Louisiana § RS 32:328 - Special lighting equipment on school buses
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 32:328 — Special lighting equipment on school buses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 32:328. Special lighting equipment on school buses
A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt standards and specifications applicable to lighting equipment on and special warning devices to be carried by school buses consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, but supplemental thereto. Such standards and specifications shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the specifications then current as approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
B. It shall be unlawful to operate any flashing warning signal light on any school bus except when the school bus is stopped or is in the act of coming to a complete stop on a highway for the purpose of permitting school children to board or alight from the school bus.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Amended by Acts 1966, No. 216, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2022, No. 640, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 32:328 ("Special lighting equipment on school buses") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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