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ACT No. 160
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 316
BY REPRESENTATIVES BURFORD, BROWN, COX, GUINN, HILL, HONORE,
HOWARD, AND PYLANT AND SENATOR NEVERS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1311(B), (C), and (D) and to enact R.S. 32:1311(E), relative2
to motor vehicle inspection requirements; to remove the requirement that single axle3
two-wheel trailers bear a valid safety inspection certificate; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:1311(B), (C), and (D) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.7
32:1311(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง1311. Exemptions 9
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B. Single axle two-wheel trailers are exempt from the inspection11
requirements of this Chapter.12
C. Motor vehicles which are less than twenty-five years old or older and13
which are used primarily for exhibition in shows, parades, tours, and other special14
uses and not for general transportation and which are registered and licensed as15
antique as provided in R.S. 32:707(L) shall be exempt from the inspection16
requirements of this Chapter.17
C. D. Motor vehicles which display a current safety inspection sticker as18
certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be exempt from19
the inspection requirements of this Chapter.20
D. E.(1) Commercial motor vehicle truck tractors, trailers, and semitrailers21
in interstate commerce which are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety22
Regulations shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 316
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provided that these commercial motor vehicles shall comply with the requirements1
of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 396.17) requiring periodic and annual2
inspections of commercial motor vehicles.3
(2) As an alternate means of compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR,4
the owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle truck tractor may opt to obtain5
a Louisiana commercial motor vehicle inspection certificate which satisfies the6
requirements of 49 CFR 396.17. A trailer or semitrailer being used in combination7
with a truck tractor meeting such exemption may opt to obtain a Louisiana8
commercial motor vehicle inspection certificate which satisfies the requirements of9
49 CFR 396.17.10
(3) As used in this Subsection, "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-11
propelled truck tractor or towed vehicle which is used on public highways to12
transport property in interstate commerce, has been issued an apportioned plate13
through the International Registration Plan; and14
(a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight15
rating (GCWR) of 10,001 pounds or more; or16
(b) Is used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity17
placarding under regulations issued by the secretary under the Hazardous Materials18
Transportation Act (49 USC app. 1801-1813). 19
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: