Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
0 chapters · 870 sections in this title.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.5 Reporting an accident
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§400.5. Reporting an accident If an accident occurs involving an autonomous commercial motor vehicle while the automated driving system is engaged, the autonomous commercial motor vehicle shall remain at the scene of the accident and the operator or any person on behalf of the op…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.6 Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance
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§400.6. Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance A. When a remote driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system, the remote driver shall be considered to be the operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.7 Teleoperations; operation; criteria
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§400.7. Teleoperations; operation; criteria A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system may operate in this state without a conventional driver physically present in the vehicle if a remote driver …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:400.8 Liability; jurisdiction
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§400.8. Liability; jurisdiction The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to repeal, modify, or preempt any liability that may be incurred pursuant to existing law applicable to a vehicle owner, operator, manufacturer, component part supplier, or retailer including any l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:401 Definitions
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§401. Definitions The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meaning assigned to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Agricultural movements" means the operation of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles by a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:402 Mandatory licensure; exceptions; violations
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§402. Mandatory licensure; exceptions; violations A. Every person who operates a motor vehicle which is designated as being in either Class "A", "B", "C", "D", or "E" under R.S. 32:408, before driving or operating any such motor vehicle on any public street, road, or highway of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:402.1 Driver education; required
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§402.1. Driver education; required A. No application for a license for the operation of a motor vehicle shall be received from any person making application for the first time unless there is also submitted with the application, on a form approved by the secretary of the Departme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:402.2 Repealed by Acts 2011, No
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§402.2. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 294, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:402.3 Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program; dedicated fund
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§402.3. Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program; dedicated fund account A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish and operate a Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program, hereinafter referred to as the "program", on a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403 Application; fee; duration of license
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§403. Application; fee; duration of license Each application shall be accompanied by the proper license fee, and the license when issued shall be valid for the period prescribed in R.S. 32:412 unless revoked, cancelled, or suspended. Application for license shall be made to the d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.1 Application of persons sixty years of age or above
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§403.1. Application of persons sixty years of age or above Every person, sixty years of age or above, applying for a license under the provisions of this Chapter shall attach to his application a detailed report from a duly licensed physician or optometrist indicating his visual …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.2 Application of persons with physical disability or mental disability
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§403.2. Application of persons with physical disability or mental disability Every person with a physical or mental disability applying for a license under the provisions of this Chapter for the first time shall attach to his application a detailed medical report, or a report fro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.3 Identification stickers and decals; deaf and hard of hearing; autism spectrum
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§403.3. Identification stickers and decals; deaf and hard of hearing; autism spectrum disorder; mental, physical, or developmental disability A.(1)(a) The office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to issue an identification s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.4 Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle
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§403.4. Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle A.(1) A person applying for a Class "A", "B", or "C" commercial driver's license shall not have any physical or mental disability affecting the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:403.5 Application of persons using bioptic telescopic lenses
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§403.5. Application of persons using bioptic telescopic lenses A. A person using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for a driver's license if he meets all of the following requirements: (1) Demonstrates a visual acuity of at least 20/200 in one or both eyes and a field o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:404 Operation of motor vehicles by nonresidents, students, and military personnel and
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§404. Operation of motor vehicles by nonresidents, students, and military personnel and dependents; reciprocity agreements with foreign countries A. A nonresident or a nonresident minor, who has been licensed to drive or operate a motor vehicle under the laws of his home state an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:404.1 Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity
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§404.1. Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity An applicant for a commercial driver's license must be a domiciliary of this state, unless applying for a nonresident commercial driver's license. A person domiciled in and h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:405 Application must be verified
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§405. Application must be verified Every application shall be verified by the applicant, and by any other person required by this Chapter to sign such application, before a person authorized to administer oaths. The officers and employees of the drivers' license division are auth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:405.1 Age requirements
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§405.1. Age requirements Subject to R.S. 32:407, a Class "E" driver's license or a Class "D" chauffeur's license shall be granted to a person seventeen years of age or above. Class "A", "B", or "C" licenses shall be granted only to persons eighteen years of age or above. Notwiths…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:406 Licensee must give notice of change of address
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§406. Licensee must give notice of change of address A. Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a license shall move permanently from the address or place of residence named in the application he shall, within ten days thereafter, notify the driver's license division,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:407 Applications of minors; revocation; applications of persons less than twenty-one years
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§407. Applications of minors; revocation; applications of persons less than twenty-one years of age A.(1) The application of any minor applying for operating privileges shall not be granted, unless it is signed by either the father or mother of the applicant, who has legal custod…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:408 Examination of applicants required; classes of licenses
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§408. Examination of applicants required; classes of licenses A.(1) Except as otherwise provided, every applicant must pass a written knowledge and skills test for a motor vehicle representative of the type of motor vehicle he operates or expects to operate, or provide evidence o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:408.1 Third-party testing; proof of testing
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§408.1. Third-party testing; proof of testing A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, may contract with or license another state, an employer, a private driver training facility, driver education course provider, or other private institution, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:408.2 Third party testing; limitation of liability
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§408.2. Third party testing; limitation of liability The third party tester, its agents, or its employees shall not be liable for any and all claims, losses, damages, costs, and other proceedings made, sustained, brought, or prosecuted in any manner based upon, occasioned by, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:409 Filing of applications; use of abbreviations; release of information
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§409. Filing of applications; use of abbreviations; release of information A. The driver's license division shall file every application approved by it and arrange them alphabetically under the name of the applicant, including only applications granted, and shall assign to each a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:409.1 Application or special certificate applications; penalties for false information
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§409.1. Application or special certificate applications; penalties for false information A.(1) If the department does not develop alternate means of ensuring that the applicant meets the requirements of the certifications listed below, the department shall require applicants for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:41 Power of local municipal authorities; exception
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§41. Power of local municipal authorities; exception A. Except as otherwise provided by law, this Chapter shall not be deemed to prevent local municipal authorities, with respect to highways other than state maintained highways within their corporate limits, from adopting ordinan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:410 Form of license; photograph, signature of licensee, anatomical gift statement,
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§410. Form of license; photograph, signature of licensee, anatomical gift statement, declaration of life-sustaining procedures, interest in bone marrow donation, and additional information on license A.(1) Every application for a driver's license and the license issued as a resul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:410.1 Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited
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§410.1. Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited A. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell, or possess any fictitious or facsimile credential that is intended to simulate a credential issued by any state, territory, or possession of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:410.2 International driver's license
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§410.2. International driver's license A.(1) "International driving permit or driver's license" means a driving permit or driver's license that conforms to the provisions of the Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and is presented with a valid driving permit or valid driver's lice…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:411 Deposit of license in lieu of security upon arrest; receipt; licensee to have license or
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§411. Deposit of license in lieu of security upon arrest; receipt; licensee to have license or receipt in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits A. Except as is otherwise specifically provided in this Section, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:411.1 Licensee to have license in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits
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§411.1. Licensee to have license in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits A.(1) Any person lawfully possessed of a driver's license issued to him by either the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or the ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:412 Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation; special
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§412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation; special needs or accommodation designations; disbursement of funds; renewal by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses; disposition of certain fees; exception A.(1) Every a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:412.1 Handling charges
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§412.1. Handling charges A. Except as provided in Subsection E of this Section, the office of motor vehicles shall collect, in addition to any fee authorized by law, a handling charge of eight dollars for vehicle titling and registration: (1) New vehicle or out-of-state title. (2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:412.2 Disabled veteran exemption
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§412.2. Disabled veteran exemption A. A veteran of service in the United States Armed Forces shall be exempt from the payment of fees under this Chapter for the issuance of a driver's license or a special identification card, issued pursuant to R.S. 40:1321, if the veteran meets …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:412.3 Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Dedicated Fund Account; Office
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§412.3. Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Dedicated Fund Account; Office of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Dedicated Fund Account A. There are hereby created, as special statutorily dedicated fund accounts in the state treasury, the Office of Motor Vehicles Dri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:413 Loss or destruction of licenses; duplicate driver's license
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§413. Loss or destruction of licenses; duplicate driver's license A. If any driver's license shall be lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may apply for a duplicate driver's license at a motor vehicle office, an authorized agent of the office of motor vehicles, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414 Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review
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§414. Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review A.(1)(a) The department shall suspend the license of any person for a period of twelve months upon receiving, from any district, city, or municipal court, of this state or of any other state, hav…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.1 Unlawful use of license
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§414.1. Unlawful use of license It shall be unlawful for any person: 1. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any cancelled, revoked, suspended, or fictitious operator's or chauffeur's license, or an operator's or chauffeur's license which has be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.2 Commercial motor vehicle drivers and drivers with a commercial learner's permit;
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§414.2. Commercial motor vehicle drivers and drivers with a commercial learner's permit; disqualification; issuance of Class "D" or "E" license; alcohol content in breath and blood; implied consent A.(1)(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person shall be disquali…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.3 Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities
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§414.3. Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities A. For purposes of this Section and R.S. 32:414.4 "employee" means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, including an independent contractor while in the course of operating a commercial motor vehicle, who i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.4 Commercial motor vehicle operator; notification requirements
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§414.4. Commercial motor vehicle operator; notification requirements A.(1) Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle who violates a state or local law or a law of a foreign jurisdiction meeting the requirements of 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 383 relating to motor vehicle t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.5 Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards
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§414.5. Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards A. The driver's license or special identification card of an alien student or nonresident alien shall be canceled if the alien has falsified any information required in R.S…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:414.6 Office of motor vehicles issued credentials; qualifications of voters; notice;
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§414.6. Office of motor vehicles issued credentials; qualifications of voters; notice; restriction code A. The office of motor vehicles shall not issue a state identification card or driver's license, regardless of class, to any person who is not either a citizen of the United St…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415 Operating vehicle while license is suspended; offenses in other states; record of
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§415. Operating vehicle while license is suspended; offenses in other states; record of offenses given other states A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon any public highway of this state during the period of suspension, revocation or cancellation …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415.1 Economic and medical hardship appeal of driver's license suspension
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§415.1. Economic and medical hardship appeal of driver's license suspension A.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 32:378.2(A), 414, 415(B)(2), and Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, upon suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a person's driver's license for the first time only as p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415.2 Operating vehicle while under suspension or revocation; removal of license plate
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§415.2. Operating vehicle while under suspension or revocation; removal of license plate A.(1) When a law enforcement officer stops a motor vehicle at an administrative violations checkpoint, or in connection with an alleged violation of the law, or when a law enforcement officer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:415.3 Ex-offender provisional driver's license
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§415.3. Ex-offender provisional driver's license A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department shall issue a provisional Class "E" driver's license to a person who is released from incarceration after serving a minimum of one year and whose Class "E" …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:416 Unlawful operation by persons under the age of seventeen; parents responsible
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§416. Unlawful operation by persons under the age of seventeen; parents responsible No person shall cause or knowingly permit his child or ward, under the age of seventeen years, to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any public road or highway unless such child or ward i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:416.1 Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited
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§416.1. Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person who is less than seventeen years of age to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any hig…