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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:444 Equipment requirements
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§444. Equipment requirements Any other provision of law, particularly Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title, to the contrary notwithstanding, unless the presence of equipment on a motor vehicle was a prior condition to the sale, to the offering for sale or to the operation of a motor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:445 Sale or trade; not contingent upon vehicle being in operating condition
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§445. Sale or trade; not contingent upon vehicle being in operating condition The sale or trade and subsequent legal transfer of a motor vehicle of historic or special interest or parts car shall not be contingent upon any condition that would require the vehicle or parts car to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:447 Rules and regulations
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§447. Rules and regulations The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Part in order to fully effectuate the purpose and intent hereof. Added by Acts 1975, No. 641, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:45 Required notification for automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed
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§45. Required notification for automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed cameras A. Local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall post signs indicating that an automated speed enforcement device or mobile speed camera is present. The sign shall be poste…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:451 Declaration of purpose
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§451. Declaration of purpose This Part is enacted for the purpose of enhancing the recreational and leisure pursuits of Louisiana citizens by facilitating participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, modifying, operating, and maintaining street rods and street cruisers a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:452 Street rod; definition
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§452. Street rod; definition As used in this Part, the phrase "street rod" means any antique automobile or truck produced in 1948 or earlier, which is an automobile or truck that is recognized as a street rod by the National Street Rod Association, and which has undergone some ty…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:453 Licensing requirements; exemptions
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§453. Licensing requirements; exemptions No vehicle which has been registered and licensed as a street rod pursuant to this Section and to R.S. 47:463.12 shall be subject to the regular motor vehicle licensing requirements. Added by Acts 1980, No. 587, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:454 Rules and regulations
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§454. Rules and regulations The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Part in order to fully effectuate the purpose and intent hereof. Oversight review of the secretary's rules and regulations sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:455 Street cruiser; definition
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§455. Street cruiser; definition As used in this Part, the phrase "street cruiser" means any automobile or truck twenty-five years or older, and which has undergone some type of modernizing, to include modernizing of the engine, transmission, drive train, and interior refinements…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:456 Registration; licensing
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§456. Registration; licensing No vehicle which has been registered and licensed as a street cruiser pursuant to this Part and R.S. 47:463.33 shall be subject to the regular motor vehicle licensing requirements. Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:457 Authorized rules
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§457. Authorized rules The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this Part in order to fully effectuate the purpose and intent hereof. Acts 1992, No. 189, §1, eff. June 8, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:46 Electronic enforcement devices; school zone restrictions
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§46. Electronic enforcement devices; school zone restrictions A. For the purposes of this Section "electronic enforcement devices" shall mean automated speed enforcement devices, red light traffic cameras, and mobile speed cameras used for the purpose of regulating and enforcing …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:461 Imposition of road usage fee; electric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; administration and
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§461. Imposition of road usage fee; electric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; administration and collection; use of proceeds A.(1) There is hereby levied a road usage fee of one hundred ten dollars per year on each electric vehicle which is operated upon the highways of this state and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:47 Use of speed recording devices; restrictions
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§47. Use of speed recording devices; restrictions A. Automated speed enforcement devices or mobile speed cameras that are used to issue a citation of an alleged violation by mail shall only be used by local municipal authorities or local parish authorities in the following instan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:471 Definitions
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§471. Definitions The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings herein assigned unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is inoperable and is left unattended on public property f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:472 Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs
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§472. Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs If any motor vehicle, in any municipality in this state, is seized or otherwise held by any policeman or other officer employed by said municipality for illegal parking, stationing or abandoning of such motor vehicle or f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:473 Seized vehicles; penalties for illegal parking and for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked
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§473. Seized vehicles; penalties for illegal parking and for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked A. All municipalities may adopt ordinances imposing fines, imprisonment, or other penalties on any person for parking, stationing, or abandoning any automobile o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:473.1 Abandoned vehicle; removal
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§473.1. Abandoned vehicle; removal A. Whenever any motor vehicle is found to be abandoned by any law enforcement officer, such officer shall post a notice on the windshield of the vehicle directing that the vehicle be removed from said location within twenty-four hours. Additiona…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:474 Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles
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§474. Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles The department or any municipality or any parochial authority may take into custody any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property. The department or any municipality or parochial authority may employ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:476 Abandoned motor vehicles; sale by municipalities and parochial authorities; procedure
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§476. Abandoned motor vehicles; sale by municipalities and parochial authorities; procedure A. Whenever any motor vehicle belonging to a known or unknown person has been seized or is otherwise held by any municipality or any parochial authority for illegal parking, stationing, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:48 Violations; administrative hearing
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§48. Violations; administrative hearing A. Each local municipal authority or local parish authority that installs or utilizes automated speed enforcement devices, red light cameras, or mobile speed cameras in which a citation is issued by mail shall establish an administrative he…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:481 Comprehensive engineering comparative analysis of flood mitigation methods;
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§481. Comprehensive engineering comparative analysis of flood mitigation methods; Livingston Parish A. The department shall develop a comparable cost analysis of engineering methods to improve water drainage issues resulting from impediments to the natural water flow on the Inter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:49 Citations
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§49. Citations A. Citations issued through the use of automated speed enforcement devices or mobile speed cameras shall contain on the back of the citation an attestation wherein the driver who receives the violation can attest either that at the time of the violation, the person…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:5 Authority of other law enforcement officers; parade marshals in Calcasieu Parish and
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§5. Authority of other law enforcement officers; parade marshals in Calcasieu Parish and Lake Charles; traffic control officers in the city of New Orleans A. All law enforcement officers of this state or of any political subdivision thereof invested by law with authority to direc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:501 Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions
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§501. Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions No motor truck or trailer with steel tires, or tractors with cleats or lugs on the wheels shall be operated over any public road in the state which has been hard-surfaced with any kind of mater…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:503 Penalty
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§503. Penalty Whoever violates R.S. 32:501 and 32:502 shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the parish jail for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:51 Vehicle license required
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§51. Vehicle license required No person shall operate, or permit to be operated, any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state unless it is registered with the commissioner, the license tax is paid thereon, and it is operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:52 Driver must be licensed
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§52. Driver must be licensed No person shall drive or operate any vehicle upon any highway within this state unless and until he has been issued a license to so do as required by the laws of this state nor shall any person permit or allow any other person to drive or operate any …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:523 Record of sales proceedings to be kept for year
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§523. Record of sales proceedings to be kept for year The person obtaining the sale of a motor vehicle under R.S. 32:521 shall keep a record of all proceedings of all sales made thereunder for a period of one year after the sale.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:524 Parish of Orleans, list of motor vehicles held in storage to be furnished public administrator; administration as vacant estates
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§524. Parish of Orleans, list of motor vehicles held in storage to be furnished public administrator; administration as vacant estates In the parish of Orleans all persons shall on the first day of September and March of each year furnish the public administrator of the parish of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:53 Proper equipment required on vehicles; display of plate
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§53. Proper equipment required on vehicles; display of plate A.(1) No person shall drive or move, nor cause or knowingly permit any vehicle owned or controlled by him to be driven or moved, on any highway of this state, at any time, any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:531 Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners
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§531. Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners Any person desiring to conduct a garage or oil business in this state, prior to the issuance to him of any permit by either state, town, parish, or municipal authorities, shall, when such business i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:532 Restrictions as to location
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§532. Restrictions as to location No town council, board of aldermen, or police jury shall grant any permit for the conducting of such a business within three hundred feet of any bridge over a river on any state highway, when in their discretion the conducting of such a business …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:533 Application of Part
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§533. Application of Part This Part shall not become effective in any city, town, village or parish, until an ordinance of the governing authority adopting it has been passed and has been published in the official journal of the parish for at least thirty days.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:534 Construction of Part; zoning
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§534. Construction of Part; zoning This Part shall in no way conflict with R.S. 33:4721 through 33:4730. However, if zoning ordinances are now in operation in any municipality allowing the erection and operation of filling stations in zoned areas, such municipality is prohibited …
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:535 Return of parts to customer; exceptions
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§535. Return of parts to customer; exceptions A. Unless the customer stipulates otherwise, it shall be the duty of any repairman employed by a customer to repair a motor vehicle to offer to return all replaced parts upon completion of the work if such parts are not required to be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:535.1 Required invoice
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§535.1. Required invoice A. It shall be the duty of any repairman employed by a customer to repair a motor vehicle to provide the customer with an invoice containing the following information: (1) A description of all work done including any warranty work. (2) An itemization of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:54 Size, weight and load of vehicles limited
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§54. Size, weight and load of vehicles limited A. No person shall drive or move any vehicle, nor cause or knowingly permit any vehicle owned or controlled by him to be driven or moved, on any highway of this state when such vehicle is of a size or weight exceeding the limitations…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:55 Exclusion of vehicles from highways; notice required
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§55. Exclusion of vehicles from highways; notice required No person shall operate, or knowingly permit to be operated, a motor vehicle over any highway of this state from which it is by proper authority excluded, provided notice of such exclusion is conspicuously posted at the en…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:56 Obedience to police officers, weights and standards police officers, and traffic signs
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§56. Obedience to police officers, weights and standards police officers, and traffic signs A. No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or weights and standards police officer invested by law with authority to direct, contr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57 Penalties; alternatives to citation
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§57. Penalties; alternatives to citation A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection and Subsections H and I of this Section, the first violation of the provisions of this Chapter or any regulation of the department, secretary, and commissioner made pursuant ther…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57.1 Failure to honor written promise to appear; penalty; disposition of fines
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§57.1. Failure to honor written promise to appear; penalty; disposition of fines A. Whenever an arrested person who was released on his written promise to appear before a magistrate at the place and time specified in a summons described in R.S. 32:391(B) fails to honor his writte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57.2 Fee for expenses incurred for renewal or reissuance of suspended operator's license; office of the prosecuting authority
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§57.2. Fee for expenses incurred for renewal or reissuance of suspended operator's license; office of the prosecuting authority Each person seeking renewal or reissuance of a suspended driver's license, as provided in R.S. 32:57.1, shall pay to the office of the prosecuting autho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:57.3 Failure to respond to an HOV violation
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§57.3. Failure to respond to an HOV violation A.(1) When the office of motor vehicles receives notice from the Department of Transportation and Development to not renew or reissue the driver’s license or vehicle registration of a frequent violator as provided in R.S. 47:820.5.9(J…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:58 Careless operation
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§58. Careless operation A. Any person operating a motor vehicle on the public roads of this state shall drive in a careful and prudent manner, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such a manner shall constitute careless operation. B…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:58.1 Careless operation during flood conditions
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§58.1. Careless operation during flood conditions A. Any person operating a motor vehicle on the public roads of this state during flood conditions shall drive in a careful and prudent manner, so as not to create a wake that endangers the life, limb, or property of any person. Fa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:59 Use of wireless telecommunications device prohibited; exceptions
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§59. Use of wireless telecommunications device prohibited; exceptions A. Unless otherwise provided in this Subsection, all terms used in this Section shall have the same meaning as defined in R.S. 32:1. As used in this Section, the following terms shall apply: (1) "Autonomous veh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:6 Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to serve notices and subpoenas; procedure
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§6. Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to serve notices and subpoenas; procedure A. In administering laws and regulations under Title 32, unless otherwise provided, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may serve notices and subpoenas by domiciliar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:601 Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance
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§601. Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance Parish school boards, levee boards, and other public bodies be and they are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to enter into and consummate contracts for public liability and/or bodily injury insurance, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:602 Tort liability
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§602. Tort liability The action of any such parish school board, levee board, or other public body in contracting for such insurance shall not be construed by the courts as a waiver of the governmental immunity of such boards or bodies from liability for torts committed by its ag…