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ACT No. 239
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 825
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROMERO
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:388(B)(4)(b)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S.
3 32:388(B)(1)(b)(v) and (4)(b)(xvi) through (xviii), relative to trucks hauling
4 construction aggregates; to provide that such authorization to exceed the maximum
5 gross vehicle weight limit shall not apply in certain circumstances; to provide for
6 exceptions; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 32:388(B)(4)(b)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and
9 reenacted and R.S. 32:388(B)(1)(b)(v) and (4)(b)(xvi) through (xviii) are hereby enacted to
10 read as follows:
11 ยง388. Penalties; payments
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13 B.(1)
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15 (b)
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17 (v) No dump truck hauling concrete or construction aggregates shall be
18 assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible axle weight, as
19 determined by law, provided the total excess gross weight is five percent or less of
20 the truck's maximum permissible gross weight, the truck does not exceed the posted
21 load while crossing a posted bridge, the truck is not operating on the interstate
22 system, and no tire on the truck exceeds its tire weight rating. However, the
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1 maximum gross vehicle weight of any such vehicle shall not exceed eighty thousand
2 pounds plus a tolerance thereon of not more than two percent. If the truck's total
3 excess gross weight is greater than five percent of its maximum permissible gross
4 weight, as determined by law, the truck shall be assessed a penalty calculated on the
5 total amount by which the truck's weight exceeds its maximum permissible gross
6 weight, as determined by law, and shall not exceed eighty thousand pounds plus a
7 tolerance thereon of not more than two percent. For the purposes of this Section,
8 "dump truck" shall mean a vehicle designed exclusively to transport construction
9 aggregates.
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11 (4)
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13 (b) When used in this Paragraph Section, "construction aggregates" means
14 any of the following:
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16 (xvi) Bulk rock.
17 (xvii) Sand rock.
18 (xviii) Asphalt millings.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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