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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 616
BY SENATOR MCPHERSON
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:61(A)(3) and R.S. 32:63(C); and to repeal R.S. 32:62, relative to speed2
limits on highways of this state; to authorize increases of the maximum speed on3
highways; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:61(A)(3) and R.S. 32:63(C) are hereby enacted to read as follows:6
§61. Maximum speed limit7
A. No person shall operate a vehicle on any highway of this state in excess8
of fifty-five miles per hour, unless a lower maximum speed is posted on the highway,9
except as follows:10
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(3) A person may operate a vehicle in excess of any maximum speed set12
forth in this Chapter within a speed zone established by the department as13
provided in R.S. 32:63(C).14
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§63. Establishing of speed zones16
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C. The department may establish a speed zone and may determine and18
declare a speed in excess of any maximum speed set forth in this Chapter within19
such speed zone on any highway of this state, whenever the department shall20
determine on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that such21
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speed is reasonable and safe. The department shall erect appropriate signs1
giving notice thereof.2
Section 2. R.S. 32:62 is hereby repealed.3
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: