Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part III - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 3 - License Plates and Removal of Plates, Registrations, and Title Transactions
Subchapter A - Types of License Plates and Removal of Plates
Section III-313 - Disabled Veterans' License Plates

A. Eligibility. Applicants for disabled veterans' license plates shall include any veteran who has a service-connected disability of 100 percent, total and permanent, and who is a resident of this state. License plates shall be issued for any private passenger automobiles, private use minimum trucks and private use vans. If the applicant qualifies for both a disabled veterans' license plate and an ex-prisoner of war license plate, he shall be issued only one type. He cannot have both.

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

Vehicle Registration Bureau

C. Application. All applications for issuance or transfer of disabled veterans' license plates shall be made on prescribed DPSVR forms. Applications must be accompanied by an affidavit signed by a Veterans Affairs Service officer attesting to the applicant's eligibility. If the vehicle is not registered in the applicant's name, he must submit proper title documentation and fees along with the request for disabled veteran's license plate.

D. Fee. There shall be no charge for the initial issuance of the disabled veteran's license plate. The plate can be transferred from one vehicle to another, however, there will be a $3 transfer fee. Only one disabled veteran's license plate can be issued for each applicant.

E. Cancellation. Disabled veterans' 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. If the applicant no longer wishes to display the plate on his vehicle or if the applicant is deceased, the plate shall be returned to this office.

F. Replacement. If the disabled veteran's license plate is lost or stolen, applicant may apply for a replacement plate by executing the prescribed DPSVR form and submitting along with the registration certificate and $2 fee.