Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:471 – A. The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall establish a special motor vehicle license plate for military surplus motor v
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:471
- Commissioner: means the secretary of the Department of Public Safety as provided for in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- 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
- Military surplus motor vehicle: means a wheeled, multipurpose or tactical motor vehicle manufactured for, and sold directly to, the Armed Forces of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications and subsequently authorized for sale to civilians. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. 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. The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall establish a special motor vehicle license plate for military surplus motor vehicles.
B. On receipt of an application the commissioner may issue a registration certificate and appropriately designed license plate to an owner of a military surplus motor vehicle. The owner of a military surplus motor vehicle applying for registration pursuant to this Section shall submit to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, certification that the vehicle is capable of being safely operated on the highways of this state. The military surplus motor vehicle license plate shall be issued to a resident of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
C. The department shall collect the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by La. Const. Art. VII, § 5 , based upon the make and model of the military surplus motor vehicle.
D. The department shall suspend the registration of any vehicle registered under this Section that the department determines is not properly equipped or is otherwise unsafe to operate.
E. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules and regulations shall become effective not later than January 20, 2019.
Acts 2018, No. 675, §2.