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ACT No. 254
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 374
BY REPRESENTATIVE ARMES
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1305(B), relative to motor vehicle inspections; to delete2
certain provisions of motor vehicle inspection law relative to issuance of permits to3
inspection stations; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:1305(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1305. Appointment of official inspection stations7
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B. Application for permit shall be made upon an official form and shall be9
granted only when the director is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and10
has competent personnel to make such inspections and adjustments and that11
inspection will be properly conducted. The director shall not issue a permit as an12
official inspection station unless the applicant business has been in operation for not13
less than ninety days prior to the issuance. However, if there is no other official14
inspection station for use by the general public within twenty-five miles of the15
business making application, this required prior operation period shall be not less16
than thirty days. The director before issuing a permit may require the applicant to17
file a bond conditioned that it will make compensation for any damage to a vehicle18 ENROLLEDHB NO. 374
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during an inspection or adjustment due to negligence on the part of such applicant1
or its employees. The aggregate liability of the surety for all such damages shall in2
no event exceed the amount of such bond.3
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: