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ACT No. 202
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.
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
Administration.20
C. An official inspection station shall be prohibited from issuing an official21
certificate of inspection to the driver of a motor vehicle that is in violation of this22
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D.(1) A first violation of the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section1
shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars.2
(2) Each subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of an additional3
twenty-five dollars to the original fine. 4
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: