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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 170
BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MOTOR VEHICLES: Prohibits attachments on motor vehicle wheels from extending past
a certain width
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:362(B), relative to motor vehicle wheels; to restrict the use2
of certain motor vehicle wheel equipment that extends beyond the body of a motor3
vehicle; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:362(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง362. Restrictions as to tire and wheel equipment7
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B.(1) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery9
any protuberances of any material, other than rubber, which projects beyond the10
thread of the traction surface of the tire., except that it shall be permissible to:11
(2) No vehicle shall be equipped with wheel nuts, hubcaps, or wheel discs12
extending outside the body of the vehicle when viewed from directly above which:13
(a) Incorporate winged projections; or14
(b) Constitute a hazard to pedestrians or cyclists.15
(3)(a) Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall not apply to vehicles with a16
gross vehicle weight greater than nine thousand nine hundred pounds or to wheel17
nuts, hubcaps, or wheel discs that are designed, licensed, or produced by the18
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(b) For purposes of Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, a "wheel nut"1
shall mean an exposed nut which is mounted at the center or hub of a wheel and is2
not one of the ordinary hexagonal nuts which secure a wheel to an axle and is3
normally covered by a hubcap or wheel disc.4
(4) Notwithstanding Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, it shall be5
permissible to:6
(a) Use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure7
the highways ; and.8
(b) Use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle, when9
required for safety because of conditions tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid.10
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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)]
Terry Landry HB No. 170
Abstract: Provides that certain vehicles shall not be equipped with certain wheel equipment
extending outside the body of the vehicle when viewed from directly above which
incorporate winged projections or constitute a hazard to pedestrians and cyclists.
Present law provides that no tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its
periphery any protuberances of any material, other than rubber, which projects beyond the
thread of the traction surface of the tire and provides for exceptions for certain farm
machinery and tire chains.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally provides that no vehicle shall be equipped
with certain wheel equipment that extends outside the body of a vehicle when viewed from
directly above which incorporate winged projections or constitute a hazard to pedestrians
and cyclists.
Proposed law shall not apply to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than 9,900
pounds or wheel nuts, hubcaps, or wheel discs that are designed, licensed, or produced by
the manufacturer of the vehicle to which they are attached.
Proposed law defines "wheel nut".
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill.
1. Added a provision which specifies that certain vehicle wheel restrictions shall
not apply to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than nine thousand nine
hundred pounds or wheel nuts, hubcaps, or wheel discs that are designed,
licensed, or produced by the manufacturer of the vehicle to which they are
attached.
2. Made technical changes.