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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 583
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLMOTT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MOTOR VEHICLES: Prohibits operation of motor vehicles with after-market installed
High Intensity Discharge headlights
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:334, relative to motor vehicle lamps; to prohibit operation of a motor2
vehicle with certain lamps; to prohibit installation of certain lamps on a motor3
vehicle; to prohibit issuance of an official certificate of inspection; to provide for4
penalties; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:334 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง334. Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited8
A. No person shall install upon or as part of the equipment of a motor9
vehicle, any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector,10
or parts of any of the foregoing, which tend to change the original design or11
performance, unless the lamp or parts of the lamp is in compliance with Federal12
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, as adopted by the National Highway Traffic13
Safety Administration.14
B. No person shall operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with any head15
lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, or parts of any of16
the foregoing, which tend to change the original design or performance, unless the17
lamp or parts of the lamp is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety18
Standard No. 108, as adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety19
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C. An official inspection station shall be prohibited from issuing an official1
certificate of inspection to the driver of a motor vehicle that is in violation of this2
Section.3
D.(1) A first violation of the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section4
shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars.5
(2) Each subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of an additional6
twenty-five dollars to the original fine. 7
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)]
Willmott HB No. 583
Abstract: Prohibits the installation on certain equipment of a motor vehicle or operation
of a motor vehicle equipped with any type of lamp or reflector that changes the
original design or performance unless it is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 108.
Proposed law prohibits the installation upon or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle,
any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, or parts of any of
the foregoing, which tend to change the original design or performance, unless the lamp or
parts of the lamp is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.108, as
adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Proposed law prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with any head lamp,
auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, or parts of any of the foregoing,
which tend to change the original design or performance, unless the lamp or parts of the
lamp is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.108, as adopted by
the NHTSA.
Proposed law prohibits an official inspection station from issuing an official certificate of
inspection to the driver of a motor vehicle that is in violation of proposed law.
Proposed law provides for a $50 fine for a 1st violation and an additional $25 fine for each
subsequent violation.
(Adds R.S. 32:334)