Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:490.16

  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. 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
  • 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 shall establish and issue military honor license plates for motorized and nonmotorized World War II or Korean War military vehicles, including motorcycles and trailers.  These license plates shall be used in lieu of the regular motor vehicle registration license plates and shall be issued for the life of the vehicle.  Such plates may be issued as antique personalized prestige plates authorized by La. Rev. Stat. 47:463.8, and such plates shall be in lieu of the regular motor vehicle registration license plates and shall be issued for life.

B.  The secretary shall establish and issue military honor license plates for other motorized and nonmotorized military vehicles, including motorcycles and trailers, which can be classified as vehicles of historic or special interest as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 32:442(4) and which are owned by collectors as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 32:442(1); for the purposes of this Section, said definitions shall be deemed to include trailers.  These license plates shall be used in lieu of the regular motor vehicle registration license plates and shall be issued for the life of the vehicle.

C.  In lieu of the license plates provided in Subsections A and B of this Section, the secretary shall authorize the use of the military vehicle identification number stenciled on the vehicle in white or yellow letters and numbers in accordance with military regulations.

D.  The fee for issuing the license plates or authorized identification provided for in this Section shall be a one-time fee of twenty-five dollars for each plate, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license fee for the military personalized plates.  The fee for transferring such plate or authorized identification to a subsequent owner of the vehicle shall be three dollars.

E.  The secretary shall provide rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2005, No. 365, §1, eff. June 30, 2005.

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