Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1275 Financial responsibility
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§1275. Financial responsibility No vehicle protection product shall be sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the warrantor meets one of the following conditions in order to ensure adequate performance under the warranty. No other financial security requirements or financ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1276 Warranty reimbursement policy requirements
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§1276. Warranty reimbursement policy requirements No warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall be issued, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the policy meets the following conditions: (1) The policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse or pay on beh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1277 Disclosure to warranty holder
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§1277. Disclosure to warranty holder A. A vehicle protection product warranty shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the warranty: (1) States the following: "The obligations of the warrantor to the warranty holder are guaranteed under a warranty reimbursement …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1278 Prohibited acts
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§1278. Prohibited acts A. Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature, any of the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", "mutual", or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1279 Record keeping
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§1279. Record keeping A. All vehicle protection product warrantors shall keep accurate accounts, books, and records concerning transactions regulated under this Chapter. B. A vehicle protection product warrantor's accounts, books, and records shall include: (1) Copies of all vehi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1280 Enforcement; examination
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§1280. Enforcement; examination A. The executive director may conduct examinations of warrantors, administrators, or other persons to enforce this Chapter and protect warranty holders in this state. Upon request of the executive director, a warrantor shall make available to the e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1281 Rulemaking power
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§1281. Rulemaking power The executive director may adopt such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Chapter as are necessary to implement them. Such rules and regulations shall include disclosures for the benefit of the warranty holder, record keeping, and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1282 Applicability
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§1282. Applicability This Chapter applies to all vehicle protection products sold or offered for sale on or after September 1, 2008. The failure of any person to comply with this Chapter prior to January 1, 2008, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding, administrative pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1301 Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition
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§1301. Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition No person shall drive or move on any highway any motor vehicle, low-speed vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, or any combination thereof, unless the equipment upon any such v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1302 Inspection by officers of the department
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§1302. Inspection by officers of the department A. The Director of Public Safety, members of the State Police and such other officers and employees of the department as the director may designate, may at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or not eq…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1303 Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws
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§1303. Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws A. No person driving a vehicle shall refuse to submit such vehicle to an inspection and test when required to do so by the director or an authorized officer or employee of the department. B. Every owner or driver, upon rece…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1304 Secretary to require periodical inspection
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§1304. Secretary to require periodical inspection A.(1) The secretary shall at least once every other year, but not more frequently than twice each year, require that every motor vehicle, low-speed vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this state be inspec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1305 Appointment of official inspection stations
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§1305. Appointment of official inspection stations A.(1) For the purpose of making inspections and issuing official certificates of inspection and approval as provided in this Chapter, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, referred to as "depart…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1306 Operation of official inspection stations
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§1306. Operation of official inspection stations A. No permit for an official station shall be assigned or transferred or used at any location other than therein designated and every said permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the location designated. B. The person oper…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1306.1 Inspection and maintenance program fees; nonattainment area; local election
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§1306.1. Inspection and maintenance program fees; nonattainment area; local election A. Upon adoption of a proposition approved by the voters of a nonattainment area parish as provided for in this Section, seven dollars shall be charged for each inspection that includes the perfo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1307 Improper representation as official station
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§1307. Improper representation as official station A. No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection station unless such station is operating under a valid permit issued by the department. B. No person other than a duly authorized officer or employee …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1308 False certificates
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§1308. False certificates No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any vehicle any certificate of inspection and approval knowing the same to be fictitious or issued for another vehicle or issued without an inspection having been made. Acts 1960, No. 405, §…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1309 Fee for inspection certificates
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§1309. Fee for inspection certificates The fees collected for the issuance of certificates of inspection and approval shall be deposited in the state treasury upon receipt and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as required by Article VII, Section 9 of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1310 Penalty for violation
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§1310. Penalty for violation Any person violating any of the provisions of R.S. 32:1301 through 32:1308 or of any rules and regulations established by the director as herein provided shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by impriso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1311 Exemptions
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§1311. Exemptions A. Farm tractors, self-propelled farm equipment, rubber-tired farm wagons and carts, drawn rubber-tired farm equipment, and implements of husbandry which are designed primarily for field use and which are operated or moved only incidentally on the highways of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1312 Civil penalties
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§1312. Civil penalties A. After reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair and impartial hearing to be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any person who is determined by the secretary to have committed an act that is in violation of the provisions of this…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1313 Recovery of civil penalties
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§1313. Recovery of civil penalties A. After due process, the secretary shall notify, either by certified mail or in person, any person found in violation of the provisions of this Chapter relative to the operation of an official inspection station or the actual conduct of a motor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1314 Intermodal vehicle inspections
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§1314. Intermodal vehicle inspections A. It is the purpose of this Section to insure that the proper preventative maintenance is performed on intermodal equipment and that all necessary repairs, as defined in the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Sa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1401 §1401 to 1410 Repealed by Acts 1983, No
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§1401. §1401 to 1410 Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 114, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:141 Stopping, standing, or parking outside business or residence districts
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§141. Stopping, standing, or parking outside business or residence districts A. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the hig…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:142 Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles
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§142. Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles A. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of R.S. 32:141, he is hereby authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1420 Enactment; text
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§1420. Enactment; text The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT ARTICLE I Findings and declaration of policy (a) The party states find t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1421 "Licensing authority" defined
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§1421. "Licensing authority" defined As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority" with reference to this state, shall mean the Department of Public Safety. Said department shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other party state any information or documents…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1422 Administrator; compensation
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§1422. Administrator; compensation The Compact administrator provided for in Article VII of the compact shall be the director of public safety. The director shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his service as such administrator, but shall be entitled…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1423 "Executive head" defined
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§1423. "Executive head" defined As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term "executive head" shall mean the governor. Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §16; Acts 1968, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1424 "Intoxicating liquor" defined
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§1424. "Intoxicating liquor" defined As used in the compact, the term "intoxicating liquor" with reference to this state shall mean alcoholic beverages. Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §16; Acts 1968, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1425 "Narcotic drug" defined
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§1425. "Narcotic drug" defined As used in the compact, the term "narcotic drug" with reference to this state shall mean in addition to narcotic drugs, central nervous system stimulants and hallucinogenic drugs. Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §16; Acts 1968, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:143 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places
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§143. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places A. No person shall stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the fol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:143.1 Blocking of private driveways, highways and department rights of way, penalties
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§143.1. Blocking of private driveways, highways and department rights of way, penalties A. No person shall park any vehicle along a highway or department right of way in any residential area so as to block private driveways. B. Whenever any law enforcement officer finds such an u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:143.2 Private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way; sporting activities; penalties
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§143.2. Private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way; sporting activities; penalties A. No person, unless properly permitted, shall block any private driveway, state or local highway, or public right-of-way while in the course of participating in any sporting activity wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:144 Additional parking regulations
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§144. Additional parking regulations A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle standing or parked on a highway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so standing or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within eighteen inches of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1441 Enactment and text of the Nonresident Violator Compact
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§1441. Enactment and text of the Nonresident Violator Compact The Nonresident Violator Compact, hereinafter called the "compact" is recognized as substantially the same as its predecessor, the Traffic Violations Compact of which Louisiana has been a member since 1970. Louisiana h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1442 "Licensing authority" defined
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§1442. "Licensing authority" defined As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority" shall mean the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles. Acts 1991, No. 498, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1443 Administrator; no compensation
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§1443. Administrator; no compensation The compact administrator provided for in Article VI of the compact shall serve without pay but is entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of his duties as administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:145 Unattended motor vehicles
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§145. Unattended motor vehicles No person driving or in charge of any motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the motor, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon, and, when standing upon any grade, turning …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:146 Prohibited parking; leased or rented motor vehicles
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§146. Prohibited parking; leased or rented motor vehicles A. Whenever a leased or rented motor vehicle, identified as provided in Subsection B of this Section, is parked in violation of any state law, local ordinance, or regulation, and a citation is issued at a time when the dri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1471 Declaration of policy
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§1471. Declaration of policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state: (1) To provide maximum safety for all persons who travel or otherwise use the public highways of this state; and (2) To deny the privilege of operating motor vehicles on such highways to persons wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1472 Habitual offender defined
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§1472. Habitual offender defined A. A "habitual offender" shall be any person, resident or non-resident, whose record, as maintained in the office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, shows that such person has accumulated ten or more convictions of separate and di…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1473 Department of Public Safety to certify record to court
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§1473. Department of Public Safety to certify record to court The Department of Public Safety shall certify the conviction record as maintained in its office of any person whose record brings him within the definition of a habitual offender, as defined above, and such abstract sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1474 Time limitation
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§1474. Time limitation No person shall be declared a habitual offender under the provisions of this Chapter unless the department certifies the offender's conviction record as provided in R.S. 32:1473 and serves the notice required in R.S. 32:1475 on such person within one year o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1475 Service of petition; order to show cause
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§1475. Service of petition; order to show cause The department shall issue a written notice along with a copy of the abstract to the person named in the abstract, directing him to show cause why he should not be declared a habitual offender. The notice shall state the time, place…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1476 Hearing; procedure
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§1476. Hearing; procedure The matter shall be heard by an adjudication officer of the Department of Public Safety. If the person named in the abstract denies that he was convicted of any offense shown in the abstract and necessary for a holding that he is a habitual offender, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1477 Department's findings; order
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§1477. Department's findings; order A. If the department finds that such person is not the same person named in the aforesaid abstract, or that he is not a habitual offender under this Chapter, the proceeding shall be dismissed, but if the department finds that such person is the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1478 Appeals
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§1478. Appeals An appeal may be taken from any final order entered under the provisions of this Chapter by petition to the district court of the parish in which the person named in the abstract resides. Appeal from the decision of the district court may be taken to any court of c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1479 Prohibition
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§1479. Prohibition No license to operate motor vehicles in this state shall be issued to a habitual offender, nor shall a nonresident habitual offender operate a motor vehicle in this state until all of the following requirements have been complied with: (1) A period of three yea…