Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:182

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Vehicle: means every device by which any person or property is transported upon the highways of this state, except devices moved by animal power or exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:162

All persons before entering into a contract with the owner, driver or chauffeur of a motor vehicle, whereby the expenses of the trip or trips is to be shared by the co-traveler or co-travelers, shall make a thorough examination of the public records as to whether or not the owner, chauffeur or operator of the motor vehicle has complied with La. Rev. Stat. 45:181.