Louisiana

Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic

872 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 32:171 — Motor vehicles approaching railroad crossings; reporting violations; penalties
• § 32:1711 — THE LOUISIANA TOWING AND STORAGE ACT
• § 32:1712 — Short title
• § 32:1713 — Definitions
• § 32:1714 — Powers and duties of the office of state police
• § 32:1715 — Towing of motor vehicles in the state of Louisiana
• § 32:1716 — Licensing; special license plates
• § 32:1717 — Qualifications of licensee; proof of financial responsibility in lieu of insurance
• § 32:1717.1 — Licensing; storage facility inspection; fee
• § 32:1718 — Law enforcement notification of a vehicle towed to a storage facility; outdoor storage facility
• § 32:1719 — Notification to Department of Public Safety and Corrections
• § 32:172 — All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings
• § 32:1720 — Owner notification of a stored vehicle; right to request administrative hearing
• § 32:1720.1 — Surrender of stored vehicle to lienholder
• § 32:1721 — Self-park storage facility notification procedure
• § 32:1722 — Exemption from provisions of R.S. 32:1718 through 1721
• § 32:1723 — Maintenance of records
• § 32:1724 — Administrative penalties
• § 32:1725 — Criminal penalties
• § 32:1726 — Abandoned automobiles; stored or in possession of dealer or repairman; right to sell; procedure
• § 32:1727 — Hearings
• § 32:1728 — Disposal of a stored motor vehicle
• § 32:1728.1 — Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1097, 2.
• § 32:1728.2 — Procedure for disposal of junk vehicles
• § 32:1728.3 — Procedure for disposal of certain vehicles deemed abandoned by municipality or parish
• § 32:1728.4 — Procedure for disposal of vehicles with no record of ownership; out-of-country vehicles
• § 32:1729 — Waiver of fee; disposal of law enforcement storage
• § 32:173 — Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 614, §2.
• § 32:173.1 — Railroad grade crossings; stopping required
• § 32:1730 — Proceeds of sale; disposition of
• § 32:1731 — The Louisiana Towing and Storage Fund
• § 32:1732 — Third party surcharges
• § 32:1733 — Fees charged for towing; certain parishes
• § 32:1734 — Gate fees; other fees; excessive charges; prohibitions; cause of action
• § 32:1735 — Driver's selection of licensed tow company; law enforcement rotation list; minimum requirements; removal from rotation list
• § 32:1735.1 — Motor vehicle holds; storage requirements; notification; payment of storage costs
• § 32:1736 — Towing of motor vehicles from private property; definitions; billing invoices; uniform fees; penalties
• § 32:174 — Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
• § 32:1741 — Immobilization of motor vehicles by booting; private property; legislative findings
• § 32:175 — Vehicles must yield at railroad grade crossings; exceptions; penalties for violations
• § 32:1751 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §10.
• § 32:176 — Required notification of recording devices carried on railroad trains
• § 32:1801 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 830, §3.
• § 32:190 — Safety helmets
• § 32:190.1 — Eye protective devices to be worn by motorcyclist; windshield on motorcycle
• § 32:191 — Riding on motorcycles
• § 32:191.1 — Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
• § 32:191.2 — Clinging to other vehicles
• § 32:191.3 — Footrests and handlebars
• § 32:192 — Riding on motor-driven cycles
• § 32:193 — Operation of bicycles; general provision
• § 32:194 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
• § 32:195 — Riding on bicycles
• § 32:196 — Clinging to vehicles
• § 32:197 — Riding on roadways and bicycle paths
• § 32:198 — Operating motorized bicycles
• § 32:199 — Bicycle helmets; restraining seats
• § 32:2 — Authority of Department of Transportation and Development
• § 32:200 — Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks
• § 32:201 — Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties
• § 32:202 — Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund
• § 32:203 — Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes
• § 32:204 — Riding on electric-assisted bicycles; rights and duties of electric-assisted bicycles
• § 32:206 — Electric mobility aids
• § 32:21 — Uniform application
• § 32:210 — Definitions
• § 32:210.1 — Applicable law
• § 32:210.2 — Operator of personal delivery device
• § 32:210.3 — Device operation
• § 32:210.4 — Areas of operation
• § 32:210.5 — Personal delivery device equipment
• § 32:210.6 — Local authority regulation
• § 32:210.7 — Insurance
• § 32:211 — Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations
• § 32:212 — Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks
• § 32:213 — Crossing at other than crosswalks
• § 32:214 — Drivers to exercise due care
• § 32:215 — Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks
• § 32:216 — Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways
• § 32:217 — Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles
• § 32:218 — Pedestrians soliciting rides or business
• § 32:219 — Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks
• § 32:22 — Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles; application of part
• § 32:23 — Persons and vehicles working on highways; exceptions
• § 32:231 — Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
• § 32:232 — Traffic-control signals
• § 32:232.1 — Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative
• § 32:233 — Pedestrian-control signals
• § 32:234 — Flashing signals
• § 32:235 — Uniform highway marking system
• § 32:236 — Privately owned signs on public rights of way prohibited; exceptions; authority of municipalities and department of highways; advertising on convenience facilities at public transit stops
• § 32:237 — Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions
• § 32:238 — Directional signs
• § 32:24 — Emergency vehicles; exceptions
• § 32:25 — Rights of owners of real property
• § 32:251 — Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings
• § 32:252 — Equipment and inspection
• § 32:253 — Commissioner; transportation of explosives
• § 32:261 — Authority to prohibit use of road
• § 32:262 — Controlled access highways
• § 32:263 — Special restrictions on use of Louisiana Interstate highways
• § 32:264 — Authority to regulate traffic through tunnels
• § 32:265 — Designating through highways
• § 32:266 — Enforcement of speed limit on certain highways; disposition of fines
• § 32:267 — Highway safety corridor
• § 32:267.1 — Repealed
• § 32:268 — Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 127, §1.
• § 32:281 — Limitations on backing
• § 32:282 — Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism
• § 32:283 — Improper opening or leaving open of vehicle doors
• § 32:284 — Riding in house trailers, on fenders, on running board or on rear racks prohibited; open pickup trucks; utility trailers
• § 32:285 — Coasting prohibited
• § 32:286 — Following authorized emergency vehicles prohibited
• § 32:287 — Crossing fire hoses
• § 32:288 — Driving through safety zone prohibited
• § 32:289 — Cellular radio telecommunication device use by operators of school buses prohibited; penalties
• § 32:289.1 — Cellular telephone use; certain drivers prohibited; exceptions; penalties
• § 32:290 — Driving across ditches; requirements
• § 32:291 — Liability for damage to highway or structure
• § 32:291.1 — Roadway hazard cleanup
• § 32:292 — Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited
• § 32:292.1 — Transportation and storage of firearms in privately owned motor vehicles
• § 32:293 — Prohibiting standing of school children under certain circumstances; limiting number of children transported at one time
• § 32:294 — Mississippi River Bridge crossings prohibited
• § 32:295 — Child passenger restraint system
• § 32:295.1 — Safety belt use; tags indicating exemption
• § 32:295.2 — Wearing of headphones; prohibitions; exceptions
• § 32:295.3 — Leaving children unattended and unsupervised in motor vehicles; prohibition; penalties
• § 32:295.3.1 — Child safety alarms in motor vehicles used to transport children; day care facilities; quality care rating system
• § 32:295.4 — Guidelines for seat belt, motor vehicle inspection, and motor vehicle liability security checkpoints; law enforcement agencies
• § 32:296 — Stopping, parking, or standing upon the highway shoulder; driving upon the highway shoulder
• § 32:297 — Low rider vehicles
• § 32:297.1 — Alternative pathways for golf carts and low-speed vehicles
• § 32:298 — Farm equipment on highway shoulders
• § 32:299 — Off-road vehicles; authorization for use on the shoulders of certain public roads and highways; authorization for use on certain public property
• § 32:299.1 — Off-road vehicles
• § 32:299.2 — Off-road vehicles; mini-trucks
• § 32:299.3 — Off-road vehicles; utility terrain vehicles
• § 32:299.4 — Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration
• § 32:299.5 — Military surplus motor vehicles; operation; safety equipment; registration
• § 32:3 — Authority of Department of Public Safety and Corrections
• § 32:300 — Possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles
• § 32:300.1 — Low-speed vehicles; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration; safety inspections
• § 32:300.1.1 — Electric low-speed scooters; operation; exceptions
• § 32:300.2 — Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation; exceptions
• § 32:300.3 — Funeral processions
• § 32:300.4 — Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
• § 32:300.4.1 — Smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties
• § 32:300.5 — Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 288, §3.
• § 32:300.6 — Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 288, §3.
• § 32:300.7 — Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 288, §3.
• § 32:300.8 — Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 288, §3.
• § 32:301 — When lighted lamps are required
• § 32:302 — Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
• § 32:303 — Headlamps on motor vehicles; motorcycles and motordriven cycles
• § 32:304 — Tail lamps
• § 32:305 — New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors
• § 32:306 — Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicles
• § 32:307 — Application of succeeding sections
• § 32:308 — Additional equipment required on buses, trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers
• § 32:309 — Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps and reflectors
• § 32:310 — Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps
• § 32:311 — Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps, and marker lamps
• § 32:311.1 — Equipment combinations
• § 32:312 — Obstructed lights not required
• § 32:313 — Lamp or flag on projecting load
• § 32:314 — Lamps on parked vehicles
• § 32:315 — Lamps on farm tractors, farm equipment and implements of husbandry
• § 32:315.1 — Reflecting tape on trailers hauling sugarcane
• § 32:316 — Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
• § 32:317 — Spotlights and auxiliary lamps
• § 32:318 — Audible and visual signals on certain vehicles
• § 32:319 — Signal lamps and signal devices
• § 32:320 — Additional lighting equipment
• § 32:320.1 — Vehicular hazard warning signals
• § 32:321 — Multiple beam road lighting equipment
• § 32:322 — Use of multiple beam road lighting equipment
• § 32:323 — Single-beam road-lighting equipment
• § 32:324 — Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles
• § 32:325 — Alternate road-lighting equipment
• § 32:326 — Number of driving lamps required or permitted; parking lights
• § 32:327 — Special restrictions on lamps
• § 32:328 — Special lighting equipment on school buses
• § 32:329 — Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 244, §3.
• § 32:329.1 — Bicycles; front lamps; rear lamps; side and rear reflectors
• § 32:330 — Selling or using lamps or equipment
• § 32:331 — Authority of commissioner with reference to lighting devices
• § 32:332 — Adjustment certificate
• § 32:333 — Certain lights around license plates prohibited
• § 32:334 — Installation or use of certain lamps prohibited
• § 32:341 — Brake equipment required
• § 32:341.1 — Exemptions; farm vehicles and equipment
• § 32:342 — Performance ability of brakes
• § 32:343 — Condition of brakes
• § 32:344 — Brakes after engine failure
• § 32:345 — Brakes on motor driven cycles
• § 32:346 — Brakes on bicycles
• § 32:351 — Horns and warning devices
• § 32:352 — Mufflers; requirements; prevention of excessive noise, fumes and smoke
• § 32:353 — Modification of exhaust systems