Lopinto (HB 106) Act No. 148
Existing law (R.S. 47:507) provides that motor vehicle permanent registration plates be
securely fastened to the assigned motor vehicle in a manner to prevent the plate from
swinging, and at a height not less than 12 inches from the ground from the bottom of such
plate in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from foreign
materials and in a condition to be clearly legible. Also, specifies that any permanent
registration license plate assigned to a dump truck or a truck weighing in excess of 6,000
pounds may be attached to the front or the rear of the vehicle.
New law redesignates the existing law to R.S. 32:53(A)(2) and (3) and modifies existing law
by specifyin g that a truck with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds may attach a
permanent registration license plate to the front or rear of the vehicle.
New law authorizes placement of a license plate on a rear fender so long as the plate faces
to the rear of the vehicle.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 32:53(A); Repeals R.S. 47:507)