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urn: urn:us-la:rs:40:1456
citation: "R.S. 40:1456"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 40 › Chapter 6 › Part III › Subpart D"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1975, number: 320, section: 1, effective_date: 1975-07-01, role: enactment }
---

# Purpose

This law is enacted by the legislature pursuant to Article X, Section 10(A)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 in the exercise of the police power of the state, to promote the public peace and safety by providing better enforcement of the law.