Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.8 – Antique license plates and license plates for antique motor vehicles and motorcycles
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.8
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Gross weight: means the weight of a vehicle or vehicle combination without load on all axles, including the steering axle plus the weight of any load thereon. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Highway: includes every way or place of whatever nature open to the use of the public, for the purpose of vehicular travel. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Manufacturer: means every person engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, constructing or assembling new motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motorcycle: means every motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, except any such vehicles as may be included within the classification "tractor" as herein defined. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- 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
- 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.(1) The secretary shall establish and issue special license plates for antique motor vehicles, including both pickup trucks and trucks with a gross weight in excess of six thousand pounds, and motorcycles, which are twenty-five years old or older, and shall establish and issue symbols for antique license plates. To obtain such plates and symbols, an applicant shall provide to the secretary a notarized affidavit that the vehicle or motorcycle has not been and will not be materially altered or modified from the original manufacturer‘s specifications. In addition, such vehicle or motorcycle shall be used primarily for special occasions such as exhibitions, club activities, parades, or other functions of the public interest, or for necessary testing, maintenance, and storage purposes. The plates shall be available upon application through the applicant’s local licensing bureau.
(2) These license plates for antique motor vehicles shall be used in lieu of the regular motor vehicle registration license plates and shall be issued for the life of the vehicle. Such plates may be issued as antique personalized prestige plates for motor vehicles only in the style for personalized prestige plates authorized by La. Rev. Stat. 47:463.2, and such plates shall be used in lieu of the regular motor vehicle registration license plates and shall be issued for the life of the vehicle. The plates shall become permanent to the vehicle on which the plates are issued and shall be transferred with the vehicle if it is sold upon payment of established transfer fees. Alternatively, the secretary may allow antique license plates to be used on an antique motor vehicle if the owner of the vehicle presents the antique license plates to the secretary for approval and the antique license plates were issued by this state in the same year as the model year of the motor vehicle. The license plates issued for antique motorcycles shall be used in lieu of the regular registration license plates and shall be issued for the life of the motorcycle.
B.(1)(a) Prior to August 15, 1999, the fee for issuing the license plates provided for in this Section shall be a one-time fee of fifty dollars for each plate for the special plates for antique motor vehicles or motorcycles, and a one-time fee of fifty dollars for the personalized prestige plates for antique motor vehicles.
(b)(i) Except as provided in Item (ii) of this Subparagraph, after August 15, 1999, the fee for issuing such special plates for antique motor vehicles or motorcycles shall be a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars and a one-time fee of fifty dollars for the personalized prestige plates.
(ii) After June 30, 2019, the fee for issuing special plates for antique motor vehicles which qualify for the sales and use tax exemption in La. Rev. Stat. 47:6040 shall be one thousand dollars.
(2) The fee for issuing the license plates provided for in this Section to trucks with a gross vehicle weight in excess of six thousand pounds shall be the same as for other antique motor vehicles.
(3) The fee for transferring a special license plate for an antique motor vehicle or an antique license plate to a subsequent owner of the vehicle shall be three dollars. Beginning July 1, 2019, the fee for transferring a license plate for an antique motor vehicle or an antique license plate to a subsequent owner of the vehicle for a motor vehicle that qualifies for the sales and use tax exemption in La. Rev. Stat. 47:6040 shall be one thousand dollars.
(4) Vehicles shall be registered as antique, classic, or vintage, upon application for registration and payment of the one-time fee. When the applicant provides a notarized statement that the vehicle being registered has not been used on a public highway during a period of non-registration, fees and penalties for that period shall not be assessed.
C.(1) In addition to the plates issued as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section, the secretary shall establish and issue collector plates for special interest vehicles. The vehicles shall be used primarily for special occasions such as exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest, or for necessary testing, maintenance, and storage purposes.
(2) As used in this Subsection, “special interest vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is twenty-five years old or older, has not been materially modified or altered from the original manufacturer’s specifications, and is being preserved by hobbyists because of its historic interest.
(3) The secretary shall determine the color and design of the plates in conjunction with the Louisiana Region Antique Auto Club of America.
(4) The fee for issuing such collector plates shall be five dollars a year, and such plates are to be renewed every five years.
D. Beginning July 1, 2001, all license plates issued for antique motor vehicles shall be issued upon payment of a one-time fee. No additional payment of the regular motor vehicle registration license fee shall be necessary for any owner to permanently retain such plate after that date.
E. The secretary shall provide by rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section. Oversight review of the rules and regulations shall be conducted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 168, §2. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 271, §1; Acts 1984, No. 684, §1; Acts 1987, No. 179, §1; Acts 1989, No. 674, §2; Acts 1995, No. 728, §1; Acts 1997, No. 681, §1; Acts 1997, No. 971, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1131, §2, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 632, §1; Acts 2001, No. 497, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2019, No. 364, §1, eff. July 1, 2019.
NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 364, re: applicability.