Louisiana § RS 32:345 - Brakes on motor driven cycles
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 32:345 — Brakes on motor driven cycles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 32:345. Brakes on motor driven cycles
A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to require an inspection of the brake on any motor driven cycle and to disapprove any such brake which he finds will not comply with the performance ability standard set forth in R.S. 32:342, or which in his opinion is not so designed or constructed as to insure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use.
B. The commissioner may refuse to register or may suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle referred to in this Section when he determines that the brake thereon does not comply with the provisions of this Chapter.
C. No person shall operate on any highway of this state any vehicle referred to in this Section if the commissioner has disapproved the brake equipment upon such vehicle or type of vehicle.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 32:345 ("Brakes on motor driven cycles") 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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