SLS 17RS-443 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 127
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MOTOR VEHICLES. Prohibits certain coverings and devices from obstructing a license
plate. (8/1/17)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:53(A)(3), relative to motor vehicles; to provide relative to
3 display of a motor vehicle license plate; to prohibit coverings and devices from
4 obstructing a motor vehicle license plate; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 32:53(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง53. Proper equipment required on vehicles; display of plate
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9 (3) Every permanent registration license plate shall at all times be securely
10 fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned, so as to prevent the plate from
11 swinging, and at a height not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring
12 from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall
13 be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.
14 Unless authorized by the commissioner, a person shall not apply a covering or
15 any substance to the license plate or use an electronic device or electrochromatic
16 film that obscures from any angle the numbers, characters, year registration
17 sticker, or name of the jurisdiction issuing the plate.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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SLS 17RS-443 ORIGINAL
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SB 127 Original 2017 Regular Session Thompson
Present law requires that a motor vehicle permanent license plate is 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.
Proposed law retains present law and prohibits, unless authorized by the commissioner, a
person from applying a covering or any substance to the license plate or using an electronic
device or electrochromatic film that obscures from any angle the numbers, characters, year
registration sticker, or name of the jurisdiction issuing the plate.
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Amends R.S. 32:53(A)(3))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.