2022 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 453
BY SENATOR MCMATH AND REPRESENTATIVES BRASS, FREIBERG,
GADBERRY, CHARLES OWEN, SCHAMERHORN, SELDERS AND
WRIGHT
AN ACT
To enact R.S. 32:378.4, relative to low-speed autonomous motor vehicles; to provide for
regulatory exceptions for automated vehicles; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 32:378.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
ยง378.4. Autonomous vehicle equipment requirements
A motor vehicle with autonomous technology that is designed to be
operated exclusively by an automated driving system for all trips shall not be
subject to motor vehicle equipment laws or equipment regulations of this state
that relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver and are not
relevant for an automated driving system.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 268
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