HLS 10RS-226 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 968
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBIDEAUX
MTR VEHICLE/BUSES: Clarifies exemption for school buses and usage of child
passenger restraint systems
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:295(B)(1), relative to passenger restraint systems; to provide2
for exemptions; to provide for school buses; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 32:295(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:5
ยง295. Child passenger restraint system6
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B.(1) The term "motor vehicle" as used in this Section shall not mean the8
following: bicycle; farm tractor; motorcycle or motor-driven cycle; truck of9
manufacturer's rating carrying capacity of over two thousand pounds; ambulance or10
other emergency vehicle; school bus, as defined in R.S. 32:1(62)(a) and (b), used to11
transport persons for any purpose; church bus, private bus, or recreational vehicle12
which has a passenger capacity of over ten persons; or commercial truck, van, or13
taxi.14
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HB NO. 968
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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)]
Robideaux HB No. 968
Abstract: Clarifies that school buses used for transporting persons for any purpose are not
included in the definition of motor vehicles that are required to have children under
13 years of age properly secured.
Present law requires a driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure children under 13 years
of age in a motor vehicle.
Present law states that "motor vehicle" does not mean certain school buses.
Proposed law retains present law and states that certain school buses used for any purpose
are not deemed "motor vehicles" for purposes of the requirement of having children under
the age of 13 properly secured in a motor vehicle.
(Amends R.S. 32:295(B)(1))