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ACT No. 403
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 584
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:706.2, relative to peace officers; to clarify who is qualified2
to perform inspections for vehicle identification number; to provide for rules and3
regulations; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:706.2 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง706.2. Requirements for vehicle identification number inspections7
A.(1) Any physical inspection of a vehicle for the purpose of vehicle8
identification number verification shall be by a full-time Peace Officer Standards9
and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified law enforcement officer peace officer, as defined10
by R.S. 40:2402(3)(a), who has been trained and certified by the Department of11
Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to inspect motor vehicles.12
(2) No peace officer shall conduct a physical inspection of a vehicle in which13
he has a fiduciary interest or an ownership interest, or is in the process of acquiring14
an interest through a company or entity in which he has a fiduciary interest.15
B. The deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public16
Safety and Corrections shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations17 ENROLLEDHB NO. 584
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regarding physical inspection certificates. The deputy secretary shall revoke the1
certification of any peace officer who fails to satisfy any of the requirements as2
promulgated.3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: