La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § I-1923

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section I-1923 - Capacities and Specifications of Tow Equipment

A. Tow trucks shall not be licensed for a weight less than the manufacturer's GVWR.

B. Tow trucks shall be properly licensed to carry the weight of the tow truck and its load or laden weight.

C. A tow truck owner or tow truck operator found exceeding the weight for which the tow truck is licensed shall be assessed an administrative penalty.

D. A tow trucks shall have its factory VIN and GVWR posted on the tow truck in an accessible location.

E. Tow trucks licensed pursuant to this Chapter shall be equipped with only those winches, booms and cranes that have been produced and constructed by a manufacturer who carries product liability and which regularly produces winches and cranes of guaranteed quality.

1. A winch, boom or crane will not be prohibited by this subsection if the tow truck owner submits to the department a certification from a reputable testing laboratory, regularly engaged in the testing of such equipment, indicating that the capacity of the winch, boom or crane as mounted in the tow truck is not less than the weight for which the application has been made and the certification is carried in the truck at all times.

2. All costs of such testing and certification shall be borne by the tow truck owner or operator.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § I-1923

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Police, LR 32:859 (May 2006).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:1714.