Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Commission: means the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Manufacturer: means any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust, resident or nonresident, who manufactures or assembles recreational vehicles or the chassis for recreational vehicles. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Motor home: means a motor vehicle designed as an integral unit to be used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and for use as a temporary or recreational dwelling and having at least four of the following permanently installed systems which meet American National Standards Institute and National Fire Protection Association standards in effect as of the date of manufacture, two of which shall be systems specified below in Subparagraph (a), (d), or (e) of this Paragraph:
(a) Cooking facilities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
- Motor vehicle: means any motor driven car, van, or truck required to be registered which is used, or is designed to be used, for the transporting of passengers or goods for public, private, commercial, or for hire purposes. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
- New recreational vehicle: means a recreational vehicle, the legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
- Person: shall mean any natural or juridical person, firm, association, corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability partnership, professional liability corporation, or limited liability company or any other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
- recreational vehicle: includes a motor home, a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel travel trailer, a folding camper trailer, a slide-in truck camper, and a park model trailer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1270.32
- Trailer: means every single vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure, drawn by a motor vehicle which carries no part of the weight and load of the trailer on its own wheels and having one or more load carrying axles including but not limited to utility trailers, boat trailers, recreational trailers, semitrailers, livestock trailers, tow dollies and dump trailers, and excluding towable equipment as defined in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
- Vehicle: means any motor vehicle, specialty vehicle, or recreational product subject to regulation by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1252
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Part, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Collateral costs” means sales tax, license fees, registration fees, and any similar government charges.
(2) “Commission” means the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission.
(3) “Consumer” means:
(a) The purchaser, other than for purposes of a resale, of a new recreational vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes and subject to a manufacturer‘s express warranty.
(b) A person, other than for purposes of a resale, to whom a recreational vehicle is transferred during the term of an express warranty applicable to the recreational vehicle.
(c) Any other person entitled to enforce the recreational vehicle warranty.
(4) “Dealer” means a person who holds a license from the commission authorized by the manufacturer to service the items in a recreational vehicle warranted by the manufacturer, who is actively engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new recreational vehicles at retail, and who has an established place of business.
(5) “Manufacturer” means any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust, resident or nonresident, who manufactures or assembles recreational vehicles or the chassis for recreational vehicles.
(6) “Manufacturer’s express warranty” and “warranty” mean the written warranty issued by the manufacturer.
(7) “Nonconformity” means any specific or generic defect or condition which substantially impairs the use, market value, or both of a new recreational vehicle.
(8) “Out of service” means the days a recreational vehicle is not able to be used but does not include routine maintenance days.
(9) “Recreational vehicle” means a motorized or towable vehicle, sold in this state, that provides temporary living quarters for travel, recreation, and camping. For purposes of this Part, a “recreational vehicle” includes a motor home, a travel trailer, a fifth-wheel travel trailer, a folding camper trailer, a slide-in truck camper, and a park model trailer.
Acts 2021, No. 220, §1.