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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1139
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for amendments to the Rotary 6200 special
prestige license plate provisions
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.102, relative to the Rotary District 6200 special prestige2
license plate; to provide for the name; to provide for eligibility; to provide for3
distribution and use of royalty fees; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.102 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง463.102. Special prestige license plates; Louisiana Rotary District 62007
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall8
establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Louisiana Rotary9
District 6200, hereafter referred to as the "organization", plate, subject to the10
provisions of this Section. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars,11
pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The color and design of the license12
plate shall be selected by Rotary District 6200 the organization. The license plate13
shall contain the organization's logo, provided it is in compliance with R.S.14
47:463(A)(3), and shall bear the words "SERVICE ABOVE SELF".15
B. The license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any member in16
good standing of the organization citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any17
other motor vehicle license plate and as provided for in this Section.18
C. A one-time royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for use of the organization's19
logo shall be collected from the applicant and forwarded to the organization the20 HLS 10RS-1409 ORIGINAL
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Rotary District 6200 Foundation, for each license plate issued and renewed as1
provided in this Section, and shall be accompanied by identification of the city in2
which the license plate is issued or renewed. The department shall also collect the3
standard motor vehicle registration license fee provided for in R.S. 47:463 and a4
handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents. The handling fee shall be retained by5
the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.6
D. The monies received from the royalty fees by the organization foundation,7
shall be used solely for charitable purposes for residents of the state of Louisiana and8
shall be distributed to the Rotary district in which the city of issuance or renewal of9
the license plate is situated, as reported to the foundation by the department. The10
organization foundation shall be responsible for establishing and disbursing the funds11
for charitable purposes.12
E. The secretary shall establish a prestige license plate for the organization13
in accordance with the provisions of this Section when all of the following14
conditions are met:15
F. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to16
implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and17
regulations governing the collection and disbursement of royalty fees, verification18
that an applicant is a member of the organization, the transfer and disposition of such19
license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.20
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
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Abstract: Provides for changes to the Rotary District 6200 license plate. Changes the name
of the plate to the La. Rotary District license plate. Provides for eligibility, issuance,
distribution, and use of royalty fees.
Present law establishes a special prestige license plate to be known as the Rotary District
6200 licence plate.
Proposed law changes the name of the plate to the "La. Rotary " licence plate. HLS 10RS-1409 ORIGINAL
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Present law provides that the license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any member
in good standing of the organization.
Proposed law provides that the license plate shall be issued to any citizen of La. in the same
manner as any other motor vehicle license plate and as provided for in present law.
Present law provides for the royalty fee to be forwarded to the organization for each issued
license plate.
Proposed law provides for the royalty fee to be forwarded to the Rotary District 6200
Foundation to be accompanied by identification of the city in which the license plate was
issued or renewed and to be distributed to the district in the corresponding city of issuance
or renewal.
(Amends R.S. 47:463.102)