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RS 45:179 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…

RS 45:178 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…

RS 45:177 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;…

RS 45:176 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…

RS 45:175 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.

RS 45:174 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.

RS 45:173 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…

RS 45:172 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…

RS 45:171 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…

RS 45:170 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…