HLS 16RS-1158 ENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 855
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
PARKS/STATE: Authorizes the operation of golf carts on roadways within Lake Fausse
Point State Park
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 32:127.3, relative to golf carts; to authorize operation of golf carts on
3 roadways within Lake Fausse Point State Park; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 32:127.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง127.3. Golf carts; Lake Fausse Point State Park
7 A. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a golf cart
8 may be operated between sunrise and sunset on the roadways within the boundaries
9 of Lake Fausse Point State Park by any operator who is in possession of a valid
10 driver's license and liability insurance.
11 B. For the purposes of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 32:53(D), 261, and
12 Chapter 5 of this Title shall not apply, and golf carts shall not be considered a vehicle
13 for purposes of defining "equipment" as referenced in Part V of Chapter 1 of this
14 Title.
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are additions. HLS 16RS-1158 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 855
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)]
HB 855 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Huval
Abstract: Authorizes operation of golf carts on roadways within Lake Fausse Point State
Park.
Proposed law provides that golf carts may operate between sunrise and sunset on the
roadways within the limits of Lake Fausse Point State Park by any operator who is in
possession of a valid driver's license and liability insurance.
Proposed law excepts the provisions of proposed law from certain requirements regarding
operation of vehicles on roadways contained in present law.
(Adds R.S. 32:127.3)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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