Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.95 – Special prestige license plates; “Unlocking Autism”
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.95
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a prestige license plate for “Unlocking Autism” when the department has received a minimum of one thousand applications for such plate. The license plate shall be issued to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. This prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
B. The charge for the plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by La. Const. Art. VII, § 5 , plus an additional royalty fee of twenty dollars, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents which shall be retained by the department to offset the administrative costs associated with such plate.
C. The royalty fee of twenty dollars for the use of the official logo of “Unlocking Autism” shall be collected by the department and forwarded to “Unlocking Autism” for each prestige license plate issued as provided in this Section.
D. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to the design and color of the plate.
Acts 2001, No. 777, §1.