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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:317 Spotlights and auxiliary lamps
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§317. Spotlights and auxiliary lamps A.(1) A spotlight shall be authorized only on motor vehicles which meet one of the following conditions: (a) The vehicle is a publicly owned emergency vehicle. (b) The vehicle is operated by a public service corporation as approved by the secr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:318 Audible and visual signals on certain vehicles
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§318. Audible and visual signals on certain vehicles A. Every authorized emergency vehicle, except privately owned vehicles belonging to members of an organized volunteer fire department or fire district shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:319 Signal lamps and signal devices
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§319. Signal lamps and signal devices A. Any vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter, shall be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red light, visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in norm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:320 Additional lighting equipment
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§320. Additional lighting equipment A. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare. B. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side thereo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:320.1 Vehicular hazard warning signals
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§320.1. Vehicular hazard warning signals A. Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing. B. Every vehic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:321 Multiple beam road lighting equipment
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§321. Multiple beam road lighting equipment Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamps or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations thereof on motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:322 Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment
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§322. Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment A. Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in R.S. 32:301, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam, directed high enough and of suffic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:323 Single-beam road-lighting equipment
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§323. Single-beam road-lighting equipment Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to January 1, 1955 in lieu of multiple beam road lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:324 Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles
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§324. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles The head lamp or head lamps upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type but in either event shall comply with the requirements and limitations as follows: (1) Every said head lamp or head lamps on a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:325 Alternate road-lighting equipment
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§325. Alternate road-lighting equipment Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in R.S. 32:301 when equipped with two lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable of revealing persons and objects 75 feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in R.S 32:321 or 32…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:326 Number of driving lamps required or permitted; parking lights
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§326. Number of driving lamps required or permitted; parking lights A. At all times specified in R.S. 32:301, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, except when such vehicl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:327 Special restrictions on lamps
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§327. Special restrictions on lamps A. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than head lamps, spotlamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps and school bus warning lamps, which project a beam of light of an intensi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:328 Special lighting equipment on school buses
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§328. Special lighting equipment on school buses A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt standards and specifications applicable to lighting equipment on and special warning devices to be carried by school buses consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, but supple…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:329.1 Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors
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§329.1. Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors A. Any bicycle when in use at the times specified in R.S. 32:301 shall be equipped with the following: (1) A lamp mounted on the front that shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:330 Selling or using lamps or equipment
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§330. Selling or using lamps or equipment A. No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or for use upon any such vehicle any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:331 Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices
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§331. Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove lighting devices and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the approval of such lighting devices, their in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:332 Adjustment certificate
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§332. Adjustment certificate A. The commissioner is authorized to designate, instruct, and supervise official stations for adjusting head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps to conform to the provisions of this Chapter. B. When head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps have been adjus…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:333 Certain lights around license plates prohibited
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§333. Certain lights around license plates prohibited A. Except for antique automobiles, the use of neon lights around license plates, or the use of any other lights which obscure the clear view of motor vehicle license plates, for motor vehicles is prohibited. B. Whoever violate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:334 Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited
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§334. Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited A. No person shall install upon or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, or parts of any of the foregoing, which tend to change the original de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:341 Brake equipment required
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§341. Brake equipment required A. Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway of this state, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:341.1 Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment
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§341.1. Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment A. Any farm trailer, farm semi-trailer, rubber-tired farm wagon or cart, drawn rubber-tired farm equipment, or implement of husbandry manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1973 and operated or moved only incidentally on the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:342 Performance ability of brakes
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§342. Performance ability of brakes A. Every motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service (foot) brake, shall be capable of: (1) Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:343 Condition of brakes
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§343. Condition of brakes All brakes and component parts thereof shall be maintained in good condition and in good working order. The brakes shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. Acts 1962, No. 31…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:344 Brakes after engine failure
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§344. Brakes after engine failure All motor vehicles shall be so equipped as to permit application of the brakes at least once for the purpose of bringing the vehicle to a stop within the legal stopping distance after the engine has become inoperative. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:345 Brakes on motor driven cycles
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§345. Brakes on motor driven cycles A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to require an inspection of the brake on any motor driven cycle and to disapprove any such brake which he finds will not comply with the performance ability standard set forth in R.S. 32:342, or which in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:346 Brakes on bicycles
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§346. Brakes on bicycles Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:351 Horns and warning devices
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§351. Horns and warning devices A.(1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway of this state shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:352 Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke
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§352. Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke A. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. B. No person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypas…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:353 Modification of exhaust systems
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§353. Modification of exhaust systems No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle, above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle and the original muf…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:354 Mirrors
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§354. Mirrors A. After January 1, 1975, every motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1972, of a type subject to registration in this state shall be equipped with a mirror mounted on the left side of the vehicle and so located as to reflect to the driver a view…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:355 Fire extinguishers
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§355. Fire extinguishers Every motor vehicle engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire on the highways shall be equipped with at least one quart of chemical type fire extinguisher, in good condition and conveniently located for immediate use. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:356 Windshields must be equipped with wiping and washing systems
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§356. Windshields must be equipped with wiping and washing systems A. The windshield on every motor vehicle, other than motorcycles or motor driven cycles, shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so cons…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:357 Windshields required
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§357. Windshields required Every passenger vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and every motor truck or truck tractor, and every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with an adequate windshield. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:358 Motorcycle windshields
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§358. Motorcycle windshields The glazing material used as a windshield on motorcycles shall be of either approved safety glass or clear plastic which need not be of an approved type. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:359 Safety glass required
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§359. Safety glass required No person shall sell or operate any new motor vehicle as specified herein, nor shall any motor vehicle be registered thereafter unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing materials of a type approved by the director of public safety wherever g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:360 Safety glass defined
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§360. Safety glass defined The term "safety glass" as used in this Chapter shall mean glass so treated or combined with other materials as to reduce, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injuries to persons by objects from external sources or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361 Approved types of safety glass
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§361. Approved types of safety glass The commissioner shall approve and maintain a list of the approved types of safety glass, conforming to recognized specifications for safety glass, as defined in this Chapter, and the Department of Public Safety shall not issue a license for o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361.1 View outward or inward through windshield or windows; obscuring prohibited
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§361.1. View outward or inward through windshield or windows; obscuring prohibited A. As used in this Section and regulations applicable thereto, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context of use clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Distributor" means …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361.2 Medical exemption
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§361.2. Medical exemption A.(1) The provisions of R.S. 32:361.1 do not apply to a motor vehicle registered in this state where the registered owner, spouse or family member operating or authorized to operate the motor vehicle has an affidavit signed by an optometrist or physician…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:361.3 Security exemption
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§361.3. Security exemption A. The provisions of R.S. 32:361.1 shall not apply to any motor vehicle registered in this state when the operator of the vehicle possesses an affidavit on a form issued by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections stating that valid security reas…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:362 Restrictions as to tire equipment
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§362. Restrictions as to tire equipment A. Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any highway of this state shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery of the rim of the wheel. B. No tire on …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:363 Fuel tank caps
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§363. Fuel tank caps No motor vehicle shall be driven or moved upon any highway of this state if the filling spout for the fuel tank is closed or partially closed with a plug of wood, rags or other combustible materials. Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:364 Fenders and mudguards
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§364. Fenders and mudguards A. Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway of this state, shall be equipped with fenders, covers, or such devices, including flaps or splash aprons, or fender flares to effectively minimize the s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:365 Television
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§365. Television A.(1) Except as provided in this Section, no person shall drive a motor vehicle which is equipped with a television receiver, screen, or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast or a video signal that produces entertainment or business application…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:366 Required equipment of tow cars
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§366. Required equipment of tow cars Tow cars shall be equipped with the following: (1) One or more brooms, and the driver of the tow car engaged to remove a disabled vehicle from the scene of an accident shall remove all glass and debris deposited upon the roadway by the disable…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:367 Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices
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§367. Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices A. No person shall operate any freight carrying vehicle, passenger bus, truck-tractor, or any motor vehicle towing a mobile home or other vehicle, upon any highway of this state at any time between sunset and sunrise…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:368 Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled
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§368. Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled A. Whenever any freight carrying vehicle, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or any motor vehicle pulling a house trailer or other vehicle, is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway of this state,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:369 Red flags, use in parking certain vehicles
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§369. Red flags, use in parking certain vehicles Between sunrise and sunset, buses, cars for hire having a capacity for over ten passengers, cars or trucks used as wreckers or for other towing purposes, freight carrying vehicles and combinations thereof, shall be equipped with tw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:370 Warning devices must be approved by commissioner prior to sale or use thereof
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§370. Warning devices must be approved by commissioner prior to sale or use thereof No person shall sell or offer for sale, either separately or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, or use upon a motor vehicle on the highways in this state any warning device mentioned i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:371 Enforcement of Part
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§371. Enforcement of Part The commissioner shall have charge of the enforcement of this Part and, in this respect, shall see that every motor vehicle is equipped with the flares, flags, or warning devices provided for, and he shall have the power to make and publish regulations a…
