Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:478 – Trucks to bear name and address of owner or lessee; exceptions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:478
- Motor carrier: as used in this Chapter shall not include and this Chapter shall not apply to motor vehicles operated exclusively within the corporate limits of incorporated municipalities or to the vehicles of private persons transporting only the property of such private persons or their family, bona fide friends, or guests and not including such vehicles as are embraced in the proviso to paragraph (7)(a)(b) of this Section. 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
- 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.(1) All interstate motor carriers registered with the Interstate Commerce Commission which operate on the highways shall bear the name or trade name of the motor carrier under whose authority the vehicle is being operated. Such a name or trade name shall be placed on the outside of both truck doors and may be placed thereon by any means permitted by La. Rev. Stat. 32:651.
(2) All other trucks operated on the highways shall bear the name and address or equivalent identification of the owner or lessee. Such a name and address shall be placed on the outside of both truck doors and may be placed thereon by any means permitted by La. Rev. Stat. 32:651.
B. The requirement provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall apply to only those trucks licensed and registered for four thousand pounds or more and which are used for commercial purposes.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 421, §1; Acts 1970, No. 301, §2; Acts 1982, No. 408, §1; Acts 1984, No. 734, §1.