The bill amends and reenacts several sections of Louisiana law regarding the storage and regulation of blighted automobiles, particularly those deemed as collector vehicles. It introduces new requirements for collectors storing unlicensed vehicles, including stipulations for maintaining the vehicles on jacks, covering them with specific tarps, and storing them in a designated manner to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. Additionally, the bill expands the authority of municipalities and parishes to enact ordinances that can be more or less restrictive than existing laws concerning abandoned or stored motor vehicles of historic or special interest.

Furthermore, the bill establishes new sections that define junk, wrecked, or used automobiles as public nuisances and outlines the procedures for their abatement and removal. It includes provisions for notifying vehicle owners and lienholders, conducting hearings, and the disposal of such vehicles. Notably, the bill repeals the previous requirement that blighted vehicles must be disposed of to organizations that restore historic vehicles, thereby allowing for more flexible management of these vehicles. The act is officially titled the "Deedy Reed Community Clean Up Act."

Statutes affected:
HB674 Original: 32:442(4), 33:4876(A)
HB674 Engrossed: 32:442(4), 33:4876(A)
HB674 Reengrossed: 32:442(4), 33:4876(A)
HB674 Enrolled: 32:442(4), 33:4876(A)
HB674 Act 718: 32:442(4), 33:4876(A)