Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.23 – Special license plates for active and retired firefighters
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.23
- 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
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. 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 secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish special motor vehicle license plates, restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, recreational vehicles, and motorcycles, which may be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana who is an active full-time professional or retired firefighter.
B. The fee for issuing the special active full-time professional and the retired firefighter plate shall be an initial one-time fee of twenty-five dollars at the time the original plate is issued for each plate, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license tax.
C. The secretary shall provide by rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section. Oversight review shall be conducted by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Acts 1988, No. 992, §1; Acts 1990, No. 727, §1; Acts 1995, No. 728, §1; Acts 1997, No. 967, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1131, §2, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 921, §1.