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RS 47:469.1

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RS 47:469.1
§469.1. Special prestige license plate; "For Hire", city of New Orleans
A. Taxi cabs, limousines, horse-drawn carriages, pedicabs, general charter tour vehicles, sightseeing tour vehicles, courtesy vehicles, non-emergency medical vehicles, airport shuttles, and accessible taxi cabs owned or operated by companies licensed by the city of New Orleans shall be issued a special "For Hire" plate.
B. The plate shall be designated with a series consisting of numeric characters, alpha characters, or any combination thereof. The series shall be consistent with the license number issued by the city of New Orleans to identify the vehicle and may be accompanied by a symbol or emblem representing the city of New Orleans, taxi cab bureau.
C.(1) The city of New Orleans shall provide the office of motor vehicles with the series to be issued to the vehicles. All plates authorized by this Section shall include a handling charge of three dollars and fifty cents, as authorized by R.S. 47:463(A)(3)(a), to offset the administrative costs of the department for the issuance of such plates. All vehicles registered with a "For Hire" plate, except horse-drawn carriages and pedicabs, shall also be issued a secondary plate, identical in appearance to the primary plate, which shall be displayed on the front of the vehicle.
(2)In addition to the three dollars and fifty cents authorized by R.S. 47:463(A)(3)(a) collected for the primary and secondary plate authorized by this Section, the annual rate for the plates shall be fifty dollars except commercial passenger vehicles shall be assessed the annual registration fee authorized by R.S. 47:466(A).
D.(1) Horse-drawn carriages and pedicabs, licensed by the city of New Orleans, shall be issued a plate for identification purposes only.
(2)The plate shall be designated by a series consisting of numeric characters, alpha characters, or any combination thereof. The series shall be consistent with the license number issued by the city of New Orleans to identify the vehicle and may be accompanied by a symbol or emblem representing the city of New Orleans, taxi cab bureau. The city of New Orleans shall provide the office of motor vehicles with the series to be issued to the vehicles.
(3)In addition to the three dollars and fifty cents as authorized by R.S. 47:463(A)(3)(a), the annual rate for the plate shall be thirty dollars.
E. Permissible road usage of horse-drawn carriages and pedicabs shall be determined by New Orleans city ordinances.
F. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate all rules and regulations necessary, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to administer and enforce the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2012, No. 391, §1; Acts 2014, No. 273, §1.
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