Louisiana Code — 32
Browse 781 sections in division 32 of the Louisiana code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § RS 32:1. Definitions
- § RS 32:2. Authority of Department of Transportation and Development
- § RS 32:3. Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections
- § RS 32:4. Authority of departments to summon witnesses
- § RS 32:5. Authority of other law enforcement officers; parade marshals in Calcasieu Parish and Lake Charles; traffic control officers in the city of New Orleans
- § RS 32:6. Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections to serve notices and subpoenas; procedure
- § RS 32:7. Authority to operate joint weight enforcement scales with contiguous states; joint enforcement of laws
- § RS 32:8. Final delinquent debt; office of motor vehicles
- § RS 32:21. Uniform application
- § RS 32:22. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles; application of part
- § RS 32:23. Persons and vehicles working on highways; exceptions
- § RS 32:24. Emergency vehicles; exceptions
- § RS 32:25. Rights of owners of real property
- § RS 32:41. Power of local municipal authorities; exception
- § RS 32:42. Power of local parish authorities
- § RS 32:43. Automated speed enforcement devices; prohibition
- § RS 32:44. Required notification for red light cameras
- § RS 32:45. Required notification for automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed cameras
- § RS 32:46. Electronic enforcement devices; school zone restrictions
- § RS 32:47. Use of speed recording devices; restrictions
- § RS 32:48. Violations; administrative hearing
- § RS 32:49. Citations
- § RS 32:51. Vehicle license required
- § RS 32:52. Driver must be licensed
- § RS 32:53. Proper equipment required on vehicles; display of plate
- § RS 32:54. Size, weight and load of vehicles limited
- § RS 32:55. Exclusion of vehicles from highways; notice required
- § RS 32:56. Obedience to police officers, weights and standards police officers, and traffic signs
- § RS 32:57. Penalties; alternatives to citation
- § RS 32:57.1. Failure to honor written promise to appear; penalty; disposition of fines
- § RS 32:57.2. Fee for expenses incurred for renewal or reissuance of suspended operator's license; office of the prosecuting authority
- § RS 32:57.3. Failure to respond to an HOV violation
- § RS 32:58. Careless operation
- § RS 32:58.1. Careless operation during flood conditions
- § RS 32:59. Use of wireless telecommunications device prohibited; exceptions
- § RS 32:61. Maximum speed limit
- § RS 32:63. Establishing of speed zones
- § RS 32:64. General speed law
- § RS 32:65. Drag racing and racing on public roads and certain property; exemptions
- § RS 32:71. Driving on right side of road; exceptions
- § RS 32:72. Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions
- § RS 32:73. Passing a vehicle on the left
- § RS 32:73.1. Rolling roadblocks prohibited on certain multiple-lane highways; definitions; penalties
- § RS 32:74. When passing on the right is permitted
- § RS 32:75. Limitations on passing on the left
- § RS 32:76. Further limitations on passing on the left
- § RS 32:76.1. Limitations on passing bicycles
- § RS 32:77. No passing zones
- § RS 32:77.1. School zones; no passing zones
- § RS 32:78. One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands
- § RS 32:79. Driving on roadway laned for traffic
- § RS 32:80. Overtaking and passing certain school buses
- § RS 32:81. Following vehicles; exceptions
- § RS 32:82. Driving on divided highways
- § RS 32:83. Driving on highways with two-way left-turn lanes and dedicated left-turn lanes
- § RS 32:101. Required position and method of turning at intersections
- § RS 32:102. Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited
- § RS 32:103. Moving parked vehicles
- § RS 32:104. Turning movements and required signals
- § RS 32:105. Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps
- § RS 32:106. Methods of giving hand and arm signals
- § RS 32:121. Vehicle approaching or entering intersection
- § RS 32:122. Vehicle turning left at intersection
- § RS 32:123. Stop signs and yield signs; penalties for violations
- § RS 32:124. Vehicle entering highway from private road, driveway, alley or building
- § RS 32:125. Procedure on approach of an authorized emergency vehicle; passing a parked emergency vehicle
- § RS 32:126. Cattle crossings
- § RS 32:127. Golf cart and all-terrain vehicle crossings
- § RS 32:127.1. Golf cart crossings
- § RS 32:127.2. Golf carts; Palmetto Island State Park
- § RS 32:127.3. Golf carts; Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
- § RS 32:127.4. Golf cart crossings; city of Westlake
- § RS 32:127.5. Golf carts; Church Point
- § RS 32:127.6. Golf carts; Lake Arthur
- § RS 32:141. Stopping, standing, or parking outside business or residence districts
- § RS 32:142. Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles
- § RS 32:143. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places
- § RS 32:143.1. Blocking of private driveways, highways and department rights of way, penalties
- § RS 32:143.2. Private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way; sporting activities; penalties
- § RS 32:144. Additional parking regulations
- § RS 32:145. Unattended motor vehicles
- § RS 32:146. Prohibited parking; leased or rented motor vehicles
- § RS 32:151. Open roads agreement
- § RS 32:152. Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified course for Traffic Incident Management
- § RS 32:153. Instant Tow Dispatch Pilot Program; Expedited Towing Pilot Program
- § RS 32:154. Removal of bodies
- § RS 32:155. Authority to remove vehicles and cargo
- § RS 32:168. Equipment of locomotive with bell and whistle or horn, sounding of signals
- § RS 32:169. Cross buck, stop and warning signs, traffic control devices
- § RS 32:170. Exemptions; Old Metairie railroad corridor; elimination of railroad liability
- § RS 32:171. Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties
- § RS 32:172. All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings
- § RS 32:173.1. Railroad grade crossings; stopping required
- § RS 32:174. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
- § RS 32:175. Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations
- § RS 32:176. Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains
- § RS 32:190. Safety helmets
- § RS 32:190.1. Eye protective devices to be worn by motorcyclist; windshield on motorcycle
- § RS 32:191. Riding on motorcycles
- § RS 32:191.1. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
- § RS 32:191.2. Clinging to other vehicles
- § RS 32:191.3. Footrests and handlebars
- § RS 32:192. Riding on motor-driven cycles
- § RS 32:193. Operation of bicycles; general provision
- § RS 32:194. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
- § RS 32:195. Riding on bicycles
- § RS 32:196. Clinging to vehicles
- § RS 32:197. Riding on roadways and bicycle paths
- § RS 32:198. Operating motorized bicycles
- § RS 32:199. Bicycle helmets; restraining seats
- § RS 32:200. Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks
- § RS 32:201. Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties
- § RS 32:202. Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account
- § RS 32:203. Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes
- § RS 32:204. Riding on electric-assisted bicycles; rights and duties of electric-assisted bicycles
- § RS 32:206. Electric mobility aids
- § RS 32:210. Definitions
- § RS 32:210.1. Applicable law
- § RS 32:210.2. Operator of personal delivery device
- § RS 32:210.3. Device operation
- § RS 32:210.4. Areas of operation
- § RS 32:210.5. Personal delivery device equipment
- § RS 32:210.6. Local authority regulation
- § RS 32:210.7. Insurance
- § RS 32:211. Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations
- § RS 32:212. Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks
- § RS 32:213. Crossing at other than crosswalks
- § RS 32:214. Drivers to exercise due care
- § RS 32:215. Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks
- § RS 32:216. Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways
- § RS 32:217. Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles
- § RS 32:218. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business
- § RS 32:219. Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks
- § RS 32:231. Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
- § RS 32:232. Traffic-control signals
- § RS 32:232.1. Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative
- § RS 32:233. Pedestrian-control signals
- § RS 32:234. Flashing signals
- § RS 32:235. Uniform highway marking system
- § RS 32:236. 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
- § RS 32:237. Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions
- § RS 32:238. Directional signs
- § RS 32:251. Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings
- § RS 32:252. Equipment and inspection
- § RS 32:253. Commissioner; transportation of explosives
- § RS 32:261. Authority to prohibit use of road
- § RS 32:262. Controlled access highways
- § RS 32:263. Special restrictions on use of Louisiana Interstate highways
- § RS 32:264. Authority to regulate traffic through tunnels
- § RS 32:265. Designating through highways
- § RS 32:266. Enforcement of speed limit on certain highways; disposition of fines
- § RS 32:267. Highway safety corridor
- § RS 32:281. Limitations on backing
- § RS 32:282. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism
- § RS 32:283. Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors
- § RS 32:284. Riding in house trailers, on fenders, on running board or on rear racks prohibited; open pickup trucks; utility trailers
- § RS 32:285. Coasting prohibited
- § RS 32:286. Following authorized emergency vehicles prohibited
- § RS 32:287. Crossing fire hoses
- § RS 32:288. Driving through safety zone prohibited
- § RS 32:289. Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties
- § RS 32:289.1. Cellular telephone use; certain drivers prohibited; exceptions; penalties
- § RS 32:290. Driving across ditches; requirements
- § RS 32:291. Liability for damage to highway or structure
- § RS 32:291.1. Roadway hazard cleanup
- § RS 32:292. Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited
- § RS 32:292.1. Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles
- § RS 32:293. Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time
- § RS 32:294. Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited
- § RS 32:295. Child passenger restraint system
- § RS 32:295.1. Safety belt use; tags indicating exemption
- § RS 32:295.2. Wearing of headphones; prohibitions; exceptions
- § RS 32:295.3. Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties
- § RS 32:295.3.1. Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system
- § RS 32:295.4. Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies
- § RS 32:296. Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder
- § RS 32:297. Low rider vehicles
- § RS 32:297.1. Alternative pathways for golf carts and low-speed vehicles
- § RS 32:298. Farm equipment on highway shoulders
- § RS 32:299. Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property
- § RS 32:299.1. Off-road vehicles
- § RS 32:299.2. Off-road vehicles; mini-trucks
- § RS 32:299.3. Off-road vehicles; utility terrain vehicles
- § RS 32:299.4. Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration
- § RS 32:299.5. Military surplus motor vehicles; operation; safety equipment; registration
- § RS 32:300. Possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles
- § RS 32:300.1. Low-speed vehicles; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration; safety inspections
- § RS 32:300.1.1. Electric low-speed scooters; operation; exceptions
- § RS 32:300.2. Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions
- § RS 32:300.3. Funeral processions
- § RS 32:300.4. Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
- § RS 32:300.4.1. Smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
- § RS 32:301. When lighted lamps are required
- § RS 32:302. Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
- § RS 32:303. Headlamps on motor vehicles; motorcycles and motordriven cycles
- § RS 32:304. Tail lamps
- § RS 32:305. New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors
- § RS 32:306. Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicles
- § RS 32:307. Application of succeeding sections
- § RS 32:308. Additional equipment required on buses, trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers
- § RS 32:309. Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps and reflectors
- § RS 32:310. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps
- § RS 32:311. Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps, and marker lamps
- § RS 32:311.1. Equipment combinations
- § RS 32:312. Obstructed lights not required
- § RS 32:313. Lamp or flag on projecting load
- § RS 32:314. Lamps on parked vehicles
- § RS 32:315. Lamps on farm tractors, farm equipment and implements of husbandry
- § RS 32:315.1. Reflecting tape on trailers hauling sugarcane
- § RS 32:316. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
- § RS 32:317. Spotlights and auxiliary lamps
- § RS 32:318. Audible and visual signals on certain vehicles
- § RS 32:319. Signal lamps and signal devices
- § RS 32:320. Additional lighting equipment
- § RS 32:320.1. Vehicular hazard warning signals
- § RS 32:321. Multiple beam road lighting equipment
- § RS 32:322. Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment
- § RS 32:323. Single-beam road-lighting equipment
- § RS 32:324. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles
- § RS 32:325. Alternate road-lighting equipment
- § RS 32:326. Number of driving lamps required or permitted; parking lights
- § RS 32:327. Special restrictions on lamps
- § RS 32:328. Special lighting equipment on school buses
- § RS 32:329.1. Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors
- § RS 32:330. Selling or using lamps or equipment
- § RS 32:331. Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices
- § RS 32:332. Adjustment certificate
- § RS 32:333. Certain lights around license plates prohibited
- § RS 32:334. Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited
- § RS 32:341. Brake equipment required
- § RS 32:341.1. Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment
- § RS 32:342. Performance ability of brakes
- § RS 32:343. Condition of brakes
- § RS 32:344. Brakes after engine failure
- § RS 32:345. Brakes on motor driven cycles
- § RS 32:346. Brakes on bicycles
- § RS 32:351. Horns and warning devices
- § RS 32:352. Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke
- § RS 32:353. Modification of exhaust systems
- § RS 32:354. Mirrors
- § RS 32:355. Fire extinguishers
- § RS 32:356. Windshields must be equipped with wiping and washing systems
- § RS 32:357. Windshields required
- § RS 32:358. Motorcycle windshields
- § RS 32:359. Safety glass required
- § RS 32:360. Safety glass defined
- § RS 32:361. Approved types of safety glass
- § RS 32:361.1. View outward or inward through windshield or windows; obscuring prohibited
- § RS 32:361.2. Medical exemption
- § RS 32:361.3. Security exemption
- § RS 32:362. Restrictions as to tire equipment
- § RS 32:363. Fuel tank caps
- § RS 32:364. Fenders and mudguards
- § RS 32:365. Television
- § RS 32:366. Required equipment of tow cars
- § RS 32:367. Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices
- § RS 32:368. Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled
- § RS 32:369. Red flags, use in parking certain vehicles
- § RS 32:370. Warning devices must be approved by commissioner prior to sale or use thereof
- § RS 32:371. Enforcement of Part
- § RS 32:372. Warning devices, submission to commissioner; fee
- § RS 32:373. Removal of warning device
- § RS 32:374. Violation of regulations of commissioner
- § RS 32:375. Air conditioning equipment
- § RS 32:376. Special lights for certain department vehicles
- § RS 32:377. Slow moving vehicle, identification
- § RS 32:378. School bus body, hood, and bumpers; color of paint; back-up audible alarms
- § RS 32:378.1. Display of patently obscene words, photographs, and depictions
- § RS 32:378.2. Ignition interlock devices; condition of probation for certain DWI offenders; restricted license
- § RS 32:378.3. Installation of sound amplification systems to exterior of vehicle; prohibited
- § RS 32:378.4. Autonomous vehicle equipment requirements
- § RS 32:379. Applicability; regulations in excess of R.S. 32:380 through R.S. 32:386 prohibited
- § RS 32:380. Width; projecting loads on vehicles
- § RS 32:381. Height
- § RS 32:381.1. Prohibited vehicle modifications; wheel well
- § RS 32:382. Length; special length limits
- § RS 32:383. Loads on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties; definition
- § RS 32:383.1. Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties
- § RS 32:384. Trailers and towed vehicles
- § RS 32:385. Farm vehicles and equipment; exemptions
- § RS 32:385.1. Recreational vehicles; exemptions
- § RS 32:386. Weight
- § RS 32:386.1. Blanket oversize yearly permit; fees
- § RS 32:387. Special permits
- § RS 32:387.1. Escort vehicles; permit to operate required
- § RS 32:387.2. Special permits; vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible container imports or exports to port facilities
- § RS 32:387.4. Equipment destined to or from any oil or gas facility or petrochemical complex; Interstate highways
- § RS 32:387.5. Special permits; authorization to travel on portions of Interstate 49
- § RS 32:387.6. Special permits; trucks hauling cotton modules
- § RS 32:387.7. Special permits; vehicles hauling sugarcane
- § RS 32:387.8. Vehicles requiring steering axle permit; interstate highways
- § RS 32:387.9. Special permit; vehicles hauling agronomic or horticultural crops
- § RS 32:387.9.1. 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
- § RS 32:387.10. Special permit; vehicles transporting timber cutting or logging equipment
- § RS 32:387.11. Semiannual critical off-road equipment permit; authorization
- § RS 32:387.12. Annual noncritical off-road equipment permit; authorization
- § RS 32:387.14. Special permit; heavy equipment
- § RS 32:387.16. Special permit; sealed containerized cargo for export; containerboard, kraft liner, and roll pulp; limitations
- § RS 32:387.17. Special permit; containerized cargo intended for export; rules and regulations; ports in Ouachita Parish
- § RS 32:387.19. Special permit; bagged rice for export; rules and regulations; Port of Lake Charles