Louisiana § RS 32:316 - Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 32:316 — Lamps on other vehicles and equipment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 32:316. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
A. Every vehicle, including animal drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in R.S. 32:53, not specifically required by the provisions of this article to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall at all times specified in R.S. 32:301 be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front of said vehicle, and shall also be equipped with two lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear of said vehicle, or as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible from a distance of 100 to 600 feet to the rear when illuminated by lawful lower beams of head lamps.
B. After January 1, 1975, every animal drawn vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem complying with the provisions of R.S. 32:377.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 228, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 32:316 cover?
Section RS 32:316 ("Lamps on other vehicles and equipment") 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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