Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.21 – Special handicapped license plates for farm vehicles
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.21
- 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
- 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. On the application of any person with a mobility impairment as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:463.4(E), and upon a showing of good cause, the secretary shall issue special license plates for farm vehicles designating the vehicle declared by the applicant to be used by him. The license plates shall bear the international symbol of accessibility; the word “handicapped”, reading from left to right; and shall be followed by such numbers and letters as the secretary finds expedient. Each initial application shall be accompanied by a currently dated physician’s statement certifying that the applicant has a mobility impairment. The department shall not charge any fee, other than the regular fee for annual registration for the issuance of the license plate.
B. The secretary shall establish and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the transfer and disposition of such plates.
Acts 1987, No. 846, §1; Acts 1988, No. 551, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2014, No. 811, §25, eff. June 23, 2014.