2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 163
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:387(B)(2), relative to special permits; to provide relative to
3 issuance of special permits on the interstate highway system in Louisiana; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 32:387(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง387. Special permits
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9 B.(1) * * *
10 (2) Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Subsection, the
11 secretary may issue special permits to permit movement along the interstate highway
12 system within Louisiana of vehicles and loads up to sixteen feet in width that do not
13 meet the requirements of R.S. 32:380 through 386. The request for a permit may
14 be denied, if the secretary determines that the vehicle or load traveling along the
15 proposed route would endanger the public due to construction, highway conditions,
16 or traffic along the proposed route. Any vehicle traveling under a special permit
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1 issued pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall not exceed a speed of fifty-
2 five miles per hour.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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