Chapter 4 Motor Carriers Laws
RS 45:161 – Declaration of policy.
CHAPTER 4. MOTOR CARRIERS. Declaration of policy. The business of operating motor vehicles for hire as common or contract carriers of persons or household goods, waste, or any other classification of carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus, created by law for compensation upon the public…
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RS 45:162 – Definitions.
Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section except where a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly indicated by the context.1) “Car pool” means a mode of transportation provided in any motor vehicle…
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RS 45:163 – Powers of commission; rates; insurance policies or bonds.
Powers of commission; rates; insurance policies or bonds. A. The commission has the power and authority necessary to supervise, govern, regulate, and control motor carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus, which transport household goods, passengers, or waste and to fix reasonable and just rates, fare…
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RS 45:163.1 – Registration and supervision of interstate carriers.
Registration and supervision of interstate carriers. A. 1) a) For the purposes of this Section, motor carriers shall include: common carriers, contract carriers, and private carriers. b) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, before any motor carrier engaged in interstate commerce shall operate, it sh…
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RS 45:164 – Common carrier’s certificate; contract carrier’s permit.
Common carrier’s certificate; contract carrier’s permit. A. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, no motor carrier shall operate as a common carrier without first having obtained from the commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which shall be issued only after a written…
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RS 45:165 – Holding of both certificate and permit prohibited.
Holding of both certificate and permit prohibited. No person shall at the same time hold, or operate under, both a common carrier certificate and a contract carrier permit.
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:43 pm
RS 45:166 – Amendment, suspension, revocation or transfer of certificate or permit.
RS 45:167 – Name and address of operator and certificate or permit number to be displayed.
Name and address of operator and certificate or permit number to be displayed. There shall be displayed upon every vehicle operated under the authority of R.S. 45:161 through 45:172 the name and address of the operator and his certificate or permit number in such a manner as to be plainly…
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RS 45:168 – Consideration to shipper prohibited; rebates; deviation from rate prescribed by commission; penalties.
Consideration to shipper prohibited; rebates; deviation from rate prescribed by commission; penaltiesA. No motor carrier, owner of a certificate or permit, his agent or employee, directly or indirectly, shall offer, permit, or give to any person, directly or indirectly, any commission or other consid…
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RS 45:169 – Fees; disposition; refunds; credits; prescription.
Fees; disposition; refunds; credits; prescription. A. Every motor carrier as defined in R.S. 45:162(10) regularly operating, or which shall regularly operate in the state, is hereby required to pay to the Louisiana Public Service Commission a special fee of ten dollars for each motor vehicle or combi…
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RS 45:169.1 – Motor Carrier Regulation Fund.
Motor Carrier Regulation Fund. A.1) All funds recovered by the transportation division of the Public Service Commission, by the collection of interstate and intrastate application, registration, and permit fees, and fines collected from penalties, shall be placed into the state treasury and shall be credi…
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RS 45:170 – Impoundment of vehicles.
Impoundment of vehicles. A. A vehicle may be impounded by an employee of the commission in the course of and as part of a highway inspection if:1) The vehicle is involved in a current infraction and the offending person cannot post the appropriate appearance bond before the close of the working day; or…
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RS 45:171 – Violations; definitions; penalty; report.
Violations; definitions; penalty; report. A. No person shall violate or knowingly assist in the violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or any of the rules, regulations, orders, or decrees of the commission promulgated under the terms of this Chapter, or operate as a common or contract carrier without having…
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RS 45:172 – Exemptions. Nothing in R.S. 45:161 through R.S. 45:171 shall apply to:.
Exemptions. Nothing in R.S. 45:161 through R.S. 45:171 shall apply to:. A. Persons engaged in operating:. 1) Hotel vehicles;. 2) Vehicles owned, leased or operated by the United States, this state or special district of the state or any political subdivision or any board, department or commission thereof…
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:37 pm
RS 45:173 – Contract carriers; liability policy or bond required.
Contract carriers; liability policy or bond required. Every motor carrier, as defined in R.S. 45:162(10) not exempted by R.S. 45:177, using the highways shall file with the Louisiana Public Service Commission, a liability insurance policy or bond satisfactory to the commission of a company authorized to…
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:36 pm
RS 45:174 – Cancellation of bond or policy.
Cancellation of bond or policy The policy or bond provided in R.S. 45:173 shall provide that ten days’ notice in writing shall be given to the commission of intention to cancel the policy or bond.
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:36 pm
RS 45:175 – Certificate or receipt to be displayed.
Certificate or receipt to be displayed. Every contract carrier by motor vehicle shall display in each vehicle a certificate or receipt from the Louisiana Public Service Commission setting forth that the policy or bond required by R.S. 45:173 covering such vehicle has been furnished and filed.
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:36 pm
RS 45:176 – Violation of bond requirements.
Violation of bond requirements Whoever violates R.S. 45:173 through R.S. 45:177 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or…
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RS 45:177 – Exemptions; policy or bond.
Exemptions; policy or bond. Nothing in R.S. 45:173 through 45:176 shall apply to motor vehicles operated: 1) In transporting school children and teachers;. 2) In hauling farm products exclusively; 3) Exclusively for transporting workers to and from any factory or mill located in this state;…
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RS 45:178 – License for carrier’s vehicle; certificate from public service commission required.
License for carrier’s vehicle; certificate from public service commission required. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permit to be sold or issued, a certificate…
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RS 45:179 – Unlawful purchase or use of registration certificate or license plate.
Unlawful purchase or use of registration certificate or license plate. No person engaged in the business of a common carrier or contract carrier shall purchase or use a registration certificate or license plate on any motor vehicle operated by him in conducting such business without presenting t…
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm
RS 45:180 – Penalty for unlawful issuance or purchase of license.
Penalty for unlawful issuance or purchase of license. Whoever violates R.S. 45:178 or 45:179 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:32 pm
RS 45:180.1 – Wreckers and towing services.
Wreckers and towing services. A. Any arrangement, agreement or understanding covering or contemplating the operation or use of wreckers or towing services for hire, charge or compensation or for any benefit amounting to a consideration is a business affected with the public interest. As used in…
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RS 45:180.2 – Classification of wreckers; license exemptions.
Classification of wreckers; license exemptions. Wreckers shall be classified as emergency carriers and shall be exempted from the provisions of R.S. 45:178 and R.S. 45:179.Added by Acts 1974, No. 462,167 1..
Last Modified: May 15, 2013 at 7:32 pm