HLS 15RS-1312 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 540
BY REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for combination mobility impaired specialty
prestige license plates
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.2(C), relative to special prestige license plates; to provide
3 for a combination special and mobility impaired prestige license plate; to provide for
4 size, color, and design of such plate; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.2(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง463.2. Special personalized prestige license plates for passenger vehicles;
8 advertisement of availability
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10 C.(1) The commissioner shall provide by rules and regulations for the
11 transfer of the special plates in the event the licensee replaces the automobile. The
12 commissioner shall also provide by rules and regulations for the disposition of the
13 special plates in the event of the sale, gift or other disposition of the vehicle by the
14 owner before the expiration of the special plates, where the owner does not wish to
15 transfer the plates to a new automobile.
16 (2) The commissioner shall provide by rules and regulations for the
17 distribution of a combination special and mobility impaired prestige license plate.
18 Such special license plates for persons with a mobility impairment and for the parent
19 or guardian of a dependent child with a mobility impairment, shall be the same size
20 and color as other license plates, and shall have displayed upon them the registration
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1 numbers assigned to the vehicle and to the owner. The plates shall be numbered in
2 a manner prescribed by the department, but the plates shall display the international
3 accessible symbol.
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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)]
HB 540 Original 2015 Regular Session Ritchie
Abstract: Provides for combination mobility impaired specialty prestige license plates.
Present law requires the commissioner to provide by rules for the transfer of the special
plates in the event the licensee replaces the automobile. Further provides for the
commissioner to also provide by rules for the disposition of the special plates in the event
of the sale, gift, or other disposition of the vehicle by the owner before the expiration of the
special plates, where the owner does not wish to transfer the plates to a new automobile.
Proposed law retains present law except requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and
regulations for issuance of a combination special and mobility impaired prestige license
plate. Further provides that such license plate will have the same size and color as other
license plates, display the registration numbers assigned to the vehicle and to the owner, and
be numbered in a manner prescribed by the department, but the plates will display the
international accessible symbol.
(Amends R.S. 47:463.2(C))
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