Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.5 – Private bus; recreational vehicles
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.5
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Tandem truck: means every motor propelled single vehicle designed for the conveyance of property or things for hauling purposes and having one front or steering axle and two rear or load carrying axles, even though one of said load carrying axles is not permanently affixed to the frame of the vehicle and may be removed therefrom. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Truck: means every motor propelled single vehicle for the conveyance of property or things for hauling purposes and having one front or steering axle and one rear or load carrying axle. 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. For each passenger carrying vehicle with a truck or tandem truck chassis which will seat seven or more people and/or with a body which is designed, constructed, converted, or equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place either permanently or temporarily, with a capacity of more than seven persons, and used primarily for recreational purposes, the collector of revenue shall collect, every two years, an annual license or registration fee of twenty-five dollars per vehicle.
B. Such vehicle also shall be eligible for prestige plates as provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 47:463.2, 463.18, and 463.31 upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars a year for each plate, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license fee.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons with mobility impairments registering specially equipped vans or buses with devices which are necessary for raising and lowering wheelchairs.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1984, No. 665, §1; Acts 1985, No. 545, §1; Acts 1988, No. 551, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 723, §1; Acts 1991, No. 1015, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1107, §1, eff. July 14, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 728, §1; Acts 2002, No. 77, §1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2014, No. 811, §25, eff. June 23, 2014.