2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 101
BY SENATOR RISER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:490.1.1, relative to military honor license plates; to provide for issuance
3 of a military honor license plate with an identical number for a motorcycle and a boat
4 trailer to veterans and other military personnel when certain events occur; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:490.1.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง490.1.1. Military honor plates for veterans and other military personnel;
9 issuance of military honor license plate with an identical number
10 for motorcycle and boat trailer
11 A. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to a Louisiana
12 resident who has been issued a military honor license plate under the provisions
13 of this Part.
14 B. In the event the motor vehicle registration system of the office of
15 motor vehicles is re-engineered, or other technology is otherwise made available
16 to the office of motor vehicles, and upon application of a Louisiana resident who
17 holds a military honor license plate issued under the provisions of this Part, the
18 deputy secretary of public safety shall issue a military honor license plate with
19 an identical number for use on an applicant's motorcycle and boat trailer in lieu
20 of the regular motor vehicle registration license plate applicable to a motorcycle
21 and boat trailer. The applicant shall comply with state laws relating to
22 registration and licensing of a motorcycle and boat trailer.
23 C. No vehicle license tax and fee shall be charged for issuance of an
24 additional military honor license plate as authorized by this Section, and such
25 plate shall not be subject to the renewal requirements applicable to standard
26 plates.
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1 D. The deputy secretary of public safety shall adopt such rules and
2 regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but
3 not limited to rules and regulations governing the transfer and disposition of such
4 license plates.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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