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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 418
BY SENATOR GARY SMITH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:501(C)(1) and (2) and to enact R.S. 47:501(D), relative to2
registration of vehicles; to provide for required credentials for initial and first3
renewal of registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer; to provide for4
penalties for fraudulent execution of required credentials; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 47:501(C)(1) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.8
47:501(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
ยง501. Owner to secure registration10
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C.(1) An individual applying for initial registration of a motor vehicle, trailer,12
semitrailer, or other vehicle intended to be operated upon the public highways of this13
state shall provide a current and valid photo identification which includes the owner's14
full legal name and license number or identification card number issued in this state,15
or another state, or by the United States military. An individual applying for initial16
registration through the mail shall include a copy of a current and valid photo17
identification which includes the owner's full legal name and license number or18
identification card number issued in this state, or another state, or by the United19
States military with his application. If the individual does not possess any of the20
credentials specified in this Paragraph, the individual shall certify in writing21
that he does not possess any of the credentials specified in this Paragraph on a22
form approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Any23
application which is not accompanied by a copy of the credential or the24 SB NO. 418 ENROLLED
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certification required by this Paragraph shall not be accepted or processed by1
the department after January 1, 2015. The individual's full legal name and the2
number on the any identification provided shall be placed on the application.3
(2) An individual applying for the first renewal of registration of a motor4
vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle intended to be operated upon the public5
highways of this state shall provide a current and valid photo identification which6
includes the owner's full legal name and license number or identification card7
number issued in this state, or another state, or by the United States military. An8
individual applying for a first renewal through the mail shall include a copy of a9
current and valid photo identification which includes the owner's full legal name and10
license number or identification card number issued in this state, another state, or by11
the United States military with his application. The individual's full legal name and12
the number on the identification provided shall be placed on the application.13
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D. Any person who executes a false, fraudulent, or altered certification,15
or who knowingly submits a false, fraudulent, or altered certification to the16
Department of Public Safety and Corrections in an application submitted17
pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be fined an amount not to exceed18
five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.19
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: