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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 192
BY SENATOR MORRISH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:388(B)(1)(b)(iv), relative to trucks hauling concrete or2
construction aggregates; extends termination date for two years for ready-mixed3
concrete trucks to exceed licensed gross vehicle weight under certain conditions; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:388(B)(1)(b)(iv) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows:8
ยง388. Penalties; payments9
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B.(1)(a) * * *11
(b)(i) * * *12
(iv) Effective from August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2014 2016, no truck13
hauling ready-mixed concrete shall be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum14
permissible gross weight, as determined by law, provided the total excess weight is15
ten percent or less of such truck's maximum permissible gross weight, such truck16
contains a certificate evidencing its most recent mixer chip-out of build-up occurred17
within the previous ninety days, such truck does not exceed the posted load while18
crossing a posted bridge, such truck is not operating on the interstate system, and no19
tire on such truck exceeds its tire weight rating. If such truck's total excess weight20
is greater than ten percent of its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined21
by law, such truck shall be assessed a penalty calculated on the total amount by22
which the truck's weight exceeds its maximum permissible gross weight, as23
determined by law. For the purposes of this Item, a "ready-mixed concrete truck"24
ACT No. 291 SB NO. 192 ENROLLED
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is defined as a vehicle designed exclusively to transport or manufacture ready-mixed1
concrete and includes a concrete pump truck engaged in hauling ready-mixed2
concrete.3
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: