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Definitions

Authority of Department of Transportation and Development

Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Authority of departments to summon witnesses

Authority of other law enforcement officers; parade marshals in Calcasieu Parish and Lake Charles; traffic control officers in the city of New Orleans

Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to serve notices and subpoenas; procedure

Authority to operate joint weight enforcement scales with contiguous states; joint enforcement of laws

Final delinquent debt; office of motor vehicles

Uniform application

Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles; application of part

Persons and vehicles working on highways; exceptions

Emergency vehicles; exceptions

Rights of owners of real property

Section
32.1270.41

Exclusiveness

Power of local municipal authorities; exception

Power of local parish authorities

Automated speed enforcement devices; prohibition

Required notification for red light cameras

Required notification for mobile speed camera

Vehicle license required

Driver must be licensed

Proper equipment required on vehicles; display of plate

Size, weight and load of vehicles limited

Exclusion of vehicles from highways; notice required

Obedience to police officers, weights and standards police officers, and traffic signs

Penalties; alternatives to citation

Failure to honor written promise to appear; penalty; disposition of fines

Fee for expenses incurred for renewal or reissuance of suspended operator's license; office of the prosecuting authority

Failure to respond to an HOV violation

Failure to respond to a highway safety corridor violation

Careless operation

Careless operation during flood conditions

Maximum speed limit

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 81, §2.

Establishing of speed zones

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 146, §1.

General speed law

Drag racing and racing on public roads and certain property; exemptions

Driving on right side of road; exceptions

Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions

Passing a vehicle on the left

Rolling roadblocks prohibited on certain multiple-lane highways; definitions; penalties

When passing on the right is permitted

Limitations on passing on the left

Further limitations on passing on the left

Limitations on passing bicycles

No passing zones

School zones; no passing zones

One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands

Driving on roadway laned for traffic

Overtaking and passing school buses

Following vehicles; exceptions

Driving on divided highways

Driving on highways with two-way left-turn lanes and dedicated left-turn lanes

Required position and method of turning at intersections

Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited

Moving parked vehicles

Turning movements and required signals

Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps

Methods of giving hand and arm signals

Vehicle approaching or entering intersection

Vehicle turning left at intersection

Stop signs and yield signs; penalties for violations

Vehicle entering highway from private road, driveway, alley or building

Procedure on approach of an authorized emergency vehicle; passing a parked emergency vehicle

Cattle crossings

Golf cart and all-terrain vehicle crossings

Golf cart crossings

Golf carts; Palmetto Island State Park

Golf carts; Lake Fausse Pointe State Park

Stopping, standing, or parking outside business or residence districts

Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles

Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places

Blocking of private driveways, highways and department rights of way, penalties

Private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way; sporting activities; penalties

Additional parking regulations

Unattended motor vehicles

Prohibited parking; leased or rented motor vehicles

Open roads agreement

Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified course for Traffic Incident Management

Instant Tow Dispatch Pilot Program; Expedited Towing Pilot Program

Removal of bodies

Authority to remove vehicles and cargo

Equipment of locomotive with bell and whistle or horn, sounding of signals

Cross buck, stop and warning signs, traffic control devices

Exemptions; Old Metairie railroad corridor; elimination of railroad liability

Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties

All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 614, §2.

Railroad grade crossings; stopping required

Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings

Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations

Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains

Safety helmets

Eye protective devices to be worn by motorcyclist; windshield on motorcycle

Riding on motorcycles

Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic

Clinging to other vehicles

Footrests and handlebars

Riding on motor-driven cycles

Operation of bicycles; general provision

Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles

Riding on bicycles

Clinging to vehicles

Riding on roadways and bicycle paths

Operating motorized bicycles

Bicycle helmets; restraining seats

Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks

Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties

Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account

Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes

Riding on electric-assisted bicycles; rights and duties of electric-assisted bicycles

Electric mobility aids

Definitions

Applicable law

Operator of personal delivery device

Device operation

Areas of operation

Personal delivery device equipment

Local authority regulation

Insurance

Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations

Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks

Crossing at other than crosswalks

Drivers to exercise due care

Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks

Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways

Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles

Pedestrians soliciting rides or business

Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks

Obedience to and required traffic-control devices

Traffic-control signals

Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative

Pedestrian-control signals

Flashing signals

Uniform highway marking system

Privately owned signs on public rights of way prohibited; exceptions; authority of municipalities and department of highways; advertising on convenience facilities at public transit stops

Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions

Directional signs

Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings

Equipment and inspection

Commissioner; transportation of explosives

Authority to prohibit use of road

Controlled access highways

Special restrictions on use of Louisiana Interstate highways

Authority to regulate traffic through tunnels

Designating through highways

Enforcement of speed limit on certain highways; disposition of fines

Highway safety corridor

Highway safety corridor violations

Limitations on backing

Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism

Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors

Riding in house trailers, on fenders, on running board or on rear racks prohibited; open pickup trucks; utility trailers

Coasting prohibited

Following authorized emergency vehicles prohibited

Crossing fire hoses

Driving through safety zone prohibited

Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties

Cellular telephone use; certain drivers prohibited; exceptions; penalties

Driving across ditches; requirements

Liability for damage to highway or structure

Roadway hazard cleanup

Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited

Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles

Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time

Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited

Child passenger restraint system

Safety belt use; tags indicating exemption

Wearing of headphones; prohibitions; exceptions

Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties

Section
295.3.1

Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system

Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies

Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder

Low rider vehicles

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 563, §2; Acts 2010, No. 761, §2.

Farm equipment on highway shoulders

Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property

Off-road vehicles

Off-road vehicles; mini-trucks

Off-road vehicles; utility terrain vehicles

Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration

Military surplus motor vehicles; operation; safety equipment; registration

Possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles

Low-speed vehicles; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration; safety inspections

Section
300.1.1

Electric low-speed scooters; operation; exceptions

Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions

Funeral processions

Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties

Use of certain wireless telecommunications devices for text messaging and social networking prohibited

Use of wireless telecommunications devices by certain drivers prohibited; exceptions

Use of certain wireless telecommunications devices by minors while driving prohibited; exceptions

Use of wireless telecommunications devices in school zones prohibited; exceptions

When lighted lamps are required

Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps

Headlamps on motor vehicles; motorcycles and motordriven cycles

Tail lamps

New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors

Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicles

Application of succeeding sections

Additional equipment required on buses, trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers

Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps and reflectors

Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps

Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, and marker lamps

Equipment combinations

Obstructed lights not required

Lamp or flag on projecting load

Lamps on parked vehicles

Lamps on farm tractors, farm equipment and implements of husbandry

Reflecting tape on trailers hauling sugarcane

Lamps on other vehicles and equipment

Spotlights and auxiliary lamps

Audible and visual signals on certain vehicles

Signal lamps and signal devices

Additional lighting equipment

Vehicular hazard warning signals

Multiple beam road lighting equipment

Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment

Single-beam road-lighting equipment

Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles

Alternate road-lighting equipment

Number of driving lamps required or permitted; parking lights

Special restrictions on lamps

Special lighting equipment on school buses

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 244, §3.

Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors

Selling or using lamps or equipment

Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices

Adjustment certificate

Certain lights around license plates prohibited

Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited

Brake equipment required

Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment

Performance ability of brakes

Condition of brakes

Brakes after engine failure

Brakes on motor driven cycles

Brakes on bicycles

Horns and warning devices

Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke

Modification of exhaust systems

Mirrors

Fire extinguishers

Windshields must be equipped with wiping and washing systems

Windshields required

Motorcycle windshields

Safety glass required

Safety glass defined

Approved types of safety glass

View outward or inward through windshield or windows; obscuring prohibited

Medical exemption

Security exemption

Restrictions as to tire equipment

Fuel tank caps

Fenders and mudguards

Television

Required equipment of tow cars

Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices

Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled

Red flags, use in parking certain vehicles

Warning devices must be approved by commissioner prior to sale or use thereof

Enforcement of Part

Warning devices, submission to commissioner; fee

Removal of warning device

Violation of regulations of commissioner

Air conditioning equipment

Special lights for certain department vehicles

Slow moving vehicle, identification

School bus body, hood, bumpers; color of paint; back-up audible alarms

Display of patently obscene words, photographs, and depictions

Ignition interlock devices; condition of probation for certain DWI offenders; restricted license

Installation of sound amplification systems to exterior of vehicle; prohibited

Applicability; regulations in excess of R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386 prohibited

Width; projecting loads on vehicles

Height

Length; special length limits

Loads on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties; definition

Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties

Trailers and towed vehicles

Farm vehicles and equipment; exemptions

Recreational vehicles; exemptions

Weight

Blanket oversize yearly permit; fees

Special permits

Escort vehicles; permit to operate required

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

Equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility or petrochemical complex; Interstate highways

Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49

Special permits; trucks hauling cotton modules

Special permits; vehicles hauling sugarcane

Vehicles requiring steering axle permit; interstate highways

Special permit; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops

Section
387.9.1

Special permits; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops; authorization to travel upon segment of Interstate 49 as alternate route to US 71 and US 167

Special permit; vehicles transporting timber cutting or logging equipment

Semiannual critical off-road equipment permit; authorization

Annual noncritical off-road equipment permit; authorization

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

Special permit; heavy equipment

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

Special permit; sealed containerized cargo for export; containerboard, kraft liner, and roll pulp; limitations

Special permit; containerized cargo intended for export; rules and regulations; ports in Ouachita Parish

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 162, §2.

Special permit; bagged rice for export; rules and regulations; Port of Lake Charles

Special permit; ready-mixed concrete trucks

Penalties; payments

Penalties; multiple violations

Weights and standards police; enforcement procedure; payment and collection procedures; administrative review

Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) System

Louisiana Truck Center; creation; purpose

Services and assistance

Agency representatives

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Appearance upon arrest

Impounding of vehicles; prohibitions

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 512, §1.

Persons charged with traffic violations; time for disposition, licenses, reports, and records to be sent to Department of Public Safety and Corrections; fee charged; record of unpaid traffic fines and parking fines

Records of convictions; extracts; fees

Reports; diplomatic immunities and privileges; U.S. Department of State; deadlines

Flagrant violations; courts to give details on request of department

Police officers not impeded by this chapter

Commissioner to publish records

Commissioner to furnish forms and receive accident reports

Accident reports; citizens right to privacy

Crash reports; when and to whom made; information aid; fees for copies; fees for crash photographs and videos

Traffic citations; form; issuance

Disposition of traffic citations; unlawful acts; records

Illegal cancellation of traffic citation; penalty; audit of citation records; publication

When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful complaint

Applicability

Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to traffic stops

Citation

Definitions

Controlling authority; compliance

Operation; criteria

Owners and operators of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle

Reporting an accident

Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance

Teleoperations; operation; criteria

Liability; jurisdiction

Definitions

Mandatory licensure; exceptions; violations

Driver education; required

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 294, §6.

Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program; account

Application; fee; duration of license

Application of persons sixty years of age or above

Application of persons with physical disability or mental disability

Identification stickers for the deaf and hard of hearing; license label

Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle

Application of persons using bioptic telescopic lenses

Operation of motor vehicles by nonresidents, students, and military personnel and dependents; reciprocity agreements with foreign countries

Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity

Application must be verified

Age requirements

Licensee must give notice of change of address

Application of minors; revocation; applications of persons less than twenty-one years of age

Examination of applicants required; classes of licenses

Third-party testing; proof of testing

Third party testing; limitation of liability

Filing of applications; use of abbreviations; release of information

Application or special certificate applications; penalties for false information

Form of license; photograph, signature of licensee, anatomical gift statement, declaration of life-sustaining procedures, and additional information on license

Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited

International driver's license

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

Licensee to have license in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner; surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits

Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation; disabled veteran designation; university logo; "I'm a Cajun" designation; needs accommodation designation; autism spectrum disorder designation; disbursement of funds; renewal by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses; disposition of certain fees; exception

Handling charges

Disabled veteran exemption

Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Fund; Office of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Fund

Loss or destruction of licenses

Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review

Unlawful use of license

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

Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities

Commercial motor vehicle operator; notification requirements

Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards

Operating vehicle while license is suspended; offenses in other states; record of offenses given other states

Economic and medical hardship appeal of driver's license suspension

Operating vehicle while under suspension or revocation; removal of license plate

Ex-offender provisional driver's license

Unlawful operation by persons under the age of seventeen; parents responsible

Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited

Allowing unlicensed person under the age of seventeen to drive

Selective Service registration; age restrictions

Department may for cause refuse to license applicant; judicial review

Exemptions

False swearing; obtaining two licenses; unlawful

Learner's license; driving school instruction permit; special restrictions on motorcycles

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 317, §2.

The Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education

Restricted license

Department may compel examination of suspected incompetents; prohibited disclosure of information; exceptions

REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 293, §2, EFF. JUNE 27, 1989.

Disposition of fees; surplus funds

Penalty

Failure to enforce requirement

Office of motor vehicles field offices; authorization of fees

Toll-free hotline

Office of Motor Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Fund; uses of the monies

Collection and reporting of statistical information relating to migration of residents

Installment agreement; outstanding penalties, fines, and fees owed to the office of motor vehicles

Suspension, revocation, and denial of driving privileges; hardship license; insurance rates

Driving is a privilege; expulsion or suspension from school, cause for suspension of license

School attendance as condition of driving privileges; authorized local policy

Suspension or denial of driving privileges; failure to pay child support or individual income tax

Declaration of purpose

Definitions

Storage on collector's property

Equipment requirements

Sale or trade; not contingent upon vehicle being in operating condition

Abandoned or stored motor vehicles of historic or special interest

Rules and regulations

Declaration of purpose

Street rod; definition

Licensing requirements; exemptions

Rules and regulations

Street cruiser; definition

Registration; licensing

Authorized rules

Definitions

Parking motor vehicles; seizure of; payment of costs

Seized vehicles; penalties for illegal parking and for the impounding and detention of vehicles illegally parked

Abandoned vehicle; removal

Authority to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 429, §2, eff. June 21, 2008.

Abandoned motor vehicles; sale by municipalities and parochial authorities; procedure

Repealed by Acts 1954, No. 568, §1

Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 310, §III (§3)

Motor trucks, etc., with lugs, not to be used on hard-surfaced roads; exceptions

Repealed by Acts 1954, No. 543, §1

Penalty

Sections
511. 511 to 513

Repealed by Acts 1950, No. 434, §1

REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.

Record of sales proceedings to be kept for year

Parish of Orleans, list of motor vehicles held in storage to be furnished public administrator; administration as vacant estates

REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 522, §2.

Garage or oil businesses, petition for location; consent of property owners

Restrictions as to location

Application of Part

Construction of Part; zoning

Return of parts to customer; exceptions

Required invoice

Public liability, bodily injury, and property damage insurance

Tort liability

Contract provisions

Actions; parties

Definitions

Manufacture, sale or distribution of brake fluid; registration; permits

Application for registration; forms; contents; issuance of permit; renewal

Cancellation, refusal to issue, or refusal to renew permit; grounds; procedure; powers of department

When brake fluid adulterated; specifications; amendment of specifications

When brake fluid deemed misbranded; words and letters to be in legible type

Enforcement; inspection; access to premises; authority to open boxes, cartons and other containers

Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations

Fees

Violations; penalties

Parishwide schedule of fines, penalties and costs; written pleas of guilty; payment; exceptions

Emblem or name of owner to appear on equipment; penalties

Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal substance or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions

Operating a watercraft under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions

Operation of a locomotive engine under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions

Administering chemical tests; use of results as evidence

Admissibility

Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Persons authorized to administer test

Furnishing of information to person tested

Refusal to submit to chemical test; submission to chemical tests; exception; effects of

Seizure of license; circumstances; temporary license

Seizure of license upon arrest for vehicular homicide; issuance of temporary license; suspension

Procedure following revocation or denial of license; hearing; court review; review of final order; restricted licenses

Procedure following revocation or denial of license; discovery

Suspension of nonresident's operating privilege; notification to state of residence

Test results for persons under the age of twenty-one; exclusion from official driving record

Responsibilities of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police; interstate highways

Postaccident drug testing; accidents involving fatalities, required

Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council; purpose

Creation; membership; salary

Jurisdiction; powers

Surcharge assessment; collection

Short title

Definitions

Offices of commissioner

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

Applicability

Delivery of certificate to purchaser of vehicle

Acts of donation; titled motor vehicles

Marketable title

Disclosure by persons who transfer ownership of vehicles with salvage or reconstructed titles, assembled title, or certificate of destruction; penalties

Requirements for vehicle identification number inspections

Application for certificates of title; exception; salvage title; antique vehicles; reconstructed title

Deceased persons; titles to vehicles

Electronic media system for lien recordation and title information; fees; required bond; confidentiality of information; rules and regulations

Certificates of destruction; application requirements; restrictions on sale; disassembly requirement; department rules; penalties

Alternate procedure to title trailers

Assembled vehicles

Expedited title procedure; rules and regulations

Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of lien or security interest; security measures

Issuance of certificates; satisfaction of child support privilege or security interest; security measures

Numbers assigned; indices; files

Security interests; priority; notation on certificate

Sale subject to mortgage or security interest; act of sale and assignment of certificate; corrected certificate

Ownership of vehicle passing otherwise than by voluntary transfer

Lost or destroyed certificate

Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 572, §1

Change of engine in vehicle

Dismantling registered vehicle

Sale of motor vehicle as scrap

Sale of an auto hulk as scrap to a scrap metal processor or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler

Sections
719. 719 to 720

1 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 773, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.

Stolen vehicles; report of theft and recovery

Stolen or embezzled vehicles; liens and encumbrances

Stolen or embezzled vehicles; suspension of registration; lists

Transfer and possession of stolen vehicles

Concealing or misrepresenting identity of motor vehicle or engine

Destruction or alteration of distinguishing number or mark

Tampering with or altering odometers prohibited; penalties

Rules and regulations; forms; cancellation of certificates; copies of and reports as to records

Fees

Necessity for certificate

Alteration and forgery; false name, address, or statement; other fraud

Violations; penalty

Additional penalties

REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 984, §18.

Signature to documents

Auto title companies; licensing; regulation; fees, suspension, and revocation; domicile; surety bonds; expiration and renewal dates

Surety bond required; amount and conditions of surety bond; filing of bond

Causes for suspension, revocation, cancellation, or restrictions; reinstatement

Cease and desist order; injunctive relief

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1388, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 440, §2.

Definitions

Purpose; jurisdiction and authority of the commission

Used Motor Vehicle Commission; appointment and qualification; terms of office; powers and duties

Dealers, dismantlers, and auctions to be licensed; exception

Procedures for denial, suspension, or revocation of license; notice; hearings; appeals; abandonment of business

Injunctions; cease and desist orders

Criminal penalties

Civil penalties

Sale of used water-damaged vehicles

Black market sales; prohibition

Application for license; renewal; fees; educational seminar; bond requirements; liability insurance; salesperson's license; location of business

Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; unauthorized acts

Rent with option-to-purchase program

Wholesale motor vehicle auctions; unlawful acts

Educational seminars; authority; initial license application seminar; renewal application seminar; exceptions

Deposit and down payment disclosure and delivery of vehicle pending the sale

Definition

License required; application; fee; duration

Other licenses not required

Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; violations

Requirement to keep records

Transfer of motor vehicle certificate of title to or from a dismantler and parts recycler

Transfers of scrapped motor vehicles

Salvage pools; record keepers

Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 257, §2.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, eff. July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 403, §2, effective July 7, 2009.

Definitions

Commissioner to administer law; hearings; notice to injured parties; appeal to court

Commissioner to furnish operating records; other information; fees; withdrawal of forms or information

Chapter supplemental to motor vehicle laws

Past application of Chapter

Chapter not to prevent other process

Uniformity of interpretation

Short title

Security required

Security required; exemption for out-of-state service in the uniformed services

Waive penalty, procedure, or requirement; authority

Proof of compliance

Sanctions for false declaration; reinstatement fees; revocation of registration; review

Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle; enforcement; penalty; fees

Section
863.1.1

Evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security not contained in a motor vehicle; prohibition of citation resulting in a penalty or fee

Notification of the cancellation or issuance of security; penalties; database development

Criminal sanctions for false declaration

Criminal sanctions for operating motor vehicle not covered by security

Criminal sanctions for operating school bus not covered by security

Compulsory motor vehicle liability security; failure to comply; limitation of damages

Private parking lots

Funding of real-time system to verify motor vehicle insurance; Insurance Verification System Fund; creation

Report required following accident; availability

Security and proof of financial responsibility required unless evidence of insurance; when security determined; suspension; exception

Further exceptions to requirements of security

Duration of suspension, revocation, or withdrawal; reinstatement fees

Application to unlicensed drivers and unregistered motor vehicles

Form and amount of security

Custody, distribution and return of security

Matters not to be evidence in civil suits

Registration after suspension of inoperable vehicle

Nonresident drivers; accidents

Courts to report non-payment of judgments and convictions

Suspension for non-payment of judgment; exceptions

Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given

Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements

Installment payment of judgments; default

Proof required upon certain convictions

Alternate methods of giving proof

Certificate of insurance as proof

Certificate furnished by non-resident as proof

"Motor Vehicle Liability Policy" defined

Proof of financial responsibility; carriers of railroad workers

Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy

Chapter not to affect other policies

Bond as proof

Money or securities as proof

Owner may give proof for others

Substitution of proof

Other proof may be required

Duration of proof; when proof may be cancelled or returned

Proof to be maintained for three years

Driver's license; immediate reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance of restricted license

Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of chapter prohibited

Surrender of license and registration

Other violations; penalties

Exceptions

Self-insurers

Residual market plans

Declaration of public policy

Definitions

Motor Vehicle Commission; appointment and qualifications of members; terms of office; organization; oath; official bond; compensation; powers and duties

Application for license; requirements for licensure; contents; licenses; franchise filings; exceptions

Fees; penalties

Auto shows

Regional recreational products or specialty vehicle shows

National recreational product shows

Establishment of new motor vehicle dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 326, §2.

Denial, revocation, grounds, imposition of a civil penalty, or suspension of license; grounds; expiration

Injunctions; cease and desist orders

Penalties; other relief

Unauthorized acts

Indemnification of franchised dealers

Payment to dealers; penalties

Warranty; compensation; audits of dealer records

Motor vehicle repairs

Damage disclosure

Notice regarding recalls

Recall repairs; compensation

Sale of water-damaged vehicles

Motor vehicle lessors; appointment of motor vehicle lease facilitators

Succession; right of first refusal

Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 326, §2.

Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license

Venue and choice of law for litigation or arbitration

Establishment of new marine dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure

Unauthorized acts; marine products

Warranty; compensation; audits of marine dealer records

Sale of water-damaged marine products

Succession; right of first refusal; marine dealers

Manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler repurchase; marine dealer; products

Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license

Indemnification of marine dealers

Marine products repairs

Damage disclosure

Section
1270.10

Establishment of new motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealerships or relocations; protests; procedure

Section
1270.11

Unauthorized acts

Section
1270.12

Indemnification of motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle franchised dealers

Section
1270.13

Warranty; compensation; audits of motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer records

Section
1270.14

Damage disclosure

Section
1270.15

Sale of water-damaged motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles

Section
1270.16

Succession; right of first refusal

Section
1270.17

Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity; motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealers

Section
1270.18

Manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license; motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle franchise

Section
1270.19

Motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle repairs

Section
1270.20

Unauthorized acts; recreational vehicles

Section
1270.21

Indemnification of franchised recreational vehicle dealers

Section
1270.22

Payment to recreational vehicles dealers; penalties

Section
1270.23

Warranty; compensation; audits of recreational vehicle dealer records

Section
1270.24

Recreational vehicle repairs

Section
1270.25

Damage disclosure; recreational vehicles

Section
1270.26

Notice regarding recalls; recreational vehicles

Section
1270.27

Sale of water-damaged recreational vehicles

Section
1270.28

Succession; right of first refusal; recreational vehicle dealer

Section
1270.29

Requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity; recreational vehicles

Section
1270.30

Recreational vehicle manufacturer termination of line-make; manufacturer bankruptcy; license

Section
1270.31

Short title

Section
1270.32

Definitions

Section
1270.33

Commission; powers and duties; nonconformity notices; hearings; records

Section
1270.34

Manufacturer's duty to repair; nonconformity

Section
1270.35

Express warranties; time limit to conform

Section
1270.36

Recreational vehicle replacement or refund

Section
1270.37

Attorney fees

Section
1270.38

Transfer of title; time limitation

Section
1270.39

Mandatory disclosure of a nonconformity to warranty by sellers

Section
1270.40

Notification of nonconformity remedy; dealer responsibility

Short title

Definitions

Scope and exemptions

License and filing requirements; licensing fees

Financial responsibility

Warranty reimbursement policy requirements

Disclosure to warranty holder

Prohibited acts

Record keeping

Enforcement; examination

Rulemaking power

Applicability

Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition

Inspection by officers of the department

Owners and drivers to comply with inspection laws

Secretary to require periodical inspection

Appointment of official inspection stations

Operation of official inspection stations

Inspection and maintenance program fees; nonattainment area; local election

Improper representation as official station

False certificates

Fee for inspection certificates

Penalty for violation

Exemptions

Civil penalties

Recovery of civil penalties

Intermodal vehicle inspections

Sections
1401. 1401 to 1410

Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 114, §1.

Enactment; text

"Licensing authority" defined

Administrator; compensation

"Executive head" defined

"Intoxicating liquor" defined

"Narcotic drug" defined

Enactment and text of the Nonresident Violator Compact

"Licensing authority" defined

Administrator; no compensation

Declaration of policy

Habitual offender defined

Department of Public Safety to certify record to court

Time limitation

Service of petition; order to show cause

Hearing; procedure

Department's findings; order

Appeals

Prohibition

Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 933, §2.

Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 933, §2.

Declaration of policy

Definitions

General provisions; carrier liability insurance; carrier placards

Powers of the secretary

Authority of officers, employees, and agents

Alternate means of compliance

Special permits and exemptions

Declaration and marking of unsafe vehicles and containers

Shipping documents

Reporting of incidents, accidents, and cleanups

Illegal discharge of hazardous materials

Civil penalties; assessment

Civil penalties; recovery

Immunity from civil liability; limitations

Criminal penalties

Injunctions

Driver qualifications

Personnel and expenses

Reckless handling of hazardous materials

Reimbursement of remedial costs

Careless handling of hazardous material

Restrictions on transportation of hazardous materials

Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Fund

For-hire carriers of passengers; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations

Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; definitions; driving time; rules and regulations

Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; transport vehicle driver disqualification

Contract carriers transporting railroad employees; motor vehicle inspections; records

Contract carriers; penalties

Motor carrier violations; enforcement procedure; payment and collection of penalties; administrative review; driver's license suspensions

Unified Carrier Registration Agreement; enforcement; disposition of money collected; Unified Carrier Registration Agreement Fund

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1334, §2.

Definitions

Hydrocarbon gas powered motor vehicles, placard required

Placard, rules and regulations

Penalty

Secretary of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to notify

Declaration of public policy

Short title

Definitions

Powers and duties of the office of state police

Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana

Licensing; special license plates

Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance

Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee

Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility

Notification to Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Owner notification of a stored vehicle; right to request administrative hearing

Surrender of stored vehicle to lienholder

Self-park storage facility notification procedure

Exemption from provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721

Maintenance of records

Administrative penalties

Criminal penalties

Abandoned automobiles; stored or in possession of dealer or repairman; right to sell; procedure

Hearings

Disposal of a stored motor vehicle

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1097, §2.

Procedure for disposal of junk vehicles

Procedure for disposal of certain vehicles deemed abandoned by municipality or parish

Procedure for disposal of vehicles with no record of ownership; out-of-country vehicles

Waiver of fee; disposal of law enforcement storage

Proceeds of sale; disposition of

Louisiana Towing and Storage Fund

Third party surcharges

Fees charged for towing; certain parishes

Gate fees; other fees; excessive charges; prohibitions; cause of action

Driver's selection of licensed tow company; law enforcement rotation list; minimum requirements; removal from rotation list

Motor vehicle holds; storage requirements; notification; payment of storage costs

Towing of motor vehicles from private property; definitions; billing invoices; uniform fees; penalties

Immobilization of motor vehicles by booting; private property; legislative findings

Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §10.

Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 830, §3.