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ACT No. 496
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 421
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:2(A)(2) and to enact R.S. 32:2(A)(3), relative to rules,2
regulations, and orders of the Department of Transportation and Development; to3
remove certain requirements for filing certain regulations in clerks of court offices;4
to remove specific requirements for references; to provide for effectiveness of certain5
orders issued by the Department of Transportation and Development; and to provide6
for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 32:2(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 32:2(A)(3) is9
hereby enacted to read as follows:10
ยง2. Authority of Department of Transportation and Development11
A.12
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(2) Any regulation promulgated by the department pursuant to the authority14
granted by this Section or by any other provision of law shall become effective when15
filed with the clerks of court in the parishes in which such regulation is to be16
effective or upon the erection of signs on the affected highways giving notice17
thereof. All rules and regulations promulgated by the department relative to weight18
enforcement, payment and collection procedures, shall be adopted in accordance19
with the provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act and Act No. 27920
of the 1976 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Such rules and regulations21
shall be referenced to the sections and/or subsections which they interpret or apply.22
(3) All orders issued by the department relative to the determination of a23
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published on the official website of the department. Any such order issued by the1
department shall become effective upon the erection of signs on the affected highway2
or bridge.3
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not5
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature6
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If7
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become8
effective on the day following such approval.9
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: