Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1480 Repealed by Acts 1990, No
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§1480. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 933, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1481 Repealed by Acts 1990, No
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§1481. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 933, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1501 Declaration of policy
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§1501. Declaration of policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state: (1) That hazardous materials are essential for various industrial, commercial, and other purposes, that their transportation is a necessary incident to their use, and that the transportation is req…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1502 Definitions
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§1502. Definitions For all purposes of this Chapter and regulations applicable thereto, the terms defined in this Section shall have the following meanings unless the context or use clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Carrier" means any person who transports in a transport vehicle …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1503 General provisions; carrier liability insurance; carrier placards
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§1503. General provisions; carrier liability insurance; carrier placards A. This Chapter implements and is supplementary to the Louisiana motor vehicle laws. B. Whenever in this Chapter or regulations issued pursuant thereto a reference is made to another law or regulation, the r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1504 Powers of the secretary
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§1504. Powers of the secretary A. The secretary of the department may adopt and promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate all such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrativ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1505 Authority of officers, employees, and agents
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§1505. Authority of officers, employees, and agents A. The secretary may authorize any officer, employee, or agent of the department to: (1) Enter, inspect, and examine at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner the property or records of any person or carrier, to the extent …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1506 Alternate means of compliance
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§1506. Alternate means of compliance A. Upon a finding by the secretary that an alternate means of compliance with this Chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto provides protection to the public equal to or greater than that which would be derived from compliance with th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1507 Special permits and exemptions
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§1507. Special permits and exemptions A. The secretary shall exempt any carrier from compliance with this Chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto if that exemption is identical to an exemption or special permit issued by the United States Department of Transportation. H…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1508 Declaration and marking of unsafe vehicles and containers
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§1508. Declaration and marking of unsafe vehicles and containers A. An officer, employee, or agent of the department may declare and mark any transport vehicle or container as out-of-service if its condition, filling, equipment, or protective devices would be hazardous to life or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1509 Shipping documents
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§1509. Shipping documents A.(1) No carrier shall transport any hazardous material unless shipping documents describing the lading are provided to the operator of the vehicle prior to departure and shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles. (2) The description of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:151 Open roads agreement
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§151. Open roads agreement A. The Department of Transportation and Development, in partnership with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall develop and adopt an open roads agreement which requires only that portion of any state roadway which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1510 Reporting of incidents, accidents, and cleanups
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§1510. Reporting of incidents, accidents, and cleanups A. Each person involved in an incident, accident, or the cleanup of an incident or accident during the transportation, loading, unloading, or related storage in any place of a hazardous material subject to this Chapter shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1511 Illegal discharge of hazardous materials
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§1511. Illegal discharge of hazardous materials No person shall intentionally discharge or cause to be discharged the contents of any transport vehicle containing hazardous material between the points of origin and the points of billed destination, except as authorized by represe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1512 Civil penalties; assessment
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§1512. Civil penalties; assessment A. Any person who is determined by the secretary, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair and impartial hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to have committed an act that is a violation of this Chapter or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1513 Civil penalties; recovery
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§1513. Civil penalties; recovery A. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. B. The amount of any civil penalty compromised or collected by court action may be deducted from any amount owed to the state by the person charged. C. All civil penalties collected pursuan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1513.1 Immunity from civil liability; limitations
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§1513.1. Immunity from civil liability; limitations A. A person qualified by training, education, or experience shall be immune from civil liability for the rendering of care, assistance, or advice in the area of these qualifications if responding to an emergency dealing with the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1514 Criminal penalties
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§1514. Criminal penalties A. Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter, or any regulation issued thereunder, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than one thousand dollars per day of violation or imprisoned for not more than one yea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1515 Injunctions
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§1515. Injunctions A. If the secretary considers that an imminent hazard exists with respect to the transportation of a hazardous material, he may petition the district court in the parish in which the person sought to be enjoined resides or in the parish in which the danger exis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1516 Driver qualifications
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§1516. Driver qualifications A. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the qualifications and licensing of each person driving, piloting, or otherwise in charge of any transport vehicle transporting hazardous material, freight or passengers or any mate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1517 Personnel and expenses
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§1517. Personnel and expenses A. The secretary shall employ such persons as he considers qualified, consistent with applicable civil service regulations, to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. B. The secretary may incur such expenses as may be required to carry out the prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1518 Reckless handling of hazardous materials
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§1518. Reckless handling of hazardous materials A. No person shall offer or accept for transportation, load or unload, or transport a hazardous waste or hazardous material as defined in R.S. 32:1502, in a criminally negligent or reckless manner that could endanger human life or h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1519 Reimbursement of remedial costs
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§1519. Reimbursement of remedial costs A. Any person who has transported a hazardous material as defined in this Chapter, a hazardous substance as defined in R.S. 30:2272, a hazardous waste as defined in R.S. 30:2173, or a transporter who has worked a hazardous material accident …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:152 Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified course for Traffic Incident Management
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§152. Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified course for Traffic Incident Management A. Every law enforcement officer in the state shall be trained in a traffic incident management POST-certified course to be taught at a POST-certified academy. Any training shall i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1520 Careless handling of hazardous material
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§1520. Careless handling of hazardous material A. Any person who offers or accepts for transportation, loads or unloads, or transports a hazardous material or a hazardous waste in a careless or imprudent manner without regard for the hazards of the material or the circumstances o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1521 Restrictions on transportation of hazardous materials
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§1521. Restrictions on transportation of hazardous materials A.(1) No carrier shall transport hazardous materials on Louisiana Highway 73 between Interstate 10 and Louisiana Highway 74 and within three hundred yards or less of any building used as a public or private elementary o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1522 Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund
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§1522. Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund A. Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, all monies collected under R.S. 32:1512, 1518, 1519, and 1520 shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the B…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1523 For-hire carriers of passengers; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations
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§1523. For-hire carriers of passengers; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations A. When used in this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Driving time" means all time sp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524 Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations
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§1524. Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations A. When used in this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Contract carr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524.1 Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; transport vehicle driver disqualification
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§1524.1. Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; transport vehicle driver disqualification A. A driver shall be disqualified from employment as a transport vehicle driver if the driver has committed two or more traffic violations within a three-year period, resulting i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524.2 Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; motor vehicle inspections; records
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§1524.2. Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; motor vehicle inspections; records A. Contract carriers shall inspect all motor vehicles and components utilized for the transportation of railroad employees at least once in each twelve-month period in compliance with 4…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1524.3 Contract carriers; penalties
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§1524.3. Contract carriers; penalties A. The provisions of R.S. 32:1524, 1524.1, and 1524.2 shall be considered minimum standards and shall not be construed to supercede or abrogate any law, rule, or regulation which imposes stricter standards or regulations upon the operation of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1525 Motor carrier violations; enforcement procedure; payment and collection of penalties; administrative review; driver's license suspensions
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§1525. Motor carrier violations; enforcement procedure; payment and collection of penalties; administrative review; driver's license suspensions A.(1) Whenever any carrier, common carrier, contract carrier, private carrier, transport vehicle, or driver is found in violation of an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1526 Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money
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§1526. Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money collected; Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Dedicated Fund Account A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be the state agency wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:153 Instant Tow Dispatch Pilot Program; Expedited Towing Pilot Program
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§153. Instant Tow Dispatch Pilot Program; Expedited Towing Pilot Program A. The Legislature of Louisiana hereby expresses its intention to alleviate extended delays associated with motor vehicle accidents on Louisiana's multilane highways. A coordinated interagency open roads pol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:154 Removal of bodies
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§154. Removal of bodies Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, particularly but not limited to R.S. 13:5712(B) or 5713(B)(3) when a death occurs in which a moving conveyance is involved, the body of the deceased person shall not be disturbed from the position in which it …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:155 Authority to remove vehicles and cargo
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§155. Authority to remove vehicles and cargo A. As a result of a motor vehicle crash or incident, any police officer or any person acting at the officer's direction or request may, without the consent of the owner, immediately remove or have removed any vehicle, cargo, or other m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1550 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§1550. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1551 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§1551. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1552 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§1552. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1553 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§1553. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1601 Definitions
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§1601. Definitions When used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Hydrocarbon gas" means a combustible organic gas containing only one carbon and hydroge…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1602 Hydrocarbon gas powered motor vehicles, placard required
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§1602. Hydrocarbon gas powered motor vehicles, placard required It shall be unlawful to operate any hydrocarbon gas powered motor vehicle, registered in Louisiana, with a concealed tank for the fuel, upon any public highway or street in this state, which does not have conspicuous…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1603 Placard, rules and regulations
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§1603. Placard, rules and regulations The secretary of the department may adopt and promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate all rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1604 Penalty
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§1604. Penalty Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter, or any regulation issued thereunder shall be fined in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:57. Added by Acts 1983, No. 117, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:168 Equipment of locomotive with bell and whistle or horn, sounding of signals
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§168. Equipment of locomotive with bell and whistle or horn, sounding of signals A. Every railroad company or person owning and operating a railroad in this state shall equip each locomotive engine with a bell and a whistle or horn which, under normal conditions, can be heard at …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:169 Cross buck, stop and warning signs, traffic control devices
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§169. Cross buck, stop and warning signs, traffic control devices A. Any person, firm, or corporation controlling any railroad track which intersects a public road or street at grade crossings, except those contained in the maintenance system of the department, shall erect and ma…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:170 Exemptions; Old Metairie railroad corridor; elimination of railroad liability
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§170. Exemptions; Old Metairie railroad corridor; elimination of railroad liability A. The provisions of R.S. 32:168 and R.S. 32:169 shall not apply to crossings of public roads by house tracks, switch tracks, industry tracks, and plantation tracks, since the intention is that su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1700 Secretary of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to notify
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§1700. Secretary of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to notify A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to notify, in writing, owners of all motor vehicles as provided in R.S. 47:462 except those also classified as farm trucks, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:171 Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties
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§171. Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties A. Whenever any person driving a motor vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this Section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty feet …