HLS 22RS-1375 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 867
BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE
HIGHWAYS: Provides relative to the designation of highway safety corridors by the
Department of Transportation and Development
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 32:267(A)(2) and (E), to enact R.S. 32:267(A)(3) and (4), and
3 to repeal R.S. 32:57.4 and 267.1, relative to the designation of highway safety
4 corridors by the Department of Transportation and Development; to remove
5 references to electronic enforcement; to provide for penalties; to provide for
6 definitions; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 32:267(A)(2) and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
932:267(A)(3) and (4) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง267. Highway safety corridor
11 A.
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13 (2) After review of all data and studies used in the establishment of a
14 highway safety corridor and the subsequent establishment of the highway safety
15 corridor, the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, the
16 superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, and the executive director of the
17 Louisiana Highway Safety Commission shall not be liable for any property damages,
18 injuries, or deaths that may arise from any enforcement pursuant to R.S. 32:267.1
19 R.S. 32:267 in the highway safety corridor.
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1 (3) "Highway safety corridor" means a special segment of a highway that has
2 been identified by data analysts and approved by a majority vote of the Safety
3 Corridor Advisory Group to be a high collision zone, especially for severe injuries
4 and fatal collisions. The primary cause of these crashes is driver behavior such as
5 speeding, aggressive driving impairment, and distracted driving.
6 (4) "Highway safety corridor violation" means use of a highway safety
7 corridor in a manner not authorized by this Chapter or any regulation promulgated
8 pursuant to this Chapter.
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10 E. Any person violating the provisions of this Chapter while on the portion
11 of a highway which is designated as a highway safety corridor shall be fined and
12 penalized as provided in R.S. 32:57(I) or 267.1.
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14 Section 2. R.S. 32:57.4 and 267.1 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
15 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
18this Act is vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act
19shall become effective on the day following such approval.
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 867 Original 2022 Regular Session Moore
Abstract: Provides relative to the designation of highway safety corridors by the
Department of Transportation and Development, provides for definitions, and
removes references to electronic enforcement.
Present law authorizes the secretary of the Dept. of Transportation and Development
(DOTD), the superintendent of the La. State Police (LSP), and the executive director of the
La. Hwy. Safety Commission to establish a highway. safety corridor program for critical
infrastructure consisting of a portion of highways in the state highway system and interstate
highway system that may be designated by the secretary of the DOTD as highway safety
corridors to address highway safety problems through law enforcement, education, and
safety enhancements.
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Proposed law defines "highway safety corridor" as a special segment of a highway that has
been identified by data analysts, and approved by a majority vote of the Safety Corridor
Advisory Group, to be a high collision zone, especially for severe injuries and fatal
collisions. Specifies that the primary cause of these crashes is driver behavior such as
speeding, aggressive driving impairment, and distracted driving.
Proposed law defines "highway safety corridor violation" as use of a highway safety corridor
in a manner not authorized by present law or any regulation promulgated pursuant to present
law.
Present law exempts the secretary of the DOTD, the superintendent of the LSP, and the
executive director of the La. Hwy. Safety Commission from liability for any property
damages, injuries, or deaths that may arise in the enforcement of present law after reviewing
all data and studies for the establishment of the highway safety corridor.
Proposed law modifies present law by removing all references and effects of electronic
enforcement found in present law (R.S. 32:57.4 and 267.1).
Present law provides for penalties, fines, and alternatives to citation for a violation of present
law.
Present law requires, upon unanimous vote of the Safety Corridor Advisory Group and in
the exercise of the authority to designate highway safety corridors on any highway in the
state highway system, the secretary of the DOTD to coordinate with the LSP for the exercise
of the police powers of the state as necessary to maintain the peace and accomplish the
orderly handling of this authority.
Present law provides for definitions and for highway safety corridor violations. Present law
requires the department from time to time to designate one or more violation clerks and
agents to perform the functions specified in present law at the discretion of the department.
Proposed law removes present law (R.S. 32:57.4 and 267.1).
(Amends R.S. 32:267(A)(2) and (E); Adds R.S. 32:267(A)(3) and (4); Repeals R.S. 32:57.4
and 267.1)
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