMISSION
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