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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 77
BY SENATORS GALLOT, GARY SMI TH AND WALSWORTH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:402.3(C) and 408(C)(1), relative to motorcycle endorsements2
on drivers' licenses; to provide that persons meeting certain qualifications are not3
required to take a written knowledge test to obtain an "M" endorsement on a driver's4
license; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:402.3(C) and 408(C)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted to read7
as follows:8
§402.3. Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program; fund9
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C. Participation in the program shall be voluntary for any person who meets11
the qualifications of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to apply for a12
motorcycle operator's endorsement. Those persons who satisfactorily complete the13
program shall receive a motorcycle operator's endorsement without the necessity of14
taking a written knowledge test or an operator's skill test.15
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§408. Examination of applicants required; classes of licenses17
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C.(1) Motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and motorized bicycles shall not be19
given a separate class, as such, but their use shall be provided for by making an20
endorsement on one of the basic classes outlined in this Section. Such an21
endorsement shall be made only after the applicant has taken and successfully passed22
tests specifically designed for the operation of such vehicles. No written knowledge23
test or operator's skill test shall be required if an applicant has successfully24 SB NO. 77 ENROLLED
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completed the Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program1
provided in R.S. 17:282 32:402.3.2
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: