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2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 848
BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT
MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1252(1) and (9) and to enact R.S. 32:1254(E)(5)(c) and
3 1270.11(2)(k), relative to motor vehicle dealers; to provide for definitions; to provide
4 for licensing requirements for motor vehicle and recreational products dealers; to
5 provide for repair facilities for all-terrain vehicle dealers; to provide for unauthorized
6 acts; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 32:1252(1) and (9) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
9 32:1254(E)(5)(c) and 1270.11(2)(k) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §1252. Definitions
11 The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall
12 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except where the
13 context clearly indicates a different meaning:
14 (1) "All-terrain vehicle" shall mean means any vehicle manufactured for off-
15 road use and issued a manufacturer's statement or certificate of origin, as required
16 by the commission, that cannot be issued a registration certificate and license to
17 operate on the public roads of this state because, at the time of manufacture, the
18 vehicle does not meet the safety requirements prescribed by R.S. 32:1301 through
19 1310. This includes vehicles that are issued a title by the Department of Public
20 Safety and Corrections, public safety services, such as golf carts and recreational and
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1 sports vehicles, but it shall does not include off-road vehicles used for farm purposes,
2 farm equipment, electric-assisted bicycles, or heavy construction equipment.
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4 (9) "Dealer" means any person licensed to sell a motor vehicle, specialty
5 vehicle, or recreational product subject to regulation by this Chapter. "Dealer", for
6 purposes of all-terrain vehicles and golf carts, includes any person, business, or
7 entity that sells, offers for sale, or distributes such vehicles at retail, regardless of
8 whether that person or entity is primarily engaged in another line of business.
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10 §1254. Application for license; requirements for licensure; contents; licenses;
11 franchise filings; exceptions
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13 E. Additional licensing and compliance requirements for motor vehicle and
14 recreational products dealers.
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16 (5)
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18 (c) A dealer of all-terrain vehicles, including golf carts, shall have adequate
19 facilities for the repair and servicing of all-terrain vehicles and the storage of new
20 parts and accessories for that repair and servicing, which may be satisfied by any of
21 the following:
22 (i) Facilities located in the building or structure where the applicant's
23 established business is conducted or within one thousand feet of the established place
24 of business.
25 (ii) A written contractual agreement with a third-party repair facility that is
26 equipped and qualified to perform such repair and servicing, located within this state
27 and within a radius of fifty miles of the dealer's established place of business, or
28 within a reasonable distance such that service can be provided within five business
29 days.
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1 (iii) A manufacturer-authorized service provider.
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3 §1270.11. Unauthorized acts
4 It shall be a violation of this Part:
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6 (2) For a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer, used motorcycle or all-
7 terrain vehicle dealer, or a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle salesman:
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9 (k) For a dealer of all-terrain vehicles, including golf carts, to fail to maintain
10 repair facilities or otherwise comply with the requirements of R.S. 32:1254(E)(5)(c).
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 848 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Dewitt
Abstract: Requires dealers of all-terrain vehicles to maintain repair facilities on-site or
within 1000 feet of their place of business.
Present law defines "all-terrain vehicles" and "dealer". Proposed law amends definition of
"all-terrain vehicle" in present law to include golf carts but otherwise maintains provisions
of present law. Proposed law amends definition of "dealer" to add that, for purposes of
all-terrain vehicles and golf carts, "dealer" includes any person, business, or entity that sells,
offers for sale, or distributes such vehicles at retail, regardless of whether that person or
entity is primarily engaged in another line of business, but otherwise retains present law.
Present law provides for additional licensing requirements for motor vehicle and recreational
products dealers, and provides that an applicant must also furnish satisfactory evidence that
the applicant maintains adequate space in the building or structure wherein the applicant's
established business is conducted for the display of new motor vehicles or recreational
products, together with adequate facilities for the repair and servicing of motor vehicles or
recreational products and the storage of new parts and accessories for the repair and
servicing. Present law also specifies that notwithstanding the provisions of present law and
subject to written approval by the franchisor, adequate facilities for the repair and servicing
of motor vehicles may be physically located in a building directly across a dedicated
municipal street, but not more than 1,000 feet from the applicant's established place of
business.
Proposed law amends present law to provide that an applicant to be a dealer of all-terrain
vehicles shall have repair facilities and parts and accessories for that repair and servicing,
which may be satisfied by any of the following:
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(1) Facilities located in the building where the dealer's established business is conducted
or within 1,000 feet of that place of established business.
(2) A written contractual agreement with a third-party repair facility that is equipped and
qualified to perform such repair and servicing, located within this state and within
a radius of 50 miles of the dealer's established place of business or within a
reasonable distance such that service can be provided within five business days.
(3) A manufacturer-authorized service provider.
Present law provides for unauthorized acts by a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer that
shall be violations of present law.
Proposed law adds that it shall be a violation of proposed law for a dealer of all-terrain
vehicles, including golf carts, to fail to maintain repair facilities and parts and accessories
for repair and servicing, which may be satisfied by any of the same three options available
for applicants to be dealers of all-terrain vehicles.
(Amends R.S. 32:1252(1) and (9); Adds R.S. 32:1254(E)(5)(c) and 1270.11(2)(k))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the
original bill:
1. Make technical changes.
2. Provide that a dealer of all-terrain vehicles, or an applicant for a license to be a
dealer of all-terrain vehicles, shall maintain repair facilities and parts and
accessories for that repair and servicing, which may be satisfied by any of the
following:
(a) Facilities located in the building or structure where the applicant's
established business is conducted or within 1000 feet of the established
place of business.
(b) A written contractual agreement with a third-party repair facility that is
equipped and qualified to perform such repair and servicing, located
within this state and within a radius of 50 miles of the dealer's established
place of business, or within a reasonable distance such that service can
be provided within five business days.
(c) A manufacturer-authorized service provider.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Amend the definition of "dealer" to add that, for purposes of all-terrain vehicles
and golf carts, "dealer" includes any person, business, or entity that sells, offers
for sale, or distributes such vehicles at retail, regardless of whether that person
or entity is primarily engaged in another line of business.
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