A.  Unlicensed motor vehicles owned by any state agency with offices physically located within the state capitol complex may be operated within the complex, and such unlicensed motor vehicles are hereby exempt from the requirements of La. Rev. Stat. 32:1 et seq. under the following circumstances:

(1)  The vehicles are used and operated within the state capitol complex between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. while under the direct supervision and operation of current employees of the agency owning the vehicle.

(2)  The vehicles are outfitted with safety and other equipment as specified by the superintendent of the office of state buildings.

B.  For purposes of this Section, “state capitol complex” shall have the same meaning as that contained in La. Rev. Stat. 49:149.1.

Acts 2003, No. 427, §1, eff. June 18, 2003.