Title 45, Public Utilities and Carriers
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La. Rev. Stat. § 45:164 Common carrier's certificate; contract carrier's permit
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§164. Common carrier's certificate; contract carrier's permit A. No motor carrier of waste shall operate without first having obtained from the commission a common carrier certificate or contract carrier permit, which shall be issued only after a written application made and file…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:164.1 Attorney general; powers, duties; commercial and trade practices of motor carriers; investigations; legal proceedings
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§164.1. Attorney general; powers, duties; commercial and trade practices of motor carriers; investigations; legal proceedings A. The attorney general may receive information and documents and may receive and otherwise investigate complaints with respect to the commercial and trad…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:165 Holding of both certificate and permit prohibited
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§165. Holding of both certificate and permit prohibited No person shall at the same time hold, or operate under, both a common carrier certificate and a contract carrier permit; however, this provision shall not prohibit a carrier from holding a common carrier certificate or cont…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:166 Amendment, suspension, revocation or transfer of certificate or permit
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§166. Amendment, suspension, revocation or transfer of certificate or permit A. Any certificate or permit may, in the discretion of the commission, be amended, suspended or revoked in whole or in part after notice and hearing for failure to comply with any provision of R.S. 45:16…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:167 Name and address of operator and certificate or permit number to be displayed
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§167. Name and address of operator and certificate or permit number to be displayed There shall be displayed upon every vehicle operated intrastate under the authority of R.S. 45:161 through 172 the name and address of the operator and his certificate or permit number in such a m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:168 Consideration to shipper prohibited; rebates; deviation from rate prescribed by commission; penalties
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§168. Consideration to shipper prohibited; rebates; deviation from rate prescribed by commission; penalties A. No motor carrier, owner of a certificate or permit, his agent or employee, directly or indirectly, shall offer, permit, or give to any person, directly or indirectly, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:169 Fees; disposition; refunds; credits; prescription
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§169. Fees; disposition; refunds; credits; prescription A. Every motor carrier as defined in R.S. 45:162 regularly operating, or which shall regularly operate in the state, is hereby required to pay to the Louisiana Public Service Commission a special fee of ten dollars for each …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:169.1 Motor Carrier Regulation Dedicated Fund Account
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§169.1. Motor Carrier Regulation Dedicated Fund Account A.(1) All monies recovered by the transportation division of the Public Service Commission, by the collection of intrastate application, registration, and permit fees, and fines collected from penalties, shall be deposited i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:170 Impoundment of vehicles
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§170. Impoundment of vehicles A. A vehicle may be impounded by an employee of the commission in the course of and as part of a highway inspection if: (1) The vehicle is involved in a current infraction and the offending person cannot post the appropriate appearance bond before th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:171 Violations; definitions; penalty; report
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§171. Violations; definitions; penalty; report A. No person shall violate or knowingly assist in the violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or any of the rules, regulations, orders, or decrees of the commission promulgated under the terms of this Chapter, or operate a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:172 Exemptions
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§172. Exemptions Nothing in R.S. 45:161 through R.S. 45:171 shall apply to: A. Persons engaged in operating: (1) Hotel vehicles; (2) Vehicles owned, leased or operated by the United States, this state or special district of the state or any political subdivision or any board, dep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:173 Contract carriers; liability policy or bond required
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§173. Contract carriers; liability policy or bond required Every motor carrier, as defined in R.S. 45:162(10), not exempted by R.S. 45:177, using the highways shall file with the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a liability insurance policy or bond satisfactory to the commiss…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:174 Cancellation of bond or policy
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§174. Cancellation of bond or policy The policy or bond provided in R.S. 45:173 shall provide that ten days' notice in writing shall be given to the commission of intention to cancel the policy or bond. If the policy or bond is cancelled, or in the event it should lapse for any r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:175 Certificate or receipt to be displayed
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§175. Certificate or receipt to be displayed Every contract carrier by motor vehicle shall display in each vehicle a certificate or receipt from the Louisiana Public Service Commission setting forth that the policy or bond required by R.S. 45:173 covering such vehicle has been fu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:176 Violation of bond requirements
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§176. Violation of bond requirements Whoever violates R.S. 45:173 through R.S. 45:177 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and each day of operation in violation of the above provisions shall be a separate offense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:177 Exemptions; policy or bond
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§177. Exemptions; policy or bond Nothing in R.S. 45:173 through 45:176 shall apply to motor vehicles operated: (1) In transporting school children and teachers; (2) In hauling farm products exclusively; (3) Exclusively for transporting workers to and from any factory or mill loca…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:178 License for carrier's vehicle; certificate from public service commission required
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§178. License for carrier's vehicle; certificate from public service commission required A. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:179 Unlawful purchase or use of registration certificate or license plate
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§179. Unlawful purchase or use of registration certificate or license plate Except as provided for in R.S. 45:172(A)(4), no person engaged in the business of a common carrier or contract carrier shall purchase or use a registration certificate or license plate on any motor vehicl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:180 Penalty for unlawful issuance or purchase of license
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§180. Penalty for unlawful issuance or purchase of license Whoever violates R.S. 45:178 or 45:179 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:180.1 Wreckers and towing services
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§180.1. Wreckers and towing services A. Any arrangement, agreement or understanding covering or contemplating the operation or use of wreckers or towing services for hire, charge or compensation or for any benefit amounting to a consideration is a business affected with the publi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:180.2 Classification of wreckers; license exemptions
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§180.2. Classification of wreckers; license exemptions Wreckers shall be classified as emergency carriers and shall be exempted from the provisions of R.S. 45:178 and R.S. 45:179. Added by Acts 1974, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:181 Chauffeur's or driver's license, and "for hire" license plates required
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§181. Chauffeur's or driver's license, and "for hire" license plates required No person shall engage in the business of transporting persons for hire, charge, or compensation over the highways of this state, whether as a common carrier or contract carrier, or as a transportation …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:182 Duty to determine whether license laws complied with
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§182. Duty to determine whether license laws complied with All persons before entering into a contract with the owner, driver or chauffeur of a motor vehicle, whereby the expenses of the trip or trips is to be shared by the co-traveler or co-travelers, shall make a thorough exami…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:183 Penalties; license requirement
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§183. Penalties; license requirement Whoever violates R.S. 45:181 or 45:182 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:184 Service car defined
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§184. Service car defined A service car is a motor or power-driven vehicle or conveyance that is operated upon the public highways of the state, and which carries passengers or freight for hire or consideration outside of the municipalities of the state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:185 Operators' certificates
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§185. Operators' certificates Operators of service cars must procure from the police jury of the parish in which they reside, certificates as to their ability and skill to operate service cars, and also show their physical fitness and proper eyesight and hearing by a sworn certif…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:186 Issuance of permit or certificate
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§186. Issuance of permit or certificate When any applicant for a service car permit has complied with the provisions of R.S. 45:184 through 45:191, the clerk of the governing authority of the parish in which he resides, shall issue to him a permit or certificate which will be his…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:187 Number of passengers
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§187. Number of passengers No owner or operator of any service car designed for five adult persons shall carry more than four adult passengers besides the operator. No owner or operator of any service car designed for seven adult persons shall carry more than six adult passengers…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:188 Indemnity bond; service cars
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§188. Indemnity bond; service cars No owner shall operate a service car without first having procured an indemnity bond with good and solvent surety residing in the parish where the service car owner resides, or with a surety company licensed to do business in this state, with th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:189 Speedometer required; unlawful speed prima facie evidence of negligence
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§189. Speedometer required; unlawful speed prima facie evidence of negligence Every service car shall be supplied and equipped with a speedometer in open view and when any service car is being driven at an unlawful speed, and an accident or a mishap occurs which results in the de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:190 "Service car" to be displayed on windshield
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§190. "Service car" to be displayed on windshield The words "service car" shall be displayed on the windshield in plain view on all motor-driven vehicles coming under the provisions of R.S. 45:184 through 45:191.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:191 Penalty; unlawful operation of service car
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§191. Penalty; unlawful operation of service car Whoever violates R.S. 45:184 through 45:190 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:192 Imitating another carrier's name, etc.; prima facie evidence of violation; penalty
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§192. Imitating another carrier's name, etc.; prima facie evidence of violation; penalty No person doing business in this state and engaged in the taxicab or livery business or in the operation of automobiles or motor buses for hire or the transportation of passengers for fee, sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:193 Revocation of permit or license
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§193. Revocation of permit or license The collector of revenue shall revoke immediately the permit or license to do business in this state of any person convicted under R.S. 45:192.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:194 Repealed by Acts 2008, No
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§194. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 724, §3, eff. July 6, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:195 §§195, 196 Repealed by Acts 1958, No
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§195. §§195, 196 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 261, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:197 Taxicab drivers to show charges on meter; penalty
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§197. Taxicab drivers to show charges on meter; penalty No driver or chauffeur of a taxicab or automobile or other motor propelled vehicle for hire, while in service, shall operate the vehicle, if provided with a meter, without properly pulling the flag attached to the meter or o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:198 Repealed by Acts 1972, No
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§198. Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 263, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:2 Bond required
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§2. Bond required Every person engaged in the business of operating airplanes for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire shall procure and execute an indemnity bond in the amount provided in R.S. 45:5 with a good and solvent surety company authorized to do business in this s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.1 Findings and declaration of policy
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§200.1. Findings and declaration of policy The legislature of Louisiana, in the exercise of its police power, hereby finds and declares that the operation of public carrier vehicles (as herein defined) within this state is a business affected with the public interest; that there …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.10 Operation in more than one municipality or parish, filing of insurance policy, statement and copies of certificate
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§200.10. Operation in more than one municipality or parish, filing of insurance policy, statement and copies of certificate When a public carrier vehicle operates in more than one municipality or parish, the insurance policy required by R.S. 45:200.4, or permitted under R.S. 45:2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.11 Other automobile laws applicable
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§200.11. Other automobile laws applicable Nothing in R.S. 45:200.1-45:200.15 shall exempt any person owning or operating any public carrier vehicle from complying with all applicable laws and municipal and parochial ordinances relating to the ownership, registration and operation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.12 Name of owner and number of certificate to be painted on vehicle
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§200.12. Name of owner and number of certificate to be painted on vehicle The full name of the owner of each public carrier vehicle operated as a taxicab, and the number of the vehicle's certificate, shall be painted conspicuously on each side of the vehicle in letters and figure…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.13 Effect on certificates previously issued; new certificates required
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§200.13. Effect on certificates previously issued; new certificates required Certificates of public necessity and convenience heretofore issued by municipalities or parishes and now validly outstanding are hereby recognized as valid hereunder for a period not to exceed sixty days…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.14 Enforcement
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§200.14. Enforcement The provisions of R.S. 45:200.1-45:200.15 may be enforced by appropriate civil remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction by governmental authority or by any person having an interest affected, directly or indirectly, by any violation thereof. Added by Act…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.15 Violations
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§200.15. Violations A. Any person who shall operate a public carrier vehicle upon any street without complying with, or in violation of, any provision of R.S. 45:200.1-45:200.14 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.16 Construction
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§200.16. Construction The Legislature hereby declares that R.S. 45:200.1 through 45:200.15 is remedial in nature and shall be construed liberally in favor of the public in general, and the users of public carrier vehicles in particular, and to exact strict compliance by the owner…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.17 Short title
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§200.17. Short title R.S. 45:200.1 through 45:200.16 shall be known and may be cited as "The Public Passenger Motor Vehicle Responsibility Law". Acts 1962, No. 404, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.2 Definitions
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§200.2. Definitions The following words, when used in R.S. 45:200.1 through 45:200.15 have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section except when a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly indicated by the context. (1) "Certificate" means a formal printed or written ce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:200.3 Necessity of municipal or parochial consent for operation of public carrier vehicles
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§200.3. Necessity of municipal or parochial consent for operation of public carrier vehicles No public carrier vehicle shall be operated upon any street in any municipality or parish until the owner thereof shall have applied for, and shall have received, from the municipality or…