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ACT No. 235
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 347
BY REPRESENTATIVES BADON, HONORE, HOWARD, AND PYLANT AND
SENATORS ADLEY, ALLAIN, APPEL, BROOME, BROWN, BUFFINGTON,
CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, GALLOT, GUILLORY, JOHNS,
LAFLEUR, MORRISH, MURRAY, NEVERS, PEACOCK, RI SER, GARY SMITH,
JOHN SMITH, AND WALSWORTH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1301 and 1311(D) and to enact R.S. 32:1311(E), relative to2
trailer inspections; to exempt certain trailers from requirement to bear a safety3
inspection certificate; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:1301 and 1311(D) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.6
32:1311(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
§1301. Vehicles without required equipment or in unsafe condition8
No person shall drive or move on any highway any motor vehicle, low-speed9
vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, or any10
combination thereof, unless the equipment upon any such vehicle is in good working11
order and adjustment as required in this Chapter and said vehicle is in such safe12
mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person13
upon the highway. Every motor vehicle, low-speed vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and14
pole trailer registered in this state shall bear a valid safety inspection certificate15
issued in the state of Louisiana, except as otherwise provided by R.S. 32:1305(G)16
this Chapter.17
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§1311. Exemptions19
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D. Boat trailers shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this21
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E.(1) Commercial motor vehicle truck tractors, trailers, and semitrailers in1
interstate commerce which are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety2
Regulations shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this Chapter3
provided that these commercial motor vehicles shall comply with the requirements4
of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 396.17) requiring periodic and annual5
inspections of commercial motor vehicles.6
(2) As an alternate means of compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR,7
the owner or operator of a motor vehicle truck tractor may opt to obtain a Louisiana8
motor commercial motor vehicle inspection certificate which satisfies the9
requirements of 49 CFR 396.17. A trailer or semitrailer being used in combination10
with a truck tractor meeting such exemption may opt to obtain a Louisiana11
commercial motor vehicle inspection certificate which satisfies the requirements of12
49 CFR 396.17.13
(3) As used in this Section, "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-14
propelled truck tractor or towed vehicle which is used on public highways to15
transport property in interstate commerce, has been issued an apportioned plate16
through the International Registration Plan; and 17
(a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight18
rating (GCWR) of 10,001 pounds or more; or 19
(b) Is used in the transportation of hazardous materials in quantity requiring20
placarding under regulations issued by the secretary under the Hazardous Materials21
Transportation Act (49 USC app. 1801-1813).22
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: