{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-32-383.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 32:383.1","heading":"Loads of loose materials on vehicles; care required thereto; penalties","body":"A. Any load of loose material as defined in R.S. 32:383(C) being transported by a commercial hauler, or in a vehicle purchased by the state or any political subdivision of this state after August 15, 1999, shall be covered in such a manner as to prevent the load from blowing, spilling, or dropping from the vehicle. However, a load of dirt or sand shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section if the load is being transported within a municipality with a population of not less than ten thousand five hundred nor more than eleven thousand two hundred in a parish with a population of no less than thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty nor no more than thirty-two thousand five hundred all according to the latest decennial census, and the speed of the vehicle transporting the load does not exceed twenty-five miles per hour.\nB. Any violation of this Section for failure to cover a load of loose material while being transported shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or more than two hundred dollars.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88321","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:22Z","sha256":"26ed115e97357576097c1727aaf42dc2f12de54f7da564a6b4e84473b69583a1","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-32-383","next":"us-la/rs-32-384"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}