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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 447
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MTR VEHICLE/REGISTRATION: Provides parameters for registration of motor vehicles
operated by persons who are employed and have a residence in Louisiana
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:501.1, relative to motor vehicle registration; to require2
persons employed in and who have established a residence in Louisiana to register3
motor vehicles with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety4
services; to provide for residency requirements for purposes of motor vehicle5
registration by persons employed in Louisiana; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 47:501.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:8
ยง501.1. Duties of employees and employers9
A. Any person who is a resident of a state which requires registration of the10
motor vehicle or motor vehicles of a person who is employed in that state within11
thirty days of such employment, and who is employed in Louisiana, and maintains12
has established a residence in Louisiana, and who operates one or more vehicles on13
the public streets and roads in Louisiana shall apply for a certificate of registration14
for each of those vehicles within thirty days of the date on which the person was15
employed in Louisiana that the person establishes a residence in Louisiana.16
B. Each employer in this state shall notify each person employed by that17
employer of the requirement of Subsection A of this Section. The notice shall be by18
direct communication at the time of employment and by posting a notice in a19
prominent location at the place of employment.20 HLS 13RS-97 ORIGINAL
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C. Upon the expiration of thirty days after establishing a residence in1
Louisiana, a person shall register all applicable motor vehicles with the Department2
of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, hereinafter referred to as3
"department", by submitting satisfactory evidence of ownership or a valid lease4
agreement and proof of insurance which meets Louisiana minimum requirements,5
as well as any taxes or fees that may be due. In the event that the motor vehicle is6
financed or owned by another person, and the person required to register the vehicle7
is unable to obtain the title from the lienholder or the owner of record, the8
department may collect the taxes or fees due and issue a registration without issuing9
a title. The records of the department shall reflect both the state in which the vehicle10
is titled and that this state has not issued a title.11
D. Any person required to register a vehicle pursuant to this Section shall be12
eligible for a credit for all sales and use taxes paid to a state which has a reciprocal13
agreement with Louisiana.14
E. For purposes of this Section, a person who is employed in this state shall15
have established a residence here if he or his spouse owns a home in this state or if16
he or his spouse has entered into a residential lease in this state of at least six months.17
F. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to members actively18
serving in the armed forces of the United States.19
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Edwards HB No. 447
Abstract: Requires all persons who are employed and who have established a residence in
Louisiana to register all motor vehicles which they operate in the state within thirty
days of establishing a residence here.
Present law requires any person who is a resident of a state which requires registration of the
motor vehicle or motor vehicles of a person who is employed in that state within 30 days of
such employment, and who is employed in and maintains a residence in Louisiana, and who
operates one or more vehicles on the public streets and roads in Louisiana, to apply for a
certificate of registration for each of those vehicles within 30 days of the date on which the
person was employed in Louisiana. HLS 13RS-97 ORIGINAL
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Proposed law requires that any person who is employed in Louisiana, establishes a residence
in Louisiana, and operates one or more vehicles on the public streets and roads in Louisiana
shall apply for a certificate of registration for each of those vehicles within 30 days of the
date that the person establishes a residence in Louisiana, without the requirement that the
person have to do so only if that person's state of residence requires persons employed in that
state to register motor vehicles there.
Proposed law provides that upon the expiration of thirty days after establishing a residence
in Louisiana, a person shall register applicable motor vehicles with the Dept. of Public
Safety and Corrections, public safety services, (DPS&C) by submitting satisfactory evidence
of ownership or a valid lease agreement and proof of insurance which meets Louisiana
minimum requirements, as well as any taxes or fees that may be due.
Proposed law provides that in the event that the motor vehicle to be registered is financed
or owned by a person who does not have a residence here, and the person required to register
the vehicle is unable to obtain the title from the lienholder or the owner of record, DPS&C,
may collect the taxes or fees due and issue a registration without issuing a title.
Proposed law provides that any person required to register a motor vehicle pursuant to
proposed law shall be eligible for a credit for all sales and use taxes paid to a state which has
a reciprocal agreement with Louisiana.
Proposed law provides that, for purposes of proposed law , a person who is employed in this
state shall have established a residence here if he or his spouse owns a home or if he or his
spouse has entered into a residential lease of at least six months in this state.
(Amends R.S. 47:501.1)