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Weight Enforcement
Effective July 1, 2022 the commercial weights and standards enforcement within the state transferred to DOTD from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Act 384 of the 2021 Regular Session created the Weights and Standards Stationary Scales Police Force within DOTD.
Weight Enforcement enhances the safety of the motoring public by ensuring that commercial vehicles fall within state laws regarding weight, size and registration. DOTD Police's weights enforcement unit, consists of fully commissioned police officers and non-commissioned weight inspectors. The police force also oversees operations at the state’s weigh stations. DOTD also issues and oversees oversize/overweight, harvest and escort permits.
LAC 73:I.Chapters 1-30 and 73:III.Chapter 3
23 C.F.R. § 657.5 requires the state to enforce vehicle size and weight laws. Pursuant to 23 C.F.R. § 657.19, if such laws are not enforced, the state risks losing ten percent of its federal transportation funding apportionment. This amended Rule provides updated procedures for enforcement of vehicle size and weight laws and provides for compliance with federal laws regarding vehicle size and weight laws.