RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 490 (HB 785) 2024 Regular Session Schamerhorn
New law defines "commercial motor vehicle" and "optional equipment".
New law provides that no individual shall have a cause of action against an owner, a lessor,
or an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, or a person renting or leasing the commercial
motor vehicle for failure to install optional equipment.
New law provides an exception for vehicles involved in an accident after failure to comply
with a law requiring a mandatory recall.
New law provides that the owner of a commercial motor vehicle shall have no duty to install
optional equipment, and the absence of optional equipment shall not be admissible to
establish the owner's negligence.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 9:2791.1)