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La. Rev. Stat. § 47:502.3 Delayed registration; military personnel separation from active duty
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§502.3. Delayed registration; military personnel separation from active duty A. A person or their spouse may operate a vehicle in this state without securing Louisiana registration or paying sales or use tax imposed pursuant to R.S. 47:302(A)(2) or by a political subdivision for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:502.4 Exemption from registration; mobile construction equipment
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§502.4. Exemption from registration; mobile construction equipment Mobile construction equipment including but not limited to bulldozers, forklifts, road graders, and excavators are not required to be registered pursuant to this Part unless otherwise expressly required to be regi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:503 Application for registration
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§503. Application for registration A.(1) Application for registration of a vehicle required to be registered under the provisions of this Chapter shall be made by the owner thereof, upon the appropriate form approved or furnished by the secretary. (2) Every application shall be s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:504 Register of applicants to be kept by secretary
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§504. Register of applicants to be kept by secretary A. The secretary shall file each application received, and, when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof, and that the applicant is entitled thereto, shall register the vehicle therein described and the owner the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:505 Number plates
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§505. Number plates A. The commissioner shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle should be registered, a plate of a style, pattern, design and construction as may be determined by the commissioner, provided however, that for purposes of enforcing the provisions of R.S. 32:62 B …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:506 Registration certificates
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§506. Registration certificates A. The registration certificate issued for a vehicle required to be registered, or a photostatic or other similar copy thereof, shall at all times, while the vehicle is being operated upon a public highway in this state, be carried in a registratio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:508 Registration; commercial vehicles; exemption
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§508. Registration; commercial vehicles; exemption A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, every vehicle registration under this Chapter other than those licensed under R.S. 47:463(A), R.S. 47:511(B), and those included, by regulation of the secretary, in th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:509 Transfer of certain registration certificates
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§509. Transfer of certain registration certificates A. Whenever the title or interest of any person in or to a vehicle (except trucks, tandem trucks, semitrailers, tandem semitrailers, trailers, and busses or passenger coaches, registered under the provisions of this Chapter) is …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:509.1 Credit for transfer of certain registration certificates
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§509.1. Credit for transfer of certain registration certificates Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, when the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred from a deceased spouse to a surviving spouse and the surviving spouse applies for registration of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:51 Exclusions from gross income; governmental subsidies
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§51. Exclusions from gross income; governmental subsidies Funds accrued by a corporation engaged in operating a public transportation system from any federal, state or municipal governmental entity to subsidize the operation and maintenance of such a transportation system shall n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:510 Notice of sale or transfer
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§510. Notice of sale or transfer A. Every manufacturer or dealer, upon transferring a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, whether by sale, lease, or otherwise, to any person other than a manufacturer or dealer, shall give monthly, sworn written notice of such transfers to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:511 Reciprocity arrangements; refund of remittances
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§511. Reciprocity arrangements; refund of remittances A. A vehicle owned by a resident of another state, which is lawfully registered in that state, may be operated upon the public highways of this state without registration or license when, by statute, contract, or understanding…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:511.1 Temporary permits
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§511.1. Temporary permits 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 is not registered and licensed in this state provided that prior to such…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:511.2 Temporary permit for unregistered trucks
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§511.2. Temporary permit for unregistered trucks A. It is the intent of the legislature in enacting this Section to comply with the provisions of the International Registration Plan by providing a temporary "Hunter's Permit" to owners or operators of trucks while they seek employ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:511.3 Temporary registration permits; motor vehicles being driven out of state
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§511.3. Temporary registration permits; motor vehicles being driven out of state A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall issue a temporary registration plate to authorize a motor vehicle to be operated upon the highways of this state when it is not otherwise regi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:511.4 Information systems; denial or revocation of registration
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§511.4. Information systems; denial or revocation of registration A. Not later than October 1, 2020, the assistant secretary of the office of motor vehicles shall establish, operate, and maintain motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, or driver information systems and data anal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:512 Casual trips of foreign vehicles
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§512. Casual trips of foreign vehicles Subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner, casual, irregular, occasional and unscheduled trips may be made into this state by foreign vehicles of nonresident owners, or by vehicles owned by the residents of another …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:513 Vehicle of nonresident owner used regularly in business in Louisiana
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§513. Vehicle of nonresident owner used regularly in business in Louisiana Every nonresident person, regularly employed in or carrying on a business within this state for a period of at least thirty consecutive days and owning or leasing and regularly operating, in such business …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:513.1 New residents; notice
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§513.1. New residents; notice The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall notify new residents upon the issuance of a driver's license pursuant to R.S. 32:401 et seq. or a special identification card pursuant to R.S. 40:1321 that an owner of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:513.2 New residents; registration; inspection
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§513.2. New residents; registration; inspection A. Any person who is a new resident of Louisiana shall apply for a certificate of registration for each motor vehicle he owns and operates on the public streets and roadways in Louisiana within thirty days of the date he establishes…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:514 Suspension of registration upon notice of theft or embezzlement
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§514. Suspension of registration upon notice of theft or embezzlement Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer which is stolen or embezzled, files an affidavit alleging either of said facts with the Division of State Police or with the commissioner, they s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:515 When registration shall be refused
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§515. When registration shall be refused The commissioner shall not grant an application for the registration of a vehicle in any of the following events: (1) When the applicant therefor is not entitled thereto under the provisions of this Chapter. (2) When the applicant has negl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:516 Vehicles improperly licensed; weighing, inspections, and investigations; purchase of
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§516. Vehicles improperly licensed; weighing, inspections, and investigations; purchase of proper license required; penalty A. The commissioner or the division of state police, weights and standards police officers of the Department of Transportation and Development or other prop…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:517 Commissioner to determine proper classification
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§517. Commissioner to determine proper classification 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:518 Authority of certain incorporated municipalities
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§518. Authority of certain incorporated municipalities Incorporated municipalities over two thousand five hundred inhabitants may, within their corporate limits, designate the streets other than state constructed and maintained streets and highways upon which the operation of veh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:519 Temporary registration plates issued by dealers
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§519. Temporary registration plates issued by dealers A. Issuance by commissioner to dealer. The commissioner may, subject to the limitations and conditions hereinafter set forth, deliver temporary registration plates designed by the commissioner, or paper or card stock approved …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:519.1 License plates issued to manufacturers, wholesalers, or distributors
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§519.1. License plates issued to manufacturers, wholesalers, or distributors A. The secretary may, subject to the limitations and conditions hereinafter set forth, deliver temporary registration plates or markers designed by the secretary to a motor vehicle manufacturer, wholesal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:519.2 Temporary license plates; lending institutions; auto title companies
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§519.2. Temporary license plates; lending institutions; auto title companies A. Subject to the provisions of this Section, the commissioner may sell temporary license plates to lending institutions which are chartered by the office of financial institutions or by an agency of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:52 Exclusion from gross income; compensation or retired pay received by war veterans from United States
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§52. Exclusion from gross income; compensation or retired pay received by war veterans from United States Compensation or retired pay received from the United States by any veteran of the military or naval forces of the United States of World War II, who is a citizen or resident …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:520 Dealers temporary demonstration and transportation identification plate
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§520. Dealers temporary demonstration and transportation identification plate A. As used in this Section, the word "dealership" means any legal entity which is licensed to do business as a motor vehicle dealer by the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, R.S. 32:1251 et seq., or by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:521 Display of temporary registration license plates
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§521. Display of temporary registration license plates A. Each temporary registration license plate shall at all times be in a clearly visible place and position. It shall be fastened to the rear of the vehicle to which it has been assigned on the rear bumper of the vehicle or at…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:522 Authorization to enter dealer premises to recover state credentials
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§522. Authorization to enter dealer premises to recover state credentials A. Whenever any licensed dealer has his license suspended or revoked, or if the licensed dealer ceases operations without any formal action by the appropriate commission, representatives of the Department o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:53 Exclusion from gross income; income from carriage on high seas
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§53. Exclusion from gross income; income from carriage on high seas Income received by a corporation, company, firm, domestic or foreign, or by an individual, resident or non-resident, actively and primarily engaged in the business of operating steamships, from the carrying of go…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:53.1 Recovery of bad debts, prior taxes, and delinquency amounts
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§53.1. Recovery of bad debts, prior taxes, and delinquency amounts Income attributable to the recovery during the taxable year of a bad debt, prior tax, or delinquency amount, to the extent of the amount of the recovery exclusion with respect to such debt, tax, or amount, shall n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:53.2 Exclusion from gross income; income from discharge of indebtedness
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§53.2. Exclusion from gross income; income from discharge of indebtedness Special Rule of Exclusion.--No amount shall be included in gross income by reason of the discharge, in whole or in part, within the taxable year, of any indebtedness for which the taxpayer is liable, or sub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:53.4 Exclusions from gross income; amounts of purchase of annuities for certain employees
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§53.4. Exclusions from gross income; amounts of purchase of annuities for certain employees A. There shall be excluded from the gross income of an employee of an employer which is exempt from tax under R.S. 47:121(5) and from the gross income of an employee of an educational inst…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:53.5 Exclusions from gross income; compensation for disaster services; out-of-state
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§53.5. Exclusions from gross income; compensation for disaster services; out-of-state employees and nonresident corporations; limitations A.(1) There shall be excluded from the gross income of a nonresident business that performs disaster or emergency-related work within the stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:531 Director of public safety to be vehicle commissioner
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§531. Director of public safety to be vehicle commissioner The director of public safety is designated as vehicle commissioner of the state; he shall have all powers and perform such duties as are herein imposed upon the vehicle commissioner. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 96, §7, eff…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:531.1 Director's authority
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§531.1. Director's authority In the administration and enforcement of the "Vehicle Registration License Tax" under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the director of public safety in his capacity as "Vehicle Commissio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:531.2 Transfer of facilities and equipment
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§531.2. Transfer of facilities and equipment The personnel, equipment and all other facilities of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Revenue are hereby transferred to the Department of Public Safety to be used to create a new division or unit in the Department of Pub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:531.3 Funding; transfers
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§531.3. Funding; transfers 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 th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:532 Duties of department of highways, department of state police and vehicle commissioner
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§532. Duties of department of highways, department of state police and vehicle commissioner A. It shall be the duty of the department, all officers thereof, the division of state police, and the commissioner, and other public officials to whom duties or functions are herein deleg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:532.1 Public license tag agents; auto title companies; rules and regulations; surety bonds;
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§532.1. Public license tag agents; auto title companies; rules and regulations; surety bonds; fees A.(1) The commissioner may establish a system of public license tag agents to collect the registration license taxes authorized by this Chapter. The system shall consist of municipa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:532.2 Public tag agents; causes for suspension, revocation, cancellation, fines, or
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§532.2. Public tag agents; causes for suspension, revocation, cancellation, fines, or restrictions; reinstatement A. The office of motor vehicles may suspend, revoke, cancel, impose a fine, or impose other restrictions on any contract confected pursuant to R.S. 47:532.1 for the f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:532.3 Public tag agents; cease and desist order; injunctive relief
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§532.3. Public tag agents; cease and desist order; injunctive relief A. In addition to or in lieu of the administrative sanctions provided in R.S. 47:532.1, 532.2, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to either, and any criminal sanctions otherwise provided by law, the of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:532.4 Digital transaction provider
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§532.4. Digital transaction provider A.(1) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with digital transaction providers, who may be private persons or public or private agencies, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions authorized in R.S. 39:17.2 and 17.5. (2) The Depart…
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:533 Office of commissioner
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§533. Office of commissioner The vehicle commissioner shall maintain an office in the State Capitol at Baton Rouge and in such other places in this state as he shall deem necessary, to properly carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The custodian of the capitol building shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:534 Records of commissioner
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§534. Records of commissioner The registration and license records in office of the commissioner shall be public records and open to proper inspection by the public during business hours.
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:535 Authority of state police not restricted
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§535. Authority of state police not restricted Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be held to prohibit or prevent the proper enforcement officers of the Division of State Police or authorized representatives of the commissioner from entering upon and exercising the functions …
La. Rev. Stat. § 47:536 Violations of registration provisions
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§536. Violations of registration provisions A. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no person shall do, omit to do, permit, or cause to be done or omitted, any of the things required or prohibited by this Chapter, or to commit any of the following acts: (1) To operat…