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GENERAL INFORMATION

Department of Transportation and Development Offices

Department of Public Safety

Mobile Weight Enforement

Louisiana Operation Livesaver

Definitions

LEGAL LIMITATIONS AND DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS

Legal Limitations

Weight

Bridge Formula

Width

Height

Length

Projecting Loads

Twin Trailer Combinations

Trailers and Towed Vehicles

Farm Vehicles and Equipment

Timber Cutting and Logging Equipment

Care of Vehicle Loads

Department Regulations

Posted Bridges

Axle Weight Distribution

Variable Load Supension Axles

Treated Utility Poles

Tunnels

OVERSIZE AND OVERWIEGHT PERMIT LAWS & REGULATIONS

LAWS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY WITH OTHER AGENCIES

ENFORECMENT PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES

General Procedures

Permit Violations

International Trade Container Permits

Containerized Cargo Permit

Liquid Bulk Container Permit

Permit Restrictions

Vehicle Registration and Licensing Violations

Fuel Tax Violations

Twin Trailer Combinations, Trailers and Towed Vehicles, Farm Vehicles and Equipment and Care of Vehicle/Loads

Methods of Payment/Violation Tickets

LAWS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCED BY OTHER AGENCIES

Explosives, Flammable Liquids, and Hazardous Materials

Hazardous Materials and Motor Carrier Safety Act

LP Gas and Anhudrous Ammonia

Operating Authority

Intrastate

Interstate

Interstate Exempt

Trip Permits

Powers of Parish and Municipal Authorities

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