Form DPSMV 1631 at a glance
What it is: VEH-5 is the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles application for a free plate for a public agency, for a vehicle used by said public body exclusively for official business.
A filled-in Form DPSMV 1631 example: a city applies for a public plate

How to fill out Form DPSMV 1631, box by box
Public body and parish
Check proper block

Check Public plate when the vehicle will be used by said public body exclusively for official business.
Check Private plate when the vehicle will be used by said public body in crime prevention and detection and similar work.
Check Off-road vehicle decal when the vehicle will be used by said public body for official business or in crime prevention and detection and similar work.
Public plate for mobility impaired individual: the vehicle will be used by said public body exclusively for official business. You must either submit a currently dated physician's certification (form DPSMV 1966) and a letter from the head of the public body attesting that the person named on the form will be transported by or driving the vehicle. Or submit a letter from the head of the public body attesting that the vehicle is routinely used to transport mobility impaired individuals.
More rules for Form DPSMV 1631
In the event ownership of the vehicle changes or the vehicle is used for other than public purposes, the license plate and registration certificate must be returned to the Office of Motor Vehicles for cancellation.
Sources
[1] Form DPSMV 1631 (R 4/04), Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles (the Official source link on this page).




