Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:492 – Amateur radio station plates for owners and operators
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:492
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Owner: means a person who holds the legal title to a vehicle or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale, lease, or transfer of the possession, howsoever, thereof with right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with the right of immediate possession vested in such vendee, lessee, possessor, or in the event such similar transaction is had by means of mortgage and the mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or possessor or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Person: means every natural person, individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association or other organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
A. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to amateur radio station owners or operators.
B. Upon application of an amateur radio station owner or operator, the secretary shall issue an amateur radio station plate, to be used in lieu of the regular motor vehicle registration license plates, which shall be inscribed with the official call letters of the amateur radio station owned or operated by such applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission, and the designation “Amateur Radio”. The applicant shall comply with the state laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and shall, at the time of application, present such proof of his status as an amateur radio station owner or operator as shall be acceptable to the secretary.
C. For each plate, the department shall collect the regular motor vehicle registration license fee as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 47:463 and a three dollar and fifty cent fee to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
D. The secretary shall establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
E. On the application of any person who is an amateur radio station owner or operator and who is also either a person with a mobility impairment as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:463.4(E) or a disabled veteran as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:490.4, the secretary shall issue to such applicant a special license plate in accordance with Subsection A of this Section which shall contain the appropriate symbol indicating that the applicant is also a person with a mobility impairment or a disabled veteran.
F. The secretary shall on or before the first day of November of each year furnish to the sheriff of each parish in the state of Louisiana an alphabetically arranged list of the names, addresses, and call letters inscribed on the license plate of each person to whom a license plate is issued as provided in this Section for public information, inquiry, and use in case of emergency.
G. Oversight review of the secretary’s rules and regulations shall be conducted by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Acts 2006, No. 353, §1, eff. June 13, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 12, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §25, eff. June 23, 2014.