§ 47:490.14 — Military honor license plates for veterans of the Korean War

Louisiana § 47:490.14

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 47: Revenue and Taxation

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§490.14. Military honor license plates for veterans of the Korean War
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish
military honor license plates for motor vehicles restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks,
recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans, which may be issued, upon application, to any
veteran or retired veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served in the Korean
War. The license plate shall be of a color and design which is in general compliance with
R.S. 47:463(A)(3). However, the plate shall bear the name of the appropriate branch of the
armed service and the words "KOREAN WAR".
B. The license plates shall be issued in the same manner as other motor vehicle
license plates. Retired members of the armed services of the United States applying for the
plates shall present to the issuing official a copy of their active duty retirement orders or
other proof of retirement from active service with one of the armed forces of the United
States. Veterans of the armed services of the United States who are not retired shall present
to the issuing official a copy of their discharge from active service with one of the armed
forces of the United States. No fee shall be charged for military honor license plates
authorized by this Section, and such plates shall not be subject to the renewal requirements
applicable to standard plates.
C. The license plates shall be used only upon personally or jointly owned private
passenger cars, pickup trucks, and vans registered in the name, or jointly in the name, of the
member making application, and when issued to the applicant shall be used upon the vehicle
for which issued in lieu of the standard license plate normally issued for the vehicle. The
license plate issued hereunder shall not be transferable between motor vehicle owners. In
the event the owner of a vehicle bearing the distinctive plate should sell, trade, exchange, or
otherwise dispose of it, the plate shall be retained by the owner to whom issued and be
returned by him to the issuing official.
D. The secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations as necessary to
implement the provisions of this Section. Oversight review of the secretary's proposed rules
and regulations shall be conducted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation,
Highways and Public Works.

Legislative History

Acts 2005, No. 365, §1, eff. June 30, 2005; Acts 2010, No. 208, §1; Acts 2023, No. 174, §1.