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ACT No. 441
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 767
BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:388(B)(1)(b)(iv), relative to trucks hauling concrete or
3 construction aggregates; to extend the termination date for two years for the
4 authorization of ready-mixed concrete trucks to exceed the maximum gross vehicle
5 weight under certain conditions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:388(B)(1)(b)(iv) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 ยง388. Penalties; payments
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11 B.(1)
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13 (b)
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15 (iv) Effective from August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2018 2020, no truck
16 hauling ready-mixed concrete shall be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum
17 permissible gross weight, as determined by law, provided the total excess weight is
18 ten percent or less of such truck's maximum permissible gross weight, such truck
19 contains a certificate evidencing its most recent mixer chip-out of build-up occurred
20 within the previous ninety days, such truck does not exceed the posted load while
21 crossing a posted bridge, such truck is not operating on the interstate system, and no
22 tire on such truck exceeds its tire weight rating. If such truck's total excess weight
23 is greater than ten percent of its maximum permissible gross weight, as determined
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1 by law, such truck shall be assessed a penalty calculated on the total amount by
2 which the truck's weight exceeds its maximum permissible gross weight, as
3 determined by law. For the purposes of this Item, a "ready-mixed concrete truck"
4 is defined as a vehicle designed exclusively to transport or manufacture ready-mixed
5 concrete and includes a concrete pump truck engaged in hauling ready-mixed
6 concrete.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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