Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation

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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. § 32:491 Repealed by Acts 1962, No
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§491. Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 310, §III (§3)
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. § 32:502 Repealed by Acts 1954, No
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§502. Repealed by Acts 1954, No. 543, §1
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. § 32:511 §§511 to 513 Repealed by Acts 1950, No
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§511. §§511 to 513 Repealed by Acts 1950, No. 434, §1
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. § 32:521 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§521. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:522 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§522. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.
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. § 32:525 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§525. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.
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. § 32:57.4 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§57.4. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 717, §2, eff. June 18, 2022.
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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:603 Contract provisions
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§603. Contract provisions All such contracts of insurance shall contain a clause whereby the insurance companies issuing said insurance shall not assert as a defense to any suit against them, the governmental immunity of such school board, levee board or other public body. Acts 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:604 Actions; parties
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§604. Actions; parties Any suit by an injured party under such a contract of insurance shall be against the insurance company alone and the parish school board that is insured shall not be made a party to the suit. Acts 1950, No. 35, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:61 Maximum speed limit
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§61. Maximum speed limit A. No person shall operate a vehicle on any highway of this state in excess of fifty-five miles per hour, unless a lower maximum speed is posted on the highway, except as follows: (1) No person shall operate a vehicle on any interstate or controlled acces…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:62 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§62. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 81, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:621 Definitions
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§621. Definitions The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this Part: (1) "Brake fluid" means the fluid intended for use as the liquid medium through which force is transmitted in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle operated upon the highways. (2) "Department" me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:622 Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits
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§622. Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits It shall be unlawful to manufacture or distribute any brake fluid for sale in this state unless such brake fluid has first been registered as required by this Part. No person shall manufacture, or distr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:623 Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal
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§623. Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal Application for registration of each brand of brake fluid shall be made on forms to be supplied by the department. Each form shall include space for the name and address of the applicant, the brand n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:624 Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department
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§624. Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department The department may cancel, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew any permit, if it finds, after due notice and a hearing, that the brake fluid is adulterated or misbranded, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:625 When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications
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§625. When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications Any brake fluid is adulterated if its quality or characteristics fall below the specifications for brake fluid established by the department as minimum standards. The department shall establish specif…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:626 When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type
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§626. When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type Brake fluid shall be deemed to be misbranded if: (1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, the words "Br…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:627 Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers
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§627. Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers The department and its duly authorized agents shall enforce the provisions of this Part and may sample, inspect, analyze and test any brake fluid manufactured, used, packed, s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 32:628 Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations
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§628. Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations The department shall have authority to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part. Acts 1958, No. 279, §8.