NOTE: §357 eff. for certain parishes until the United States E.P.A. adopts certain amendments or Jan. 1, 2027. See Acts 2026, No. 701.

§357. Windshields required

            Every passenger vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and every motor truck or truck tractor, and every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with an adequate windshield.

NOTE: §357 eff. for certain parishes when the United States E.P.A. adopts certain amendments or Jan. 1, 2027. See Acts 2026, No. 701.

§357. Windshields required

            A. Every passenger vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and every motor truck or truck tractor, and every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with an adequate windshield.

            B. Every noncommercial vehicle registered in this state shall be required to maintain the integrity and condition of the windshield. The standards for windshields are as follows:

            (1) In the eight and one-half inch by eleven inch "acute area" directly in the driver's line of vision there shall be no cracks and there shall be no more than two stars, nicks, chips, bullseyes, or half-moons in excess of one-half inch.

            (2) In the "critical area" cleaned by the normal sweep of the windshield wiper blade on the driver's side of the windshield there shall be no star which is larger than two inches in diameter; there shall be no more than two stars larger than one and one-half inches in diameter; and there shall be no more than two cracks longer than eight inches; or any combination thereof.

            (3) In the remaining areas of the windshield, only those cracks which jeopardize the integrity of the windshield shall be cause for violation.

            C. Every commercial motor vehicle shall have a windshield that meets the requirements of 49 CFR Part 393.

            D.(1) Every school bus registered in this state shall maintain the integrity and condition of the windshield.

            (2) The windshield shall be free of discoloration or damage that would interfere with the driver's view, not including a two-inch border at the top and a one-inch border on each side of the windshield or each panel thereof.

            (3) The windshield shall not contain a crack exceeding one-fourth inch in width, if not intersected by any other crack or have any damaged area which can be covered by a disc three-fourths of an inch in diameter, if not closer than three inches to any other damaged area.

            Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2026, No. 701, §2, eff. See Act.