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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:513.2

  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Person: means every natural person, individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association or other organization. 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. Any person who is a new resident of Louisiana shall apply for a certificate of registration for each motor vehicle he owns and operates on the public streets and roadways in Louisiana within thirty days of the date he establishes residency in Louisiana.

            B. Any motor vehicle owned and operated by a new resident of Louisiana on the public streets and roadways in Louisiana shall bear a valid safety inspection certificate within thirty days of the date he establishes residency in Louisiana.

            C. For purposes of this Section, a person is considered to have established residency in Louisiana on the date he is issued a Louisiana driver’s license.

            Acts 2016, No. 479, §1.