HLS 24RS-2039 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 880
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHAMERHORN
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides with respect to the renewal of truck
registrations
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 47:508(A)(3) and to enact R.S. 47:508(A)(4), relative to the
3 registration of certain commercial vehicles; to provide an exception to annual
4 registration renewals for trucks weighing ten thousand to sixteen thousand pounds;
5 and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:508(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
847:508(A)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง508. Registration; commercial vehicles; exemption
10 A.
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12 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every
13 registration of a truck in excess of ten sixteen thousand pounds or trailer licensed
14 pursuant to R.S. 47:462, except those trailers provided in R.S. 47:462(B)(1)(b), shall
15 expire one year from the date of issuance and thereafter shall be renewed annually.
16 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every
17 registration of a truck between ten thousand pounds and sixteen thousand pounds
18 shall expire four years from the date of issuance and thereafter shall be renewed
19 quadrennially.
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HB NO. 880
DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 880 Original 2024 Regular Session Schamerhorn
Abstract: Provides an exception to annual registration renewals for trucks weighing ten
thousand to sixteen thousand pounds, which must be renewed quadrennially.
Present law provides every registration of a truck in excess of 10,000 pounds or trailer
licensed pursuant to present law expires one year from the date of issuance and thereafter
must be renewed annually.
Proposed law provides an exception to the annual registration requirement in present law for
trucks weighing 10,000 to 16,000 pounds to renew every four years.
(Amends R.S. 47:508(A)(3); Adds R.S. 47:508(A)(4))
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