2013 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 47 - Revenue and Taxation
RS 47:463.31 - Special college and university license plates

§463.31. Special college and university license plates

A. Upon the request of any public college or university in Louisiana or any other institution pursuant to Subsection H of this Section, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish special prestige motor vehicle license plates for such institution. The license plates shall be restricted to passenger cars, pick-up trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the institution requesting issuance of the prestige plate and shall bear the name of the institution. No institution shall request any change to the design or color of the license plates within a five-year period from the date of acceptance of a specific color and design.

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

C. An annual royalty fee of twenty-six dollars for the use of the institution's design by the department shall be paid to the institution for each license plate issued as provided in this Section.

D. The tax for the plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 5.

E. The department shall collect the annual royalty fee required by Subsection C of this Section for each license plate. The department shall retain one dollar from each annual royalty fee to offset administrative costs. The remainder of the royalty fee shall be forwarded to the specific institution for which such license plate is designated.

F. The secretary shall establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the collection and disbursement of royalty fees, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.

G.(1) The monies received from the royalty fees by each respective institution shall be used solely for academic or financial need-based scholarships for that participating institution.

(2)(a) The management board of each participating institution shall be responsible for disbursing the funds and for establishing the scholarship program.

(b) The president or chancellor of each university, or his designee, shall be responsible for establishing the procedures and criteria for awarding scholarships under this program.

H. Upon the signing of a contract authorizing the use of the logo of any regionally accredited independent college or university, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish prestige motor vehicle license plates for said college or university in accordance with the provisions of this Section. This contract shall include an agreement on the part of each institution to use the royalty fees as provided in Subsection G of this Section.

I. The special license plates authorized by this Section shall not be subject to the design requirements provided for by R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

Acts 1991, No. 1015, §1; Acts 1992, No. 339, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 1107, §1, eff. July 14, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 378, §1.