{
 "citation": "14:99.2",
 "heading": "Reckless operation of an off-road vehicle",
 "doc_id": "1106731",
 "source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1106731",
 "classification": "M",
 "enacted_year": "2018",
 "last_amended_year": "2025",
 "penalties": [
  {
   "subsection": "E(1)",
   "text": "E.(1) Whoever commits a violation of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.",
   "los_min": "0",
   "los_max": "90D",
   "hard_labor": "",
   "benefits": "",
   "death": false,
   "condition": ""
  }
 ],
 "referenced_statutes": [
  "14:108",
  "14:96",
  "14:97",
  "14:99",
  "40:2845"
 ],
 "text": "RS 14:99.2\n\n\u00a799.2. Reckless operation of an off-road vehicle\n\nA. Reckless operation of an off-road vehicle is the operation of any off-road vehicle\nin a criminally negligent or reckless manner upon any public roadway or right of way.\n\nB.(1) For purposes of this Section, \"off-road vehicle\" shall include but not be limited\nto three-wheelers, four-wheelers, dirt bikes, or other all-terrain vehicles that are not\nspecifically designed for use on public roads and highways.\n\n(2) For the purposes of this Section, acts which may constitute reckless operation\nof an off-road vehicle shall include but not be limited to operating the vehicle on a public\nroadway or right of way in a manner that:\n\n(a) Forces another vehicle to leave the roadway.\n\n(b) Collides with another vehicle or person.\n\n(c) Exceeds the posted speed limit.\n\n(d) Travels against the flow of traffic.\n\n(e) Disregards traffic control devices.\n\n(f) Drives around or between standing or moving vehicles without regard to lanes\nof traffic.\n\n(g) Impedes traffic flow.\n\n(h) Travels off the roadway and back on to the roadway deliberately.\n\n(3) For purposes of this Section, reckless operation of an off-road vehicle shall also\ninclude operating the vehicle on a public roadway or right of way:\n\n(a) While performing stunts of showmanship, such as riding wheelies or acrobatic\nstunts.\n\n(b) While harassing the drivers of other vehicles or pedestrians by verbal taunting\nor making threatening gestures.\n\n(c) While corralling an occupied vehicle or a pedestrian.\n\nC. It shall be unlawful for a person to solicit or to assist in soliciting participation in\nany rally, ride, or gathering that encourages the violation of this Section by the use of a\ncomputer online service, internet service, or any other means of electronic communication,\nincluding but not limited to a local bulletin board service, internet chat room, electronic mail,\nsocial media, or online messaging service.\n\nD. Any drivers of motor vehicles participating in or traveling in support of persons\nin violation of this Section shall be considered in violation of this Section. Persons who are\ndirectly participating in this activity by photographing or filming violations of this Section\nto document the activity for the riders shall also be considered in violation of this Section. \nThis Section shall not apply to individuals who are not participating in the violation of this\nSection and who are filming or photographing.\n\nE.(1) Whoever commits a violation of this Section shall be fined not more than five\nhundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.\n\n(2) In addition to any other sentence, the court shall order, upon motion of the\nprosecuting district attorney, that the off-road vehicle being operated by the offender at the\ntime of the offense be seized and impounded and destroyed when:\n\n(a) The driver was wearing a hood, mask, or disguise of any kind with the intent to\nhide or conceal his identity during the commission of the crime of reckless operation of an\noff-road vehicle.\n\n(b) It is a second or subsequent conviction for the offender pursuant to this Section.\n\n(c) The driver has a previous conviction in this state or under a similar law in another\nstate for:\n\n(i) R.S. 14:96, aggravated obstruction of a highway of commerce.\n\n(ii) R.S. 14:97, simple obstruction of a highway of commerce.\n\n(iii) R.S. 14:99, reckless operation.\n\n(iv) R.S. 14:108, resisting an officer.\n\n(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the off-road\nvehicle shall not be destroyed if it was stolen, or if the driver of the off-road vehicle at the\ntime of the violation was not the owner and the owner did not know that the driver was\noperating the off-road vehicle in violation of this Section. However, the off-road vehicle\nshall not be released from impoundment until such time as towing and storage fees have been\npaid. In addition, the off-road vehicle shall not be destroyed if the towing and storage fees\nare paid by a valid lienholder.\n\n(4) If the district attorney elects to seize and impound the off-road vehicle, he shall\nfile a written motion at least five days prior to sentencing, stating his intention to destroy the\noff-road vehicle. When the district attorney elects to seize, impound, and destroy the off-road\nvehicle, the court shall order it seized and impounded. The court shall also order the vehicle\ndestroyed unless the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection are applicable.\n\nF.(1) In addition to the penalties imposed pursuant to this Section, upon conviction\nthe offender shall also be fined an additional five dollars.\n\n(2) Monies collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be forwarded by the sheriff\nto the state treasurer within thirty days of collection.\n\n(3) After allocation to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in\nArticle VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the state treasurer shall deposit\nthe collections into the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund as established in R.S.\n40:2845.\n\nActs 2018, No. 415, \u00a71; Acts 2025, No. 194, \u00a71, eff. June 8, 2025."
}