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Code · Louisiana · Title 45 — Public Utilities and Carriers

RS 45:178

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RS 45:178
§178. License for carrier's vehicle; certificate from public service commission required
A. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permit to be sold or issued, a certificate or license plate to be used on a motor vehicle of a common or contract carrier in the conduct of such business, unless there is presented a certificate from the Louisiana Public Service Commission certifying that the applicant for the license plate or registration certificate is entitled to use it.
B. Neither the vehicle commissioner nor any public official charged with the sale and issuance of license plates and registration certificates for motor vehicles shall sell or issue, or permit to be sold or issued, a certificate or license plate for a motor vehicle which will be used in the conduct of a business as a motor carrier of passengers pursuant to R.S. 45:164(A) or as a public carrier vehicle as defined in R.S. 45:200.2(2) if the motor vehicle has a reconstructed title as provided in R.S. 32:707 or an equivalent title issued pursuant to the laws of another state.
Acts 2012, No. 566, §2, eff. Oct. 15, 2012.
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