Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation

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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1711 Declaration of public policy
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§1711. Declaration of public policy The legislature finds and declares that the towing and storage of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana vitally affects the general economy of the state, the public interest, and the public welfare, and that in order to promote the public in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1712 Short title
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§1712. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Towing and Storage Act". Acts 1989, No. 522, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1713 Definitions
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§1713. Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning: (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (2) "Indirect compensation" means any benefit derived by the tow truck owner or operator as a result …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1714 Powers and duties of the office of state police
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§1714. Powers and duties of the office of state police The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, shall: (1) Adopt rules and regulations to govern the towing and storage industry in Louis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1715 Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana
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§1715. Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana A. It shall be unlawful for any tow truck or carrier to tow or to carry a vehicle on the highways and roadways of the state of Louisiana without the towing vehicle or carrier having displayed a towing license plate and com…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1716 Licensing; special license plates
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§1716. Licensing; special license plates A. In addition to the fee charged by Title 47, each tow truck owner shall pay an annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars per tow truck, not to include those tow trucks owned by public agencies. B. The assistant secretary for the office of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1717 Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance
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§1717. Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance A. A tow truck license plate shall not be issued to a tow truck owner unless: (1) The applicant and employees who operate tow trucks have never been convicted of a felony relating to vehicle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1717.1 Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee
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§1717.1. Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee A. Each towing company or storage facility which conducts non-consensual tows or non-consensual storage, or stores vehicles under the provisions of this Chapter shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars for a storage inspe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1718 Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility
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§1718. Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility A. Whenever any vehicle has been towed to a storage facility as a result of a non-consensual tow from private property, the owner or operator of the storage facility shall, with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1719 Notification to Department of Public Safety and Corrections
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§1719. Notification to Department of Public Safety and Corrections A. Whenever any vehicle subject to registration in this state has been stored, parked, or left in a garage, or any type of public storage or parking lot, where fees are charged for storage or parking or when a veh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:172 All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings
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§172. All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings A.(1) The department shall determine highway grade crossings of railroads on state maintained highways or roads which are of particular danger to public safety and shall erect stop signs thereat. (2) The department …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1720 Owner notification of a stored vehicle; right to request administrative hearing
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§1720. Owner notification of a stored vehicle; right to request administrative hearing A. Within ten business days from the date the department or its authorized agent sends the owner information of the stored vehicle, which includes information regarding the holder of any lien o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1720.1 Surrender of stored vehicle to lienholder
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§1720.1. Surrender of stored vehicle to lienholder Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a vehicle placed in a storage facility or a repair or body shop is encumbered by a lien, and the storage or repair or body shop operator mails the notification requir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1721 Self-park storage facility notification procedure
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§1721. Self-park storage facility notification procedure A. If the storage garage or parking lot is of the type where vehicles are driven in and left in storage and the entrance to the facility is controlled manually or mechanically similar to parking facilities usually found at …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1722 Exemption from provisions of R.S
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§1722. Exemption from provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721 A.(1) Except when summoned to a location by a law enforcement agency from a call allocation system, the provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721 shall not apply where the verified owner of the vehicle or the verified le…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1723 Maintenance of records
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§1723. Maintenance of records The owner of the place of business shall maintain adequate records on storage of all vehicles, describing the vehicle, the date brought into storage, and the name of the person and/or department authorizing such storage. These records and any vehicle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1724 Administrative penalties
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§1724. Administrative penalties A.(1) Any person who fails to comply with any provision required by this Chapter shall forfeit all claims for towing services and storage of such vehicles and shall be subject to an administrative fine. Each day's failure to make such a report as r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1725 Criminal penalties
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§1725. Criminal penalties Any violation of this Chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Acts 1989, No. 522, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1726 Abandoned automobiles; stored or in possession of dealer or repairman; right to sell; procedure
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§1726. Abandoned automobiles; stored or in possession of dealer or repairman; right to sell; procedure A. Whenever any vehicle of a type subject to registration in this state has been stored or left in possession of a motor vehicle dealer or repairman for repair or otherwise and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1727 Hearings
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§1727. Hearings A. The owner of any vehicle that was stored by a public agency shall have the right to an administrative hearing to determine if towing and storage of said vehicle was proper. The owner of the vehicle must make a request for a hearing within ten days of the date t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728 Disposal of a stored motor vehicle
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§1728. Disposal of a stored motor vehicle A.(1) After forty-five days from the original date of storage or adjusted storage date, if applicable, the storage or parking facility owner shall send a final notice by certified mail, electronic return receipt, which shall comply with t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728.1 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§1728.1. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1097, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728.2 Procedure for disposal of junk vehicles
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§1728.2. Procedure for disposal of junk vehicles A. The provisions of this Section shall provide an alternate procedure for disposing of junk vehicles. B. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1097, §2. C. As used in this Section: (1) "Crush or dismantle" means to render the vehicle in such…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728.3 Procedure for disposal of certain vehicles deemed abandoned by municipality or
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§1728.3. Procedure for disposal of certain vehicles deemed abandoned by municipality or parish A. This Section provides a procedure for disposing of certain vehicles. The procedure provided for in this Section shall be an alternative to the procedures set forth in R.S. 32:1728, 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1728.4 Procedure for disposal of vehicles with no record of ownership; out-of-country vehicles
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§1728.4. Procedure for disposal of vehicles with no record of ownership; out-of-country vehicles A. After complying with the provisions of R.S. 32:1719(A), if the department or its authorized agent cannot obtain owner information on a stored vehicle, the department or its authori…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1729 Waiver of fee; disposal of law enforcement storage
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§1729. Waiver of fee; disposal of law enforcement storage After complying with the provisions of this Chapter, a tow truck owner or operator may obtain from the department, without the payment of fees otherwise required by R.S. 32:728, a permit to sell or permit to dismantle in o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:173 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§173. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 614, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:173.1 Railroad grade crossings; stopping required
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§173.1. Railroad grade crossings; stopping required A. All buses transporting passengers and all commercial motor vehicles who are required to abide by 49 CFR Part 392.10, as amended, relative to methods by which a commercial motor vehicle carrying certain materials and buses tra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1730 Proceeds of sale; disposition of
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§1730. Proceeds of sale; disposition of All funds received from the sale of a vehicle under this Chapter shall be set aside into separate accounts by the person making the sale and he shall deduct therefrom the full amount due and owing him for the storage and other charges, whic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1731 Louisiana Towing and Storage Dedicated Fund Account
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§1731. Louisiana Towing and Storage Dedicated Fund Account All fees and fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid into the state treasury on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following their collection and, in accordance with Article VII, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1732 Third party surcharges
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§1732. Third party surcharges Whenever a motor vehicle is towed to a location other than a facility owned and operated by the tow company, the surcharge levied by the third party receiving the motor vehicle shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the amount charged for the initia…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1733 Fees charged for towing; certain parishes
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§1733. Fees charged for towing; certain parishes A. When, in parishes with a population of three hundred thousand or more, an individual parks a vehicle on private property and the owner or lessee of that property requests a towing company to remove and store the parked vehicle, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1734 Gate fees; other fees; excessive charges; prohibitions; cause of action
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§1734. Gate fees; other fees; excessive charges; prohibitions; cause of action A. A towing or storage company that assesses gate fees shall assess a fixed fee in an amount determined by the Public Service Commission. B. If the towing or storage company charges a gate fee in exces…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1735 Driver's selection of licensed tow company; law enforcement rotation list; minimum requirements; removal from rotation list
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§1735. Driver's selection of licensed tow company; law enforcement rotation list; minimum requirements; removal from rotation list A. When a law enforcement officer determines that a motor vehicle must be towed, the law enforcement officer shall give the owner or operator of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1735.1 Motor vehicle holds; storage requirements; notification; payment of storage costs
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§1735.1. Motor vehicle holds; storage requirements; notification; payment of storage costs A. Any law enforcement agency may place a hold on a vehicle stored at a licensed storage facility for up to fourteen calendar days. B. A law enforcement agency may request extension of a ho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1736 Towing of motor vehicles from private property; definitions; billing invoices; uniform fees; penalties
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§1736. Towing of motor vehicles from private property; definitions; billing invoices; uniform fees; penalties A. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Authorized representative" shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:174 Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
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§174. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings A. No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1741 Immobilization of motor vehicles by booting; private property; legislative findings
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§1741. Immobilization of motor vehicles by booting; private property; legislative findings A.(1) The legislature finds and declares that the immobilization of motor vehicles by booting in the state of Louisiana vitally affects the public interest and the public welfare, and that …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:175 Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations
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§175. Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations A. The driver or operator of a vehicle approaching a rail-highway grade crossing identified by the presence of a railroad cross buck sign shall slow down to a speed reasonable for the exis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1751 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§1751. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:176 Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains
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§176. Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains Immediately following a railroad crossing accident, the engineer or a responsible member of the crew, if the engineer is unable to provide the information, shall inform the law enforcement officer investi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:1801 RS 32:1801
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§1801 through 1806. Note: New Chapter 18, to be comprised of Sections 1801 - 1806, was to be enacted by Acts 2014, Acts 830, §1, effective subject to Section 3 of Acts 2014, No. 830. Section 3 of Act 830 reads as follows: Section 3. This Act shall take effect and become operative…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:190 Safety helmets
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§190. Safety helmets A. No person shall operate or ride upon any motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle unless the person is equipped with and is wearing on the head a safety helmet of the type and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles, which sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:190.1 Eye protective devices to be worn by motorcyclist; windshield on motorcycle
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§190.1. Eye protective devices to be worn by motorcyclist; windshield on motorcycle A. No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor driven cycle unless the person is wearing an eye protective device of a type approved for such use by the secretary, except when the motorcycle or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:191 Riding on motorcycles
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§191. Riding on motorcycles A. A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto. Such operator shall not carry any other person or child nor shall any other person or child ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:191.1 Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
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§191.1. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic A. All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This Subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated tw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:191.2 Clinging to other vehicles
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§191.2. Clinging to other vehicles No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle (or streetcar) on a roadway. Added by Acts 1970, No. 538, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:191.3 Footrests and handlebars
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§191.3. Footrests and handlebars A. Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger. B. No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars that require the hands of the operator to be above the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:192 Riding on motor-driven cycles
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§192. Riding on motor-driven cycles Not more than one person shall be allowed to ride upon a motor-driven cycle. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:193 Operation of bicycles; general provision
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§193. Operation of bicycles; general provision The regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated hereafter. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.