LOUISIANA Definitions - BIPAC

Titling & Registration
From Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles:
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section:
V Motor Vehicle License Plate Classifications &
Requirements
Effective: 07/23/1980
Number: 26.00 Revised: 08/25/2008
AUTHORITY
R.S. 47:463.12
STREET ROD LICENSE PLATES
DEFINITION
This law provides for the issuance of Street Rod license plates. These plates are issued to a vehicle and
not to an individual; therefore, the plates cannot be transferred from one vehicle to another.
ELIGIBILITY
Any modified antique private passenger automobile or private minimum use truck/van manufactured in
1948 or earlier which has undergone some type of modernizing, to include modernizing of engine,
transmission, drivetrain, interior refinements, and any other modifications the builder desires and which is
to be driven to events under its own power and to be used as a safe, nonracing vehicle is eligible for this
type of plate.
REQUIREMENTS
FEES
• An application for initial issuance or transfer of a Street Rod license plate is required and must be
accompanied by a photograph of the vehicle.
• A photocopy of a current membership card in a Street Rod organization or a notarized affidavit
attesting that the vehicle is roadworthy and qualifies as a Street Rod as defined above must also be
submitted.
• If the vehicle is not registered in the applicant's name, proper title documentation and fees must
be submitted along with the request for the Street Rod license plate.
• Street Rod license plates issued prior to September 1, 1996, shall remain lifetime plates.
• The $25.00 fee for initial issuance is required, in addition to regular registration fees.
• The renewal fee for the Street Rod license plate is regular registration fee only.
• The $8.00 handling fee is due on all transactions except renewals.
• The $3.00 fee is required to transfer a Street Rod License plate.
• This class of plate is issued to a vehicle and not to an individual; therefore the plate cannot be
transferred from one vehicle to another.
Renewals, duplicate titles, title corrections, and replacement stickers may be processed at any field office
or public tag agent. All other requests, including transfers and conversions, are to be mailed to the
Special/Dealer License Plate Unit, Headquarters, P.O. Box 64886, Baton Rouge, LA 70896.