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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 376
BY SENATOR GARY SMITH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1525(A)(1) and (3), relative to motor carrier violations; to2
provide for notice of a violation of provisions regarding the transportation of3
hazardous waste; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:1525(A)(1) and (3) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as6
follows: 7
ยง1525. Motor carrier violations; enforcement procedure; payment and collection of8
penalties; administrative review; driver's license suspensions9
A.(1) Whenever any carrier, common carrier, contract carrier, private carrier,10
transport vehicle, or driver is found in violation of any provision of this Chapter or11
any provision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the Department of12
Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall send the responsible party13
a "Notice of Violation, Proposed Finding and Proposed Civil Penalty", hereafter14
referred to as a "notice of violation", within thirty calendar days of the violation;15
however, whenever an incident involves hazardous materials and includes16
evacuations, fatalities, or serious injuries, the office of state police shall send the17
responsible party a "notice of violation" within sixty calendar days of the18
violation.19
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(3) If the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police,21
fails to issue the notice of violation to the responsible party within thirty calendar22
days of the violation in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this23
Section, the violation shall be dismissed. However, the office of state police shall be24
granted an additional sixty calendar days to send the responsible party a notice of25
violation in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section if the26 SB NO. 376 ENROLLED
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office of state police experiences a data system failure caused by either an act of God1
or an intentional act of sabotage.2
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: