2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 47 — Revenue and taxation
RS 47:463.116 — Special prestige license plate; louisiana leadership institute

§463.116. Special prestige license plates; Louisiana Leadership Institute

A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for the Louisiana Leadership Institute when the department has received a minimum of one thousand applications for such plate. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the Louisiana Leadership Institute, provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

B. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.

C. The charge for this special license plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, plus an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for each plate, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents which shall be retained by the department to offset administrative costs.

D. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to the Louisiana Leadership Institute for use of the institute's logo. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely for the support of programs established and administered by the Louisiana Leadership Institute.

E. Upon the signing of a contract authorizing the use of the logo of the Louisiana Leadership Institute, the secretary shall establish the special prestige plate in accordance with this Section. The contract shall include an agreement on the part of the Louisiana Leadership Institute to use the royalty fees as provided for in this Section.

F. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2003, No. 252, §1.