Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:512 – Casual trips of foreign vehicles
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:512
- Commissioner: means the secretary of the Department of Public Safety as provided for in Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Foreign vehicles: means every motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which shall be brought into the state otherwise than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer and which had not been registered in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Nonresident: means every person who is not a resident of this state but does not include persons dwelling outside of this state whose occupation or business requires them to spend one-half or more of their working hours in this state in pursuance of their business or employment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
Subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner, casual, irregular, occasional and unscheduled trips may be made into this state by foreign vehicles of nonresident owners, or by vehicles owned by the residents of another state or country, in the absence of any reciprocal agreements, without registration or the payment of a license fee as required by this Chapter, only when special permission from the commissioner has been obtained in each instance covering such casual, irregular, occasional and unscheduled operations.
The Division of State Police or the commissioner, shall determine when such trips are casual, occasional, irregular or not scheduled, and issue or cause to be issued such permissions therefor, as in its or his discretion, are deemed proper and appropriate. It shall also be the function, duty and right of the Division of State Police or the commissioner to determine under general rules or in specific instances as to the application of this section and of La. Rev. Stat. 47:511.