La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-1303

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-1303 - Hospital Fire Lanes

A. There shall be no parking or stopping of any kind in fire lanes designated by the state fire marshal or his deputy in and around hospitals, nursing homes, convalescence facilities and any other building used for the same or similar purposes.

B. After the fire marshal has designated the fire lanes, it shall be the responsibility of the above described institution to pay for and to erect suitable signs notifying everyone that there shall be no parking in the designated fire lanes by order of the state fire marshal; failure to obey this order shall subject the violator to a fine of $1,000, or one year in jail, or both.

C. The fire marshal, his certified local authorities, or local law enforcement officials shall remove any vehicle parked in any fire lane in the state of Louisiana by any means necessary and shall assess the cost of removal against the owner of said vehicle by storing said vehicle and refusing to release said vehicle until all costs incident to the removal and storage of said vehicle have been paid by the owner.

D. Owners and occupants of the property on which fire lanes are located are hereby charged with the responsibility of notifying the fire marshal, his certified local authorities, or local law enforcement officials of the existence of any vehicles parked in those fire lanes; and in the event that they are unable to contact the fire marshal, his certified local authorities, or local law officials, the owner and occupant are hereby charged with the responsibility of and are hereby authorized to remove any vehicle parked in those fire lanes by any means necessary and to assess the cost of same against the owner of said vehicle by storing said vehicle and refusing to release said vehicle until all costs incident to the removal and storage of said vehicle have been paid by the owner.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-1303

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Fire Protection, LR 1:144 (February 1975), repromulgated LR 6:73 (February 1980), amended LR 6:659 (November 1980), amended by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 23:1697 (December 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1651(B).