La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-315

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 4, April 20, 2024
Section III-315 - Antique License Plates
A. Definition

Antique Motor Vehicle- a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, which is at least 30 years of age or older that, because of its significance, is being collected, preserved, restored, operated or maintained by a hobbyist as a leisure pursuit.

B. Place of Application. Applications for issuance of antique license plates shall be made at the:

Vehicle Registration Bureau

109 South Foster Drive

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70896

C. Application. All applications for issuance or transfer of antique license plates shall be made on prescribed DPSVR forms. Applications must be accompanied by either a copy of a current membership card in an antique car club or a notarized statement attesting to the condition of the vehicle and a picture of the vehicle. If the vehicle is not presently registered in the applicant's name, he must submit proper title documentation and fees along with the request for antique license plate.
D. Fee. The fee for issuance of the antique license plate shall be $15 and shall be issued for the life of the vehicle. The fee for transferring such plate to a subsequent owner of vehicle shall be $5. Each subsequent owner will also be required to submit a machine copy of a current membership card in an antique car club or a notarized statement attesting to the condition of the vehicle and a picture of the vehicle.
E. Cancellation. Antique license plates displayed on vehicles other than those to which issued are subject to immediate cancellation and all such vehicles subject to full registration fees prescribed by law. Vehicles which no longer qualify as true antiques by modifications contrary to stock specifications or vehicles on which the owner no longer wishes to display antique plates must return the antique plate for cancellation and purchase regular numerical license plates.
F. Replacement. If the antique plate is lost or stolen, applicant shall apply for a replacement license plate by executing prescribed DPSVR form and submitting it along with the registration certificate and $2 fee.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-315

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 5:365 (November 1979).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 47:463.8.