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2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 580
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Increase the penalties for operating a vehicle with
fictitious plates and provides for specifications for temporary registration plates
issued by dealers and the display of temporary registrations plates issued by dealers
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 47:519(A) through (H) and (K) and (L), 521, 536(introductory
3 paragraph) and (2) and (7) and to enact R.S. 47:519(M) through (O), relative to
4 temporary registration plates; to require license dealers submit electronic notification
5 to the commissioner upon the issuance of a temporary registration plate; to allow the
6 commissioner to issue a cease and desist order to a dealer if the commissioner finds
7 that the law or the commissioner’s directions are not being complied with by the
8 dealer; to provide for the display of temporary registration license plates; to provide
9 for an increased penalty for displaying a fictitious plate; to provide an effective date;
10 and to provide for related matters.
11Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. R.S. 47:519(A) through (H) and (K) and (L), 521, 536(introductory
13paragraph) and (2) and (7) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 47:519(M) through
14(O) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
15 §519. Temporary registration plates issued by dealers
16 A. Issuance by commissioner to dealer. The commissioner may, subject to
17 the limitations and conditions hereinafter set forth, deliver temporary registration
18 plates or markers designed by the commissioner, or paper or card stock approved by
19 the commissioner for print on demand temporary registration plates to a licensed
20 automobile, boat trailer, camper trailer, truck, motorcycle, or other motor driven
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1 cycle, or motorized camper dealer who applies for same and who enclosed with such
2 application a fee of four twenty dollars for each set per plate or piece of approved
3 paper or card stock for which application is made by a licensed dealer. Such
4 application shall be made upon a form prescribed and furnished or on a website
5 approved by the commissioner. Dealers subject to the limitations and conditions
6 hereinafter set forth in this Section, may issue such temporary registration plates or
7 markers to owners of vehicles, except apportioned trucks, provided that such owners
8 shall comply with the pertinent provisions of this Section.
9 B. Dealer's records. Every dealer who has made application for temporary
10 registration plates or markers paper or card stock approved by the commissioner for
11 print on demand temporary registration plates shall maintain in permanent form a
12 record of all temporary registration plates or markers delivered to and issued by him,
13 and in addition thereto, shall maintain in permanent form a record of any other
14 information pertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporary registration plates
15 or markers that the commissioner may require. Each record shall be kept for a period
16 of at least three years from the date of entry of such record. Every dealer shall allow
17 full and free access to such records during regular business hours, to duly authorized
18 representatives of the commissioner and to peace officers.
19 C. Copy of application sent to commissioner. Every dealer who issues
20 temporary registration plates or markers print on demand temporary registration
21 plates on paper or card stock approved by the commissioner shall, on the day that he
22 issues such plates or markers, send electronically to the commissioner a copy of the
23 temporary registration plate or marker application which shall have been executed
24 by the person entitled to receive such plates or markers and delivered to the dealer
25 prior to the issuance of plates or markers to said person the information including but
26 not limited to the model, model year, make, vehicle identification number, issue date,
27 dealer or lending institution name and address, and the city for each temporary
28 registration plate prior to the dealer issuing the temporary registration plate to the
29 purchaser of the vehicle.
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1 D. Permitted use. Dealers may issue temporary registration plates or print
2 on demand temporary registration plates on paper card or card stock approved by the
3 commissioner to persons who purchase motor vehicles from dealers. All other uses
4 of temporary registration plates are prohibited.
5 E. Information to be inserted by dealer. Every dealer who issues temporary
6 plates or markers shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of each temporary
7 registration plate or marker the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and
8 serial number of the vehicle for which issued. Every dealer who issues print on
9 demand temporary registration plates on paper or card stock approved by the
10 commissioner shall print on the face of each temporary registration plate the date of
11 issuance, the date of expiration, and the make and serial number of the vehicle for
12 which issued.
13 F. Suspension of right of dealer to issue. If the commissioner finds that the
14 provisions of this Section or his directions are not being complied with by the dealer,
15 he may suspend, after a hearing, the right of a dealer to issue temporary registration
16 plates or markers issue a cease and desist order to the dealer directing the dealer to
17 stop issuing temporary registration plates and to surrender all unissued temporary
18 registration plates remaining in the dealer’s possession. Thereafter, a dealer who
19 maintains a valid dealers license may request and the commissioner may issue a
20 temporary registration plate on a transactional basis provided the dealer provides
21 copies of all documents executed by the prospective purchaser of the vehicle. The
22 cease and desist order shall remain in effect until the commissioner is satisfied that
23 the dealer will comply with the law at the commissioner’s directions, or the dealer
24 no longer possesses a license. The commissioner shall notify the applicable
25 licensing commission when issuing a cease and desist order as provided for in this
26 Section.
27 G. Destruction upon receiving annual plates. Every person to whom
28 temporary registration plates or markers have been issued shall permanently destroy
29 such temporary registration plates or markers immediately upon receiving the annual
30 registration plates; however, if the annual registration plates are not received within
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1 sixty days of the issuance of the temporary registration plates or markers and no
2 extension has been granted, the owner shall, notwithstanding, immediately upon the
3 expiration of such sixty-day period, permanently destroy the temporary registration
4 plates or markers.
5 H. Expiration of plates. Temporary registration plates or markers shall
6 expire and become void upon the receipt of the annual registration plates or upon the
7 expiration of sixty days from the date of issuance, depending on whichever event
8 shall first occur. However, if a title transfer is defective or delayed, the purchaser
9 of a new or used motor vehicle which has been issued a temporary registration plate
10 or marker may apply to the dealer for and receive one additional sixty-day extension
11 following the expiration of the original temporary registration plate or marker, as
12 approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
13 vehicles. Special temporary registration plates or markers issued under the
14 provisions of Subsection L of this Section shall expire as provided in that Subsection.
15 No refund or credit for fees paid by dealers to the commissioners for temporary
16 registration plates or markers shall be allowed, except in the event the issuance of
17 temporary registration plates or markers is discontinued, in which case the dealer
18 may petition for a refund.
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20 K. Fees. The fees prescribed herein shall be retained by the commissioner
21 to defray the cost of printing, processing, and issuing the temporary registration
22 plates or markers.
23 L. Special temporary plates or markers. The commissioner shall issue
24 special temporary registration plates or markers to truck dealers. The special
25 temporary registration plates or markers shall be the same as, and shall be subject to
26 the same requirements as, the other temporary registration plates or markers issued
27 under this Section, except that:
28 (1) The special temporary registration plates or markers shall be used only
29 on trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more.
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1 (2) Each special temporary registration plate or marker shall be valid for
2 sixty days from the date the special temporary registration plate or marker is issued.
3 M. The commissioner may establish rules to phase out preprinted temporary
4 registration plates and require all persons or entities authorized to issue temporary
5 registration plates to issue only those print on demand temporary plates on paper or
6 card stock approved by the commissioner.
7 N. The commissioner shall ensure that the number printed on temporary
8 registration license plates is the same as the number printed on the permanent plate
9 issued by the department.
10 O. In lieu of issuing a temporary registration plate, the commissioner may
11 allow a special or personalized plate to be transferred to the customer's new vehicle
12 from the customer's old vehicle. In such event, the commissioner shall provide the
13 manner in which the transfer is electronically reported as provided for in Subsection
14 C of this Section.
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16 §521. Display of temporary registration license plates
17 A. Each temporary registration license plate shall at all times be in a clearly
18 visible place and position. It shall be fastened to the rear of the vehicle or in the rear
19 window of the vehicle to which it has been assigned to which it has been assigned
20 on the rear bumper of the vehicle or at a location designed for its display by the
21 manufacturer. The temporary registration license plate shall be maintained in a
22 condition that is clearly legible and free from foreign materials. However, the
23 temporary registration license plate may be covered or encased in a clear transparent
24 material but shall not obscure the temporary registration license plate and shall be
25 readable from a distance of sixty feet.
26 B. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations as he deems
27 necessary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Section.
28 C.(1) Any person who displays, possesses, or uses any temporary registration
29 license plate, or encourages another to, facilitate, display, possess or use any
30 temporary registration license plate, knowing the plate to be fictitious or to have
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1 been cancelled, revoked, suspended or altered shall subject themselves or the other
2 person to criminal penalties of a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more
3 than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for up to six months, or both.
4 (2) The commissioner may subject any person, public license tag agent, or
5 auto title company to a civil penalty of not less than two hundred dollars nor more
6 than five hundred dollars for a violation of Paragraph (C)(1) of this Section.
7 (3) The Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission may subject any person or
8 entity licensed as a dealer by the commission to a civil penalty of not less than two
9 hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for a violation of Paragraph
10 (C)(1) of this Section.
11 (4) The Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission may subject any person
12 or entity it licensed as a dealer to a civil penalty of not less than two hundred dollars
13 nor more than five hundred dollars for a violation of Paragraph (C)(1) of this
14 Section.
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16 §536. Violations of registration provisions
17 A. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no person shall do, omit
18 to do, permit, or cause to be done or omitted, any of the things required or prohibited
19 by this Chapter, or to commit any of the following acts:
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21 (2) To display or cause or permit to be displayed to sell or offer for sale or
22 otherwise distribute or have in possession any registration certificate, or registration
23 number plate, including any temporary registration license plate knowing the same
24 to be fictitious or to have become cancelled, revoked, suspended or altered.
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26 (7) To use or operate, or permit to be used or operated, any vehicle on the
27 highways of the state carrying a net load in excess of that for which it is registered
28 and the tax thereon paid. Each use of said vehicle shall constitute a separate offense.
29 B. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph Paragraph shall be
30 fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days,
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1 or both. , except a fine for violating Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section which shall be
2 two hundred and fifty dollars.
3 For the purposes of paragraph (7) of this Section and of R.S. 47:516, where
4 the weight of a vehicle does not exceed by ten per centum the weight for which it is
5 licensed or registered, and where such overloading is bona fide, such overloading
6 shall not constitute a violation and shall not subject the owner or operator of the
7 vehicle to the penalties and requirements therein provided.
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9 Section 2. Pursuant to R.S. 49:962(A)(2), the commissioner of the office of motor
10vehicles is specifically directed to proceed with emergency rule making to implement the
11provisions of this Act.
12 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
13signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
14by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
15vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
16effective on the day following such approval.
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 580 Original 2025 Regular Session Illg
Abstract: Provides for specifications for temporary registration plates issued by dealers and
the display of temporary registration plates issued by dealers. Increases the penalties
for operating a vehicle with fictitious plates.
Present law specifies that the commissioner may, subject to limitations and conditions in
present law, deliver temporary plates or markers designed by the commissioner to a licensed
automobile, boat, trailer, camp trailer, truck, motorcycle, or other motor driven cycle, or
motorized camper dealer who applies and pays an application fee of four dollars for each set
the application is made. Further, specifies that the application must be made upon a form
prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. Additionally, specifies that dealers subject
to limitations and conditions, may issue temporary registration plates or makers to owners
of vehicles, excluding apportioned trucks, provided that owners comply with present law.
Proposed law provides for paper or card stock approved by the commissioner for print on
demand plates to a licensed automobile, truck, motorcycle, or other motorized camper dealer
who applies for a license enclosed with an application fee of $20 per plate or piece of
approved paper or card stock for which the application is made by a licensed dealer.
Specifies that the application must be made upon a website approved bu the commissioner.
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Present law requires that every dealer who has made application for temporary plates or
makers must maintain in permanent form a record of all temporary registration plates or
markers delivered to and issued by him, and maintain in permanent form a record of any
other information pertaining to the receipt or issuance of temporary license plates or markers
required by the commissioner. Further, requires each record to be kept for at least three
years from the date of entry of such record. Additionally, requires every dealer to allow full
and free access to the records during regular business hours, to duly authorized
representatives of the commissioner and to peace officers.
Proposed law applies solely to temporary plates or paper or cardstock approved by the
commissioner for print-on-demand temporary registration plates.
Present law requires dealers who issue temporary registration plates or markers to, on the
day of issuance, send to the commissioner a copy of the temporary registration plate or
marker application executed by the person entitled to receive such plates or markers and
delivered to the dealer prior to the issuance of plates or markers.
Proposed law authorizes dealers who issue temporary plates or print on demand temporary
registration plates on paper or card stock to, on the day of issuance of the plates, send
electronically to the commissioner the model, model year, make, vehicle identification
number, issue date, dealer or lending institution name and address, and the city for each
temporary registration plate to the purchasers of the vehicle.
Present law authorizes dealers to issue temporary registration plates to persons who purchase
motor vehicles from dealers. Additionally, specifies that all other uses of temporary
registration plates are prohibited.
Proposed law authorizes dealers to issue print on demand temporary plates on paper or card
stock approved by the commissioner.
Present law requires dealers who issue temporary plates or markers to insert clearly and
indelibly on the face of each temporary registration plate or marker the date of issuance and
expiration, and the make and serial number of the vehicle for which issued.
Proposed law requires dealers who issue print on demand temporary registration plates on
paper or card stock approved by the commissioner to print on the face of each temporary
registration plate the date of issuance, the date of expiration, and the serial number of the
vehicle for which issued.
Present law authorizes to suspend, after a hearing, the right of a dealer to issue temporary
registration plates or markers, if the commissioner finds that present law or his directions are
not being complied with by the dealer.
Proposed law authorizes the commissioner to issue a cease and desist order to the dealer
directing the dealer to stop issuing plates and surrender all unissued temporary registration
plates remaining in the dealer's possession if the commissioner finds his directions are not
being complied with by the dealer. Additionally, authorizes dealers that maintain a valid
dealers license to request and the commissioner to issue a temporary registration plate on a
transactional basis provided the dealer provides copies of all document executed by the
prospective purchaser of the vehicle and cease and desist order must remain in effect until
the commissioner is satisfied that the dealer will comply with the law at the commissioner’s
directions, or the dealer no longer possesses a license. Requires the commissioner notify the
applicable licensing commission when issuing a cease and desist order.
Present law requires persons issued temporary registration plates or markers to permanently
destroy the temporary registration plates or markers immediately upon receiving the annual
registration plates; however, if the annual registration plate is not received within 60 days
of the issuance of the temporary registration plate or marker and no extension has been
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granted, the owner is required to immediately upon the expiration of the 60 day period,
permanently destroy the temporary registration plates or markers.
Proposed law applies present law to temporary registration plates.
Present law requires temporary registration plates or markers to expire and become void
upon the receipt of the annual registration plates or upon the expiration of 60 days from the
date of issuance, depending on whichever event occurs first. Further, specifies that if a title
transfer is defective or delayed, the purchaser of a new or used motor vehicle which has been
issued a temporary registration plate or marker may apply to the dealer for and receive one
additional 60 day extension following the expiration of the original temporary registration
plate or marker, as approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of
motor vehicles. Additionally, requires the special temporary registration plates or markers
issued under present law to expire and no refund or credit for fees paid by dealers to the
commissioners for temporary registration plates or markers is be allowed, except in the event
the issuance of temporary registration plates or markers is discontinued, in which case the
dealer may petition for a refund.
Present law requires fees prescribed be retained by the commissioner to defray the cost of
printing, processing and issuing the temporary registration plates or markers.
Proposed law applies present law to temporary registration plates.
Present law specifies that the commissioner must issue special temporary registration plates
or markers to truck dealers. Additionally, specifies that the special temporary registration
plates or markers must be the same as, and shall be subject to the same requirements as, the
other temporary registration plates or markers issued under present law except that:
(1)The special temporary registration plates or markers must be used only on trucks
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more.
(2)Each special temporary registration plate or marker must be valid for 60 days from
the date the special temporary registration plate or marker is issued.
Proposed law requires the special temporary plates be used only on trucks with a gross
vehicle rating of 10,000 pounds or more.
Proposed law specifies that each special temporary plate is valid for 60 days from the date
the special temporary registration plate is issued.
Proposed law authorizes the commissioner to establish rules to phase out preprinted
temporary license plates and require all persons or entities authorized to issue temporary
registration plates to only issue print on demand temporary plates on paper or card stock
approved by the commissioner.
Proposed law requires the commissioner to ensure that the number printed on temporary
license plates is the same as the number printed on the permanent plate issued by the dept.
Proposed law specifies that instead of issuing a temporary registration plate, the
commissioner may allow a special or personalized plate to be transferred to the customer's
new vehicle from the old vehicle. Further, specifies that in such event, the commissioner
must provide the manner in which the transfer is electronically reported as provided for in
proposed law.
Present law requires temporary registration license plates be at all times be in a clearly
visible place and position. Additionally, requires it to be fastened to the rear of the vehicle
or in the rear window of the vehicle to which it has been assigned and maintained in a
condition that is clearly legible and free from foreign materials.
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Proposed law requires temporary plates be fastened to the rear of the vehicle to which it has
been assigned on the bumper on the rear of the vehicle or at the location designed for its
display by the manufacturer. Additionally, specifies that the temporary registration plate
may be covered or encased in a clear transparent material but must not obscure the plate and
must be readable from a distance of 60 ft.
Proposed law requires that commissioner promulgate any rules and regulations as he deems
necessary for the purposed of carrying out proposed law.
Proposed law requires any person who displays, possesses or uses any temporary registration
license plate, or encourages another to, facilitate, display, possess or use any temporary
registration license plate, knowing the plate to be fictitious or to have been cancelled,
revoked, suspended or altered subjects themselves or the other person to criminal penalties
of a fine of not less $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for up to six months, or both.
Proposed law authorizes the commissioner to subject any person, public license tag agent,
or auto title company to a civil penalty of not less than $200 nor more than $500 for a
violation of proposed law.
Proposed law authorizes the La. Motor Vehicle Commission to subject any person or entity
licensed as a dealer by the commission to a civil penalty of not less than $200 nor more than
$500 for a violation of proposed law.
Present law specifies that no person can do, omit to do, permit, or cause to be done or
omitted, any of the things required or prohibited by present law, or to commit any of the list
or specific acts, including displaying or causing or permitting to be displayed or having in
his possession any registration certificate, or registration number plate, knowing the same
to be fictitious or to have become cancelled, revoked, suspended or altered.
Proposed law modifies present law by specifying that selling or offering for sale or otherwise
distributing or having in his possession any registration certificate, or registration number
plate, including a temporary registration licence plate, knowing the same to be fictitious or
to have become canceled revoked, suspended or altered.
Proposed law specifies that whoever violates the provisions of proposed law will be fined
not more than $100, or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both except a fine of
violating proposed law which must be $250.
Present law specifies that for the purposes of present law, where the weight of a vehicle does
not exceed by ten per centum the weight for which it is licensed or registered, and where
such overloading is bona fide, such overloading must not constitute a violation and does not
subject the owner or operator of the vehicle to the penalties and requirements.
Proposed law removes present law.
Directs the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles to proceed with emergency rule
making to implement the provisions of this Act.
Effective upon signature of the governor of lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 47:519(A) through (H) and (K) and (L), 521, 536(intro. para) and (2) and (7);
Adds R.S. 47:519(M) through (O))
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