ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 117
BY REPRESENTATIVES DEVILLIER, TERRY BROWN, GUINN, HOWARD, AND
LARVADAIN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 32:127.4, relative to highway right-of-way crossings; to authorize golf carts
3 to cross Louisiana Highway 95, Louisiana Highway 35, Louisiana Highway 1104,
4 and Louisiana Highway 178 in the town of Church Point; to establish requirements
5 for receipt of a utility terrain vehicle permit to cross certain highways in the town of
6 Church Point; to provide for the erection of signage, markers, or traffic control
7 devices reflecting such crossings; to provide for the promulgation of rules and
8 regulations; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related matters.
9 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
10 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
11 Louisiana.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
13 Section 1. R.S. 32:127.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
14 ยง127.4. Golf carts; Church Point
15 A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon final approval of the
16 Department of Transportation and Development, golf carts shall be authorized to
17 cross Louisiana Highway 95, Louisiana Highway 35, Louisiana Highway 1104, and
18 Louisiana Highway 178 on marked or designated paths or crossings for such vehicles
19 within the town limits of Church Point between sunrise and sunset.
20 B. A copy of the applicant's valid driver's license and liability insurance, a
21 signed liability waiver, and a seventy-five dollar permit fee shall be submitted
22 annually with a utility terrain vehicle permit application as a prerequisite for
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1 operating a golf cart when crossing Louisiana Highway 95, Louisiana Highway 35,
2 Louisiana Highway 1104, and Louisiana Highway 178 in the town of Church Point.
3 C. Signs, markers, or traffic control devices designating paths or crossings
4 for golf carts shall be posted by the Department of Transportation and Development
5 or by the town of Church Point with prior approval from the Department of
6 Transportation and Development. The costs for material, fabrication, mounting
7 posts, and installation of any sign, marker, or traffic control device shall be provided
8 by the town of Church Point.
9 D. The Department of Transportation and Development shall promulgate
10 rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The
11 department shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation,
12 Highways and Public Works for review and approval of any rules or regulations
13 promulgated by the department.
14 E. For the purposes of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 32:53(D) and
15 Chapter 5 of this Title shall not apply, and the provisions relative to equipment of
16 vehicles referenced in Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title shall not apply to golf carts.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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