La. Admin. Code tit. 73 § I-1101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-1101 - General Procedures

A. All vehicles, rated 1 ton or over are required to stop at DOTD stationary enforcement units except the following:

1. automobiles, including those towing another vehicle;

2. pickup trucks under one ton, if they are not towing another vehicle;

3. vans, if they have less than one-ton capacity;

4. recreational vehicles, if they are not oversize or overweight;

5. buses;

6. wreckers towing a vehicle which would not be required to stop at the scales.

B. Penalty for vehicles failing to stop at stationary scales, or disregarding the mobile unit's efforts to stop a vehicle or combination of vehicles is $100 fine.

C. Any owner or driver who disagrees with a penalty or the enforcement of these laws must pay the penalty assessed and give the officer notice at the time of payment of his or her intention to file suit for its recovery. Any owner or operator has 90 days to file suit against the Department of Transportation and Development in the State district court located either in the parish in which the violation occurred, in the parish of domicile of the vehicle, or in East Baton Rouge Parish. No court may restrain the collection of any penalty assessed by DOTD.

La. Admin. Code tit. 73, § I-1101

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways, LR 5:26 (February 1979), amended by the Office of Weights, Measures and StandaLR rds, 22:120 (February 1996), Amended LR 481737

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:2 et seq.