HLS 12RS-1211 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 892
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
INSURANCE: Provide for car hauler insurance requirements
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1715(C)(1), relative to motor vehicles; to provide that certain2
operators of car carriers are not required to have certain license plates or insurance;3
and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:1715(C)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง1715. Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana7
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C. This Section shall not apply to:9
(1) (a) Car carriers that are capable of carrying five or more vehicles and10
have Interstate Commerce Commission authority. 11
(b) Car carriers that are capable of carrying up to four vehicles and have12
general commercial liability coverage.13
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HB NO. 892
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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)]
Hodges HB No. 892
Abstract: Exempts certain car carriers from towing license plate requirements and certain
insurance requirements.
Present law provides that it is unlawful for any tow truck or carrier to tow or to carry a
vehicle on the highway without the towing vehicle or carrier having a towing license plate
and complying with certain laws, including carrying garage keeper's legal liability and
garage liability insurance.
Present law provides for exemptions from present law.
Proposed law adds that car carriers that are capable of carrying up to four vehicles and have
general commercial liability coverage are exempt from present law.
(Amends R.S. 32:1715(C)(1))