§ 47:471 — Military surplus motor vehicles; special license plate

§471. Military surplus motor vehicles; special license plate
A. The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public
safety services, shall establish a special motor vehicle license plate for military surplus motor
vehicles.
B. On receipt of an application the commissioner may issue a registration certificate
and appropriately designed license plate to an owner of a military surplus motor vehicle. The
owner of a military surplus motor vehicle applying for registration pursuant to this Section
shall submit to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, certification that
the vehicle is capable of being safely operated on the highways of this state. The military
surplus motor vehicle license plate shall be issued to a resident of Louisiana in the same
manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
C. The department shall collect the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by
Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, based upon the make and model of
the military surplus motor vehicle.
D. The department shall suspend the registration of any vehicle registered under this
Section that the department determines is not properly equipped or is otherwise unsafe to
operate.
E. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall
promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and
public works, as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules and
regulations shall become effective not later than January 20, 2019.

Legislative History

Acts 2018, No. 675, §2.