Vehicle registration duties — Louisiana Permit Test

Vehicle registration duties on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Your registration certificate must be kept in the vehicle at all times and shown when law enforcement asks for it.

An officer who stops you needs to see that the car is registered, so the paper rides with the car.

It must be kept in the vehicle at all times and must be presented when requested by law enforcement.

Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.135

If you buy a used vehicle, you have five days from the date of sale to apply for a title in your name.

Getting the title in your name quickly proves the car is yours and not the seller's.

You have five days from the date of sale to apply for a title in your name.

Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.135

A new Louisiana resident must transfer the title and registration of any vehicles brought during the move.

Louisiana needs to know whose cars are on its roads, so a car that moves in with you must be put on Louisiana papers.

If you are a new Louisiana resident, you must transfer the title and registration for any vehicles brought with you during the move.

Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.136

Louisiana law requires you to correct the address on your registration within 10 days after a move.

If the state has your old address, your renewal notice goes astray and you could get a ticket.

Louisiana law requires you to correct the address on your registration within 10 days after a move.

Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.136

On the test

Where must your vehicle's registration certificate be kept?

In the vehicle at all times. An officer who stops you needs to see that the car is registered, so the paper rides with the car. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.135: “It must be kept in the vehicle at all times and must be presented when requested by law enforcement.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Class D & E Driver's Guide, published by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.