Baton Rouge designates reserved electric vehicle parking spaces that non-EV vehicles may not occupy. Parking in an EV-designated space without an electric vehicle is a civil offense with applicable fines.
Title 11, Chapter 28, Part I-C of the Baton Rouge Code of Ordinances addresses electric vehicle parking. Section 11:424 establishes reserved parking spaces for electric vehicles and prohibits non-electric vehicles from parking in them. Section 11:405 sets civil liability for designated parking facility offenses including EV space violations. Signage must clearly mark EV spaces. Enforcement is by city parking enforcement officers and the Baton Rouge Police Department. The code does not mandate that private lots install EV charging stations but regulates their use once designated.
Parking a non-EV in a designated EV charging space is a civil offense; fines are assessed under §11:405 for designated parking facility violations.
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