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2022 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 268
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL: Urges and requests various state agencies to study the
process and fees associated with commercial motor vehicle inspections required
under federal provisions
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Louisiana State Police to work in conjunction with the Louisiana
3 office of motor vehicles, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and
4 Development, and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association to study the feasibility
5 of updating the process and applicable fees for the inspection of commercial motor
6 vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions of federal regulations.
7 WHEREAS, R.S. 32:1306(C)(5) provides for the operation of official inspection
8stations and provides in pertinent part for the fees charged for the inspection of all
9commercial motor vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions of Part 396 of Title
1049 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 396.17 and "Appendix G" thereof; and
11 WHEREAS, R.S. 32:1306(C)(5) also provides, in pertinent part, that the Legislature
12of Louisiana declares that a commercial motor vehicle inspection is much more extensive
13than state inspections and that the increase in the fee or charge for the inspection of
14commercial vehicles is based on the difference in the two types of inspections; and
15 WHEREAS, although the Legislature of Louisiana has recognized that the extensive
16inspection involved in a federal inspection of a commercial motor vehicle mandates an
17increase in fees compared to the state inspection of a commercial motor vehicle, there is no
18standard fee established for the inspection, causing fewer stations to offer federal
19inspections; and
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1 WHEREAS, R.S. 32:1311(E)(2) authorizes the owner or operator of a commercial
2motor vehicle, truck, or tractor to obtain a Louisiana commercial motor vehicle inspection
3certificate to satisfy the requirements of federal regulations as an alternate means of
4compliance, yet with fewer stations offering the federal inspection, there are ongoing issues
5with the option to purchase either inspection and a select group of commercial motor
6vehicles that receive citations for failure to have the federal inspection.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
8Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana State Police to work in
9conjunction with the Louisiana office of motor vehicles, the Louisiana Department of
10Transportation and Development, and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association to study
11the feasibility of updating the process and applicable fees for the inspection of all
12commercial motor vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions of Part 396 of Title
1349 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 396.17.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana State Police, in conjunction with
15the Louisiana office of motor vehicles, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and
16Development, and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, shall submit a report detailing
17the results of its study to the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana no
18later than February 1, 2023.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
20secretary of the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana office of motor vehicles, the Louisiana
21Department of Transportation and Development, and the Louisiana Motor Transport
22Association.
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)]
HR 268 Original 2022 Regular Session Zeringue
Urges and requests the La. State Police to work in conjunction with the La. office of motor
vehicles, the La. Dept. of Transportation and Development, and the La. Motor Transport
Association to study the feasibility of updating the process and applicable fees for the
inspection of all commercial motor vehicles required to be inspected under the provisions
of federal law. Requires the La. State Police, in conjunction with the La. office of motor
vehicles, the La. Dept. of Transportation and Development, and the La. Motor Transport
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Association, submit a report detailing the results of the study to the La. House of
Representatives by Feb. 1, 2023.
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