Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 32:58.1 - Careless operation during flood conditionsA. Any person operating a motor vehicle on the public roads of this state during flood conditions shall drive in a careful and prudent manner, so as not to create a wake that endangers the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such a manner shall constitute careless operation during flood conditions.B. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the following persons were operating a motor vehicle in a careful and prudent manner during flood conditions: (1) Any person operating a vehicle owned or operated by a public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, while acting in the course and scope of his employment or agency relating to the operation, repair, or maintenance of a facility, servitude, or any property owned by the utility.(2) Any person operating a military, law enforcement, or emergency services vehicle while acting in the course and scope of his employment or official duties. Acts 2018, No. 403, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.Added by Acts 2018, No. 403,s. 1, eff. 5/23/2018.