Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:531.3 – Funding; transfers
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:531.3
- 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
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. 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
The provisions of this Act1 shall become effective and operative as of January 1, 1973 and any appropriations made at this 1972 regular session of the legislature or any funds otherwise made available to the Department of Revenue for the operation of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Revenue shall be transferred from the Department of Revenue to the State Department of Public Safety to be used by the director of the State Department of Public Safety in carrying out the functions of vehicle commissioner. On January 1, 1973 or as soon thereafter as possible the commissioner of administration shall determine the amount of such funds to be transferred to the Department of Public Safety and shall then allocate such amount to the State Department of Public Safety to be used in carrying out the functions of the vehicle commissioner.
Acts 1972, No. 96, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
1As it appears in Acts 1972, No. 96, §10. Act No. 96 amended La. Rev. Stat. 32:702(4), 32:733(B), 47:303(B), 47:318, 47:451(5), 47:480, 47:531 and added 47:531.1, 47:531.2 and 47:531.3.