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§299.4. Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration
A. "Golf cart" means an electric four-wheeled vehicle originally intended for use off-road on golf courses and other green spaces whose maximum speed is twenty-five miles per
hour.
B. The operation of a golf cart upon the public roads or streets of this state is
prohibited, except as otherwise provided in this Subsection:
(1)A golf cart may be operated only upon a parish road that has been designated by
a parish or a municipal street that has been designated by a municipality for use by a golf
cart. Upon a designation that a golf cart may be operated on a designated road or street, the
responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signage indicating that such operation
is authorized.
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§299.4. Golf carts; safety equipment requirements; exemptions; registration
A. "Golf cart" means an electric four-wheeled vehicle originally intended for use off-road on golf courses and other green spaces whose maximum speed is twenty-five miles per
hour.
B. The operation of a golf cart upon the public roads or streets of this state is
prohibited, except as otherwise provided in this Subsection:
(1) A golf cart may be operated only upon a parish road that has been designated by
a parish or a municipal street that has been designated by a municipality for use by a golf
cart. Upon a designation that a golf cart may be operated on a designated road or street, the
responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signage indicating that such operation
is authorized.
(2) A golf cart may be used to cross a part of a state highway where a golf course is
constructed on both sides of the state highway if the Department of Transportation and
Development has issued a permit for the crossing.
C. A golf cart operated on a parish road or municipal street shall be equipped with
efficient brakes, a reliable steering apparatus, safe tires, a rearview mirror, and red
reflectorized warning devices in both the front and rear of the vehicle. Such golf cart shall
also be equipped with headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, and brake
lamps.
D. Any golf cart operated upon a parish road or municipal street shall be registered
with the state of Louisiana through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office
of motor vehicles, as an off-road vehicle and shall display a decal issued by the office of
motor vehicles.
E. No person shall operate a golf cart upon a parish road or municipal street without
a valid driver's license.
F. Any golf cart operated upon a parish road or municipal street shall have liability
insurance with the same minimum limits as required by the provisions of R.S. 32:900(B).
G.(1) A parish or municipal government may enact an ordinance relating to golf cart
operation and require equipment which is more extensive than those enumerated in this
Section. Upon enactment of such ordinance, the parish or municipal government shall post
appropriate signage or otherwise inform residents that such an ordinance exists and that it
will be enforced within the parish or municipal government's jurisdictional territory.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any parish or municipal
ordinance that was in effect prior to January 1, 2015, shall be exempt from the requirements
of this Section.
(3) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prohibit parish or
municipal governments from prohibiting the operation of any golf cart on any parish road or
municipal street under its jurisdiction if such parish or municipal government determines that
such prohibition is necessary for the safety of the motoring public.
H. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall
promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and
public works, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. Such rules and
regulations shall become effective no later than January 15, 2016.