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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 823
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION: Requires motor vehicle safety inspections every other year
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1304(A)(1) and 1306(C)(1),(2), and (3)(a) and to enact R.S.2
32:1315, relative to motor vehicle inspections; to provide for biennial motor vehicle3
inspection requirements; to provide for motor vehicle inspection fees; to provide for4
ordinances; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:1304(A)(1) and 1306(C)(1), (2), and (3)(a) are hereby amended7
and reenacted and R.S. 32:1315 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§1304. Secretary to require periodical inspection9
A.(1)(a) The secretary shall at least once every other year, but not more10
frequently than twice each year, require that once every other year every motor11
vehicle, low-speed vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this state12
be inspected and that an official certificate of inspection and approval be obtained13
for such vehicle.14
(b) The secretary shall require that the inspection and maintenance (I/M)15
program conducted pursuant to R.S. 30:2054(B)(8) for 1980 or newer model year16
motor vehicles take place as frequently as required by federal law or regulations or17
by agreements with federal agencies.18
(c) The secretary shall require that the inspection of all commercial motor19
vehicles which are required to be inspected under the provisions of Part 396 of Title20 HLS 10RS-1353 ORIGINAL
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49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 396.17 and "Appendix G"1
thereof, take place as frequently as required by federal law or regulations.2
(d) However, overweight and oversize mobile homes requiring a state permit3
shall not be required to bear a certificate of approved inspection when being moved4
by a bonded carrier as defined by law nor shall used motor vehicles in transit by a5
dealer be required to have a certificate of inspection and approval.6
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§1306. Operation of official inspection stations8
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C.(1) An annual A biennial charge or fee shall be charged for each certificate10
of inspection and approval issued, as provided in this Subsection.11
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, an annual a biennial12
charge or fee of ten twenty dollars shall be charged for each certificate of inspection13
and approval issued, four dollars and seventy-five cents nine dollars and fifty cents14
of which shall be retained by the operator of the motor vehicle inspection station15
conducting the inspection, four eight dollars of which shall be transferred to the16
office of state police for use in traffic law enforcement, and one dollar and twenty-17
five cents two dollars and fifty cents shall be transferred to the office of motor18
vehicles for expenses associated with the motor vehicle inspection and financial19
responsibility programs. Included in the inspection shall be the adjustment of20
headlights when needed and mechanically practical, at no additional cost to the21
operator of the motor vehicle inspected.22
(3)(a) For parishes and municipalities that have been placed on the23
nonattainment list for ozone standards and classified as "serious" or worse by the24
United States Environmental Protection Agency an additional eight dollars shall be25
charged for each inspection that includes the performance of the inspection and26
maintenance (I/M) program pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 30:2054(B)(8) for27
1980 or newer model year motor vehicles. The motor vehicle inspection station shall28
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implementation and performance of the I/M program. Two dollars of the additional1
charge required by this Paragraph shall be transferred to the Louisiana Department2
of Environmental Quality to implement and operate the inspection and maintenance3
program.4
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§1315. Motor vehicle inspections; ordinances6
No local code or ordinance requiring motor vehicle inspections shall require7
a motor vehicle inspection to be conducted more frequently than what is required by8
this Chapter.9
Section 3. This Act shall be effective January 1, 2011.10
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Abramson HB No. 823
Abstract: Requires motor vehicle inspections to be conducted once every other year with
exceptions of the inspection required by the I/M program and the inspection for
commercial motor vehicles.
Present law requires a motor vehicle inspection at least every other year and not more
frequently than every six months. The La. Administrative Code requires annual inspections.
Proposed law requires motor vehicle inspections every other year, commercial motor vehicle
inspections as frequently as required by federal law or regulations, and I/M program
inspections for motor vehicles in the nonattainment zone as frequently as required by federal
requirements.
Present law states inspections shall cost $10 annually for motor vehicles and an additional
$8 annually for motor vehicles in the nonattainment zone for the I/M program inspection and
$30 annually for commercial motor vehicles.
Proposed law requires motor vehicle inspections shall cost $20 biennially for motor vehicles.
Proposed law retains present law for the cost of the I/M program and commercial motor
vehicle inspections.
Proposed law prohibits local code or ordinances to require motor vehicle inspections to be
conducted more frequently than what is required by the state.
Effective Jan. 1, 2011.
(Amends R.S. 32:1304(A)(1) and 1306(C)(1)-(3)(a); Adds R.S. 32:1315)