Louisiana § RS 47:473.1 - Special personalized license plates for dealers
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§ RS 47:473.1. Special personalized license plates for dealers
A. In addition to the provisions of this Chapter authorizing the issuance of dealers' license plates and commercial license plates, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish and issue special personalized plates for a dealer, as defined by R.S. 47:451(8). The personalized license plates may be used for such sale, demonstration, or trading purposes, including all deliveries and transfers of vehicles, as authorized by the secretary.
B. The secretary shall establish and promulgate rules and regulations for the procedures for application for and issuance of such personalized license plates, and shall fix a date, annually, by which applications shall be made. The secretary shall not issue a letter combination which might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency. A fee of twenty-five dollars annually shall be paid for each plate, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license fee.
C. No two dealers shall be issued identical personalized plates. Each dealer shall make a new application and pay the fee for the personalized plates each time he desires to have such personalized plates issued to him. Once the dealer obtains personalized plates he shall be given priority on these plates for each of the following years that he makes timely and appropriate application.
D. Any such plates so issued may, during the registration period for which issued, be transferred from one vehicle owned or operated by the dealer to another.
Acts 1984, No. 160, §1; HCR No. 6, 1989 2nd E.S., eff. July 9, 1989.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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