Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:511.1 – A. A truck owned by a resident of another state which has not made a reciprocal arrangement as provided in R.S. 47:511 may be operated upon the public highways of this state when it
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:511.1
- Commissioner: means the secretary of the Department of Public Safety as provided for in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- 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
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
- Truck: means every motor propelled single vehicle for the conveyance of property or things for hauling purposes and having one front or steering axle and one rear or load carrying axle. 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. A truck owned by a resident of another state which has not made a reciprocal arrangement as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 47:511 may be operated upon the public highways of this state when it is not registered and licensed in this state provided that prior to such operation, the owner has secured from the commissioner a temporary license and registration and has paid to the commissioner a fee of fifty dollars which shall authorize the operation of such truck for a period of forty-eight continuous hours.
B. The Weights and Standards Police Force of the Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized and empowered to issue temporary permits on behalf of the commissioner and to enforce the provisions of this Section.
C. If upon inspecting a vehicle or combination of vehicles it is found that it has no temporary permit, the weights and standards stationary scales police officer or other enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may impound the vehicle and may require the operator to purchase forthwith a temporary permit. Two hundred dollars shall be added to the cost of purchasing a temporary permit as a penalty.
D. Payments for penalties under this Section shall be remitted to the Department of Transportation and Development. The payment shall be made by certified check, money order, or credit card. If payment is made by credit card, the payment shall be deemed received by the commissioner or secretary when tendered and an approval code is obtained from the credit card company or credit card processor.
E. All of such penalties collected by the commissioner or secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development shall be paid into the state treasury on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month following their collection and, in accordance with La. Const. Art. VII, § 9 shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. After a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the fees paid into the Bond Security and Redemption Fund pursuant to this Subsection into the Transportation Trust Fund.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 267, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1978; Acts 1992, No. 984, §14; Acts 2006, No. 728, §2; Acts 2010, No. 320, §4, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 384, §§4, 5, eff. July 1, 2022.