Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:178 – License for carrier’s vehicle; certificate from public service commission required
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:178
- Certificate: means the permission issued, pursuant to the terms of Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:162
- Commission: means the Louisiana Public Service Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:162
- Commissioner: means one of the members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:162
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Permit: means the permission issued under the terms of Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:162
- 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
A. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permit to be sold or issued, a certificate or license plate to be used on a motor vehicle of a common or contract carrier in the conduct of such business, unless there is presented a certificate from the Louisiana Public Service Commission certifying that the applicant for the license plate or registration certificate is entitled to use it.
B. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permit to be sold or issued, a certificate or license plate for a motor vehicle which will be used in the conduct of a business as a motor carrier of passengers pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 45:164(A) or as a public carrier vehicle as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 45:200.2(2) if the motor vehicle has a reconstructed title as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 32:707 or an equivalent title issued pursuant to the laws of another state.
Acts 2012, No. 566, §2, eff. Oct. 15, 2012.