Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:517 – Commissioner to determine proper classification
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:517
- Commissioner: means the secretary of the Department of Public Safety as provided for in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
The commissioner, in applying the provisions of this Chapter, has the right to determine in each case whether or not any vehicle is being used or operated, on the public highways of this state in the business of transportation for private gain, as herein contemplated, and if so, whether as a common carrier or as a contract or charter carrier or howsoever, and to that end may, in his discretion, formulate and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations governing such determination and classification.