Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Directional signs are those containing directional information about public places owned or operated by federal, state or local governments or their agencies; publicly or privately owned natural phenomena, historic, cultural, scientific, educational and religious sites; and ar…

A. The foregoing regulations are considered supplementary and not exclusionary except to the extent that the provision of such newer regulation is in conflict with a prior regulation by its purposes and intent.

A. Applications shall be made by the person who is the owner of the sign which is the subject of the permit. B. Applicants for a permit shall execute an application form furnished by the department and shall forward the properly and completely executed application form to the app…

A. The following permit fee schedule is applicable to new and replacement outdoor advertising signs beginning on the effective date of this rule change: a. one to 100 square feet―$75 (per sign face) for a 12 month period until installation. Annual renewal fee after erection is $7…

A. If the owner of any sign erected in violation of this Part fails to comply with the provisions listed herein within 30 days of receipt of notice issued by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, as provided in R.S. 48:461.7, that sign shall be removed by th…

Federal Aid Primary System―that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the Department of Transportation and Development, and approved pursuant to the provisions of Title 23, United States Code. In Season―that period …

A. This Subchapter pertains only to signs placed within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of federal aid primary system highways. To qualify under the provisions of this Subchapter, signs shall meet the following requirements: 1. signs shall not be larger than 32 s…

Administrative Contract—contractual agreement entered into by the state with an entity which meets or exceeds the requirements to manage a flexible benefits plan. Administrative Coordinator—a statewide vendor designated representative who provides the single authorized contact fo…

A. OSUP is responsible for the administration of the rules governing state employee payroll deductions. Products that are authorized through OSUP are for all state employees and all state agencies of the executive branch of state government as defined under R.S. 36:4. There are t…

A. A committee comprised of 12 nominated and three ex-officio state employees of the departments of the executive branch of state government or the Office of the Governor, as defined under R.S. 36:4, and may include a representative from higher education, established by the commi…

A. All currently approved statewide vendors shall file an annual renewal application with OSUP as scheduled by that office. B. Written notice of requests for a new statewide vendor payroll deduction or for current vendors to add additional products or to add additional policy for…

A. Requests for enhancements to existing statewide vendor products, policies or service plans must be submitted to OSUP for review and approval by April 1 and October 1 annually. 1. Enhancements to policies occur when: a. a vendor requests to broaden an existing, solicited policy…

A. Any statewide vendor applicant for deduction, domestic or foreign, regulated by the Department of Insurance shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in R.S. 42:455. B. Statewide vendor applicants for deductions not regulated by the Department of Insurance shall: 1. posses…

A. Statutory vendors must: 1. provide data such as vendor contact information to OSUP upon request; and 2. upon request, submit to OSUP for approval their deduction authorization agreement (format and content). a. Employee authorization agreements shall not stipulate any “contrac…

Flexible Benefits Plan Year—the annual period of time designated for participation (e.g., January 1 through December 31). Governing Board—as referenced herein shall mean any one or all of: Board of Regents; Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors; Southern University Boar…

A. Department head or his designee shall: 1. approve or reject requests for solicitation authorization presented only by designated coordinators of approved statewide vendors; 2. confirm with the vendor administrative coordinator (and/or Louisiana Department of Insurance when app…

A. Data, information, reports, or any other services provided to any vendor or any other party by the LaGov HCM payroll system or other state payroll system may be subject to payment of a fee for the cost of providing said data, information, reports, and/or services in accordance…

A. Any vendor and/or any vendor representative participating in deduction debarred from participating for any reason by a department/agency or OSUP shall have the right to have that action reviewed by filing a written request for review with the department head of the department/…

DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR PAYROLL DEDUCTION VENDOR In accordance with the rule governing payroll deductions, Title 4 (Chapter 1, §106.D.2.d), I,_________________________________________________,________________________________________, on behalf of the NAME (Print) TITLE employees o…

A. Accounting Procedures 1. Payrolls. Payrolls shall be filled out by the field supervisor, signed by each employee, certified by the supervisor's signature, and sent to headquarters. 2. Expense Accounts. Expense accounts shall be filled out and signed by the person submitting th…

A. Procedures for Weighing Vehicles. When a vehicle presents itself at the unit, it is for the purpose of checking the weight, width, length, height, permit, and vehicle registration and license to determine if the requirements governing the control of vehicles using state highwa…

A. Registration Requirements for Intrastate Haulers. A vehicle is operating intrastate when it is hauling any load which both originates and terminates in Louisiana. The vehicle must be either full plated for Louisiana or apportioned for Louisiana, or must have a 48-hour temporar…

A. Louisiana Vehicles Which Are Improperly Licensed or Unlawfully Registered. This includes vehicles operating with the wrong class of license (the classes are described in R.S. 47:462), a vehicle whose serial number doesn't match the serial number on the registration certificate…

A. Authority of Weights and Standards Police 1. Weights and Standards Police (WASP) officers shall assist the Department of Revenue and Taxation in enforcing fuel tax laws. The Department of Revenue and Taxation is the final authority on fuel tax laws. a. Office hours at the Depa…

A. Issuing Violation Tickets 1. Write all violation tickets with a ball point pen only. 2. Fill out each ticket in its entirety, printing or writing clearly all information required on the ticket. 3. On the line for "Location" write the highway, parish, and the side (North, South…

A. General Procedures 1. Cash may be accepted only as payment for a temporary 48-hour permit (when a fine is not also incurred), and for payment of gasoline and special fuels taxes and the $25 fines for violations of R.S. 47:718 and R.S. 47:812. The petty cash fund at each port-o…

A. Receipt Cards. The top of this form will be filled out at the headquarters office and placed in side each book or set of forms sent to the field. Upon placing the book or set of forms in use, the supervisor shall verify that all the forms in the set are in consecutive numerica…

A. For the purpose of this rule, the definitions detailed below shall apply. Accessible Parking―a place specially designated by the International Symbol for Accessibility and other markings with dimensions as specified in LAC 31:I.105.A.1.a.i. Accessible Polling Place―the combina…

A. It is the responsibility of the parish governing authority to select an accessible building or facility to be used as a polling place. B. The parish governing authority shall visit each polling place to be used on election day and for early voting. The parish governing authori…

A. To be accessible to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, the polling place must have at least one circulation route that encompasses an exterior circulation route, ramps, entrances, doors, doorways, an interior circulation route, and may include elevators which meet …

A. If the present polling place building or facility cannot reasonably be made either permanently accessible or temporarily accessible for election day by the owner or the parish for use on election day, and the parish governing authority cannot locate any other building or facil…

A. All rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Elections and Registration in April 1986 are hereby repealed in their entirety.

A. These regulations governing the privacy and security of criminal history record information in the state of Louisiana are effective after November 30, 1977. Full implementation is required by December 31, 1977. B. The regulations were drafted by the Privacy and Security Steeri…

A. In accordance with R.S. 49:953(C)(1), any interested person may petition an agency to adopt a new rule, or to amend or repeal an existing rule. B. To petition the Office of State Fire Marshal for the adoption, amending or repeal of any rule, an interested person shall submit i…

A. The following persons are authorized to practice before the board: 1. any individual taxpayer or other contestant in a proceeding before the board may appear and act for himself or for a partnership of which he is a member, and a taxpayer corporation may be represented by a bo…

A. The official legal codification published pursuant to R.S. 49:954.1 shall be known as the Louisiana Administrative Code.

A. Upon receipt of a petition for rulemaking form, the state fire marshal shall forward the petition to the agency designee. The agency designee shall review the petition for completeness, pursuant to the requirements listed in LAC 55:V.101.B. If the petition is found to be compl…

A. It shall be the policy of the state fire marshal that in all instances or specifications provided in the statutes or in the codes referenced by the statutes, or by any specific references in administrative rulings by the state fire marshal, that the Standard Building Code publ…

A. Without prejudice to any other mode of citation, the Louisiana Administrative Code may be cited by Title, Part and Section number. The preferred short form of citation of the Louisiana Administrative Code is "LAC." Thus, "LAC 35:XI.315" refers to Section 315 of Part XI of Titl…

A. Attorneys appearing pro hac vice are instructed to comply with rule XVII, section 13 of the rules of the Louisiana Supreme Court in advance of appearing in any hearing before the board.

A. The Louisiana Administrative Code is arranged as follows. 1. The Louisiana Administrative Code is divided into titles which are subdivided as follows: a. Parts, identified by Roman numerals, with a new sequence of numerals beginning in each Title; b. Subparts, identified by Ar…

A. The board's office is located at 627 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. The board's office will be open each business day, except for legal State and Federal holidays. All pleadings will be accepted and stamped filed between the office hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

A. In order to assure that the electrical wiring in any structure or movable will not cause a fire or explosion, the electrical wiring in any structure, watercraft or movable shall be inspected and, if necessary, repaired by a licensed electrical contractor in accordance with the…

A. Titles, Parts, Chapters, Subchapters and Sections will have a heading. This heading will not govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Code. These headings are merely an explanation of what is…

A. Educational Occupancies 1. In those educational facilities for which plans were reviewed prior to January 1, 1982, and in which deficiencies have been noted because of inadequate corridor separation, lack of smoke barriers, and lack of sprinkler protection in windowless classr…

A. Except as otherwise stated in any Title, Part, Chapter, Subchapter, or Section of the Louisiana Administrative Code, the present tense includes the past tense and future tense, and the future, the present tense; the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter, the femini…

A. In accordance with R.S. 49:953(C)(1), any interested person may petition an agency to adopt a new rule, or to amend or repeal an existing rule. B. To petition an agency within the Division of Administration for changes to the agency’s current rules, or for the adoption of new …

A. Upon receipt, a rulemaking petition shall be forwarded to the promulgating agency for review. B. Within 90 days of receipt of the rulemaking petition, the agency shall either: 1. initiate rulemaking procedures to adopt a new rule, or to amend or repeal an existing rule; or 2. …

A. Prior authorization is required before payment can be issued for the purchase or repair of prosthetics and orthotics. B. Prior authorization is performed by the Medicaid fiscal intermediary under contractual arrangement with the Bureau of Health Services Financing and is the r…

A. The director shall issue to the Registrars of Voters Employees’ Retirement System membership a notice of each trustee office to be filled between the first Monday in July and the second Friday in July via email, with qualifying form attached and placed on the website, such for…