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urn: urn:us-la:rs:32:344
citation: "R.S. 32:344"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 32 › Chapter 1 › Part V › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1962, number: 310, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Brakes after engine failure

All motor vehicles shall be so equipped as to permit application of the brakes at least once for the purpose of bringing the vehicle to a stop within the legal stopping distance after the engine has become inoperative.